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Builder to give refund for failing to hand over shop booked in '11

Mumbai: In a relief to a senior citizen, MahaRERA chairman Ajay Mehta recently directed Moongippa Realty Pvt Ltd to refund the amount paid by her for a shop in Moongippa Arcade, Andheri, with interest, as the decade-old project is not yet completed.

Teen TN rag-picker returns ₹58k to owner, cops doff their hats

Tirunelveli: It’s a rags-toriches story of a different kind. Not the one that’s measured by the value of the currency one holds, but by the abiding human values of honesty and integrity even in penury.

HC seeks data on Corona victims who are smokers, mulls ban on cigarettes

Mumbai: The Bombay high court has directed the State and central governments to give its response and data regarding Covid victims who are addicted to smoking.

80 crore to get 5kg free grain from Centre for next 2 months

New Delhi: The government on Friday announced that 5kg of free wheat or rice per month will be provided to around 80 crore people for the next two months, May and June.

The Price Of Lowering Our Guard

Why this Covid catastrophe is upon us, and what we need to do now

‘Turnaround Time For An ICU Bed High, Sometimes Wait Lasts 8 Hrs'

Mumbai: Covid-19 patients and their kin desperately looking for an ICU or ventilator bed has become a common sight in the city these days. The wait can stretch into hours.

EC Bans Roadshows, Bike Rallies & Padayatras In WB

Max 500 To Be Allowed At Public Meets

Pandemic Anxiety Grips Players, Teams

Mumbai: On a wing and a prayer, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is plodding along. Otherwise immune to all kinds of chaos it has perennially found itself surrounded with, and gotten away, this time around cricket’s billion-dollarbaby is going through an Orwellian nightmare.

B'wood Vanity Vans Keep Cops Cool Amid Rising Heat

Mumbai: Bollywood A-listers Taapsee Pannu and Kangana Ranaut would have decked out in here countless times. But for Mumbai’s policewomen, taking a break in the cool comforts of a vanity van after work was unthinkable until now.

Two Jain temples in city turn into Covid centres

Mumbai: Strings of prayer beads have all been locked in a cupboard, books on Jain philosophy have been bundled up, the big bhandaar or donation box which occupied the central space has gone to a corner and the pooja room has an X-ray machine.

My family wants me to settle down but I haven't given it a thought: Urvashi

Urvashi Dholakia, the original Komolika of the small screen is one of the few actors who has never minced her words when it comes to voicing their opinions.

In Gujarat's capital, with 2 CNG-fired furnaces not working, pyres set up at dumping ground

Gandhinagar: The Sector 30 crematorium in Gandhinagar had to extend outwards and set up wood pyres in the adjacent dumping ground on the bank of the Sabarmati, due to the continuous influx of dead bodies because of the high number of Covid-19 deaths.

Archers reach QFs in three team events

Kolkata: The Indian recurve archers made the quarterfinals in three team events on their return to international competition after almost two years in the World Cup Stage I at Sport Complex Los Arcos, in the University of San Carlos in Guatemala City on Tuesday.

54 of Taloja old age home's 61 inmates & 4 staffers +ve

Navi Mumbai: At an old age home in Taloja MIDC area where the PCMC conducted tests, 54 of 61 inmates (89%) tested Covid positive.

SC Fixes Time-Frame For Centre For Appointment Of HC Judges

Says Centre Should Forward Names To SC In 8-12 Weeks

It's Important To Create A Happy Space For Kids If They Test Covid Positive: Sameera

Sameera Reddy on how she kept her kids, Hans and Nyra, upbeat during quarantine after they tested positive for COVID-19 recently

Mulund Centre Patients Get Own Fans As AC's Erratic

Mumbai: With summer heat hitting the city, patients at Mulund’s Richardson and Cruddas jumbo Covid centre have complained its air-conditioning is not working properly, making afternoons unbearable for them. Several patients have now got their own table or stand fans to beat the heat during the day.

Regional Boss As Challenger

With Congress hopelessly weak, it’s local leaders who are resisting an ‘opposition-mukt Bharat’

As Mumbai's Graph Dips, Maha Still Seeing Big Rise

Mumbai: After the detection of 11,200 Covid cases on April 4, the daily caseload in Mumbai has been steadily dipping, and, on Tuesday, 7,192 cases were registered.

Mosques Offer Free Oxygen Cylinders In MMR

Mumbai: Several mosques in the city and the suburbs have begun to provide oxygen cylinders to Covid-19 patients and, in turn, take some pressure off the hospitals. The free oxygen comes with kits that can be fitted at home for Covid-19 patients whose oxygen saturation level is low.

The Tougher The Opponent Is, The More Fun It Is To Play Against Them: Manika

Table tennis star Manika Batra is elated these days.

Train With Tankers Starts Journey From State To Pick Up Oxygen

Mumbai: Empty tankers will start their journey from Kalamboli through roll-on, roll-off service of Railways to Vizag, Jamshedpur, Rourkela and Bokaro to bring liquid oxygen to Maharashtra.

Curfew Has Been In Vain As Cases Still On The Rise: Min

Mumbai: The state government will further restrict timings of grocery shops to four hours a day, from 7 am to 11 am.

Writing her own daastaan, one ajeeb step at a time!

Nushrratt Bharuccha seems to have hit the sweet spot with the audience. She had mainstream commercial box-office hits like Sonu Ki Titu Ki Sweety and Dream Girl and garnered great reviews for her role as a Haryanvi school teacher in Chhalaang.

With 18+, city's vax target now ‘80L people'

Mumbai: The decision to “open up” the Covid-19 vaccination drive from May 1 for people between 18 and 45 years of age has raised more questions than comfort.

Worli Koliwada, city's No. 1 hotspot last year, sees rise in cases yet again

Mumbai: Worli Koliwada and its adjoining areas, which were declared the city’s first coronavirus containment zone and sealed last March, are again witnessing a spurt in cases.

400 Matheran Horses Face Starvation, Owners Seek Aid

Navi Mumbai: More than 400 horses that tourists have sat astride on in picturesque Matheran are on the verge of facing a grim situation due to the lockdown-like curbs imposed in the state.

3 Women Among 4 Sikhs Killed; Shooter Bought 2 Rifles Despite Gun Seizure

Washington: They worked the graveyard shift from 11pm to am. Amarjeet Johal strove to care for her three grandchildren during daylight hours when their parents were out working.

In Chennai, AB And Maxwell Put On A Show To Floor KKR

X-Factor. That’s the term Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Simon Katich and cricket director Mike Hesson used to describe their Rs 14.5 crore auction acquisition of the season, Glenn Maxwell. Much like the first two games, the all-rounder lived up to their expectations.

No Jabs At 35 Pvt Centres Due To Stockout, City's Vax Coverage Drops By 45% In 1 Day

Covid-19 vaccination in the city has been hit once again due to shortage of vaccine doses. On Sunday, 35 private centres couldn’t carry out the drive due to a stockout. The coverage on Sunday dropped by more than 45% compared to Saturday.