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42 sitting, former BJP corporators likely to be dropped from list

India, Dec. 31 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has triggered discontent within its ranks ahead of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections by denying tickets to a large number of its former ... Read More


BMC polls: Marathi groups seek 80% quota for locals

India, Dec. 31 -- The Marathi Abhyas Kendra and 14 other organisations working for the rights of Marathi-speaking people on Wednesday released a public manifesto, titled Marathinama, for political lea... Read More


HC allows developer to register sale deed of auctioned Mazgaon plot

India, Dec. 31 -- The Bombay High Court has struck down a communication issued by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police, that had stalled the sale of a prime plot measuring 38,880 sq m... Read More


Cabinet freezes Vi AGR dues, grants more time

India, Dec. 31 -- The government on Wednesday froze Vodafone Idea Ltd's (Vi) adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues at Rs.87,695 crore as of December 31, 2025, and allowed the telecom operator to repay the... Read More


Four held for counterfeiting branded groceries

India, Dec. 31 -- New Delhi The Delhi Police on Wednesday said they arrested four persons involved in the manufacture, storage and sale of counterfeit branded household products across Delhi-NCR. Amo... Read More


Swastika City assault case: Day after SHO's removal, FIR against residents withdrawn

India, Dec. 31 -- LUCKNOW The police on Wednesday expunged the FIR earlier registered against residents of Swastika City colony in Ahimamau, a day after the station house officer (SHO) of Sushant Golf... Read More


Ex-MP Dhananjay Singh booked for assault, caste-based abuse

India, Dec. 31 -- LUCKNOW Former MP Dhananjay Singh was named in an FIR for alleged assault, criminal intimidation and caste-based abuse in a case that stems from a violent escalation of a dispute ove... Read More


Interview: Punjab's law & order better than most states, says DGP Gaurav Yadav

India, Dec. 31 -- As a sensitive border state with a not-too-distant past of violent extremism, Punjab faces a raft of internal security challenges stemming from Pakistan and foreign-based elements. A... Read More


Long estrangement no ground to dismiss domestic violence complaint: HC

India, Dec. 31 -- A long period of separation between spouses does not provide any ground for dismissal of complaints under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (DV) Act, 2005, the Bombay hi... Read More


Infra sites that were pulled up improve on compliance, but fail to curb pollution

India, Dec. 31 -- A day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a stop-work notice to the upcoming Bombay High Court (HC) complex in Bandra East for violating its air pollution mitig... Read More