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TANKER DRIVER HELD FOR BANDRA HIT-AND-RUN

The Bandra police have arrested the driver of the water tanker involved in a hit-and-run case, in which 25-year-old model Shivani Singh was killed, a week ago.

BEST crash victims' kin blame BMC, authorities

MUMBAI: Three days after the BEST bus crash in Kurla, which claimed seven lives and injured 42, families of the deceased are struggling to come to terms with their loss.

Murder convict escapes from Yerawada open jail

A murder convict serving a life sentence escaped from Yerawada Central Jail on Wednesday afternoon.

Videos of BEST drivers with booze stash go Viral

Transport utility orders investigation into the videos

INCOME TAX REASSESSMENT ORDERS CAN'T BE ISSUED TO DEAD PERSON: HC

THE COURT ALSO SAID THAT IN SUCH A SITUATION, EVEN THE LEGAL HEIRS OF THE ASSESSEE CANNOT BE BOUND BY SUCH ORDERS FROM I-T DEPT

SC junks Bandra plot allotment, calls out ex-CMs' interventions

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the 2008 allotment of a premium plot of land in Mumbai's Bandra to a cooperative housing society, terming the process riddled with \"nepotism and favouritism\" and criticising the role of then chief ministers for repeatedly intervening to ensure the society received the land despite glaring violations of rules and norms.

Clamour in Ajit Pawar's NCP over limited cabinet berths

MUMBAI: With senior NCP leaders unwilling to make room for new faces, Ajit Pawar is in a dilemma over who to accommodate in the ministerial council.

Ajit visits Sharad Pawar on b'day, sets off rumors

MUMBAI: For the Pawar clan, it's always family first. Setting aside bitter differences with his uncle, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar paid Sharad Pawar a surprise visit, to wish him on his 84th birthday on Thursday.

I did not want to join govt, Shinde tells party leaders

In a meeting with his party functionaries on Thursday, deputy chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde revealed that he was reluctant to join the Mahayuti government, and that he accepted the DyCM's post only because party leaders had forced him to do so,

BJP, SHIV SENA LOCK HORNS FOR GUARDIAN MINISTERSHIP OF THANE DISTRICT

MUMBAI: Amid ongoing tensions between the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the BJP over key portfolios at the state level, a similar power struggle is playing out in Shinde's home turf, Thane.

Sena (UBT) meets Adani officials over smart power meters

MUMBAI: A delegation of Shiv Sena (UBT) workers, under legislator Anil Parab, met officials of Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML), which supplies electricity to the city's suburbs, on Thursday to register their opposition to the installation of smart meters and the company's decision not to accept cash for bills above ₹5,000.

Navi Mum Shiv Sena rebels may be reinstated

NAVI MUMBAI: With an eye on the upcoming civic elections, Shiv Sena leaders in Navi Mumbai are set to appeal to party chief Eknath Shinde to take back leaders who were suspended for contesting or campaigning against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates after being denied a ticket in the assembly elections.

Fadnavis finalises BJP's list of 22 ministers for state cabinet

CM to work out final power-sharing with deputies Shinde, Pawar; swearing-in likely on December 14

HC raps police over failure to remove illegal hawkers

If hawkers have fundamental rights, don't common people have the same rights too, court asks police

Reliance signs record $13bn oil supply deal with Russia's Rosneft

Russia's state oil firm Rosneft has agreed to supply nearly 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude to Indian private refiner Reliance in the biggest ever energy deal between the two countries, three sources familiar with the deal said.

Rahane's explosive 84, Shaw blitz fires Mumbai into semis

MUMBAI: Ajinkya Rahane's explosive fifty capped Mumbai's six-wicket victory over Vidarbha and their entry into the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Alur KSCA Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

Deekshant's 6/22 helps Modern storm into final

Deekshant Patil's solid spell helped Modern English School Chembur enter the final of the U-16 Harris Shield with a 23-run win over Dnyandeep Seva Mandal at the Parsee Gymkhana on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia named 2034 FIFA WC host

FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, underlining the Gulf kingdom's growing influence in world sport despite criticism of the country's human rights record.

Ding staves off Gukesh's final thrust with White in Game 13

Indian challenger's push for win didn't fructify in 69-move penultimate classical game against Chinese world champion

How data analytics can help India get back on track versus Australia

Head inflicted pain on the visitors in the 2nd Test; numbers show the short ball on a channel could stop the left-hander

RESTRICTIONS OF AGE, TENURE CAN BE EASED IN NEW SPORTS BILL

NEW DELHI: The age and tenure restrictions in the proposed National Sports Governance Bill the government intends to bring will be relaxed for sports officials who hold posts in international federations.

'Traditional' fare in prospect on Gabba green top

BRISBANE: After the defeat at the Adelaide Oval, the Indian team won't mind making its way to the Gabba because as soon as they step foot on the ground, pleasant memories of their last trip here when they had become the first side to beat the hosts at the venue since 1988 will come rushing to them.

Adani taps lenders to refinance $1.1 bn

MUMBAI: The Adani Group has initiated talks with a clutch of investors and banks to refinance $1.1 billion worth of loans of Adani Green Energy Ltd, two persons aware of the discussions said on condition of anonymity.

Jubilant to acquire 40% in Coca-Cola bottling arm

NEW DELHI: The Jubilant Bhartia Group, which operates India's largest food services business, will acquire a 40% stake in the country's largest Coca-Cola bottler, in a transaction said to be valued between ₹12,000 crore and ₹12,500 crore.

FM HITS BACK AT RAHUL OVER ALLEGATIONS OF PSB FUNDS MISUSE

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit back at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for asserting that the BJP-led NDA government misused public sector banks (PSBs) to provide an unlimited source of funds to their friends, and had turned them into private financiers for the rich and powerful corporations.

Inflation, geopolitics key global economic hurdles

NEW DELHI: The world's immediate priority for this decade should be restoration of normalcy to stem rising inflation, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, listing equitable solutions for climate change, prudent debt management, industry-led skilling of youth, and coexistence of big and small firms as other decadal challenges for the global community.

₹30k-cr package likely for electronics R&D

Meity task force submits report; focus on maximum local value addition

INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE

Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".

Solving Ukraine crisis my top priority: Trump

PARIS/BUDAPEST: Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".

INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE

Nearly 100 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students and community members have urged the institute to revoke the suspension of PhD student and National Science Foundation fellow Indian-origin Prahlad Iyengar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the student-run magazine.