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SC asks residents to vacate illegal floors of Tardeo bldg

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- In a setback to dozens of families living in South Mumbai's upscale Tardeo neighbourhood, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay a Bombay High Court order directing residents of... Read More


Yuva Sena alleges FRA approved fees for 695 colleges after deadline

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- A youth organisation has accused Maharashtra's Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) of violating state law by approving fee proposals from nearly 695 unaided professional colleges well pas... Read More


Civic planner booked after assets worth Rs.31.48 cr found in ED raids

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- The Achole police in Nalasopara have registered an FIR against YS Reddy, the suspended deputy director of Town Planning at the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC), who all... Read More


BMC covers Dadar kabutarkhana with plastic, after 1st attempt foiled

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Police on Saturday held back restless crowds as civic workers pulled large plastic sheets across the Dadar kabutarkhana, to comply with a court order following a ban on feeding pigeo... Read More


Mithi fraud: ED freezes assets worth Rs.47 cr after searches

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- The Mumbai unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen funds worth over Rs.47 crore from bank deposits, fixed deposits and demat accounts linked to civic contractors and offi... Read More


22-yr-old student found dead on IIT-B campus

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- A 22-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay was found dead at the Powai campus in the early hours on Saturday. He is suspected to have fallen from the te... Read More


Last three 'Maghi Ganpatis' immersed

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- On Saturday, after a long wait of 177 days, the last three Maghi Ganpati idols awaiting immersion from February finally proceeded to their destination after the Bombay high court's d... Read More


'I was tortured to name Modi in Malegaon case'

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, acquitted in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, on Saturday alleged that she was tortured by the investigating officers who asked her to name ... Read More


63-year-old woman dies after water tanker hits her scooter in Andheri

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- A 63-year-old pillion rider died after a water tanker hit her scooter from behind in Andheri East on Friday. The accused driver fled without providing medical assistance, alleged the... Read More


Kokate's successor begins with blunder

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Barely 24 hours after replacing Manikrao Kokate, shunted to another department for making a series of controversial remarks, the state's new agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne lan... Read More