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On track: How Norway became a powerhouse in world athletics

Mumbai, Sept. 12 -- Erlend Slokvik, sports director of the Norwegian athletics association, is a former ski-orienteering World Championships medallist. Athletics is the fourth sport he has managed as ... Read More


EC TELLS ELECTION OFFICERS TO ACCEPT AADHAAR FOR S.I.R.

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The Election Commission of India on Wednesday told state Chief Electoral Officers that Aadhaar will be accepted as one of the 12 documents to be furnished by electors in any fut... Read More


Airport reopens in Kathmandu but uncertainty lingers

Kathmandu, Sept. 12 -- After two days of turmoil, a semblance of calm returned to Kathmandu on Thursday as the international airport resumed flights, shops opened for two hours and people were seen qu... Read More


Bhujbal warns of 'anarchy' over OBC quota confusion

MUMBAI, Sept. 12 -- After the "victory" so triumphantly declared by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil recently, leaders of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) are pushing back, hard. On Wednesda... Read More


Elphinstone Bridge to be finally closed for traffic from midnight

Mumbai, Sept. 12 -- The Elphinstone Bridge, a crucial connector between Parel and Prabhadevi, will be closed from 12 am on Saturday to facilitate its demolition and make way for the upcoming Sewri-Wor... Read More


Bizman stabbed to death in brawl outside malad bar

MUMBAI, Sept. 12 -- A 34-year-old businessman from Malad was killed on Wednesday by a few individuals outside a bar in Malad, who thought he was abusing them while he was abusing the bar's staff. He w... Read More


79k farmers removed from sop list

MUMBAI, Sept. 12 -- After discovering 2.6 million ineligible beneficiaries under its flagship Ladki Bahin scheme, the Maharashtra government has identified another ambitious scheme similarly draining ... Read More


No bidders for 28 MbPA plots, govt moves deadline

MUMBAI, Sept. 12 -- The Mumbai Port Authority's (MbPA) plan to lease 28 plots on Mumbai's eastern waterfront has hit a speed bump. The Expression of Interest (EOI) floated by the port authority in Aug... Read More


Gang of thieves drug driver, flee with Rs.2.5Cr

MUMBAI, Sept. 12 -- A van carrying Rs.2.7 crore cash was robbed by a gang of four to five people who drugged the vehicle's driver and left him tied to the van's seat on Wednesday in Girgaon. According... Read More


State removes 79K 'ineligible' farmers from welfare scheme

Mumbai, Sept. 12 -- The Maharashtra government has deleted around 79,000 names from the beneficiary list under its ambitious welfare scheme for farmers, noting they were availing the benefits despite ... Read More