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1-year detention with no trial part of new WB bills

India, June 27 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday that the BJP government in the state will introduce laws against "love jihad", "land jihad" and forceful religious conversi... Read More


fda suspends govt-run blood bank's licence

Mumbai, June 27 -- The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has suspended the licence of the city's only government-run standalone blood bank, Sir JJ Mahanagar Blood Bank, over alleged violations that ... Read More


Pune fort killing: CM assures justice to kin

India, June 27 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday assured the family of Ketan Agarwal, who was allegedly pushed to death from Lohagad Fort by his fiancee and her lover, that the... Read More


Garment trader visits Siddhivinayak, then jumps into sea

MUMBAI, June 27 -- Troubled by financial distress and pending loans, a 51-year-old Thane-based garment dealer on Friday visited the Siddhivinayak Temple, then took a cab for Bandra, asked the driver t... Read More


Petty fights, a lifetime of pain

MUMBAI, June 27 -- Exactly 48 hours after a 22-year-old commuter was stabbed to death after a heated quarrel in a Nalasopara-bound local train, a 35-year-old man was left seriously injured after being... Read More


IIT Bombay to Open First Sub-Campus IN THE US by 2027

MUMBAI, June 27 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is set to open its first sub-campus in the United States by 2027 in partnership with the State University of New York at Old Westbury... Read More


Salman's new sea-facing home coming up in Bandra

MUMBAI, June 27 -- Actor Salman Khan whose Bandra home was attacked in 2024 by two bike-borne men allegedly from the Bishnoi gang, is constructing a new six storey sea-facing home for himself and his ... Read More


HC allows student to end 26-wk pregnancy

MUMBAI, June 27 -- Observing that an unmarried woman has the right to exercise her bodily autonomy, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed a student to medically terminate her unwanted 26-week pre... Read More


Maharashtra's new health policy to monitor hospitals, medical professionals, drug stores

MUMBAI, June 27 -- After drawing flak from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and following the Bombay high court's suo motu cognisance of the latter's report, the Maharashtra government is set... Read More


Auto driver, 18, held for raping 10-year-old girl

THANE, June 27 -- An 18-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested within two hours of allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Bhiwandi's Kasheli area on Thursday evening. Police said the accused, who l... Read More