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5 minutes per home: Kurla slum's daily water struggle

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- As the city prepared for Dussehra, the women of Jai Ambika Nagar in Kurla were occupied elsewhere. Depending upon where each home falls in the 700-tenement-strong slum settlement in ... Read More


Man who killed friend over Rs.6k in Raigad held at nepal border

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The police recently arrested a 27-year-old murderer who had fled to the Indo-Nepal border after killing one of his friends in Raigad district following a dispute over repayment ... Read More


HC upholds eviction of senior citizen's son, family from Parel flat

Mumbai, Oct. 5 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday upheld the eviction of an 88-year-old businessman's son, along with his family, from the senior citizen's flat in an upscale housing society in Parel,... Read More


Two agents held in int'l cyber slavery racket

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar police have busted an international cyber slavery racket with the arrest of two people. The police said that several youths from Mira-Bhayander were pr... Read More


OBC leaders firm on Oct 10 grand march as talks fail

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday had a hard time convincing leaders of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) that steps taken by the Mahayuti government to provide reservation... Read More


'Do Ankhein Barah Haath' actor was a graceful dancer and performer

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- Renowned actor Sandhya Shantaram, who created a niche for herself in Hindi and Marathi film industry in the 1950s with her exquisite dance numbers and an amazing range of roles, died... Read More


A lifeline in trouble: Neglected night schools battle teacher shortage, students' hopes fade

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- At 26, Rakesh Khorwal has achieved what once seemed impossible. He completed his Chartered Accountancy studies last year, an accomplishment he attributes to an unlikely springboard -... Read More


Despite RR rate hike, prop registrations up

Mumbai, Oct. 5 -- Despite the hike in ready reckoner (RR) rates from April 1 after a gap of three years, the revenue of the cash-strapped Maharashtra government has not been negatively impacted. The s... Read More


INDIa and pak WOMEN'S world cup clash TODAY

New DeLhi, Oct. 5 -- The Indian women's team is set to face Pakistan in Colombo on Sunday in an ODI World Cup clash, just days after tensions flared between the men's sides during the Asia Cup. Offici... Read More


sanae Takaichi on path to be japan's first woman pm

Tokyo, Oct. 5 -- Japan's governing party on Saturday elected former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to be... Read More