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Bill to curb 'urban Naxals' sent to joint panel

Amid opposition from various organisations and opposition parties, the state government has sent the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, aimed at curbing the activities of \"urban Naxals\" to a joint select committee.

Bohras unite against cell phone addiction

The Dawoodi Bohra community has united for a cause that's hitting parents everywhere hard—they are fighting to save their children from cell phone addiction.

Change in bridge design may delay Metro 2B deadline again

Redesign forced by engineering and technical challenges, say MMRDA sources

Corporates join in to clean up beaches

Those running beach cleanups are now influencers in the sustainability space: IIM PhD study

WON'T TAKE ANY HASTY DECISION, SAYS SULKING BHUJBAL

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and MLA Chhagan Bhujbal continued to sulk on Wednesday after being denied a berth in the new Maharashtra cabinet, while also indirectly blaming party president and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar for it.

78-yr-old man critical after being hit by bike

The Vile Parle police have apprehended a biker for knocking down a senior citizen in Andheri East. The victim, Mangilal Kothari, is currently critical and on ventilator support.

3 GET HC BAIL IN KURAR QUADRUPLE MURDER CASE

The Bombay high court on Monday granted bail to the three accused in the Kurar quadruple murders of June 2011, primarily on account of their long pre-trial incarceration for 13 years and the fact that the trial was not likely to be completed within a reasonable period, despite being at an advanced stage.

MAN FLEES WITH CAR BOOKED ON RENTAL APP

The Ghatkopar police have launched a hunt for a man who allegedly fled with a Hyundai Creta car hired from an app-based rental service.

GRP LOOKING FOR MAN WHO BOARDED LADIES COACH NAKED

The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Kurla have launched a hunt for a man who entered the ladies' compartment of a Kalyan-bound AC local train naked on Tuesday.

RAM SHINDE ALL SET TO BECOME CHAIRMAN OF LC

Bharatiya Janata Party member of the upper house, Ram Shinde, the consensus candidate for the post of the chairperson of the state legislative council, filed his nomination on Wednesday.

Pending fines: Traffic police issue SOP for impounding vehicles

With the total amount of unpaid traffic fines crossing ₹700 crore, the traffic police have decided to impound vehicles and initiate criminal cases against their owners if they continue to ignore pending e-challans.

Fadnavis and Thackeray's 10-minute meeting rattles Mahayuti, MVA allies

Both of them will use this to keep their respective allies in check and increase their bargaining powers SHIV SENA LEADER

13 dead as Navy boat hits ferry off Elephanta

Naval speedboat's engine malfunctioned, says Navy's preliminary investigation; FIR registered against the boat's driver

A very odd turn by cricket's reigning master of spin

In the middle of the tributes and praise being showered upon Ravichandran Ashwin, it appears to be a bit churlish to ask, but why now?

Laapataa Ladies out of Oscars race, UK's Santosh in longlist

India's official entry for the Best International Feature Category at the 97th Academy Awards, Kiran Rao's 2023 comedy-drama Laapataa Ladies, fell out of the Oscars race on Wednesday as it failed to make the longlist of 15 films eventually considered for the final five nominations.

India stresses on peace in key meet after thaw

India on Wednesday emphasised the need for a \"mutually acceptable framework\" for settling the boundary issue with China as talks between Special Representatives of the two sides focused on cross-border cooperation, such as resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, data sharing on trans-border rivers and border trade.

Oppn mounts attack on BJP, calls for action over remarks

Members of the INDIA bloc on Wednesday set aside differences to come together and attack the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Union home minister Amit Shah's comment referring to Dr BR Ambedkar, jamming Parliament and holding protests.

Bigotry, bias, acceptance: For EWS kids, school life a mixed bag

NEW DELHI: The moment her Hindi teacher announced a group quiz in class one day, dread enveloped the 15-year-old girl hiding in the back benches at a private school in south Delhi.

'Our dreams are shattered': Deaths in Georgia wreck homes in Punjab

MEA OFFICIALS SAID THEY WERE WORKING TO BRING THE BODIES BACK TO INDIA

Kurla BEST bus mishap: Test reveals driver not mentally ill

MUMBAI: Sanjay More, the driver of the BEST bus that met with an accident on December 9 in which eight people lost their lives, was not mentally ill, according to tests conducted by the police.

China building villages near Doklam in Bhutan: Sat data

NEW DELHI: China has built at least 22 villages and settlements over the past eight years within territory that has traditionally been part of Bhutan, with eight villages coming up in areas in proximity to the strategic Doklam plateau since 2020, according to satellite imagery.

67% sanitation workers from SC communities: Centre to LS

NEW DELHI: Two-thirds of sewer and septic tank workers (SSWs) in urban local bodies across India, surveyed by the Union government, come from Scheduled Caste (SC) communities, the Centre informed Parliament on Tuesday.

ONOP will test govt's ability to muster up two-thirds majority

The NDA government's ambitious plan for simultaneous national and state polls could be a test of its ability to muster the requisite numbers as it doesn't have a two-thirds majority needed to push through a Constitution amendment under Article 368 in the Lok Sabha.

'One election' bill tabled in House, may be sent to JPC

The Union government on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha two bills aimed at ushering in simultaneous state and national elections amid loud protests by the Opposition - taking the first step towards implementing sweeping changes in the way polls are conducted in the world's largest democracy.

MOVE AGAINST FEDERALISM, WILL ALTER BASIC STRUCTURE: OPPN

Opposition leaders on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the bills introduced in the Lok Sabha that propose simultaneous elections to the Lower House and state assemblies, arguing that the legislation undermines federalism, violates the Constitution's basic structure, was introduced without adequate consultation with states and envisions an impractical scenario.

BJP govts to soon bring UCC in every state: Shah

NEW DELHI: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) implemented by Uttarakhand is a model law that will be debated widely and then the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments will bring a common civil code in all states, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday as he accused the Congress of undermining the Constitution and promoting appeasement politics.

From 2025, NTA not to hold recruitment tests

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will, from 2025, conduct only entrance exams for higher education institutions and not recruitment exams, a move aimed at improving its functioning and in keeping with the recommendations of a high-level committee set up in June 2024.

'OTT is now about stars, comebacks'

Actor Divya Dutta made a cameo appearance recently in the OTT film Sikandar Ka Muqaddar, which has led fans to believe maybe she will have a bigger role in a potential sequel.

Seal it with a Marquise!

Actor-singer Selena Gomez recently surprised her fans when she announced her engagement to music producer Benny Blanco.

Zakir Hussain matlab tabla: Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia on Ustad's death

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, the legendary classical flautist and music director, is unable to believe that Ustad Zakir Hussain has passed away at \"such a young age\", he tells HT City.