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Rush to file nominations as deadline looms

MUMBAI, Dec. 30 -- Four former mayors, Vishakha Raut, Shraddha Jadhav, Milind Vaidya and Kishori Pednekar (all Shiv Sena-UBT); former opposition leader in the BMC, Ravi Raja, who quit the Congress to ... Read More


78-year-old dead after being hit by school bus

India, Dec. 30 -- "The police are not giving us the name of the owner of the school bus that hit my mother," said Chetan Bolar. Usha Bolar, 78, an Andheri east resident, was waiting for an autoricksha... Read More


Drunk jawan robs family of its mother

India, Dec. 30 -- "A family has lost its mother due to a reckless, drunk jawan. If a jawan can be so irresponsible, what can we expect from civilians," asks Jawed Sheikh, whose 55-year-old sister died... Read More


Speeding truck hits bike, 1 dead

India, Dec. 30 -- "It's been three months and I'm still trying to get details on the dumper driver, who killed my brother," said a distraught 24-year-old Ehsaan Shaikh. His brother, Mohammed Irfan, 31... Read More


Hit-and-run kills salon employee

India, Dec. 30 -- A woman was killed and a man seriously injured when a truck slammed their motorcycle on Ghodbunder Road in Waghbil on October 19. The hit-and-run was the 19th fatality reported this ... Read More


SUV mayhem at Ambernath flyover, 4 dead

India, Dec. 30 -- Four people were killed and four others seriously injured on November 21 after a speeding SUV rammed into several motorcycles on the Ambernath flyover, which connects the eastern and... Read More


BEST, Metro, RLYs to run special services to ring in 2026

MUMBAI, Dec. 30 -- When Mumbaikars step out on December 31 to ring in the new year, a host of special public transport services will be made available to help the celebrations go smoother. Metro 3 (th... Read More


4 deaths a day in '25: Why MMR roads are deadly

MUMBAI, Dec. 30 -- At least four people died in road accidents every day in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in the first 11 months of the year, begging the question: is the development juggernaut... Read More


Collect as per local need or face action, state tells blood banks

Mumbai, Dec. 30 -- The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) has cautioned blood banks against collecting blood beyond local requirements, particularly during donation drives in December-February. In... Read More


Questions for this time of the year

India, Dec. 30 -- At the end of the year, I like to reflect on the key events of the year, the feelings they evoked, and about the people who had an impact on my life. As I have grown older, I have le... Read More