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Iran says it manages Hormuz after Trump claims US control

India, Aug. 14 -- The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump s... Read More


2 missing men foundburied behind temple

India, Aug. 14 -- The bodies of two men, who had been missing for nearly three weeks, were found buried behind a temple in Lahchaura village in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district on Thursday, police sai... Read More


Coastal road streetlight power cables worth Rs.3 lakh stolen

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The Tardeo police have registered a case against unidentified persons for allegedly stealing copper cables supplying electricity to street lights along the Mumbai Coastal Road in Wo... Read More


Following SC order, WR appoints nodal officers to keep railway stations free of stray dogs

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- Western Railway (WR) has appointed nodal officers to keep its railway stations free of stray dogs, following directives from the Supreme Court last year, according to officials fami... Read More


State, bar council asked to outline aid for jr lawyers

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government and the Bar Council of India (BCI) to spell out the steps being taken or proposed to be taken to provide financial assi... Read More


Toll rises to 8 as body found 31 hrs after Kurla landslide

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The death toll in Wednesday's landslide at Chirag Nagar in Kurla went up to eight, after rescuers recovered the body of Saddam Hussain Khan, 28, at around 12:30pm on Thursday. Khan ... Read More


NCB seizes narcotics worth Rs.2.2 cr; 2 held

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized narcotic and psychotropic substances including opioid-based medicines and charas worth Rs.2.20 crore, in two separate intelligence-led ... Read More


Defence firm gets 1,500 acres in Ahilyanagar sans tender at low lease

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The state government has bypassed the bidding process to lease 1,500 acres of agricultural land in Ahilyanagar to a private firm. The vast tract has been leased at Rs.50,000 per acr... Read More


TISS student booked in GN Saibaba memorial case seeks pre-arrest bail

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- A former Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) student has moved the high court seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with the campus memorial for former Delhi University profess... Read More


Child rape survivor's inability to describe act no reason to discard testimony: HC

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The testimony of a six-year-old rape survivor cannot be discarded merely because the child is unable to describe the sexual acts in detail, the Bombay High Court said on Monday, set... Read More