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Zero tolerance for law and order violations, miscreants will face stern action: Haryana CM

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday reiterated that the state government has adopted zero tolerance towards any lapse in law and order. He underlined that ensuri... Read More


MFIs' branches rise 38.5pc, borrowers reach 32.18m

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh's microfinance sector has seen a significant expansion over the past six years, with the microfinance institutions' (MFIs) total number of branches rising from 18,825 in f... Read More


17-year-old girl dies by suicide in Goregaon residential complex

India, Aug. 16 -- A 17-year-old girl died by suicide in a high-rise in Goregaon East on Thursday. This marks the third death by suicide from the building complex in recent times, said police. The dec... Read More


Border flare-up: Independence Day assault in Merapani rekindles Assam-Nagaland tensions

Guwahati, Aug. 16 -- Tensions are once again building up in the volatile Merapani sector along the Assam-Nagaland border following the assault on three youths from Assam on Independence Day by alleged... Read More


BEST credit society fraud probe: EOW begins inquiry into rRs.r12.41-crore Lonavala property deal; Sena (UBT)-MNS calls it political vendetta

India, Aug. 16 -- With less than a week to go before the keenly watched BEST Employees' Credit Society elections, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police has launched a preliminary enqui... Read More


Willingdon co-op residents in race against time to save their homes

India, Aug. 16 -- In a little over 10 days, the fate of 27 families residing between 17th and 34th floors of the Willingdon View Cooperative Housing Society (CHS), in Tardeo, will be sealed. The resid... Read More


Maharashtra: IMD issues red alert for Mumbai, 6 districts

Mumbai, Aug. 16 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday morning issued a red alert in the districts of Ratnagiri, Raigad, Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, and Palghar of Maharasht... Read More


Residents hold protest against builder over lack of access road

Gurugram, Aug. 16 -- Around 150 residents of Signature Global City society in Sector 37D held a protest on Friday alleging the developer's failure to build a 24-metre access road for a year. The devel... Read More


'Rs.150/sq ft bribe rate fixed under ex-VVCMC chief'

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is conducting a money laundering probe into the construction of 41 illegal, now-demolished buildings in Vasai East, has found that former VVC... Read More


Unbuilt vision: Why Mumbai's eastern waterfront dream was so remarkable

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- Broad pavements, lush gardens and a low building footprint aren't features typically associated with Mumbai's urban sprawl. And, yet, a 28-km stretch along the eastern shoreline fri... Read More