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Garbage tax deferred amid BMC's property tax hike

MUMBAI, May 30 -- The civic administration has deferred its much-debated fee on solid waste management, or garbage tax, in view of the increase in property tax. The user fee was meant to cover the dai... Read More


Stealth fighter prototype to fly in '29: DRDO

NEW DELHI, May 30 -- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Samir V Kamat on Thursday said the first prototype of a stealth fighter being developed by India will make its maiden fl... Read More


Boom in AI fuels a flurry of startups in India

New Delhi, May 30 -- There's a scramble to register artificial intelligence (AI) companies, as India's public and private sectors embrace the technology that's transforming industries worldwide. Compa... Read More


Many positives for India amid global uncertainty: CEA

New delhi, May 30 -- India's economy is expected to grow in the range of 6.3-6.8% in FY26, as noted in the Economic Survey and may sustain this over a longer period despite an uncertain global and pol... Read More


Showers expose 59 new flood-prone spots in SoBo

MUMBAI, May 29 -- The season's first downpour in Mumbai on Monday exposed 59 locations in the island city that experienced waterlogging for the first time ever. These areas, previously unaffected sinc... Read More


4-month jail for man whose dog bit neighbour

MUMBAI, May 29 -- A 40-year-old resident of Worli, Rishab Patel, was sentenced to a four-month imprisonment and directed to pay a Rs.4,000 fine by the Dadar metropolitan magistrate court in a seven-ye... Read More


Enraged cabbie carries driver on bonnet for 6km

MUMBAI, May 29 -- A cab driver allegedly carried another cab driver precariously on the bonnet of his Ertiga for nearly six kilometres on Tuesday night following a heated argument at the domestic airp... Read More


Rlys fit digital rain gauges

MUMBAI, May 29 -- Taking a cue from the May 26 rains that lashed Mumbai, the railways are now taking two vital steps. Both Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) will install automated digital ... Read More


Rains fill up Dehrang dam

India, May 29 -- The Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has withdrawn its once-a-week zone-wise water cuts on Tuesday after heavy rains filled up Dehrang dam. The one-day water cut was imposed in Marc... Read More


Heavy rains damage crops in state; onion, tomato prices set to rise

PUNE, May 29 -- Pre-monsoon showers have damaged onion, tomato and several fruit crops across Maharashtra, especially in major producing regions like Nashik, leading to fears of a spike in onion price... Read More