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MPSC paper leak row: Activists blacken secretary's face, 3 arrested

Mumbai, Sept. 12 -- The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) paper-leak controversy escalated on Friday when three Sambhaji Brigade activists smeared black powder on the face of MPSC secretary... Read More


Bizman set to face trial for abetting VJ's 2004 suicide

Mumbai, Sept. 12 -- The Bombay High Court has refused to discharge businessman Gautam Khanduja in the 2004 abetment-to-suicide case involving model and 1997 Miss India winner Nafisa Joseph, saying the... Read More


After HC rap, pune withdraws 13-day ganpati liquor ban

Mumbai, Sept. 12 -- The Pune district administration withdrew its decision to impose a 13-day blanket liquor ban during Ganeshotsav after the high court questioned its rationale and called it "arbitra... Read More


Youth uses chilli powder to rob bank, caught in 30 minutes

NAGPUR, Sept. 12 -- An unemployed graduate armed with chilli powder staged a dramatic bank heist in Nagpur, but was arrested within 30 minutes. On Thursday evening, a masked man posing as a customer a... Read More


SC: Corporal punishment in itself not a Pocso offence

India, Sept. 12 -- A teacher may be guilty of poor judgment or inappropriate corporal punishment, but that alone cannot turn classroom discipline into a Pocso offence, the Supreme Court has held while... Read More


After years of delay, MRI machines arrive at 4 BMC hospitals

MUMBAI, Sept. 12 -- After a prolonged delay, four major civic hospitals - Sion, KEM, Cooper and Nair -- run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) received four Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MR... Read More


serial cat killer held a grudge after cat bite

Mumbai, Sept. 12 -- A 50-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing several stray cats in the Panjrapole area of Govandi. Police said the accused is mentally unstable, lives on the footpath ... Read More


Kamathipura revamp deal to be inked next week

MUMBAI, Sept. 12 -- The deal to redevelop Kamathipura, Mumbai's red-light district and an iconic heritage precinct, will be signed on September 17. The agreement will be signed between the Maharashtra... Read More


3 held for blackening MPSC secretary's face

NAVI MUMBAI/ MUMBAI, Sept. 12 -- The furore surrounding the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) paper-leak controversy turned into a confrontation on Friday when three activists from the Samb... Read More


Mira Road school served notice over tiffin diktat

thane, Sept. 12 -- The Thane district education authorities have issued a show-cause notice to the management of Seven Square Academy in Mira Road over its instructions to students not to consume, or ... Read More