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Pro-pigeons party to contest BMC polls

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- In a prayer meet early on Saturday for the pigeons that he said had succumbed after the ban on kabutarkhanas in July, Jain muni Nilesh Chandra Vijay-who had previously threatened to... Read More


Social media, offline content will be vetted: New rules for local body polls

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- For the first time, social media influencers feature in rules governing election campaign content, as the powerful role of online platforms in shaping public opinion - and potential... Read More


Uddhav slams state govt for insufficient flood-relief funds

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that women in Bihar had received Rs.10,000 because of elections there, but flood-affected peo... Read More


Trio held for kidnapping, killing hawker in Ghatkopar

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- A 47-year-old hawker was allegedly kidnapped by three men from Saki Naka to a bridge in Chheda Nagar, Ghatkopar, where they assaulted him to death. The accused then dumped his body ... Read More


Sapkal felicitates Cong man shamed by BJP for posting morphed images of Modi

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- A programme was organised by Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal in Kalyan on Saturday to felicitate Prakash Pagare, the 73-year old Congress worker from the suburb w... Read More


Continuing silence on NMIA name fuels storm

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pointed silence on naming the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) after farmers' leader D B Patil, during its grand inauguration on Wednesda... Read More


PAT paper leaks spark outrage over credibility of exams

Mumbai, Oct. 12 -- The Progressive Assessment Test (PAT) question papers for Mathematics and English went viral on social media before the exam began on Saturday, sparking outrage among teachers and r... Read More


HC: Can't fire man for low efficiency due to disability

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) to reinstate a clerk who had been let go after a brain surgery allegedly affected ... Read More


Qurratulain Hyder's work on struggles of women artistes to be staged

MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- Urdu writer Qurratulain Hyder's (1927-2007) novella 'Agle Janam Mohe Bitiyan Na Kijo' ('Don't have me reborn as a daughter in my next life') doesn't mince words. It's powerful, poet... Read More


Man dies, wife injured as their bike skids on Karnala Ghat

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 12 -- A 50-year-old man died, and his wife sustained serious injuries after their motorcycle skidded on the Mumbai-Goa Highway on Friday morning. The couple fell on the slope near Ka... Read More