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60-storeyed towers soon? State to relax height limits

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- The Maharashtra government has proposed to increase the height limit of high-rise buildings from 120 to 180 metres, a proposal that will require the consent of the BMC's Technical Co... Read More


Locals to run at 2-min gap soon: Vaishnaw

Mumbai, Feb. 4 -- Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the headway or interval between suburban locals in Mumbai will be brought down from the current 180 seconds (3 minutes) to 120 ... Read More


Man stabs woman over financial dispute

THANE, Feb. 4 -- A 29-year-old man on Monday stabbed a woman to death near Ambernath station premises. Police have registered a murder case against the accused and arrested him. Initial investigation... Read More


24-yr-old man remanded in custody for rape at Bandra Terminus

Mumbai, Feb. 4 -- A metropolitan magistrate court in Bandra on Monday remanded a 24-year-old man to five days of police custody after he was arrested by the Bandra Government Railway Police (GRP) for ... Read More


Why Feb matters for your neuroplasticity

India, Feb. 4 -- January was filled with so many clients, friends and family mentioning how it felt like the longest month of the year. The internet too was full of memes about this. Thankfully Februa... Read More


Ukrainian actor got BMC birth certificate

MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- The Ukrainian actor arrested in the Torres Jewellery fraud, Armen Gurun Ataian (48), had obtained fake Indian identity documents, including a birth certificate issued by the Brihanmu... Read More


Speaking in Marathi must for employees in state govt offices

Mumbai, Feb. 4 -- The Maharashtra government on Monday issued an order ratifying a policy announced in March last year that makes speaking in Marathi mandatory for all employees in government offices.... Read More


Won't tolerate cuts in forest cover, SC tells Centre, states

India, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Monday told Centre and states it will not tolerate steps that leads to the reduction of forest cover after petitions alleged that the compensatory afforestation s... Read More


Ram Rahim's plea in sacrilege case junked

India, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim seeking to halt his trial and restrain the Punjab Police from continuing its probe in the 20... Read More


Siddique shooter seeks to retract confession

MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- Shivkumar Gautam, the main accused in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, has moved an application before the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court see... Read More