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16 years on, a father refuses to let the truth be buried

India, March 23 -- Sixteen years ago, Sneha Patil (name changed), an eighth-grade student from Nalasopara, went on a school picnic to a hilltop temple in the Tungareshwar reserve in Vasai east, not fa... Read More


Mumbai: 16 years on, a father refuses to let the truth be buried

India, March 23 -- Sixteen years ago, Sneha Patil (name changed), an eighth-grade student from Nalasopara, went on a school picnic to a hilltop temple in the Tungareshwar reserve in Vasai east, not fa... Read More


Retired woman duped of rRs.r91 lakh in 'digital arrest' scam, 1 held

India, March 23 -- A 63-year-old retired woman from Dahisar was allegedly duped of Rs.91 lakh after cyber fraudsters posing as police officers, threatened her with arrest in a fake money-laundering ca... Read More


Caretaker booked for assaulting elderly woman

Mumbai, March 23 -- A 75-year-old woman was allegedly tied to a bed and beaten by her caretaker at a senior care facility in Borivali. The caretaker, identified as Surekha Pawar, 30, was booked on Sat... Read More


Retired woman duped of Rs.91l in 'digital arrest' scam, 1 nabbed

Mumbai, March 23 -- A 63-year-old retired woman from Dahisar was allegedly duped of Rs.91 lakh after cyber fraudsters posing as police officers, threatened her with arrest in a fake money-laundering c... Read More


VVCMC doubles water tax, increases property tax by 15%

India, March 21 -- The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has raised property tax by 15% and doubled water tax in its Rs.4,208 crore budget for 2026-27, citing a revenue shortfall. Municip... Read More


VVCMC doubles water tax, increases property tax by 15%

India, March 21 -- The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has raised property tax by 15% and doubled water tax in its Rs.4,208 crore budget for 2026-27, citing a revenue shortfall. Municip... Read More


Two 16-year-olds drown at Navapur beach in Virar while retrieving football; lifeguards absent

India, March 21 -- A carefree evening football game at Navapur beach in Virar turned fatal on Thursday, when two 16-year-olds ventured into the sea to retrieve their ball and were overpowered by stron... Read More


VVCMC doubles water tax, hikes property tax by 15% for 2026-27

MUMBAI, March 21 -- The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has raised property tax by 15% and doubled water tax in its Rs.4,208 crore budget for 2026-27, citing a revenue shortfall. Municip... Read More


Two 16-year-olds drown at Virar beach while retrieving football; lifeguards absent

MUMBAI, March 21 -- A carefree evening football game at Navapur beach in Virar turned fatal on Thursday, when two 16-year-olds ventured into the sea to retrieve their ball and were overpowered by stro... Read More