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Continuing silence on NMIA name fuels storm

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pointed silence on naming the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) after farmers' leader D B Patil, during its grand inauguration on Wednesda... Read More


PAT paper leaks spark outrage over credibility of exams

Mumbai, Oct. 12 -- The Progressive Assessment Test (PAT) question papers for Mathematics and English went viral on social media before the exam began on Saturday, sparking outrage among teachers and r... Read More


HC: Can't fire man for low efficiency due to disability

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) to reinstate a clerk who had been let go after a brain surgery allegedly affected ... Read More


Qurratulain Hyder's work on struggles of women artistes to be staged

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- Urdu writer Qurratulain Hyder's (1927-2007) novella 'Agle Janam Mohe Bitiyan Na Kijo' ('Don't have me reborn as a daughter in my next life') doesn't mince words. It's powerful, poet... Read More


Man dies, wife injured as their bike skids on Karnala Ghat

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- A 50-year-old man died, and his wife sustained serious injuries after their motorcycle skidded on the Mumbai-Goa Highway on Friday morning. The couple fell on the slope near Ka... Read More


64-yr-old toilet operator strangled by flatmate

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- A 64-year-old public toilet operator from Bandra West was allegedly killed by his 28-year-old housemate after he noticed the man was stealing cash and valuables from him and asked h... Read More


'Gross abuse of parental trust' : High court denies leniency to rapist father

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- The Bombay High Court recently refused to show any leniency to a 56-year-old labourer from Nagpur and sentenced him to 20 years of imprisonment for raping his minor daughter multipl... Read More


Student gang-raped near medical college in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct. 12 -- A 23-year-old medical student was allegedly gang-raped by five men in a forested area near her college campus in West Bengal's Durgapur on Friday night, triggering protests by stud... Read More


Hindutva groups halt screening of Marathi film 'Manache Shlok'

PUNE, Oct. 12 -- Screenings of the newly released Marathi film "Manache Shlok" were halted across several theatres in Pune on Saturday after Hindutva organisations protested, alleging that the film's ... Read More


Gill brings up another century as India tighten grip over West Indies

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The second day of the second Test between India and West Indies at the Kotla started off with many fans preparing for overnight unbeaten centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal's big score - ... Read More