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Worker dies as wall falls on him

A 22-year-old worker died after a crane's wire broke while lifting a retaining wall, causing it to collapse on the worker while he was working at the site on Monday evening in Bhiwandi.

NGO urges BMC to take over reserved plot

March, an NGO addressing Mumbai's infrastructural gaps, has written to the BMC commissioner demanding the immediate handover of the reserved plot within Growel's 101 Mall in Kandivali (E).

3 IIT-B teams win top prize

IIT Bombay teams dominated the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2024, winning top honours in their categories.

Naked man enters local train; FIR filed

A shocking incident aboard the CSMT-Kalyan fast AC local train on Monday left women commuters in panic after a nude man was spotted in the women's compartment.

HC: Med bail to ease terminally ill prisoners' suffering

The Bombay High Court has expressed concern over terminally ill prisoners languishing in jails and urged the state government to implement a 2010 advisory by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for granting medical bail or house arrest to such inmates.

Seven held for looting woman of ₹12L, Saudi Riyals before int'l trip

Police reviewed footage from 100 CCTV cameras to track suspects using technical intelligence

₹2.15 lakh aid for man duped by travel firms

Six months after the Mumbai Suburban District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission directed the Mumbai and Gujarat police to serve summons two travel agencies and CEO of one of the firms for failing to provide the correct pick-up point or inform the customer about a route change, the defaulters have finally complied with the commission's orders.

Baby delivered in ambulance; concerns raised

A 25-year-old woman with pregnancy complications delivered a baby in an ambulance with the help of a doctor onboard while being shifted from a rural hospital in Palghar to neighboring Thane, officials said on Tuesday.

Asia's biggest fest, Mood Indigo back

Over 50 competitions spanning dance, music, literature, and art will be held

34 startups from across Maha together at IIT-B

The Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) partnered with Google for Startups to host the AI Academy India 2024, a three-day bootcamp aimed at empowering early-stage startups through the use of artificial intelligence.

Boy lets go of mum's hand, hit by car, dies

A seven-year-old boy hit by a car at Borivali railway station on December 14 succumbed to injuries at Shatabdi Hospital on Monday.

City hosts 123rd 10-day Mahim fair

The 10-day Mahim fair, at the dargah of religious scholar Makhdum Fakih Ali Mahimi, began on December 16.

Badlapur case: SIT disbanded, cop suspended

The state government, on Tuesday, informed the Bombay High Court that it has suspended a senior police inspector, who delayed lodging of the FIR in the sexual assault of the two minor girls on the premises of a school.

BJP leader urges Vaishnaw to scrap Matunga parking tower

The citizens' protest against the multi-level robotic parking project outside Matunga Central railway station has taken a new turn.

Amid 1300 EV buses claim, BEST union to protest on Jan 15

BEST Workers Union to hold protest march called Chalo Mantralaya

Breach Candy robotic car park shut over pending dues

Handed to BMC in 2015, the city's 1st robotic facility was thrown open in '21; shut on Nov 15 this year over ₹80L dues

New website for Goseva Commission

The new website for the Maharashtra Goseva Commission was unveiled on Tuesday in the committee hall of the Vidhan Bhavan at Nagpur.

Add MLCs as respondents to plea, says HC

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Court refuses interim bail to Rona Wilson

The special NIA court last week refused to grant interim bail to activist Rona Wilson, an accused in the Elgar-Parishad case, who sought to attend his niece's wedding.

Bogus pharma companies sent ₹4,500cr abroad

Documents accessed by FPJ shed light on the elaborate mechanisms used to launder money

Oppn leaders to visit Parbhani and Beed over police atrocities

Opposition members staged protests and raised slogans against the government on issues such as alleged police atrocities in Beed and Parbhani, on the second day of the Winter Session of the assembly on Tuesday, and announced plans to visit the two cities.

BJP notice to Mohite-Patil

The BJP on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to its MLC, Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil, for anti-party activities.

WhatsApp chat key evidence in TDS case

A special PMLA court has rejected the bail application of Purushottam Chavan, the husband of a Maharashtra-cadre IPS officer, in the alleged Rs263.95 crore Income Tax TDS refund fraud case, observing that there is enough material against him.

I am not a toy: Bhujbal to Pawar over Cabinet snub

NCP leader says Fadnavis wanted him onboard

State green-lights rally to mark Tipu Sultan's anniv

The Bombay High Court was informed on Tuesday that the government has granted permission to hold a procession on December 24 in Pune's Baramati area to commemorate Constitution Day and also to celebrate the birth anniversaries of Bharat Ratna Maulana Azad and Tipu Sultan.

LEAVING THE BALL IS KEY TO SURVIVAL

On a day when India's top-order once again crumbled in Brisbane, the Gabba became the stage for a reality check.

250-yr-old Shiva temple found in Varanasi's Muslim pocket

In a striking discovery reminiscent of the unearthing of a Shiva temple in Sambhal, a 250-year-old Shiva temple has been found in the Muslim-majority Madanpura area of Varanasi.

Rs 24 cr worth Ecstasy seized from grocery

The Bengaluru police on Tuesday seized 12 kg of white and yellow Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly called as 'ecstasy,' a synthetic psychedelic drug, estimated to be around Rs 24 crore and arrested a Nigerian woman running a grocery shop in the city.

Cops pull over 'swaying' bus, nab drunk driver

On board the hired vehicle were 40 primary schoolkids & a teacher going on a field trip

Stand Up and Serve!

In a bold move that turned heads and broke the internet, the CEO of Noida Authority taught his sluggish staff an unforgettable lesson in accountability.