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Railways, state make plans for 18-car AC locals

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- The Indian Railways have done a quick pivot and switched their plan to procure 238 air-conditioned (AC) local trains, so that they can be configured as 15- or even 18- car locals, r... Read More


State increases daily work hours from 9 to 10 for pvt sector

Mumbai, Sept. 4 -- The state government on Wednesday approved the amendment of labour laws to increase the maximum daily working hours for private sector employees from the current nine hours to 10, p... Read More


HC transfers defamation suit against Dabholkar son

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday transferred a defamation suit filed by Sanatan Sanstha from Goa to Kolhapur. The suit was against Hamid Dabholkar, son of Dr Narendra Dabholkar, a... Read More


Cop, 2 others, extort Rs.10.30 lakh at Bandra Terminus

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- Two men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating policemen and extorting Rs.10.30 lakh from a passenger at the Bandra Terminus on Monday. The two men who allegedly ext... Read More


HC rejects petition by kin of Tiger Memon against forfeiture of 2 flats

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by five relatives of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts accused Tiger Memon challenging the forfeiture of two flats connected to h... Read More


narayan Rane, 73, admitted to jaslok hospital

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- Former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane, 73, was admitted to Jaslok Hospital in south Mumbai late on Wednesday. The former union minister is expected to undergo a surgery on ... Read More


Externed criminal runs over man multiple times over old land dispute

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- A 50-year-old man, Vitthal Gaikar, was brutally crushed under a sedan multiple times in the Wagale Estate area of Thane on Tuesday night, leading to his death. Shankar Varte, a frie... Read More


NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of deaths

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday, took suo motu cognizance of 17 deaths in the Nalasopara building collapse incident on August 27, and issued notices to the c... Read More


Govt backs exporters amid tariffs

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday reaffirmed the Modi government's unwavering commitment to safeguarding the interests of Indian exporters amid the e... Read More


Services activity hits 15-year high in Aug

new delhi, Sept. 4 -- Growth in India's services activity, as measured by the Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), rose to a 15-year high in August as stronger demand increased new orders and ac... Read More