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HDFC Bank leases office tower in Navi Mumbai for ₹320 crore

HDFC Bank has leased an eight-storey office tower in Navi Mumbai for 10 years, with total rental costs exceeding Rs320 crore, marking one of the largest office deals this year.

Haji Ali Interchange boosts traffic flow; 95% complete

COASTAL ROAD EXPANSION | With this, six out of eight entry-exit arms of interchange are operational; project expected to be ready by January 2025

Gold smuggling syndicate busted at airport, ₹9.95cr items seized

Officials seized 12.5kg of gold dust in wax form; six, including three airport staff members, arrested

Advocates want plastic ban inside court revoked

A group of 150 advocates from the Bar Associations has written to the chief justice of the Bombay High Court urging the revocation of the recent ban on single-use plastic bottles inside the court premises.

Transforming head & neck cancer care in the country

HOLKAR CANCER INSTITUTE | In less than 18 months since inception, hospital has emerged as beacon of hope for patients seeking high-quality, affordable care

Residents Of Powai demand land conveyance

The protracted struggle of cooperative housing societies of the upmarket Hiranandani Gardens complex in Powai for deemed conveyance of the land in their name was recently taken up by the residents led by Ratan Sharda with Union minister Piyush Goyal, who is also an MP from Mumbai.

MSRTC focus on training of drivers for more safety

To ensure the safety of over 5.5 million daily passengers, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has unveiled a comprehensive strategy focused on driver training, mental health and the technical soundness of vehicles.

Driver's inexperience likely led to collision

Driver Sanjay More apparently lacked experience in handling automatic transmission vehicle: RTO official

WAS KURLA TRAGEDY INEVITABLE?

BEST BUS CRASH | Accident route in Kurla plagued by congestion, encroachment; authorities have failed to act for years, say activists

Senior BEST officials responsible for crash: Lawyers to rights panel

Two city-based lawyers have approached the State Human Rights Commission, seeking action against senior BEST officials in connection with the Kurla bus tragedy.

BJP MLA Darekar hints at new Operation Lotus

A close associate of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said several NCP (Sharad Pawar) MPs could desert the party in the wake of its poor performance in the assembly election.

'Chavan leveraged political connections to bag contract'

Denying the allegation of illegal arrest levelled by Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Suraj Chavan, the accused in the Rs3.68 crore khichdi scam dating back to Covid, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the Bombay High Court (HC) that his arrest adhered to procedural requirements.

'City needs 6k buses, BEST fleet strength less than 3k'

The BEST undertaking is facing a major challenge of dwindling bus fleet.

Ex-DGP Pandey records statement in extortion case

Sanjay Pandey, former Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP), on Wednesday recorded his statement in an extortion case filed against him and six others by businessman Sanjay Punamiya.

FIR AGAINST DEAD TECHIE'S WIFE, KIN

ALLEGED HARASSMENT BY SPOUSE AND HER RELATIVES

RSS calls for decisive Dhaka action

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Sunil Ambekar has called on the Indian government to take decisive action to address escalating violence against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh.

Soros allegations kill House proceedings

The Rajya Sabha again witnessed multiple adjournments on Wednesday as Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar did not allow Opposition MPs to speak on issues raised by them in adjournment motions.

Congress takes to saying it with a rose

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday adopted 'Gandhigiri' as was first advocated by 2006 Hindi movie \"Lage Raho Munna Bhai\" when he, along with his party colleagues, gave out roses and small national flags to BJP leaders entering the Parliament building as part of his party's ongoing protest on the Adani issue.

Khalistani duplicity at denial of visas

Imagine the irony: people devoted to breaking up India are now livid because the country won't let them in. Yes, dear readers, the same Khalistani supporters who've made a profession out of demonizing India are now bemoaning their visa denials to attend weddings and festivals in the very nation they denounce.

'Lady killer' remark draws Scindia ire

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee description of Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia as a \"lady killer\" during a heated discussion between them led to storm as first Scindia and then a group of women MPs protested about the issue to the Speaker and sought action against the TMC MP.

Chairman is the biggest disruptor in RS: Kharge

ONSLAUGHT | Cong chief Mallikarjun Kharge charges that Jagdeep Dhankar was acting like a spokesperson of the govt

Struck by bike, run over by BEST bus

Forty-eight hours after the BEST bus tragedy in Kurla, in which seven persons were killed and 42 injured on Monday night, comes the news of a 55-year-old man, Hussainar Andunhi, being run over by a BEST bus after being struck by a motorcyclist and being hurled in the path of a bus passing by, near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), on Wednesday.

SC flags misuse of cruelty law by women

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the rampant misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which penalises cruelty by husbands and their relatives against married women.

Parbhani erupts over desecration

Tensions soared in Parbhani city on Wednesday during a bandh organized by Ambedkarite groups, following the desecration of a glass-encased replica of the Constitution near Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's statue at the railway station.

Alcohol tests to be must for drivers

Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) is tightening its safety measures in the wake of the tragic Kurla accident that claimed seven lives and injured 42.

Accused was driving e-bus for first time

KURLA INSIGHT | Sanjay More was told to operate the bus after taking three rounds

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Shiv Sena Cabinet Lobbying Intensifies: Fadnavis, Ajit in Delhi, Shinde in Thane

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Health Benefits: Garlic

Garlic, often called the \"stinking rose,\" has been a staple in kitchens worldwide for centuries.

Will Misri be able to solve the mess in Bangladesh?

Despite the regime change and the shrill rhetoric on both sides, that India still has friends in Dhaka among the people is good news for us