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1 dead, several injured after speeding bus overturns in raigad district

NAVI MUMBAI, April 7 -- Three persons were killed and several others were injured in three separate road accidents reported in Nagothane in Raigad on Saturday. While the first accident involved a spee... Read More


Main accused in Rs.22.31-cr bullet train land compensation fraud arrested

MUMBAI, April 7 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police on Sunday arrested the alleged mastermind behind a Rs.22.31-crore land acquisition fraud in connecti... Read More


BMC standing committee approves largest-ever Rs.80,000-cr budget

MUMBAI, April 7 -- After extensive deliberations and discussions, the BMC standing committee has approved Mumbai's largest-ever municipal budget of Rs.80,952 crore, marking a significant financial roa... Read More


Bandra-Versova Sea Link redesign gets green nod; cost rises by 60%

Mumbai, April 7 -- The Union environment ministry has approved the proposed alterations to the Bandra-Versova Sea Link, which will result in a 60% escalation in the project's cost, from Rs.11,332.82 c... Read More


Gargai Dam PAPs set to receive five times more land

MUMBAI, April 7 -- Subsequent to the BMC Standing Committee's clearance for the long-pending Gargai Dam project on Wednesday, a comprehensive rehabilitation and compensation framework is being rolled ... Read More


Technical glitches delay MBA CET exam by 20 minutes

MUMBAI, April 7 -- The first day of the MBA/MMS Common Entrance Test (CET) on Sunday was marred by technical glitches at a few centres in Mumbai and Wardha, leading to delays and anxious moments for c... Read More


Owner of Suleman Bakery, synonymous with post-Babri riots and sweet treats, dies

MUMBAI, April 7 -- Abdul Sattar Suleman Mithaiwala, owner of Suleman Usman Bakery, and the sweetshop of the same name on Mohammed Ali Road, which became synonymous with the 1993 riots, died in the ear... Read More


Talk to strangers, it can be good for you

India, April 7 -- About a month ago, I took a solo trip to the Kochi Biennale. This wasn't my first time travelling by myself, I have done it many times and enjoy it deeply. Yet I was surprised to see... Read More


73k trees, 21 ponds, 209 wells to go for new Vadhavan highway

MUMBAI, April 7 -- The construction of a highway from Varor village to Tawa village in Palghar to give high-speed direct connectivity to the proposed Vadhavan Port will extract an environmental toll o... Read More


NCP (SP) fields Govindrao Mokate from Rahuri after former MLA refuses to contest

Mumbai, April 7 -- The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) on Monday declared Govindrao Mokate as its candidate for the bypoll to the Rahuri assembly constituency, after its former MLA Prajakt Tanpure refused t... Read More