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'Vengeful mind' behind FIRs against ex-CP

MUMBAI, May 22 -- Criminal proceedings initiated against former Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey and others at the behest of businessman Sanjay Punamiya were "manifestly attended with mala fid... Read More


Website crash leads to chaos in FYJC online admissions, deadline extended to May 23

MUMBAI, May 22 -- Chaos and confusion marked the first day of the FYJC admission preference-filling process on Thursday after the admission website crashed due to heavy traffic from students across th... Read More


Mahayuti proposes 1 underground parking lot each for city's 27 wards

MUMBAI, May 22 -- Mumbai will get 27 underground parking lots, one in each of the city's 27 administrative wards, if a proposal by the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the BMC goes through. These parking ... Read More


3 Malabar giant squirrels, 7 star tortoises rescued in DRI op near Pune rly station; 2 men arrested

Pune, May 22 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 10 protected wild animals, including three Malabar giant squirrels and seven Indian star tortoises, during an operation near Pune R... Read More


5 convicted in 2021 drug case, no reference to Dawood link

MUMBAI, May 22 -- A special court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has convicted five people for possession of drugs in a 2021 case that had grabbed national headlines, ... Read More


Congestion at port disrupts cargo movement

Mumbai, May 22 -- Severe congestion at Nhava Sheva Port has disrupted cargo movement and increased financial pressure on importers, with trade bodies and companies seeking urgent intervention from por... Read More


88% rain forecast puts state on drought alert

Mumbai, May 22 -- Maharashtra may face a drought-like situation this year due to the rapidly developing El Nino weather phenomenon, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting that the ... Read More


SC backs HC's move to appoint admins for Lilavati trust

Mumbai, May 22 -- The Supreme Court earlier this week refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court order proposing the appointment of a committee of administrators to oversee the trust that runs the ... Read More


Fireman, guard dead in Thane market fire

THANE, May 22 -- A security guard and a fire brigade officer died, while three other firefighters sustained severe burn injuries in a massive blaze that erupted at the Gaondevi municipal market in Tha... Read More


UP plans mandatory uniform for students in colleges, univs

Lucknow, May 22 -- With less than a year to go for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Yogi Adityanath government has announced plans to introducing a mandatory dress code for nearly 4.9 million stu... Read More