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BEST to replace old cables after Bhuleshwar fire

MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- On Thursday, a fire triggered by a suspected short circuit in Bhuleshwar once again swung the spotlight on the ageing underground power cable network of the Brihanmumbai Electricity... Read More


Cops get weapon suppliers' custody till Oct 26

MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- A metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday remanded the two men and two women who allegedly supplied firearms and ammunition for the attack on actor Tiger Shroff to police custody ... Read More


Did not ask cops to detain protestors: IIT

MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) says it did not ask the police to detain the protesting parents of the student who died by suicide last month, or dismantle the pro... Read More


Raj, Raut share documentary on modi-adani on X

Mumbai, Oct. 23 -- Days after the Mumbai police issued notices to at least 24 X (formerly Twitter) users for sharing a controversial documentary on the ties between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and in... Read More


Co-owners' consent must for joint land sales, says state govt

MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- The Maharashtra government has tightened land registration rules to prevent the sale of jointly held land without other co-owners' knowledge or consent. Under the new procedure, sel... Read More


Conversion solely for marriage can't be permitted

MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday held that while individuals are free to change their religion, conversion solely for the purpose of marriage cannot be permitted. The court also ob... Read More


Rs.500 cr row: Jarange presents audio clips

MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of conspiring against him ahead of the 2024 elections, on Thursday. During a press conference in ... Read More


'Reaction of pollutants with salt in sea water behind haze'

MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- Beyond established two factors contributing to Mumbai's air pollution -- vehicular emissions and construction dust - the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified sodi... Read More


Man unloading chickens dies in freak accident after tempo door hits BEST bus in Andheri

MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- A 53-year-old man, Farid Ahmad Shaikh, died in a freak accident in MIDC, Andheri East on Wednesday after a stationary tempo door from which he was unloading chickens grazed a passin... Read More


23 booked for manhandling cops probing garba sword case in Titwala

THANE, Oct. 23 -- What began as a probe into a viral video of youths brandishing swords at a Varap garba event escalated into a high-voltage clash in Kamba, near Titwala. Acting on a tip-off, a Thane ... Read More