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Thieves make away with gold worth ₹5.79 cr from jewellery store

In the early hours of Tuesday, burglars broke into a jewellery store in Thane West and made away with more than 6kg gold jewellery.

No takers for auction of BMC's 3 prime SoBo plots

MUMBAI: The BMC's proposal to auction three prime plots in Worli, Crawford Market and Malabar Hill has received no response from bidders.

BIRLA ESTATES BUYS 70.92-ACRE PLOT IN BOISAR FOR ₹104.3 CRORE

MUMBAI: Aditya Birla Real Estate's arm, Birla Estates Pvt Ltd, has acquired 70.92 acres of land in Mumbai Metropolitan Region's (MMR's) Boisar for ₹104.3 crore.

HSBC PROBE FINDS 55 FAKE CREDIT CARD USERS; FIR REGISTERED

MUMBAI: The Azad Maidan police have booked unidentified persons for obtaining 55 credit cards from HSBC Bank using forged documents and addresses and duping the bank of ₹1.26 crore.

COURT DENIES BAIL TO BHIMA KOREGAON ACCUSED WILSON

A special NIA court last week rejected the temporary bail plea filed by activist Rona Wilson, who is lodged at the Taloja central jail in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case.

Human trafficking racket kingpin held in Karnataka

MUMBAI: The Matunga police on Tuesday arrested a 52-year-old man operating a trafficking gang, who is the main accused in a baby-selling racket case.

MAN HELD WITH ₹4.7 CR COCAINE IN SCOOTER

MUMBAI: A 44-year-old man was arrested by the Dongri Police on Monday for having 940 grams of cocaine in his possession.

Thane residents approach HC, seek relocation of RMC plant

Renewing its battle for cleaner air, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is rolling out fresh measures to make sure the air we breathe is healthier and safer. Construction sites - Mumbai's biggest source of air pollution - bakeries, vehicles and other contributors to dust and particulate matter are the focus of the BMC's revamped action plan now underway across the city.

Villagers plan protest against Third Mumbai

RESIDENTS OF 124 VILLAGES ARE ANGRY OVER THE ABSENCE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 25,000 OBJECTIONS FILED BY THE GRAM PANCHAYATS AND GRAM SABHAS

Uddhav meets Fadnavis for first time since Sena split

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray met Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur on Tuesday, marking their first official meeting since the Shiv Sena split two and a half years ago.

Fadnavis was keen to induct me, Ajit nixed it, says Bhujbal

MUMBAI: A day after expressing his displeasure about being denied a ministerial position in the Mahayuti 2.0 government, senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday trained his guns on his party chief Ajit Pawar.

SIT to probe 'plot' to frame Fadnavis during MVA rule

Cabinet minister Shambhuraj Desai says SIT will question former DGP Sanjay Pandey if necessary

BILL TO INCREASE STAMP DUTY ON AFFIDAVIT TABLED

In a bill tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act 1958, the state government proposed to increase the stamp duty for indemnity bonds, exchange of property, agreements, memorandum of agreements, and share warrants, to ₹500 from ₹100 and ₹200.

Beed sarpanch murder: Oppn demands arrest of min's aide

NAGPUR: The opposition cornered the Mahayuti government over the killing of a sarpanch in Beed district last week, and demanded the arrest of a close aide of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister Dhananjay Munde.

BEST caused 173 deaths in 10 yrs

Most of them are used to driving heavy vehicles such as trucks and tankers; it takes a while to familiarise them with driving public buses

Kurla BEST bus mishap: Test reveals driver not mentally ill

SANJAY MORE ALSO DOES NOT SUFFER FROM EPILEPSY OR ANY OTHER BRAIN-RELATED DISEASES, MEDICAL TESTS HAVE REVEALED

Climate crisis, loss of biodiversity affecting human life in tandem

Declining biodiversity and climate change are interlinked and they create compounding impacts that threaten human health and well-being, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

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.

I have a lot to improve, says Gukesh after rousing welcome

India's young world chess champion landed home, welcomed by delirious fans outside the Chennai airport

Iyer, a T20 captain with the Midas touch

MUMBAI: Even in cricket where the captain is supreme, when you have high profile names in the coaching staff, he may not get enough credit for his team's success.

Bumrah, anchor for transitioning Indian Test team

BRISBANE: It's not something that needs to be said. Jasprit Bumrah is world class.

New Zealand eye big win after Williamson century

HAMILTON: England made a wretched start to their unrealistic chase of 658 to win the third Test on Monday after a Kane Williamson century rammed home New Zealand's advantage.

SC to send CCI's e-comm cases to Karnataka HC

NEW DELHI: Spending to build and expand India's sprawling highway network has slowed sharply, with the Centre achieving only 55% of the capex target in FY25.

WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 1.9% in Nov

NEW DELHI: India's wholesale inflation fell to a three-month low of 1.9% in November from 2.4% in October, data from the Union commerce ministry showed on Monday.

Japanese cos back to investing in India

Large trading houses, banks show interest, while smaller firms remain cautious

Chinese prez calls on party to 'turn knife inward' to end graft

BEIJING: China's Communist Party must \"turn the knife inward\" to eliminate problems of discipline, including corruption, President Xi Jinping said, a new call to hunt down corrupt officials and those who corrupt them.

Chinese spying row roils British politics

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he was \"concerned about the challenge that China poses\" following revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew.

'B'desh to hold polls in late 2025 or early 2026'

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said on Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026.

'30 N KOREAN SOLDIERS KILLED, WOUNDED IN KURSK REGION'

Ukraine said on Monday that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers who had been deployed by Russia to its western Kursk region, where Ukraine has seized territory.

Canada finance min quits over rift with PM on Trump tariffs

OTTAWA: Canada's finance minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible US tariffs, dealing another blow to an already unpopular government.