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RBI maintains status quo for 8th time in a row

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5% to maintain balance between growth and inflation; Voices for interest rate cut within MPC growing

'Juvenile's father, grandpa threatened to murder us'

Vishal Agarwal and Surendra Agarwal, the father and grandfather of the 17year-old boy allegedly involved in the Porsche crash that killed two IT professionals in Pune's Kalyani Nagar on May 19, have been accused of threatening to murder a Kondhwa resident.

Breakthrough of longest tunnel on Panvel-Karjat route

The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), on Friday, announced the successful breakthrough of Tunnel-2 (Wavarle) as part of the Panvel-Karjat railway project under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3 (MUTP-3).

Investigate, take required action: NGT to state on flamingo deaths

Seven flamingos found dead near DPS Lake in April; NGT concerned about non-compliance with environmental norms; respondents to file replies by July 16, one week before hearing

CITY'S FIRST METRO LINE TURNS 10

After starting on June 8, 2014, Metro 1 or Blue Line has eased the live of scores of commuters who travel on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar stretch; 970 million passenger count in 10 yrs

After LS polls success, Cong sets sights on Assembly polls

Buoyed by the impressive show in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, AICC incharge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala on Friday asked the state Congress to gear up for the assembly polls due in October.

Will regain lost glory: Ajit Pawar

Fadnavis' offer to quit was not discussed in NDA meeting All party MLAs were present at the meeting, all the MLAs are with us, says DCM Detailed introspection of party performance

Whistling Death from Mumbai who felled Pakistan

Thanks to Mumbai lad Saurabh Netravalkar, USA cricket fans were seen gaga over their team's shock T20 win over Pakistan in New York on Thursday one of the biggest upsets in sport history.

Mega pain in side due to world's largest spleen

After 'venting' his spleen in agony for 17 years, a Bhayandar man, 38, feels like a weight has lifted off his shoulder, with the surgical removal of his enlarged spleen. And for whatever it is worth, he has entered the record books as having owned the largest spleen in the world.

Not so neat: SOS to state on NEET 'irregularities'

A group of parents met with the state medical education minister and the commissioner of medical education, to express concern over the alleged irregularities in the recently declared results of the National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG).

DETAILS OF MEGA LAND FRAUD, TDRS ARE OUT

IPS oificer’s husband in huge property scam

RBI holds rates, with a 4:2 vote

The RBI left the key interest rates unchanged in its monetary policy review on Friday, as it continues to maintain a balance between economic growth and keeping inflation in check.

Invite comes with 'dahi-cheeni'

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday invited caretaker Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form the next government after the newly elected Lok Sabha MPs of the National Democratic Alliance elected him as their leader and senior alliance leaders submitted to her their letters of support.

SC DRAWS A LINE ON HOARDINGS

The Railways and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai should ensure that there are no incidents of hoarding collapse in the city, the Supreme Court said on Friday.

Malabar Hill tank proposal is tanked

There is no sword dangling over Mumbai's iconic Hanging Gardens after all, for now.

4 Indian students drown in Russian river, one rescued

Four Indian students from Maharashtra studying at a university in Russia's Veliky Novgorod region had drowned in the Volkhov river during an outing, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.

Kingmaker stoops to conquer

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was being projected as a ‘kingmaker’ after the BJP could not cross the halfway mark in the Lok Sabha polls, surprised those present in the Parliaments Central Hall on Friday when he attempted to touch Narendra Modi's feet.

TRIPLE TRIUMPH WILL TEST MUTUAL TRUST

MODISPEAK: It was a grand victory for NDA, Cong could not touch 100 even after ten years

Numbers Are Encouraging, We Will Wait And Watch: Sule

Nationalist Congress Party (SP)'s Baramati MP Supriya Sule on Thursday said the INDIA bloc has decided to 'wait and watch' as the BJP is set to form the next government at the Centre, but there is always hope as the Opposition alliance's tally of seats in the new Lok Sabha is "encouraging".

ALL-ROUND STOINIS SHINES

Australia kick off T20 World Cup campaign with convincing win

Airports council grants SVPI level-3 accreditation

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport has consistently delivered excellence in customer service by winning multiple ASQ awards over the last fiveyears.

Don't waste water, SC warns Delhi govt

HP govt to release 137 cusecs of surplus water today

Despite hype, Tejaswi fails to garner votes

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's blitzkrieg campaign, where he addressed over 250 rallies, impressed his friends and detractors.

ZEE Entertainment board approves plans to raise ₹2K cr

Zee Entertainment on Thursday said its board has approved plans to raise Rs 2,000 crore through various routes, including an equity share issue and qualified institutional placement (QIP).

Mkt infrastructure entities to bear financial hit for surveillance lapses

Sebi on Thursday came out with a framework on \"financial disincentives\" for stock exchanges and other market infrastructure institutions for their lapses in detecting abnormal or suspicious trading activities to safeguard the interest of retail investors.

Marathas and farmers defeated NDA: Analysts

Unrest among the Maratha community members as well as farmers and lack of big development projects in the region could be some of the key factors responsible for the defeat of the NDA candidates in Maharashtra's Marathwada in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections, feel political analysts.

VANAZ METRO STATION DRIPS WITH DISARRAY

Following the rain on Wednesday, commuters at Vanaz Metro Station were irked when faced with an unexpected leakage issue from the station's roof.

20 hurt in stone pelting at slum razing drive in Powai

Injured include 15 cops, including an ACP, and 5 civic workers, engineers; BMC says it issued a 48-hour eviction notice for the temporary hutments

Cylinder explosion in Chembur home injures nine people

At least nine people were injured after an LPG cylinder exploded and caused a fire at a house in Chembur on Thursday morning, officials said.

'State is ultimate protector of citizen in police custody'

Suicides in lock-up not the same as deaths by suicide outside. State cannot escape the liability in providing relief to the family of the person who has died in custody, observes SHRC