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Ayushmann leases flat for ₹90K per mth

Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana and his wife, Tahira Kashyap, have leased their high-end apartment in Goregaon West to Pallavi Ankit Tiwari for a monthly rent of Rs90,000.

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December 20, 2024
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Residents demand end to horizontal parking

Lokhandwala Residents’ Association (LRA) of Kandivali (E) has written to the traffic police highlighting traffic issues faced by the citizens due to horizontal bike parking at Hanuman Nagar.

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December 20, 2024
Christmas cheer with charity drive for poor
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Christmas cheer with charity drive for poor

In the spirit of Christmas, the youth and parishioners of Jogeshwari (E)-based Infant Jesus Church organised a charitable project to bring comfort to the poor and needy.

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December 20, 2024
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Drugs: Fewer operations, huge seizures

This year, Mumbai witnessed a decline in the number of drug-related operations compared to the previous year.

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December 20, 2024
Air India to get 34 planes for training in Amravati
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Air India to get 34 planes for training in Amravati

Air India has placed an order for 34 trainer aircraft to train cadet pilots at its upcoming flying training organisation (FTO) at Belora Airport in Amravati.

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December 20, 2024
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CIDCO faces legal notice for illegal temples

The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has been served a legal notice by an environmental group Natconnect Foundation for allegedly failing to comply with judicial orders to remove 30 illegal temples located on the landslide-prone slopes of Belapur Hill.

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December 20, 2024
NGO demands action on illegal food trucks
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NGO demands action on illegal food trucks

Organisation writes to CM; calls for food trucks to be shut down; demands names of civic officials in FIR

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December 20, 2024
Bazaars, carols and confessions: Mumbai prepares for Christmas
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Bazaars, carols and confessions: Mumbai prepares for Christmas

Mumbai is preparing for Christmas on December 25 with carol-singing events, Christmas bazaars, socials, and festivals of sacred music.

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December 20, 2024
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Woman gets back ₹15L lost to cons 5 months ago

Five months after losing Rs40 lakh in a fake stock investment scam, a Mira Road-based woman got back a part of the siphoned money amounting Rs15.20 lakh on Wednesday.

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December 20, 2024
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Masseur arrested for sexual harassment of Spanish woman

Forensic tests will confirm whether Kumar had taken any inappropriate videos of the woman, her friend

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December 20, 2024
BEST bus accident: Toll rises to 9, process starts to revoke driver's licence
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BEST bus accident: Toll rises to 9, process starts to revoke driver's licence

In the Kurla BEST bus accident, the death toll has risen to nine after one more injured victim succumbed to injuries during treatment at Sion Hospital.

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December 20, 2024
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DPS Lake to be conservation reserve, states RTI reply

The process to conserve the 30-acre DPS Flamingo Lake is to take effect at the earliest by a high power committee appointed by the state government.

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December 20, 2024
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Upgrade plans for Colaba STP

The BMC plans to enhance the capacity of Colaba Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to 15 million litres per day (MLD) and convert it into an advanced tertiary plant.

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December 20, 2024
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K-East ward official held in ₹2 cr bribe demand case

The Anti-Corruption Bureau's (ACB) Mumbai unit has arrested Mandar Ashok Tari, an official from the BMC's K-East ward for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs2 crore from a man to not take eviction action on his property and to cooperate with the unauthorised construction.

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December 20, 2024
Judiciary, space at centre of IIT-B's last day of Techfest
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Judiciary, space at centre of IIT-B's last day of Techfest

IIT-B Techfest 2024 concluded with a series of events that highlighted innovation, creativity, and intellectual discourse.

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December 20, 2024
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Whistleblower blows lid off APMC traders scam

Whistleblower informs Bharat Co-op Bank and RBI that Smart Distributors and Nileshkumar Vinodchandra & Co availed 'cash credit', showing 'bogus stocks'

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December 20, 2024
BJP, Sena pay tributes to RSS founder Hedgewar
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BJP, Sena pay tributes to RSS founder Hedgewar

Led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, ministers and MLAs of the ruling Mahayuti partners, the BJP and the Shiv Sena on Thursday morning trooped into the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s main facility at Reshimbagh in what has become an annual ritual.

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December 20, 2024
HC dumps plea challenging Waikar's election
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HC dumps plea challenging Waikar's election

The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed the election petition filed by Amol Kirtikar, Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate in the Lok Sabha election, challenging the victory of Eknath Shinde faction's Ravindra Waikar from the Mumbai North-West constituency.

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December 20, 2024
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Amended VAT bill gets nod in council

Oil companies, who supply fuel to traders operating boats on the high seas, will now come under the ambit of VAT.

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December 20, 2024
Parents should not bear brunt of son's sin
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Parents should not bear brunt of son's sin

The Bombay High Court on Thursday observed that the parents of the deceased accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case should not be punished and directed the Maharashtra government to explore options for their shelter and employment.

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December 20, 2024
Yuva Morcha vandalises Congress city office; several workers booked
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Yuva Morcha vandalises Congress city office; several workers booked

Hooliganism | The BJYM workers stormed the Congress office, damaged furniture and threw ink at posters of Rahul, Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi; police resorts to lathi charge

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December 20, 2024
You will be CM one day, Fadnavis tells Ajit Pawar
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You will be CM one day, Fadnavis tells Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday told his deputy and NCP leader Ajit Pawar that he will become CM one day.

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December 20, 2024
Scrap 20% export duty on onions, Ajit urges Centre
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Scrap 20% export duty on onions, Ajit urges Centre

In a letter to Piyush Goyal, Pawar highlighted the plight of farmers from Nashik

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December 20, 2024
'Maha committed to contribute to a developed India'
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'Maha committed to contribute to a developed India'

Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has vowed to fast-track the state's development, promising to lead Maharashtra towards progress at three times the current pace.

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December 20, 2024
MLAs allowed to fund solar panels in CHS
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MLAs allowed to fund solar panels in CHS

Few cooperative housing societies in the metropolis are aware of a government decision that permits the use of MLAs' area development funds for free installation of rooftop solar panels and rain harvesting systems.

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December 20, 2024
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Brain dead man gives new lease of life to four people

A 23-year-old brain dead patient gave a new lease of life to four people after his family donated his liver, kidneys and pancreas.

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December 20, 2024
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Kundra in UK to be with his ailing father

Businessman Raj Kundra, husband of actress Shilpa Shetty, is currently in Britain after skipping two summons in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe linked to a pornography case.

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December 20, 2024
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Court releases seventh accused in SEEPZ case

The defence said that Rekha Nair was not provided grounds of arrest at the time she was placed in custody

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December 20, 2024
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Hybrid drama comes to end

The drama surrounding the hosting of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and India's participation came to an end as the ICC announced that India will play their matches in the 50-over event at a neutral venue, instead of in host country Pakistan.

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December 20, 2024
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BIRLA CRACKS THE WHIP

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has cracked the whip on India's honourable parliamentarians and issued strict instructions to ensure that no MP is allowed to hold protests at any of the gates of Parliament House.

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December 20, 2024