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MSEDCL to demerge agri consumers

MUMBAI, Dec. 3 -- State-run power company, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL), has initiated a demerger to set up a company exclusively for its agriculture consumers. The ... Read More


Another slab collapse at P&T Colony in Sahar; no injuries

Mumbai, Dec. 3 -- Two months after a slab collapsed at a building in the P&T Colony in Sahar, a similar incident occurred on Monday evening. According to residents, portions of building B5, including ... Read More


Praja manifesto moots open-data BMC portal to make corporators accountable

MUMBAI, Dec. 3 -- With the BMC polls round the corner, non-profit Praja Foundation on Tuesday released an election manifesto with a holistic wish list for the city, both at the ward level and in terms... Read More


1 killed, 2 injured as old dispute over bags spirals

THANE, Dec. 3 -- A 20-year-old man was killed and two others were injured after a year-old dispute escalated into a violent attack in Diva on Monday evening. The police have detained six suspects in c... Read More


Survival of 2 captively bred vultures spurs conservation hopes

Mumbai, Dec. 3 -- Bringing hope to vulture conservationists, two Gyps long-billed vultures raised in captivity in Nagpur's Pench Tiger Reserve, have settled in the forests of Madhya Pradesh after 15 m... Read More


s.i.r. debate in parl

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The government and the Opposition on Tuesday agreed to discuss the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in the Lok Sabha next week, preceded by a debate to ... Read More


Prada finalizes buy of rival Versace for $1.4 bn

MILAN, Dec. 3 -- The Prada Group closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a $1.375 billion cash deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prad... Read More


When jaded, cultivate the beginner's mindset

India, Dec. 2 -- A 49-year-old male client in therapy tells me, "Sometimes I hear my own thoughts and feel uneasy because I'm already bracing for people to let me down, even when nothing has happened.... Read More


Trio who stole autos by day, robbed homes at night held

MUMBAI, Dec. 2 -- The Vanrai police on Sunday busted a gang that used to steal autorickshaws during the day and commit robberies at night using the same autorickshaws, to avoid being identified by cop... Read More


Three siblings killed as drunk bus driver mows down pedestrians

PUNE, Dec. 2 -- Three school-going siblings were killed and three others, including their older sister, were injured on Monday evening after a speeding bus of a private company, allegedly driven under... Read More