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In Mumbai's 2nd-largest ward, it's all in the family

Mumbai, Jan. 14 -- The BMC's L ward, which comprises 16 electoral wards, the second highest in the city after P ward, stretches from Kalina to Kurla to Chandivali and has a significant population resi... Read More


18% MBMC candidates face criminal charges

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- Around 18% of candidates contesting the elections to the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) have a criminal record. That's 81 of the 452 candidates contesting the 96 seats ... Read More


hc raps state over nylon manja menace

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High court has expressed its strong dissatisfaction with the state government's "episodic and ritualistic" approach towards banning nylon manja, a... Read More


PAP fears, civic neglect dominate Mulund East

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- For residents of Mulund east's Ward 106, the proposed rehabilitation of project-affected persons (PAPs) from Dharavi and other mass redevelopment projects has taken centre-stage. La... Read More


House help held for stealing 52 trophies

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- A 42-year-old domestic worker was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing 52 gold-and-silver-plated trophies belonging to his employer, an ad-film director and horse racing enthu... Read More


India-Iran trade now minuscule, levy may not bite

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- India's trade with Iran is minuscule and primarily involves supplies of food and pharmaceuticals essential for inflation-ravaged Iranian citizens, people aware of the matter said... Read More


Stir toll past 2k in brutal crackdown

Tehran, Jan. 14 -- About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high deat... Read More


STATE tally STILL at 6, docs' PANEL puts Indore foul water toll at 15

Bhopal, Jan. 14 -- A panel of doctors from a government medical college has attributed at least 15 deaths in Madhya Pradesh's Indore to the recent outbreak of diarrhoea triggered by contaminated drink... Read More


TOP COURT split on NOD FOR graft probe AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the constitutional validity of Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 -- a provision inserted through the 201... Read More


campaigning ends, city votes tomorrow

Mumbai, Jan. 14 -- Campaigning for the 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra formally closed at 5.30 pm on Tuesday. On polling day tomorrow, Mumbai will see a three-cornered fight between the B... Read More