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8 J&K cops sent to 5-day CBI custody

India, Aug. 22 -- A special CBI court on Thursday granted the agency five-day custody of eight Jammu & Kashmir Police personnel arrested for inflicting "brutal and inhuman custodial torture" on a fell... Read More


Israel to push ahead with Gaza takeover, truce talks

India, Aug. 22 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he will give final approval for takeover of Gaza City while also restarting negotiations with Hamas aimed at returning... Read More


US, EU issue trade deal framework

India, Aug. 22 -- The US and the European Union on Thursday locked in a framework trade deal reached last month that includes a 15% US tariff on most EU imports, including autos and pharmaceuticals. I... Read More


4 workers die after gas leak at pharma factory in Boisar

PALGHAR, Aug. 22 -- Four workers died and two others were left battling for life after a nitrogen gas leak at a pharmaceutical unit in Tarapur MIDC, Palghar district, on Thursday afternoon. A nitrogen... Read More


Fadnavis dials Pawar, Uddhav for support in vice prez polls

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has reached out to Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray to seek their support in the vi... Read More


How Khar managed to get kabutarkhana shut

Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- At a time when there is a raging controversy surrounding the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC's) recent actions to shut down 51 kabutarkhanas across the city, there is also... Read More


Monorail train gets overloaded again

Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- Less than 48 hours after 1,148 passengers had to be rescued when two overcrowded monorail trains came to a halt on elevated tracks between stations on a day of torrential rain, anot... Read More


Forest dept rescues 42 munias from pet shop

NAVI MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The forest department rescued 42 munias and arrested two wildlife traffickers from Ulwe Node area of Panvel taluka on Thursday. Munias come under Schedule II, Part B of the Wil... Read More


Despite BEST poll defeat, Sena (UBT) optimistic about alliance with MNS

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- After the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) failed the first test of their alliance in the BEST Employees Credit Society poll, followed by the immediate visit of ... Read More


No HC relief for bakeries on clean fuel issue

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to allow bakery owners more time to switch from conventional coal-based fuel to cleaner fuels, stating that those who had not met the July ... Read More