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Widow loses ₹45L to lure of medical seat for daughter

Complainant alleges that she met the frauds through an old acquaintance, who is among accused

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January 04, 2025
Trailer crash throws 5 vehicles into Mithi
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Trailer crash throws 5 vehicles into Mithi

In an accident at the Dharavi-Mahim Junction early Friday morning, a trailer collided with vehicles parked alongside the Mithi River, throwing five vehicles into the water.

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January 04, 2025
Man shot dead in Mira Road
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Man shot dead in Mira Road

A 35-year-old man was shot dead in the Shanti Shopping Centre area of Mira Road on Friday around 9.30 pm.

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January 04, 2025
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Matheran's ponies: Starved, wounded and ignored

PETA India demands replacement of ponies with eco-friendly electric carriages and immediate rehabilitation of injured animals to sanctuaries

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January 04, 2025
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Navi Mumbai hawkers threaten hunger strike

Stalled Permits And Rising Fury

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January 04, 2025
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9-Day Novena Begins at St. Bonaventure

The nine-day novena at the historic St. Bonaventure Church in Erangal beach, Madh, began on January 3.

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January 04, 2025
Ticket-slash drives over 200% income on Atal Setu Marg
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Ticket-slash drives over 200% income on Atal Setu Marg

Per ride via Atal Setu Marg used to earn NMMT around ₹1,600, which has now gone up to ₹5,000 per ride

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January 04, 2025
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HC relief for 12 Kalyan-Dombivli illegal buildings

ILLEGAL FLATS - Home owners claim they were cheated by builders; court granted interim relief, allowing flat owners for regularisation

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January 04, 2025
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BMC Staff Held for Seeking ₹3L on Job Pretext

Satish Jadhav Was Caught Red-Handed, While Accepting First Installment of ₹20,000, Says ACB

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January 04, 2025
BMC Engineer Assoc demands suspension of H-W ward officer
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BMC Engineer Assoc demands suspension of H-W ward officer

Condemning the inhuman treatment given to the H-West (Bandra) ward's assistant engineer Sachin Hanamdar, the Municipal Engineers' Association (MEA) is launching a protest at the H-West ward office on Monday.

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January 04, 2025
Law-abiding citizens held to ransom by squatters and land-grabbers: HC
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Law-abiding citizens held to ransom by squatters and land-grabbers: HC

EVERARD SLUMS - Court finds ex-ward officer guilty of contempt for not following 2015 orders to remove hutments; imposes cost on illegal dwellers

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January 04, 2025
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Haji Ali Parking Lot to Be Four-Storeyed

The redesign aims to ease the parking crunch for buses at Rajani Patel Chowk in Haji Ali, which led to the revision of the original plan

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January 04, 2025
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Rajan gang member held after 16 years

A member of the Chhota Rajan gang, who had been absconding for 16 years in an attempt to murder case, has been apprehended from the eastern suburbs.

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January 04, 2025
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Foot march for Ahilyabai, Durgavati anniversaries

The march is expected to witness a participation of over 2,500 women

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January 04, 2025
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Major slum redevelopment plans for Mumbai North: Goyal

Mumbai Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said slum redevelopment, and fast-tracking key projects like road and railway line extensions, are among the major initiatives planned this year to significantly transform the urban landscape of his Lok Sabha constituency. Goyal won his first Lok Sabha elections last year from Mumbai North.

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January 04, 2025
Street food vendors now on GST radar
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Street food vendors now on GST radar

Street vendors have become the latest targets of GST demand notices for crossing the Rs40 lakh threshold in business transactions.

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January 04, 2025
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Malegaon money laundering case: Two more arrested

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made fresh arrests in connection with the Malegaon money laundering case, identifying the accused as Mohsin Ahmed Mustakali Khilji and Sharif Miya Amirmiya Shaikh.

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January 04, 2025
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Chavan front-runner for state BJP chief

With the highly anticipated BMC elections approaching, the BJP is likely to appoint a new state president. Sources indicate that former minister Ravindra Chavan is the front-runner for the position, with an official announcement expected in the first week of March.

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January 04, 2025
Acquisition of Air India building gains momentum
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Acquisition of Air India building gains momentum

While the space crunch in Mantralaya is making it difficult to accommodate newly sworn-in ministers and the state departments, the acquisition of the Air India building is taking speed.

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January 04, 2025
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Bhujbal, Pawar Sr share stage in Pune

This is the second meeting between Sharad Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal since the split in the NCP

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January 04, 2025
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Pressure mounting on Munde to put in papers

Munde's party, the NCP, has adopted a 'wait-and-see' approach until the inquiry concludes

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January 04, 2025
1 lakh ineligible Dharavi dwellers will get homes
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1 lakh ineligible Dharavi dwellers will get homes

INCLUSIVE SCHEME - Govt is preparing a housing devpt policy

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January 04, 2025
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Sibling Rivalry Drives Woman to Matricide

A Kurla resident fatally stabbed her mother with a knife on Thursday, reportedly over sibling rivalry.

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January 04, 2025
Brickbats to bouquets for Fadnavis from UBT Sena
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Brickbats to bouquets for Fadnavis from UBT Sena

The barbs have turned into flowers, with words of fulsome praise. Indicating that the bitterness between the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is over, Shiv Sena UBT spoke highly of the initiatives taken by Fadnavis for the development of Gadchiroli district.

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January 04, 2025
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Man killed at WEH zebra crossing

A 45-year-old swimming coach, Vinit Desai, was killed by a speeding autorickshaw while he was using the zebra crossing on the Western Express Highway in Jogeshwari on January 1.

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January 04, 2025
India protests China's Ladakh overlap
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India protests China's Ladakh overlap

CREATES TWO NEW COUNTIES, PARTS OF WHICH ARE IN LADAKH

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January 04, 2025
Social Media for minors may need nod
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Social Media for minors may need nod

The government has released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules outlining processes for safeguarding personal data, focusing heavily on consent mechanisms but notably lacks details on penalties for violations.

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January 04, 2025
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Stray tiger found in farmhouse kitchen

The tiger which had strayed from Sariska Tiger Reserve was finally rescued from a kitchen of a farm house in Alwar district on Friday morning.

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January 04, 2025
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Apple to pay USD 95m in suit

Its virtual assistant Siri was accused of snooping on private conversations

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January 04, 2025
Violence Erupts in Manipur Yet Again
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Violence Erupts in Manipur Yet Again

Violence erupted in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Friday evening, after protesters clashed with security forces outside the office of Superintendent of Police M Prabhakar.

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January 04, 2025