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BEST bus crushes 75-yr-old Malabar Hill woman to death

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- A 75-year-old Malabar Hill resident died on Tuesday morning after coming under the rear tyre of a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus on BG Kher Road, in front of ... Read More


Police allows CPI (M) to hold peaceful protest over Gaza war

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- The Mumbai police have allowed the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) to hold a peaceful assembly at Azad Maidan on August 20, to condemn the ongoing "genocide in Gaza". T... Read More


Ajit Pawar slams move to ban meat on I-Day

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- After the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) issued an order banning the sale of meat on Independence Day recently, on Tuesday, civic bodies of Malegaon, Chhatrapati Sambh... Read More


50, not 400, trees to be cut for water tanks

Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- In a major revision of its earlier plans, the BMC has reduced the number of trees to be cut for the construction of three alternative water tanks at Malabar Hill from an initial 400... Read More


Opposition slams MbPA on the waterfront lease move

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Opposition parties on Tuesday slammed the Mumbai Port Authority's decision to lease 215 acres of its land for up to 30 years, effectively shelving the grand plan to develop the east... Read More


11-yr-old govinda's death: Mandal president booked for negligence

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- After 11-year-old Mahesh Jadhav died during Dahi Handi practice in Ketikapada on Sunday, his mother Sangeetha filed a complaint with the Dahisar police who have registered a case fo... Read More


BJP Youth wing leader and his cousin killed in Bhiwandi

THANE, Aug. 13 -- The vice-president of the BJP Yuva Morcha's Thane unit, Prafulla Tangdi, and his cousin were killed in a gruesome attack by a few unidentified individuals on Monday night. The youth ... Read More


12-year-old boy, father drown in Kandivali lake

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- A 50-year-old man and his 12-year-old son drowned in a lake in Kandivali East on Tuesday. The police found a bag of crabs near the lake and they suspect the duo might have gone ther... Read More


Catholic Gymkhana on state govt's radar

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- The Catholic Gymkhana, a cultural and sporting icon on Marine Drive in South Mumbai, is now on the state government's radar. The move comes after two other popular institutions on p... Read More


Two consignments of trafficked wildlife to be deported to Thailand as per DGCA norms

Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- In a rare instance, two wildlife consignments trafficked into Mumbai via flights operated by Indigo airlines will be deported back to their origin country, Thailand, on Wednesday mo... Read More