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7 dead, 7 injured as landslide hits slums

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Seven people died, including four from one family, and seven others were injured after a landslide on a hill slope crushed slum homes in Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar in Kurla west... Read More


HC stays BMC move to take over YMCA gym and akhada

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) move to take possession of the Young Men's Christian Association's (YMCA) gymnasium and akha... Read More


Cabbies who cannot speak Marathi could lose licence for 3 mths

Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Starting August 18, the driving licences of autorickshaw, taxi and app-based cab drivers who do not have a working knowledge of Marathi can be suspended for up to three months, whil... Read More


PNB fraud: Court rejects Purvi Modi's plea to give statements on Video call

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Purvi Modi, sister of fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi, may have to face the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in person in the Rs.6,498-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud... Read More


woman says Rs.1l in Jewellery stolen from bag at airport

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- A Chennai woman returned home after a flight from Mumbai only to discover that jewellery she had packed in her luggage was missing. The 36-year-old woman has now approached the Saha... Read More


15 eyewitnesses confirm fatal stabbing in local

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- At least 15 witnesses stated in their police statements that they saw 30-year-old Roshan Suvarna pull out a knife from his bag and brutally stab 22-year-old Mayank Lohar in the firs... Read More


Child dies in fire in bldg developed by own family

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- The child of a developer died on Tuesday night in a fire suspected to have started from an iron box. The Vile Parle building where the fire flared up was constructed by the toddler'... Read More


Ex-MP, principal booked for school snakebite deaths

NAGPUR, Aug. 13 -- The principal and two wardens of Japtalai Ashramshala (boarding school for tribal students) in Gadchiroli district were booked on Wednesday in connection with the death of three stu... Read More


July 2011 triple blasts: Accused gets bail after nearly 15 years in custody

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Nearly 15 years after his arrest as an accused in the 2011 Mumbai triple blasts case, a special MCOCA court on Wednesday granted bail to Zainul Abideen Abdul Razaque Shaikh alias Za... Read More


Panel to overhaul exam system

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Amid the public outrage over a series of paper leaks, the Maharashtra government has decided to undertake a comprehensive overhaul of its recruitment examination system. The process... Read More