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9-yr-old killed, 3 hurt in water tank burst at BMC staff colony

A nine-year-old girl was killed after a makeshift RCC water tank burst at the BMC staff colony at Siddharth Nagar, Nagpada, on Wednesday morning.

2024 Ends on a New High Note for City Office Leasing

The office market in Mumbai and other major cities has touched a new peak in 2024, with collective leasing activity hitting 66.4 million square feet, marking a 14% year-on-year (YoY) growth, according to a report by real estate consultant Colliers.

Balasaheb's memorial inches closer to reality

The first phase of Balasaheb Thackeray Rashtriya Smarak – an initiative to shine light on the life and times of Shiv Sena founder – was completed on Wednesday.

Petitioner unfit: HC denies nod to abort 31-week pregnancy

Woman learned foetus had heart issue; continuing pregnancy would be mental anguish, she told high court

HC Pulls Up EOW Over 4-Year Delay in Filing Chargesheet

The Bombay High Court (HC) has strongly criticised the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police for its \"failure\" to file a charge-sheet even four years after the registration of an FIR in an investment scam.

Apart from Mumbai, 'arms supplier' also worked for Delhi, UP metro projects

In the Punjab terror conspiracy case, the arrested accused, Jatinder Singh alias Jyoti, was employed as a crane operator at metro construction sites in Delhi and Lucknow before working at a site in Mankhurd.

St George's plans gift of life for liver patients in 2025

LIFESAVING INITIATIVE | Liver transplants to begin early 2025; plan gathers steam following administrative nod; ₹1 cr equipment procured

Temple trusts conference seeks repeal of Waqf Act

The Maharashtra Temple Trusts Conference has demanded repealing the Waqf Act, alleging that non-Hindus have encroached on temples through the Waqf Board.

Govt to give out property cards on December 27

Owners possessing houses in inhabited areas in 30,515 villages from 30 districts will get property cards under the flagship Survey of Villages and Mapping Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme of the central government.

New rates for high-security vehicle plates

Motorists will have to pay between Rs531 and Rs879 to affix mandatory high-security registration plates (HSRP) to their vehicles registered before April 1, 2019, as per the Transport Department.

Local Body Polls Likely by April 2025

State BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday said elections to local bodies will be held in March-April 2025 if the Supreme Court gives its decision on OBC reservation in the first week of January.

90% Reduction in Number of Fraud International Calls

The DoT Has Advised Citizens to Show Caution With Respect to Answering Calls From International Numbers

We don't believe in tragedy tourism, says Fadnavis

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that his government did not believe in \"promoting tourism tragedy\".

Glitzy events and celeb glamour on Day 1 of Mood Indigo 2024

Mood Indigo 2024, Asia's largest college cultural festival, started at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) on Wednesday.

Oppn leaders, party rivals gun for Munde

Munde risks losing Guardian ministership; Jarange-Patil urges people to take charge of the case

Judiciary takes police to task over 'illegal' arrests

LETTER OF LAW | A string of recent cases have seen the courts come down hard on police and investigative agencies for not communicating the 'grounds of arrest' to the accused

BEST union to protest against privatisation

The union has asserted that saving BEST is not just an issue for the transport body's workers but also a matter of public interest

Boat capsize in Goa waters, 20 saved, 1 dead

One person died and 20 others were rescued after a tourist boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off Calangute beach in North Goa on Wednesday, police said.

For starters, 'hitman' will open innings

As India gear up for the Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), skipper Rohit Sharma will be the cynosure of all eyes, as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is on the line.

Pak Air Strikes Kill 46 in Afghanistan

Forty-six people have been killed in a series of airstrikes by Pakistan on four hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, known by the acronym TTP, in eastern Afghanistan.

Govt to cut fiscal deficit to 4.5%

FM'S MANTRA | To Prioritize Spending, Growth, and Fiscal Health

Jingle Bells to Yeshu Di Balle Balle

WHEN CHRISTMAS CAROLS GO DESI

Darenge Toh Marenge' Posters Before Kumbh

The 2025 Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj is still weeks away, but controversy has already cast a shadow over preparations.

Lamborghini catches fire on Coastal Road

A Lamborghini car caught fire on the Mumbai Coastal Road on Wednesday night.

Xmas day fireball: 38 die, 29 survive

Unconfirmed reports in Russian media said the Kazakhstan aircraft might have collided with a flock of birds before crashing

It's a wrap for Mrunal

Mrunal Thakur has wrapped up the schedule for her upcoming movie Dacoit.

A special birthday gift

Anil Kapoor announces his next film Subedaar

SHYAM BENEGAL'S GROUNDBREAKING DEBUT

With the passing of the iconic Shyam Benegal, we revisit Ankur, his devastating debut

'We waited to be rescued'

Singer Shaan shares horrifying details of fire in his Bandra building

Foods to replace multivitamins

Having multivitamins has become a fad nowadays.