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Court sends TISS student accused of 'Maoist links' to jail

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- The Esplanade court on Tuesday remanded a Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) student, who was arrested by the Crime Branch on August 7, to judicial custody. The 32-year-old po... Read More


6 men abduct and gang-rape woman, 19, in palghar

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- The Talasari police on Tuesday detained three of six men who allegedly abducted and gang-raped a 19-year-old woman at a secluded location near Dak Bungalow along the Mumbai-Ahmedaba... Read More


Fire erupts in Vile Parle bldg

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- A Level-II fire broke out on the 11th floor of Shanta Bhavan, a ground-plus-12 storey building on Baptista Road in Vile Parle West, around 10pm on Tuesday. Divisional Fire Officer R... Read More


Licence of school hit by snakebite deaths nixed

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- Following the deaths by snakebite of three students of an "ashram school" or government-run residential institution in Gadchiroli district on Sunday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavi... Read More


30% electors from Mumbai, Thane may be deleted from electoral rolls

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- With enumeration for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Mumbai and Thane remaining well below the state average, at least 30% electors from the two cities ar... Read More


State to prepare SOP to prevent university exam paper leaks: Min

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- The Maharashtra government will prepare a standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent examination paper leaks in universities. The SOP will be prepared based on guidelines issued ... Read More


Solapur-based academy owner arrested in TET paper leak case

THANE, Aug. 12 -- A Solapur-based academy owner was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case, taking the total number of arrested accused t... Read More


'Right time to send you to jail': HC raps ESIC over model hospital delay

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rapped the the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) over its failure to comply with the court's April 2025 directive to restart the ESIC Mo... Read More


14 ha of mangroves to go for Vasai rail project

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- The proposed Vasai bypass rail project, a link between the Western Railway and the Konkan Railway, will require 14.18 hectares of mangroves to be cleared. Environmental clearance is... Read More


Dombivli hospital declares teen pregnant; family says test 'faulty'

THANE, Aug. 12 -- The family of a 16-year-old has alleged that doctors at a civic hospital in Dombivli conducted a pregnancy test on the girl without her consent and declared her pregnant based on "fa... Read More