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15% water cut on Dec 3, 4

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- The BMC has announced a 15% water cut across 14 wards for 24 hours-from 10:00 am on December 3 to 10:00 am on December 4-to facilitate major pipeline replacement work. The civic bod... Read More


Haze persists as AQI worsens; Borivali East, Mazgaon worst hit

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- Mumbai continued to be blanketed in haze on Wednesday, with the overall air quality index (AQI) almost slipping into the "poor" category. According to the 4pm bulletin by the Centra... Read More


Drug case: Orry quizzed by ANC

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai police on Wednesday questioned social media influencer Orhan Awatramani aka Orry for nearly eight hours in connection with the probe into an ... Read More


BMC elections: SEC extends deadline for final voter list

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- Amid mounting complaints of errors in the draft voter list for the upcoming BMC elections, the State Election Commission (SEC) has extended the deadline for the final publication of... Read More


Need to safeguard the fundamental principles of Constitution: Kharge

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the fundamental principles of the Constitution need to be safeguarded, while fellow party leader Rahul Gandhi exhorte... Read More


Parliament serves as an example for many democracies, says Prez

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the Indian Parliament, which expresses public aspirations in the world's largest democracy, today serves as an example for many democrac... Read More


6 held for gangrape of 14-year-old in Kolkata

Kolkata, Nov. 27 -- Six people - all in the age group of 18-20 years - were arrested on charges of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl, while her friend was allegedly stripped and filmed at Baruipur in the... Read More


20mn Aadhaar cards of dead people deactivated: UIDAI

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the government agency that issues Aadhaar cards, has deactivated more than 20 million Aadhaar numbers belonging to deceased ... Read More


Army mulls increasing Agniveer intake to 100k

NEW DELHI, Nov. 27 -- The army is examining a proposal to double the intake of Agniveers in its ranks - from the current 50,000 to 100,000 a year - with the move aimed at addressing shortage of soldie... Read More


'Not appropriate': Sharad Pawar slams Ajit Pawar's 'vote or no funds' remark

India, Nov. 27 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday criticised Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's statement suggesting that funds would depend... Read More