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Hindi mandatory from Class 1 in state schools

MUMBAI, April 17 -- The state government has announced that Hindi will be made a compulsory third language subject for students from Classes 1 to 5, starting from the academic year 2025-26. The move i... Read More


bike skids on Elphinstone bridge, 1 dead

MUMBAI, April 17 -- A 39-year-old pillion rider died after the bike skidded on the Elphinstone Bridge in Prabhadevi on Wednesday morning. An accidental death report was registered. The deceased was i... Read More


Bellasis Bridge to beat deadline by 6 months?

India, April 17 -- Mumbai: In a city teeming with unfinished infrastructure work and missed deadlines, the Bellasis Bridge in south Mumbai is a stark rarity. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (B... Read More


CR to improve access to LTT, clear encroachments

MUMBAI, April 17 -- The Central Railway (CR) plans to reclaim a 300-500-metre encroached stretch connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) with Vidyavihar railway station on the Main Line. This would i... Read More


2 kg of cocaine seized from Guinean at mumbai airport

MUMBAI, April 17 -- A woman hailing from the West African country of Guinea was arrested for possession of 2.17 kg of cocaine, after she arrived on flight from Nairobi in Kenya. The contraband was fou... Read More


Dharavi redevpt: Document submission deadline ends; 15,000 may be excluded

Mumbai, April 17 -- Around 15,000 tenement owners in Dharavi could be excluded from the Adani Group-led redevelopment project of one of Asia's largest slums, as the deadline to submit documents provin... Read More


Jeweller buys fake gold worth Rs.2.3 cr

MUMBAI, April 17 -- The Dongri police have booked two men for duping a 48-year-old jeweller of Rs.2.30 crore by selling him fake gold coins that appeared to be manufactured by a Swiss company. The ar... Read More


No GST on devp agreement for TDR: HC

MUMBAI, April 17 -- The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has held that Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not applicable to the transfer of development rights (TDR) or floor space index (FSI) as par... Read More


Award for HT photographer

Mumbai, April 17 -- Hindustan Times photographer Raju Shinde won the award for the Best Published Photograph of the 20th Mumbai marathon. The award ceremony was organised by Tata Mumbai Marathon on We... Read More


Sales tax officer bookedin fake GST refund case

MUMBAI, April 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday booked a sales tax officer (STO) for allegedly allowing fake Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds of Rs.4.69 crore to a company without ... Read More