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56-yr-old school teacher mowed to death by speeding trailer

MUMBAI, Feb. 20 -- A 56-year-old woman sitting behind her husband on a bike was killed after a speeding truck rammed into their two-wheeler in Jogeshwari West on Monday. The deceased, identified as N... Read More


'BJP has damaged the state's social fabric for political gains. We will counter that'

MUMBAI, Feb. 20 -- After being named the Maharashtra Congress president, Harshwardhan Sapkal, 57, spoke to Shailesh Gaikwad, about the party's roadmap, "even as BJP plays divide and rule". He undersco... Read More


CM orders probe into Cidco's U-turn over Rs.900-cr hsg project

MUMBAI, Feb. 20 -- Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde may have spoken too soon, when he declared that everything was "thanda, thanda, cool, cool" between him and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on ... Read More


5 held for selling fake Kumbh aerial tour tkts

MUMBAI, Feb. 20 -- The Cuffe Parade police have busted a Bihar-based gang that operated a fake website and sold tickets for aerial tours of the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj via helicopters. Five persons in... Read More


Aarogya Mitras demand sick leave, other benefits

THANE, Feb. 20 -- Aarogya Mitras, who act as facilitators for patients as part of the state health insurance scheme, continued their indefinite strike for the third day on Wednesday. At the collector... Read More


CBI arrests five railway officers, 1 posted in Mumbai, in bribery case

MUMBAI, Feb. 20 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five railway officers, including Sanjay Tiwari, a deputy chief commercial manager working with the Western Railway (WR) at Chu... Read More


HC grants bail to 19-year-old who abused a minor

MUMBAI, Feb. 20 -- MUMBAIThe Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a 23-year-old accused of sexually abusing his friend's sister, who was 13 at the time, on the grounds that the two were in a c... Read More


Green retrofittings to cut emissions

MUMBAI, Feb. 20 -- On January 29, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) and Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) launched a Mira Bhayandar Climate Action Plan (MBCAP) to accommodate energy and... Read More


Biker assaults BEST bus driver with helmet in Road rage case

NAVI MUMBAI, Feb. 20 -- In a road rage incident, a 24-year-old BEST bus driver was assaulted with a helmet by an unidentified biker on February 16 on the Sion-Panvel Highway, near the CBD Belapur flyo... Read More


Bhiwandi fire exposes glaring safety lapses

THANE, Feb. 20 -- When a fire breaks out in Bhiwandi's sprawling logistics hub, the response hinges on a roll of the dice - a call goes out to the three nearest municipal corporations and whichever on... Read More