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26-year-old man with flair for female voices behind MLA sextortion attempt

THANE, Oct. 14 -- A 55-year-old BJP MLA from Chandgad in Kolhapur, Shivaji Patil, who had rushed to the police last week claiming that a woman was trying to extort him with threats of leaking "obscene... Read More


New, young faces to get 50% NCP (SP) tickets: Sharad Pawar

Mumbai, Oct. 14 -- The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) will allocate 50% of its tickets for the upcoming local body elections across Maharashtra to young candidates from non-political... Read More


HC: Find land for SGNP encroachers by Thu

MUMBAI, Oct. 14 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the state to finalise the land for rehabilitating the eligible encroachers who occupy an 'eco-sensitive zone' of the Sanjay Gandhi National ... Read More


made-in-china firecrackers worth Rs.6.32 crore seized

MUMBAI, Oct. 14 -- Authorities have seized 20 tonnes of Chinese firecrackers, valued at Rs.6.32 crore, smuggled into the Nhava Sheva Port at Navi Mumbai, after they were declared as "leggings". The co... Read More


Dadar residents warn of PIL if fish vendors not moved

Mumbai, Oct. 14 -- With their pleas to shift the wholesale fish market from Senapati Bapat Marg falling on deaf ears, nearly 350 families residing in the Swarajya Cooperative Housing Society (CHS) in ... Read More


State board announces SSC, HSC exam schedule

Pune, Oct. 14 -- The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) on Monday announced the timetable for the 2026 Class 10 (SSC) and Class 12 (HSC) examinations, to be ... Read More


MbPA gets over 200 queries for plot lease

MUMBAI, Oct. 14 -- The Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) has received more than 200 inquiries for the 28 plots it plans to lease along Mumbai's eastern waterfront. The last date to respond to the Expressio... Read More


court grants pre-arrest bail to actor in web series

MUMBAI, Oct. 14 -- The Dindoshi sessions court granted anticipatory bail to actor Ajaz Khan in a case connected to the web series 'House Arrest' which allegedly contains indecent scenes that violate t... Read More


Metabolic syndrome ups risk of gynaec cancers, finds study

MUMBAI, Oct. 14 -- A new ICMR-NIRRCH study has found that women with metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions including obesity, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and abnormal cholesterol, ... Read More


Vasai-Virar autos must run on meter from Nov 15: minister

Mumbai, Oct. 14 -- Ahead of local body polls, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Monday announced that from November 15 onwards auto rickshaws in Vasai-Virar will have to run on meter and char... Read More