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4-yr-old crushed under speaker set up for R-day

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- A four-year-old girl died after a large outdoor speaker, installed for a Republic Day programme in a lane at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Nagar in Vikhroli, fell on her on Monday. Accordin... Read More


no more stamp duty on enemy properties

Mumbai, Jan. 28 -- The Maharashtra government has decided to waive stamp duty registration charges on the sale and purchase of so-called "enemy properties" in a move aimed at boosting participation in... Read More


School bus runs over and kills toddler; grandmother injured

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- A one-year-old boy was killed and his 68-year-old grandmother was seriously injured after a school bus hit them while they were crossing a narrow street in Girgaon's Khetwadi area o... Read More


Long march likely to be called off

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- After an assurance from the state government that it would fulfil their demands in a time-bound manner, the farmers, labourers and fisherfolk whose long march reached Khardi, Shahap... Read More


Student bodies miffed with TISS' draft student council constitution

Mumbai, Jan. 28 -- Nearly two years after student unions were suspended at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, the institute has decided to bring back student representation. On Ja... Read More


A day in the life of overworked govt school teachers

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- M Ashish, a primary school teacher at a zilla parishad school in Wardha district, starts classes at 10am. Although classes end at 12.30pm, Ashish is not even halfway through his wor... Read More


3 brothers held for killing cousin

THANE, Jan. 28 -- Three brothers have been arrested for allegedly killing their cousin and seriously injuring another family member in a violent attack on Sunday in New Azad Nagar. The police said the... Read More


Breathalyser tests for MSRTC drivers

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- Alcohol tests have been made mandatory for drivers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) following a surprise inspection of driver rest rooms at Parel Depot by... Read More


'Insulted' in front of women, Shinde stabbed prof in anger

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- Omkar Shinde, the 27-year-old metal worker who killed a college lecturer in a crowded local train, says he experienced a sudden impulse to stab Alok Singh, 33, as he felt "insulted"... Read More


2 dead in road crashes in Navi Mumbai, Uran

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- Highlighting continuing concerns over rash driving, the police said that two people were killed in separate road accidents in Navi Mumbai and Uran in Raigad district on Monday. In t... Read More