Demolition begins on British-era Elphinstone Bridge

India, Sept. 13 -- Around 10 pm on Friday, amid heavy police presence, the 112-year-old Elphinstone Bridge, connecting Prabhadevi and Parel, was shut for demolition to make way for the under-construct... Read More

Shelar pushes for koliwadas to be demarcated, entered in DCPR

India, Sept. 13 -- With municipal elections looming, the state government is hoping to fulfil a long-standing demand of the Koli community, one that will safeguard their cultural identity and reaffirm... Read More

'We have lost': Residents accept defeat as Elphinstone Bridge closes

India, Sept. 13 -- As the official time for the Elphinstone Bridge's closure-Friday midnight-crept closer, preparations began on multiple fronts. To enforce the closure, over 250 police officers were... Read More

Anish Damania to join state think tank

India, Sept. 13 -- The Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), a state government-owned think tank, on Friday appointed finance expert Anish Damania as an honorary advisor. Damania, a man... Read More

Bomb hoax disrupts HC proceedings for 2 hours

India, Sept. 13 -- Proceedings at the Bombay High Court were stalled for two hours on Friday after an email sent to the court's official email address threatened the iconic court building would be blo... Read More

Meat ban in Panchkula likely to face fresh high court challenge

Panchkula, Sept. 13 -- The Panchkula municipal corporation's (MC) order banning the sale, purchase and slaughter of meat in Mansa Devi Complex (MDC) may soon be challenged in the Punjab and Haryana hi... Read More

Urban Company IPO allotment date in focus. GMP, steps to check share allotment status online

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- The initial public offering (IPO) of online marketplace Urban Company Ltd received stellar demand from investors. As the bidding period has ended, focus now shifts towards Urban... Read More

INSAS rifle theft case: Crime scene recreation reveals conflicting accounts from accused and complainant

India, Sept. 13 -- The Mumbai Crime Branch on Friday conducted a detailed crime scene reconstruction in the New Navy Nagar area of Cuffe-Parade, as part of the investigation into the theft of an INSAS... Read More

Mithi flooding brings Kurla slum colonies a silver lining

India, Sept. 13 -- This year's record-breaking flooding of the Mithi River has brought hope that an old promise will be kept. Residents of Kranti Nagar and Sandesh Nagar, two of several flood-prone sl... Read More

Pakistan: Government policies turn blind eye to fishermen's pleas, lose coastal area of Sindh to sea

Karachi, Sept. 13 -- Due to the reduction of flow of water in the Indus, the fishermen community living alongside the coast of Sindh is seeing their lands and livelihoods being destroyed due to the se... Read More

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