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The first Tesla rolls out as company reports sales of 600-plus cars

India, Sept. 6 -- Mumbai: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Friday became the first customer in India to get the Model Y Tesla that he had booked less than two months ago, after the Ame... Read More


New Aarey metro stn FOB shut, commuters forced to take detour

MUMBAI, Sept. 6 -- For over two months, daily commuters at Aarey metro station in Goregaon East have been grappling with an odd inconvenience: a brand-new foot overbridge (FOB), constructed to give th... Read More


Cooper Hospital buckles under severe health crisis

MUMBAI, Sept. 6 -- The civic-run Dr RN Cooper Hospital in Juhu is in the grip of a severe crisis. Untreated biomedical waste is piling up in its backyard; housekeeping staff is picking up blood-soaked... Read More


HC: Emotional bond cannot override biological parents' right to custody

MUMBAI, Sept. 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday held that sharing a strong emotional bond or attachment with a child did not confer a superior right on any person to claim custody of the child ov... Read More


No action against garbage dump found 2 weeks ago near Vihar Lake

Mumbai, Sept. 6 -- Two weeks since an environmentalist complained that she had spotted a garbage dump near Vihar Lake, one of the seven lakes that supply potable water to the city, no action has been ... Read More


Bail denied to man who raped 20-yr-old in train

MUMBAI, Sept. 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of a 26-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old college student on a suburban train last year. Justice Ami... Read More


TV actress held for running sex racket, two women rescued

MUMBAI, Sept. 6 -- The Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) crime branch has arrested a 41-year-old television actress for allegedly running a prostitution racket by luring struggling actors from the fil... Read More


Heavy rain in August damaged crops on 1.4 mn hectares across 29 districts

Mumbai, Sept. 6 -- Heavy rainfall in the month of August, particularly between August 15 and August 20, damaged crops on 1.4 million hectares (3.61 million acres) across 29 districts in the state, acc... Read More


Court remands ex-VVCMC town planner to ED custody

MUMBAI, Sept. 6 -- A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Thursday extended the custody of Y Shiva Reddy, former deputy director of town planning at the Vasai Virar City Municipa... Read More


Navi Mumbai ward plan favours Sena: Opponents

Navi Mumbai, Sept. 6 -- A political firestorm has erupted in Navi Mumbai after the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) received 2,500 objections/ suggestions to its draft ward plan, released on A... Read More