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Palghar resident linked with 182 cyber fraud cases arrested

MUMBAI, Feb. 8 -- A 51-year-old Palghar resident linked with at least 182 cyber fraud cases has been arrested by cyber police. The accused, Vijay Chaudhary, used forged documents to establish shell co... Read More


150 bank accounts, SIMs sold in investment fraud

MUMBAI, Feb. 8 -- Police have exposed a cyber racket with international links, where victims had invested in the stock market through an online app. The operation revolved around a Telegram group, whi... Read More


'Bail conditions can't be tool of harassment'

MUMBAI, Feb. 8 -- The Bombay high court has struck down the restrictions on bail granted to Abhay Lodha, promoter of Topworth Steels and Power Pvt Ltd (TSPPL), which barred him from travelling outside... Read More


NavIC's hurdles hint at govt's science funding

India, Feb. 8 -- A silent struggle is unfolding in the skies above us. Satellites, built with dreams of national autonomy and technological prowess, orbit the Earth as part of a grand project named Na... Read More


State govt to oppose Seema Gavit's parole

Mumbai, Feb. 8 -- The state government has decided to oppose the parole of the Gavit sisters - Seema Gavit and Renuka Shinde - serving a life term each for the kidnapping and murder of children in Mah... Read More


Help prisoners get bail: HC tolawyers on legal aid panels

MUMBAI, Feb. 8 -- The Bombay high court on Friday directed all lawyers on legal aid panels to apprise courts whenever they come across prisoners who have undergone long pre-trial incarceration. A sin... Read More


Indie bookstores need patrons, not buyers, to stay relevant

Mumbai, Feb. 8 -- Can Mumbai's Indie bookstores survive? This was the topic of a talk held at the Asiatic Society on Friday evening. Hosted by Tinaz Nooshian, a culture writer, the talk featured Amri... Read More


Man who raped minor sentenced to 10-yr jail term

MUMBAI, Feb. 8 -- A special court on Tuesday sentenced a 41-year-old Jogeshwari resident to 10 years of imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old boy in his neighbourhood for over two years. The child use... Read More


Colaba residents clash with traffic police over pay-n-park

MUMBAI, Feb. 8 -- Mehroo Kotval, a senior citizen from Colaba, moved to the Dadar Parsi Colony late last year due to a persistent parking problem in her neighbourhood. Kotval shifted from her home of ... Read More


Local-level opposition leaders join Shiv Sena

Mumbai, Feb. 8 -- Even as the Shiv Sena (UBT) scrambles to stem speculation that some of its MPs are considering switching to the Eknath Shinde camp, the movement has already begun at the local body l... Read More