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Dharavikars begin vacating decades-old homes FOR DRP

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The first lot of Dharavikars have started moving out of their decades-old homes after being issued eviction notices under the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP). Residents of at le... Read More


14 years on, two diamond traders acquitted in murder case

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted two diamond traders who were sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering an angadiya in November 2011 after robbing diamonds worth Rs.1 cr... Read More


Debt trap drives Chandrapur farmer to sell his kidney

NAGPUR, Dec. 17 -- A debt-ridden farmer from a village in Chandrapur district was forced to sell his kidney in 2024 in a bid to repay loans. The interest charged by the moneylenders was so steep that ... Read More


Sule's phone call spurs joint talks of both NCP camps

PUNE, Dec. 17 -- A phone call from NCP (SP) executive president and MP, Supriya Sule, advising against a split in the party's traditional vote base, has set the stage for the first round of talks betw... Read More


Court upholds Maha min's jail term in cheating case

India, Dec. 17 -- A court in Nashik district on Tuesday upheld the two-year jail term handed to Maharashtra sports minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case dating back to... Read More


India, Israel adopt plan to shape ties

India, Dec. 17 -- India and Israel on Tuesday adopted a joint plan to shape bilateral ties in 2026, even as external affairs minister S Jaishankar said New Delhi backs the Gaza Peace Plan in the hope ... Read More


Reliance firm gets first dibs on BEST's Altamount Road buildings put up for lease

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- Even as the BMC, through a public notice, is seeking suggestions and objections to the modification of a BEST plot reservation at Altamount Road to a residential zone, a BEST offici... Read More


Dharavikars begin vacating their decades-old residences

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The first of thousands of Dharavikars have started moving out of their decades-old homes in cramped alleys. At least two areas-Meghwadi at Matunga and Shatabdi Nagar at Sion, spread... Read More


14 yrs later, 2 diamond traders acquitted of angadiya murder

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted two diamond traders who were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering an angadiya (informal banking/ couri... Read More


minor's DAD, 6 OTHERS DENIED BAIL IN pune Porsche CASE

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail applications of seven accused in the Pune Porsche crash case, including that of the father of the accused minor driver. The allega... Read More