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Odisha teen who set herself on fire dies

India, Dec. 9 -- An 18-year-old college student of Odisha's Sudergarh district, who suffered 90% burn injuries after setting herself on fire, died while undergoing treatment at Ispat General Hospital ... Read More


Estranged father denied visitation over son's studies

MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday refused a UK-based man's request to have overnight custody of his 11-year-old son during his visit to Mumbai. The court held that the child's studies ... Read More


Battle to save 740 trees at Thane Mental Hospital intensifies

THANE, Dec. 9 -- The plan to axe around 740 trees in exchange for a world-class mental health facility in Thane has taken a political turn, with the local arm of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) op... Read More


What derailed road-widening policy

MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- A comprehensive internal review by the BMC on the bottleneck-removal policy for road-widening in the island city revealed multiple irregularities and alleged collusion between ward o... Read More


BMC collects Rs.45l in fines for construction site violations

Mumbai, Dec. 9 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected over Rs.45 lakh in penalties from over 4,000 offenders from construction sites across the city in the last two months, for ... Read More


Probe registration of Govandi hospital: HC

Mumbai, Dec. 9 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the municipal commissioner to probe how a Govandi-based hospital obtained its registration certificate, after observing that both the Brihanmumbai ... Read More


HC: Senior citizens' law can't be used for eviction

MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday set aside two orders passed by the Senior Citizen Tribunal directing a 53-year-old man and his wife to vacate an Andheri bungalow owned by his 75-year... Read More


Ganesh Naik: If Sena acts right, we'll take them along; if not, we'll respond

NAVI MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) election has spiralled into one of the most fractured contests the ruling Mahayuti has faced, with BJP leader Ganesh Naik's high-vol... Read More


Cong suspends Navjot for Rs.500-cr remark

India, Dec. 9 -- The Punjab Congress on Monday evening suspended Navjot Kaur Sidhu from its primary membership after she sparked a political row with her "Rs.500 crore for chief minister's chair" rema... Read More


Number of districts to be increased to 13

India, Dec. 9 -- Delhi is set for its most significant administrative reshaping in years, with the number of districts likely to rise from 11 to 13 under a redrawn map that largely aligns the Capital'... Read More