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Grand Hyatt gets hoax call about bomb blast

MUMBAI, June 1 -- The police have booked an unidentified person for calling the Grand Hyatt hotel in Santacruz on Friday claiming a bomb had been placed in the hotel premises and would soon explode. T... Read More


Chembur man arrested for setting wife on fire

MUMBAI, June 1 -- The police arrested a 45-year-old man from Chembur on Saturday for allegedly setting his wife on fire after an argument. The police said the woman, who suffered burns on 45% of her s... Read More


MBMC report: Lifeguard lapse caused 11-year-old's drowning

MUMBAI, June 1 -- A three-member inquiry committee appointed by the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has held the contractor and management of a civic swimming pool responsible for the drow... Read More


Controversial FYJC in-house quota rule scrapped

MUMBAI, June 1 -- In a significant relief for students, parents and college administrators, the state school education department has rolled back a controversial rule regarding First Year Junior Colle... Read More


agri min feels like 'being chief of a deserted village'

MUMBAI, June 1 -- State agriculture minister and NCP legislator Manikrao Kokate kicked up a fresh controversy on Saturday by describing his job as "osad gao chi patilki" (being chieftain of a deserted... Read More


'Shinde should resign over MMRDA tenders'

MUMBAI, June 1 -- Following the decision of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to scrap the controversial tender process for the Thane-Ghodbunder-to-Bhayandar twin tunnels an... Read More


Mahayuti rolls back pre-poll crop loss compensation hike

MUMBAI, June 1 -- The Mahayuti government, which had hiked the compensation for crop losses before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, cancelled this on Friday and restored a 2023 order which will leave far... Read More


'No question of promising marriage to married woman'

MUMBAI, June 1 -- The Supreme Court has struck down a rape case against a 25-year-old student after observing that there was no question of him inducing the alleged survivor into a physical extramarit... Read More


Borivali parking lift collapse kills 1 worker, injures another

MUMBAI, June 1 -- One worker died and another one was injured after a car parking lift collapsed and fell into a seven-metre deep pit, trapping the pair under it. The incident occurred in an under-con... Read More


54-yr-old dies in slab collapse in Virar house

MUMBAI, June 1 -- A 54-year-old woman died after a slab collapse incident in Virar in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased woman was identified as Alifiya Abbas Manaswala. According to the police... Read More