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Break a sweat at the akhada

India, June 12 -- While modern gyms remain popular, akhadas (traditional wrestling grounds) are emerging as a summer fitness option for some Indians. Akhada workouts follow time-honoured, rustic routi... Read More


Sip smart, stay cool: Make water your BFF during heatwave season

India, June 12 -- The hotter it gets, the more your body sweats to cool down. Sweat is mostly water, and the more you sweat, essential fluids and salts are lost. "Sweating causes a large loss of both ... Read More


PM10 breached permissible AQI limits on 49 days in 3 months

Mumbai, June 12 -- Just after the winter months, when air quality appears to improve with the air quality monitoring stations hitting the green mark, a closer look at data from February to April revea... Read More


Protests push MMRDA to alter Borivali-Thane twin tunnel plan

THANE, June 12 -- In a major development, the unity of over 10,000 citizens in Mulla Baug forced the political leadership and administrative authorities to change the location of the Borivali-Thane tw... Read More


suspicious death ends up being murder; husband held

MUMBAI, June 12 -- The police on Tuesday registered a murder case in the suspicious death of a 53-year-old woman in Mazgaon who was earlier declared dead by suicide. The police said evidence and preli... Read More


Bizman freed in hijacking case booked for cheating

MUMBAI, June 12 -- A businessman, acquitted in a hijacking case two years ago, has been booked for allegedly defrauding a jeweller of gold, silver and diamonds valued at Rs.12.77 crore. Birju Salla, 4... Read More


BEST mulls reducing fares, rationalising routes

MUMBAI, June 12 -- In a little over a month after it hiked bus fares by 100 percent, the BEST Undertaking is set to bring them down. The authorities are working on reducing the fares by Rs.2-3 as well... Read More


HC: minority colleges to be exempt of fyjc reservations

MUMBAI, June 12 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday questioned the resolution the state government had issued on May 6 which directed minority educational institutions in the state to implement cons... Read More


V-Unbeatable cheating case: HC slams MBVV police for tardy investigation

MUMBAI, June 12 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday rapped the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police, stating that the senior officers adopted a "calculated way" to defend their juniors who handled... Read More


HC upholds AAI's right to evict The Leela hotel

MUMBAI, June 12 -- In a setback for HLV Limited, the parent company of The Leela Mumbai hotel, the Bombay high court on Tuesday upheld the Airports Authority of India's (AAI's) right to evict it from ... Read More