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yearly fastag toll pass from aug 15: Rs.3k for 200 trips

New Delhi, June 19 -- The Union government is introducing a FASTag-based annual pass priced at Rs.3,000, from 15 August for private non-commercial vehicles in a move to facilitate cheaper, congestion-... Read More


Jet that crashed in Ahmedabad had clear record: Air India chief

New Delhi, June 19 -- Air India Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Wednesday that the Boeing Dreamliner that crashed with 242 people on board last week had a clean engine history, revealing that the ri... Read More


Case against Uber, Rapido for 'illegal' bike taxi services

MUMBAI, June 19 -- The Azad Maidan police station has registered a case against ride hailing apps Uber and Rapido for allegedly running bike taxi services in the state without any licence. The two fir... Read More


HDFC Bank CEO moves HC to quash bribery FIR

MUMBAI, June 19 -- HDFC Bank's managing director and CEO, Sashidhar Jagdishan, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against him earlier this mont... Read More


CBFC orders Aamir film to include Modi quote

New Delhi, June 19 -- The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) directed the makers of Aamir Khan's upcoming film Sitaare Zameen Par to make five changes/suggestions to the film, among which was ... Read More


9 killed in accident

Pune, June 19 -- Nine persons, including a six-year-old child, lost their lives while two others sustained serious injuries after a speeding car rammed into a stationary pickup mini truck on the Jejur... Read More


State makes Hindi 'in general' 3rd lang; 'stabbing Marathi in the chest': Oppn

Mumbai, June 19 -- Hindi will not be a compulsory third language in Maharashtra state board schools, but it will be the default choice unless at least 20 students in a class opt for an alternative lan... Read More


India's fintech market to hit $400 bn in next 3 years: FM

New Delhi, June 19 -- India's fintech market is flourishing and projected to become $400 billion in the next three years, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday and urged the indu... Read More


MPCB decides to phase out charcoal tandoors, bhattis

MUMBAI, June 18 -- The time has come to choose between your beloved tandoori roti and cleaner air-at least that's the message from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), which has decided to ... Read More


Morgue worker sacked for taking bribes

NAVI MUMBAI, June 18 -- A civic morgue worker was caught on camera accepting a Rs.2,000 bribe to wrap a deceased person with cloth. The video went viral and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC... Read More