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7 Customs Officials Acquitted in Fraud Case

The mastermind of the ₹88 lakh scam, however, died pending trial, the court observed

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January 05, 2025
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Dubai flight delay strands hundreds

Around 250 passengers travelling to Dubai were stranded at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport when their Air India flight got delayed by more than eight hours on Saturday.

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January 05, 2025
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JJ removes 13.25kg tumour from woman

A tumour weighing as much as four newborns was removed from a 33-year-old woman's abdomen by doctors at JJ Hospital on Wednesday.

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January 05, 2025
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Police in the Dock Over 'Assault' on Domestic Worker

SHRC Intervention - Rights body seeks answers following allegations by woman

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January 05, 2025
Calendar sets out agenda for LGBTQ community
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Calendar sets out agenda for LGBTQ community

There are the yearly calendars that get hung on the walls with the advent of the New Year, and then there is the Mumbai Queer Pride calendar, which sets out the agenda for awareness all through January, the Mumbai pride month, highlighting a series of events lined up by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.

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January 05, 2025
Police Close Forgery Case Against Actor Shweta Tiwari
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Police Close Forgery Case Against Actor Shweta Tiwari

The Mumbai Police recently informed the Bombay High Court that it has closed the forgery case registered against actor Shweta Tiwari, lodged by her estranged husband Abhinav Kohli in 2021.

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January 05, 2025
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NYE attack: Miscreant sets fire to IIT lab

An unidentified individual allegedly set fire to the computer lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on New Year's Eve (December 31), police said on Saturday.

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January 05, 2025
MBVV cops seized narcotics worth ₹11 crore in 2024
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MBVV cops seized narcotics worth ₹11 crore in 2024

The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) attached to the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police registered 64 drug-related cases and arrested 64 people, with seizures amounting more than Rs11 crore, between January 1 and December 31, 2024.

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January 05, 2025
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BJP Aims To Register 25L Members In A Day

Bawankule has set a target of creating over 1.5 cr primary members in state

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January 05, 2025
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Nanded blast: All surviving accused freed

A sessions court in Nanded, on Saturday acquitted all nine surviving accused in a 2006 blast case.

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January 05, 2025
ED searches 14 places in bank fraud
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ED searches 14 places in bank fraud

In an alleged money laundering case and cheating of a bank consortium of Rs4,957 crore, the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Mumbai zonal office conducted search operations at M/s Pratibha Industries Ltd and others, at 14 different locations across Mumbai and Delhi, during the week.

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January 05, 2025
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CM's 100-Day plan to expedite memorials, cyber security

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to complete the Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial at Indu Mills by December this year. With the first phase of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray’s memorial also complete, he called for a plan for the annual maintenance of the two projects.

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January 05, 2025
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Stock market fraud: FIR filed against ex-Axis MF manager

Sion police transferred the case to the EOW of Mumbai police

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January 05, 2025
'Gandhi father of Pak' remark: Legal notice against Abhijeet
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'Gandhi father of Pak' remark: Legal notice against Abhijeet

A Pune-based lawyer has issued legal notice to singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya for his remarks against Mahatma Gandhi calling him father of the nation of Pakistan.

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January 05, 2025
All-party march spews fire, targets Ajit Pawar
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All-party march spews fire, targets Ajit Pawar

SARPANCH MURDER - Janakrosh Morcha in Pune today

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January 05, 2025
Bachchu Kadu quits as head of divyang welfare committee
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Bachchu Kadu quits as head of divyang welfare committee

Bachchu Kadu, ex-minister and four-time MLA from Achalpur in Amravati district of Vidarbha has resigned from the post of chairman of the state-level committee for welfare of the divyangs (disabled persons). The post enjoys cabinet minister status.

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January 05, 2025
Trump set for discharge in hush money criminal case
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Trump set for discharge in hush money criminal case

In an extraordinary turn, a judge on Friday set President Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money criminal case for Jan. 10—little over a week before he's due to return to the White House—but indicated he wouldn't be jailed.

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January 05, 2025
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23 km of Metro service this year: CM

The delay in kickstarting Metro services due to non-availability of space for the car sheds figured prominently in a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday.

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January 05, 2025
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More security forces in Manipur's Kangpokpi

Security was beefed up in Manipur's Kangpokpi district where the SP was injured in a mob attack for failing to \"remove\" the central armed forces as per the demands of Kuki groups, officials said on Saturday.

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January 05, 2025
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Man pees on fellow passenger

United Airlines recently banned a man from flying on their aircraft after he allegedly urinated on another passenger.

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January 05, 2025
“I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE”
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“I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE”

He is currently one of the most talked about men in Indian cricket with speculation swirling around whether he would retire or not.

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January 05, 2025
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Myanmar conflict shadow falls on Hindus, minorities

A New Year's Eve drone attack killed seven civilians and injured four at a Hindu temple near Myanmar's Bago Region's Phyu Town, according to Arakan Army sources.

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January 05, 2025
PRESSURE ON CM TO DROP MUNDE
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PRESSURE ON CM TO DROP MUNDE

Sarpanch Murder Case - Three arrests makes for a big break in the investigation but political issue is growing

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January 05, 2025
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Medical seats can't remain vacant: SC

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to meet relevant stakeholders, including states, over vacant medical seats, saying that seats in medical courses cannot remain vacant.

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January 04, 2025
Karun Nair sets new record
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Karun Nair sets new record

VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY - Vidarbha batter scores most runs (542) without being dismissed; Shreyas Iyer's century fires Mumbai to big victory

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January 04, 2025
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Kho Kho WC 2025: Indian squads to be announced on January 8

Two Indian teams each in men's and women's categories named 'India A' and 'India B' will be announced on January 8 for the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup, to be held here from January 13-19.

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January 04, 2025
Wish more para-athletes get Khel Ratna: Praveen Kumar
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Wish more para-athletes get Khel Ratna: Praveen Kumar

Para high-jumper Praveen Kumar is glad to be among the four Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees thanks to his gold-winning show in the Paris Paralympics but he says he would have been happier if more para-athletes were picked for the country's highest sporting honour.

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January 04, 2025
Sagar Auti CA Claim Winter Challenger Cup
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Sagar Auti CA Claim Winter Challenger Cup

Outclass PPCA Mangalvedha by 43 runs in the summit clash

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January 04, 2025
'Khel Ratna my biggest achievement'
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'Khel Ratna my biggest achievement'

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh feels there is still plenty more to achieve

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January 04, 2025
Pant feels he wasn't himself on opening day of the fifth Test
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Pant feels he wasn't himself on opening day of the fifth Test

Wicket-keeper batter says nature of the wicket was the reason why he decided to play a grinding innings

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January 04, 2025