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PWD to clear Rs.22k-cr dues of small contractors with 4% cut

MUMBAI, Feb. 2 -- Welfare sops and pre-poll freebies have squeezed the state's finances, stalling payments to private contractors executing Maharashtra government schemes, with pending bills of over R... Read More


Mumbai-Pune, pune-hyd among 7 high-speed rail corridors

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Budget 2026-27, proposed seven high-speed corridors connecting major cities, including one between Mumbai and Pune and another between Pun... Read More


Alcaraz youngest to career Slam

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- Moments before stepping onto court in his attempt to scale an unconquered peak then, Carlos Alcaraz, with those large headphones strapped to his ears, was grooving along and goofing ... Read More


Fynbos romps to Indian Derby win

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- At the Mahalaxmi Race Course is a rectangular building with a red roof. Inside, betting booths are neatly arranged in a circle with a large screen televising the horse races suspende... Read More


Boost to sports goods sector, NADA funds cut

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- India's sports goods manufacturing sector received a boost in the union budget presented on Sunday with Rs.500 crore set aside for the promotion of the industry. "India has the po... Read More


India beat Pak, in U-19 WC semis

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A clinical India trounced a listless Pakistan by 58 runs to enter the semi-final of the under-19 World Cup in Bulawayo on Sunday. Pakistani collapsed from 151/3 to 194 all out cha... Read More


City's first bacterial plant to help keep train toilets clean

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- In a move aimed at making train toilets odour-free, Mumbai will soon get its first anaerobic microbial inoculum (AMI) bacteria plant along with a laboratory at the Lower Parel railwa... Read More


28-year-old woman running to catch train falls onto tracks, dies

MUMBAI, Feb. 1 -- Morning rush hour turned fatal for Chetna Devarukhkar, 28, who slipped while attempting to board a crowded moving train at Badlapur station on Saturday. Devarukhkar, a resident of Ba... Read More


85-day mega block from Feb 1 to disrupt CR services

MUMBAI, Feb. 1 -- Long-distance train passengers travelling to and from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) will face inconvenience for nearly three months starting February 1, as the Central ... Read More


61 people promised cheap MHADA flats, duped of Rs.2.4 cr

NAVI MUMBAI, Feb. 1 -- The Rabale police have registered a criminal case against three persons for allegedly duping at least 61 people of Rs.2.41 crore under the pretext of giving them MHADA flats at ... Read More