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SC acquits murder convict jailed for 22 years, faults HC

India, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a man who spent 22 years behind bars in a triple murder case, expressing shock that a procedural lapse by the Orissa high court had kept him in ... Read More


Modi meets Nitish after bypoll setback

India, Aug. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met JD (U) chief and RS MP Nitish Kumar, a day after the BJP lost the Bankipur assembly seat, its stronghold in Bihar, in the first electoral c... Read More


Apple's sales in India passed $10bn last FY

India, Aug. 5 -- Apple exceeded $10 billion in annual sales in India for the first time last fiscal year, underscoring surging demand for its pricey devices in a market where it's steadily ramping up ... Read More


Bar on bldgs around Juhu wireless stn eased

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The union ministry of defence has relaxed the ban on construction around the Juhu wireless station, constructed during World War II, from 500 yards (around 458 metres) to 100 metres.... Read More


car plunges into vehicle lift duct, driver injured

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- A 30-year-old driver escaped with minor injuries after his car plunged into an empty vehicle-lift shaft at a residential building in Kandivali West on Monday night. Police said the d... Read More


Bizman bites off supplier's finger over Rs.77k dues

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- A 45-year-old factory owner in Vasai allegedly bit off part of the index finger of a 28-year-old chemical supplier after the latter demanded payment of Rs.77,000 in pending dues. The... Read More


Will need 3 years to phase out PoP idols: State to HC

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- With just 40 days left before the Ganesh festival, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday asked the Bombay High Court for three years to gradually phase out Plaster-of-Paris (PoP) ido... Read More


Nod for felling 847 mangroves for bullet train power line

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) to fell 847 mangroves and 196 other trees and divert 3.3561 hectares ... Read More


BMC replaces high-rise committee nod with SOP for bldgs up to 180m

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- The BMC has issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for approving high-rise buildings between 120 and 180 metres on plots of 2,000 square metres or more. The SOP, issued... Read More


Analogue paneer now banned in state; jail term for offenders

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- Citing public health risks, the Maharashtra government has announced a total ban on artificial or analogue paneer - a non-dairy product made from vegetable oils, starches, emulsifier... Read More