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Retired BEST staffer 'begs' for dues after promises go unmet

MUMBAI, Jan. 3 -- Dipak Juwatkar wasn't your run-of-the-mill beggar, despite the steel container placed in front of him as he sat on the road in the crowded Dadar Phule Market on Tuesday. The placard ... Read More


How your privacy will be weighed in 2026

India, Jan. 3 -- In 2026, Indian companies will be forced to ask a question that would have sounded absurd even a year ago: when does it make sense to delete perfectly usable data, on purpose? Not bec... Read More


MSRDC to shift head office to Dadar next week

MUMBAI, Jan. 3 -- The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation) will shift its head office next week from Bandra Reclamation to Kohinoor Square in... Read More


'PAP who lost land to highway project must be compensated'

MUMBAI, Jan. 3 -- The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has recommended that the Thane collector pay fair compensation to a man whose land in Kalyan was acquired for the Mumbai-Vadodar... Read More


Two killed in separate crashes in Navi Mum, Khopoli

NAVI MUMBAI, Jan. 3 -- Two men lost their lives in separate road accidents in Navi Mumbai and Khopoli in the past two days. The first death was in a hit-and-run accident, while the other one was of a ... Read More


State identifies over 2L students of single moms

MUMBAI, Jan. 3 -- In a first-of-its-kind exercise to strengthen educational support systems, the Directorate of Primary Education has completed a statewide survey identifying 2,23,042 students from si... Read More


Drive turns fatal as car plunges into Tamhini Ghat gorge, 1 killed

NAVI MUMBAI, Jan. 3 -- In yet another fatal mishap at the accident-prone Tamhini Ghat near Mangaon, a Hyundai Aura plunged into a gorge on Friday, killing the driver on the spot. The crash occurred at... Read More


Teachers put on stray dog duty

MUMBAI, Jan. 3 -- Already burdened with teaching duties and election-related work, schoolteachers across Maharashtra are now being asked to take on yet another responsibility, keeping stray dogs out o... Read More


18 held in Assam for killing couple

Silchar, Jan. 3 -- Eighteen people were arrested on Friday in Assam's Karbi Anglong district for their alleged involvement in the killing of a couple who were beaten and burnt alive on suspicion of pr... Read More


Prof, 3 students booked after 19-yr-old student dies in himachal

Shimla/Dharamshala, Jan. 3 -- Three students of a government college in Himachal Pradesh, have been booked for ragging, while a professor at the institution has been booked for sexual harassment after... Read More