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Driver's alcohol test comes back negative

Police are awaiting report from RTO, which has been asked to determine whether the vehicle had any defects

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December 15, 2024
Govt gets time-bound access to disputed land
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Govt gets time-bound access to disputed land

KOREGAON BHIMA BATTLE ANNIV | HC gives nod to officials to enter land from December 22 to January 5 for arrangements

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December 15, 2024
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National Lok Adalat held in DRT-I, II and III, Mumbai

The National Lok Adalat was held on December 14 at the Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRT) - I, II and III, Mumbai, under the guidance of Ashok Menon, chairperson, Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai, and Arun Kumar Singal, PO DRT-I, II and III, Mumbai.

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December 15, 2024
Work on coastal road cameras slows down
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Work on coastal road cameras slows down

Earlier December deadline pushed to May 2025; SoBo residents complain of commuters' speeding

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December 15, 2024
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Worli luxury flats sold for ₹170 crore

The Parekh family - which owns Barnsley Football Club in Yorkshire - has bought premium properties collectively worth Rs170 crore in Worli.

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December 15, 2024
Biker loses leg after heavy machinery topples on EEH
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Biker loses leg after heavy machinery topples on EEH

It was tough to remove the piling machine, given its sheer weight, cops say

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December 15, 2024
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SoBo up in arms over concreting

The Colaba residents took to streets on Saturday, protesting against the non-commencement of road concretisation for South Mumbai roads.

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December 15, 2024
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BMC set to charge citizens for waste management

Taking the proposal introduced in the civic budget two years ago, the BMC is revisiting its solid waste management (SWM) bylaws to make provision for a user fee for waste management.

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December 15, 2024
African woman jailed in ₹7.4cr drugs case
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African woman jailed in ₹7.4cr drugs case

The special NDPS court has awarded a 10-year sentence to an African woman caught at Mumbai airport with 14.96 kg of methaqualone worth Rs7.48 crore in January 2014.

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December 15, 2024
'Protect 400-year-old heritage tree at Aarey'
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'Protect 400-year-old heritage tree at Aarey'

Activist and trustee of Watchdog Foundation, Godfrey Pimenta, has written to the Chief Minister's Office, the BMC and the environment and forest department heads, urging them to protect and preserve a 400-year-old heritage tree on Aarey Colony road.

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December 15, 2024
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MU to hold student interaction session

The University of Mumbai will conduct a 'student interaction' session on December 17, 2024 to address student grievances and provide resolutions for issues such as examination results and academic documentation.

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December 15, 2024
HC asks govt for details of expenditure on medical infra
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HC asks govt for details of expenditure on medical infra

The bench also asked the state to explain why the entire budgetary allocation was not utilised

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December 15, 2024
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Cheating case: FIR against 5 directors of event mgmt firm

The Marine Drive police have registered an FIR against five directors of RMB Event Management Pvt Ltd for allegedly cheating a finance company.

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December 15, 2024
Will not back out, let ECI conduct ballot re-election
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Will not back out, let ECI conduct ballot re-election

Reiterating that the Mahayuti won the Assembly elections solely due to the EVMs and VVPATs, NCP (SP) MLA Uttam Jankar, who represents the Malshiras Assembly constituency, which includes Markadwadi village, stated on Saturday that he and the villagers are unwilling to accept his victory margin of 13,178 votes.

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December 15, 2024
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Shinde Sena struggles to clear cabinet berths

Ravikiran Deshmukh & Prajakta Pol

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December 15, 2024
Poll rout: Wadettivar puts onus on Patole
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Poll rout: Wadettivar puts onus on Patole

Former Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar openly criticised Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole, asserting that those who claimed credit for the party's success in the Lok Sabha elections should also take responsibility for its defeat in the Assembly elections.

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December 15, 2024
Litigations undermine India's syncretic culture
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Litigations undermine India's syncretic culture

In an open letter, citizens urge PM to intervene in Places of Worship Act implementation

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December 15, 2024
Those who strangulate statute should be exposed
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Those who strangulate statute should be exposed

YOGI ADITYANATH AT WHEF | Uttar Pradesh CM reflects on the need for UCC and says that it will abolish the difference between majority and minority

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December 15, 2024
India, Israel share same challenges on extremism
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India, Israel share same challenges on extremism

Israel Consul General to Mumbai articulates a shared understanding of suffering, drawing on the historical experiences of Jews who lived in India without fear

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December 15, 2024
"In 6 decades Constitution was changed 75 times"
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"In 6 decades Constitution was changed 75 times"

FRONTAL ATTACK | Prime Minister says Congress consistently hurt, tampered with, and disregarded the Constitution

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December 15, 2024
Ulema Board to NCP, Congress: Snap ties with Shiv Sena (UBT)
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Ulema Board to NCP, Congress: Snap ties with Shiv Sena (UBT)

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is in trouble again.

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December 15, 2024
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CHENNAI IS TO CHESS WHAT BOMBAY WAS TO CRICKET

The stupendous achievement of Dommaraju Gukesh in winning the World chess championship at the age of 18 has once again put the focus firmly on the nursery of chess talent in India that is Chennai.

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December 15, 2024
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Hanuman temple at Dadar to stay

BJP gets Railways to stay the notice to remove the 'unauthorised' temple near the entrance of the Dadar station

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December 15, 2024
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Bengaluru cop blames in-laws for suicide

Following on the heels of the controversy generated by the suicide of Atul Subhash, a policeman has taken the extreme step. The reason, similar to that cited by Atul Subhash: torture by his wife and in-laws.

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December 15, 2024
OpenAI whistleblower found dead
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OpenAI whistleblower found dead

Suchir Balaji, 26, a whistleblower, and an Indian-origin former employee of the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has died by suicide in San Francisco, authorities said.

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December 15, 2024
The desperate escape of Bashar
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The desperate escape of Bashar

Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian strongman, abandoned his relatives, his army, his country. A glimpse at the final hours of the regime

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December 15, 2024
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PM to inaugurate Ken-Betwa river link project in Khajuraho

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river link project in Khajuraho (Chhattarpur) on December 25.

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December 14, 2024
LICO Materials opens battery recycling facility in Bengaluru
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LICO Materials opens battery recycling facility in Bengaluru

Lithium-ion battery recycling and refurbishing firm LICO Materials on Friday announced the inauguration of a battery recycling facility in Bengaluru and said it will invest Rs 250 crore in its downstream hydrometallurgy plant in next two-three years.

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December 14, 2024
Nuvama Wealth acquires shares worth ₹100 cr in OYO: Sources
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Nuvama Wealth acquires shares worth ₹100 cr in OYO: Sources

Nuvama Wealth and Investment Limited has acquired shares worth Rs 100 crore in OYO's parent firm Oravel Stays Limited at Rs 53 per share on behalf of its investors, a clutch of family offices, through a secondary market transaction, sources said. The share sale at Rs 53 apiece translates to a valuation of USD 4.6 billion for the travel tech unicorn.

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December 14, 2024
PV DISPATCHES RISE 4% IN NOV
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PV DISPATCHES RISE 4% IN NOV

Passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealerships rose 4 per cent year on year to 3,47,522 units in November with demand momentum sustaining post festive period in October, industry body SIAM said on Friday.

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December 14, 2024