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Slum dwellers on mangrove land not entitled to rehab: HC

MUMBAI, June 8 -- In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Friday held that slum dwellers who have settled on protected forests - including mangrove land and buffer zones - cannot seek rehabi... Read More


Farmers first: Rules framed to check wily loan sharks

MUMBAI, June 8 -- Given Maharashtra's history of suicides among farmers - approximately 2700 to 2800 each year for the last seven to eight years - and growing complaints of extra interest rates being ... Read More


Gandhi alleges foul play in Maha polls; BJP hits back

Mumbai, June 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party lashed out on Saturday against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for alleging systematic rigging of the 2024 Maharashtra elections, a claim also rebuffed by Ele... Read More


2 Cong men cross over to Shiv Sena

MUMBAI, June 8 -- Days after former minister and senior Congress leader from Solapur Siddharam Mhetre joined the Shiv Sena led by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, another once-Congress leader from... Read More


Data jam studies urban heat impact, 'heat islands' in Mumbai

MUMBAI, June 8 -- The next time you're sweating it on a hot and muggy day, take a look around. The aim of this exercise is to determine whether you are positioned in a 'heat island'. "If you think the... Read More


Ticket checkers to make AC locals punctual again: WR

MUMBAI, June 8 -- Could a dedicated squad of ticket checkers (TCs) in air-conditioned (AC) local trains be the key to punctual train services on the Western Railway? The railway believes it is. It's b... Read More


kidney patient misses flight, Shinde drops her in his pvt jet

Mumbai, June 8 -- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde came to the aid of a woman in urgent need of a kidney transplant after she missed her flight from Jalgaon to Mumbai on Friday night. The woman, Sh... Read More


Saamana hints at Thackeray cousins getting together for municipal polls

MUMBAI, June 8 -- A day after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray declared that whatever the people of Maharashtra wanted would happen, fuelling speculation about the estranged Thackeray cousins co... Read More


We are asking all the right questions today

India, June 8 -- Huda Khattan bought back Huda Beauty, and now fully owns the brand she founded. Another woman, worth $1.4 billion, paid $360 million to buy back all her early music this week. No Bad ... Read More


Ahead of Bihar polls, BJP plans drive for Dalit outreach

Patna, June 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to launch a Dalit outreach programme in poll-bound Bihar, with the move being seen as the ruling party's attempt to consolidate support am... Read More