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MMRDA cuts spending on infra

Mumbai, March 29 -- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has cut its estimated spending on public transportation and infrastructure projects by Rs.6,804.2 crore in FY 2025-26 c... Read More


HC grants bail to advocate arrested for alleged PFI link

MUMBAI, March 29 -- The Bombay high court on Friday granted bail to a practicing advocate, Shaikh Sadique Isaq Qureshi, arrested in September 2022 for alleged connection with the banned Popular Front ... Read More


Zydus Trust buys Worli apt for Rs.200 crore

MUMBAI, March 29 -- The Zydus Family Trust has purchased a luxury apartment at the upscale Three Sixty West in Worli for Rs.200 crore. The trustees are Pankaj Raman Patel, Sharvil Pankaj Patel and Pri... Read More


Ahead of IPL match, WR to open FOB linking Wankhede

MUMBAI, March 29 -- Five years after shutting the railway FOB connecting Wankhede Stadium, Western Railway (WR) has rebuilt and opened the bridge for public ahead of the first Indian Premier League (I... Read More


Rolling back tax for a larger strategic gain

India, March 29 -- Last week, this column argued the Elon Musk-backed Starlink poses no threat to Jio and Bharti. But one week is a long time and much drama has unfolded since. Although it appeared as... Read More


Contractual asst profs at civichosps barred after turning 40

MUMBAI, March 29 -- Assistant professors hired on contract in civic-run teaching hospitals are up against an age-limit stipulation, which states that their contracts will not be renewed when they turn... Read More


State govt to now fact-check media

Mumbai, March 29 -- The Maharashtra government has decided to fact-check media reports and respond to the ones it finds misleading as soon as possible, according to a circular issued by the state's ch... Read More


Sangli man dupes 21 of Rs.4 crore via 'investment firm'

Mumbai, March 29 -- The Mulund police have launched a manhunt for Jitendra Yadav, a Sangli native, who allegedly defrauded 21 investors of Rs.3.90 crore by luring them with promises of high returns th... Read More


'Cut expenses by using tech, merging schemes'

Mumbai, March 29 -- With an eye on increasing spending on capital expenditure and development, the cash-strapped state government has asked all departments to reduce establishment costs by using techn... Read More


Open waste burning fine hiked tenfold to Rs.1,000 from April 1

MUMBAI, March 29 -- To deter people from burning waste in the open, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to increase the fine amount tenfold, from Rs.100 to Rs.1,000. The new char... Read More