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Cooker scam: Activist plans to move HC
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Cooker scam: Activist plans to move HC

direction of the MUMBAI Youth Congress activist-advocate Nikhil Kamble Kamble has decided to move the Bombay High Court against the Rs12.50 crore pressure cooker scam of Chandivli.

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August 30, 2024
Rising from floor to benches, relief for MU students
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Rising from floor to benches, relief for MU students

After almost eight months of Mumbai University's Pali department students attending lectures on the floor, the administration provided 40 benches just a day after the Free Press Journal highlighted this issue.

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August 30, 2024
Scribe flings Ola driver to ground after dispute
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Scribe flings Ola driver to ground after dispute

The driver was in ICU at JJ Hosp for 9 days

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August 30, 2024
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NBA against 3 in Laos human trafficking

The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against the two Chinese nationals and an Indian national involved in human trafficking of youth to Laos where they were forced to indulge in cyber crimes.

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August 30, 2024
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Lake levels at 96%; enough to last a yr

The seven lakes that supply water to Mumbai are 95.75% full.

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August 30, 2024
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230% rise in narcotics cases, 257% in drug seizure in 10 yrs

There has been a 230% rise in the registration of cases by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from 2014 to 2024 as compared to the cases registered from 2004 to 2014, the statistics have revealed.

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August 30, 2024
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Traffic slows to a crawl in suburbs

NESCO exhibition, Fintech fest at BKC major causes; PM's visit is likely to worsen matters today

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August 30, 2024
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423 disabled govt employees to undergo category recertification

Action to be taken following the Puja Khedkar case

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August 30, 2024
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Andhare hits out at Ranes for 'goonda tactics'

Leading an agitation in Pune, SS(UBT) Deputy Leader and Spokesperson, Sushma Andhare targeted BJP MP Narayan Rane and his sons for his \"goonda tactics, and threats to the media, police and the Opposition leaders\" when the MVA staged a protest in Malvan on Wednesday.

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August 30, 2024
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Congress demands three seats in Pune

In the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) discussion which happened over the weekend about assembly seat sharing, the Congress party has asked for three seats in Pune city.

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August 30, 2024
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ED raids 10 places in case against int'l drug trafficker

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted extensive search operations on Thursday at ten locations, including Mumbai, Solapur, Delhi, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Indore.

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August 30, 2024
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‘Baramati belongs to Sharad Pawar before anyone else'

After the closely-watched Lok Sabha election of the Baramati constituency between the Pawar family members, yet another Pawar versus Pawar showdown is likely in the upcoming assembly elections.

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August 30, 2024
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Modi to lay foundation stone of Vadhavan Port

The PM will also address Global Fintech Fest 2024

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August 30, 2024
Joint tech team to probe Shivaji statue collapse
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Joint tech team to probe Shivaji statue collapse

The committee comprises civil engineers, experts, representatives of IITs and Navy officers

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August 30, 2024
Tusker elopes with 6 female elephants in Dudhwa
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Tusker elopes with 6 female elephants in Dudhwa

In a heart-warming yet unusual tale of love, a trained kumki elephant named Gajraj from the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve broke free from its iron shackles and disappeared into the forests accompanied by six female elephants.

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August 30, 2024
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Trump campaign hits below the belt

The Donald Trump presidential campaign on Wednesday hit a new low when the former president posted a flurry of vulgar and sexist comments on his Democratic Party rival Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, drawing howls of protests.

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August 30, 2024
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Endangering public life: Goa highway contractor booked

Three days after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde directed the Raigad police to file criminal charges against the previous contractor for shoddy work on the MumbaiGoa highway, they did so on Thursday.

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August 30, 2024
India's vertical dive
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India's vertical dive

Armed with 12 Sagarika missiles, capable of hitting targets 750 km away, Arighaat adds to N-deterrence

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August 30, 2024
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HC: Why reduce fee charged from BCCI?

There is no rationale, prima facie, for the Maharashtra government to reduce the fees for police protection provided to cricket matches held in the state since 2011 and to waive the arrears, the Bombay High Court has said.

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August 30, 2024
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Decks cleared for sale of 'attached' Memon flats

Mahim building's residents now hopeful about redevelopment

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August 30, 2024
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RICHIE RICH ADANI RISES ONCE AGAIN

Gautam Adani, the mining to power generation tycoon, with ports thrown in somewhere in between, has once again become India's richest man, piping \"frenemy\" Mukesh Ambani to the top spot in the coveted Hurun's Rich List.

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August 30, 2024
On a silent protest, Ajit makes the right noises
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On a silent protest, Ajit makes the right noises

His NCP distances itself from Mahayuti; the first to apologise, he will reach Rajkot before the CM or Dy CM

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August 30, 2024
Enough is Enough missile from Prez
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Enough is Enough missile from Prez

Declaring that \"enough is enough\", President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said it is time for India to wake up to the \"perversion\" of crimes against women and counter the mindset that sees women as \"less powerful, less capable, less intelligent\".

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August 29, 2024
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12 new 'smart' industrial city projects in 10 states

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved 12 projects worth Rs28,602 crore, covering 10 states, under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) to \"boost economic growth and global competitiveness\".

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August 29, 2024
Modi's fuzzy peace path from Moscow to Kyiv
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Modi's fuzzy peace path from Moscow to Kyiv

It is not often that Viswagurus get lectured by stand-up comedians. But that's precisely what seems to have happened in Kyiv six days ago, on August 23, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed there, with his two closest and wisest foreign policy wonks, Dr S Jaishankar and Dr (D Litt, conferred, Central University of Punjab) Ajith Doval, as if they were twin characters in a French Comic strip.

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August 29, 2024
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Big UP rewards for influencers

But action will be taken under legal provisions for 'anti-national', 'obscene' and 'objectionable' content

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August 29, 2024
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Bail comes with HC's 'clean chit'

HC grants bail to Pune builder; comments on merits of the PMLA case, says there are grounds to believe he is not guilty

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August 29, 2024
Fire sermon from fiery Didi
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Fire sermon from fiery Didi

Blames Modi for creating 'unrest'; says if Bengal burns, then so will Assam, Bihar...We will rattle the Delhi chair

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August 29, 2024
Mahayuti calculations collapse
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Mahayuti calculations collapse

The Chhatrapati Shivaji statue collapse incident is set to change the political narrative in poll-bound Maharashtra.

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August 29, 2024
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THACKERAY-RANE MALVANI MASALA

STATUE ROW - Face-off between supporters of both sides

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August 29, 2024