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Decks cleared for redvpt of 25 GTB Nagar hsg socs

Long Pending | High Court dismissed petition by Navi Mumbai Housing Corp which asserted its vested rights in redevelopment

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November 22, 2024
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Man kills wife in argument over jewellery

A 25-year-old woman from Malabar Hill was allegedly strangled to death with a towel by her husband on Wednesday, during an argument over her jewellery and suspicion of infidelity.

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November 22, 2024
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Haji Ali revives plan for world's tallest flagpole

Haji Ali dargah has revived an old plan to fly the tricolour from the world's tallest flagpole on the rocky islet off the Mumbai Coastal Road.

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November 22, 2024
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Tax defaulters: BMO plans asset auctions

The BMC has stepped up efforts to recover dues from major defaulters following a decline in property tax revenue in recent years. Over the past decade, 3,322 properties worth Rs3,438 crore have been attached.

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November 22, 2024
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Chef stuck in Maldives rescued

The Bharosa Cell attached to the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar police rescued a 24-year-old man who was allegedly confined and forced to work in inhuman conditions at a resort in Maldives.

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November 22, 2024
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Man held in Kurla for opening 35 bank accounts for scams

The Kurla police have arrested a man who opened multiple bank accounts and handed them over to cyber criminals in exchange for substantial commissions.

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November 22, 2024
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₹100 crore IIT -B fund to boost tech start-ups

The Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) at IIT Bombay is considering launching a venture capital fund of Rs100 crore to support emerging deep-tech and product-driven startups in sectors like biotechnology, space technology, defence, and clean energy. The announcement comes ahead of SINE\"s 20th anniversary celebration on November 28-29.

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November 22, 2024
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HC upholds wife's cruelty complaint, scraps hubby's plea

Unless both parties agree to dissolve the marriage, a decree for divorce cannot be granted, court says

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November 22, 2024
Fadnavis eyes CM's chair if Mahayuti wins election
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Fadnavis eyes CM's chair if Mahayuti wins election

GAME OF THRONES | BJP sources say the party committed a blunder by handing the chief minister's seat to Eknath Shinde after the split in the Shiv Sena. Will it rectify that mistake and give the post to Fadnavis, the architect of that split, this time around?

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November 22, 2024
HC gives 4 weeks to save resort from demolition
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HC gives 4 weeks to save resort from demolition

IFS AND BUTS \ Pre-condition for Sadanand Kadam is to pay ₹25.27L to challenge MOEFCC order; razing order issued in ,23

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November 22, 2024
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MU win gold in cross-country championship

The University of Mumbai has won its first-ever gold medal at the all-India inter-university cross-country championship, held at Mangalore University.

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November 22, 2024
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Court criticises ED over lack of medical exam of mastermind

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday produced before a special PMLA court the alleged mastermind of the Rs125 crore money laundering case involving a Malegaon bank.

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November 22, 2024
Shoddy work threatens Banganga Tank restoration
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Shoddy work threatens Banganga Tank restoration

Social media video appears to depict workers using broken bricks to restore its already damaged steps

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November 22, 2024
Polling Officers write heartfelt letter to their returning officer
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Polling Officers write heartfelt letter to their returning officer

While there is a general perception that election duty is a tedious task that mentally and physically exhausts those drafted in to perform it, a letter penned by two polling staff for their returning officer might change this.

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November 22, 2024
Naxal-affected Gadchiroli records 73.68% attendance
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Naxal-affected Gadchiroli records 73.68% attendance

The Naxal-affected Gadchiroli district recorded an impressive voter turnout of 73.68% in the assembly elections.

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November 22, 2024
Naxal-affected Gadchiroli records 73.68% attendance
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Naxal-affected Gadchiroli records 73.68% attendance

The Naxal-affected Gadchiroli district recorded an impressive voter turnout of 73.68% in the assembly elections.

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November 22, 2024
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Lazy Mumbai city records 52.6% turnout

The voter turnout figures released on Thursday by the BMC indicated a low turnout in the city during the November 20 assembly election. In Mumbai city district, voter participation stood at 52.65%, while the suburban district saw a slightly higher turnout of 56.39%; both figures are marginally higher than 2019.

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November 22, 2024
Exit polls: Mahayuti buoyant; MVA snubs
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Exit polls: Mahayuti buoyant; MVA snubs

Mahayuti says it has the edge; MVA says it will get the maximum number of seats and form government

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November 22, 2024
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BJP: a hit at India's core

Soon after Congress Sleader Rahul Gandhi sought the arrest of industrialist Gautam Adani and accused PM Modi and a \"network\" of shielding him, the BJP hit back, accusing the Congress of trying to harm the markets through its propaganda. BJP spokesperson and MP Sambit Patra, while speaking at the party headquarters, also accused Gandhi of being part of an \"international structure\" which had US politician Ilhan Omar and businessman George Soros as key players and which wants to \"undermine the Indian economy\".

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November 22, 2024
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Rahul at his usual Ra Ga

Gandhi on Thursday Congress leader Rahul demanded the \"immediate arrest\" of industrialist Gautam Adani for breaking both Indian and American laws.

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November 22, 2024
TRIAL AND TRIBULATION OF MR ADANI
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TRIAL AND TRIBULATION OF MR ADANI

TOPSY-TURVY | Indicted in the US on bribery charges; net worth drops by ₹2.19 lakh crore

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November 22, 2024
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Kenya nixes Adani airport deal

Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered the cancellation of a procurement process which was expected to hand over control of the country's main airport to Adani Group.

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November 22, 2024
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Identify those who create conflict: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a special session of the Parliament of Guyana on Wednesday, said it is time to identify those who create conflict, rather than engage in it.

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November 22, 2024
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Class 10, 12 board exam dates are out

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has released the 2025 board exam schedules for Classes 10 and 12.

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November 22, 2024
Dogged by sex trafficking charges, Trump's pick exits
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Dogged by sex trafficking charges, Trump's pick exits

Matt Gaetz withdrew on Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general. He was under scrutiny in a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on the former congressman's ability to be confirmed as the nation's chief federal law enforcement officer.

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November 22, 2024
DID PUTIN USE N-CAPABLE ICBM?
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DID PUTIN USE N-CAPABLE ICBM?

Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said.

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November 22, 2024
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Court in jail for Yasin Malik

Remarking that even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial, the Supreme Court on Thursday indicated it may set up a courtroom inside Tihar Jail for the trial of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader Yasin Malik for two cases filed against him for kidnapping and murder which are pending trial before a Jammu court.

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November 22, 2024
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High turnout a sign of anti-incumbency?

There was an unprecedented uptick in voting observed in western Maharashtra at the end of polling on Wednesday, when Kolhapur district reported the highest percentage of voting in the entire state.

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November 22, 2024
INDIA DEFEAT CHINA, LIFT TROPHY
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INDIA DEFEAT CHINA, LIFT TROPHY

WOMEN'S ASIAN HOCKEY CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT

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November 21, 2024
Sharing each-other's stories ean stop wars between nations
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Sharing each-other's stories ean stop wars between nations

IFPI DIRECTOR SHEKHAR KAPUR SAYS STORIES CONNECT PEOPLE

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November 21, 2024