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centre Asks CJI to recommend his Successor

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The Union law ministry on Friday requested Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai to recommend the name of his successor, initiating the formal process for appointing the n... Read More


Nominations for Bihar Ph-2 end, Oppn yet to finalise deal

Patna, Oct. 22 -- Nominations for the crucial second phase of assembly elections in Bihar closed on Tuesday as it became clear that the Opposition Grand Alliance had fielded more than one candidate on... Read More


Canadian solo paraglider found dead in kangra

Dharamshala, Oct. 22 -- A Canadian solo paraglider who crash-landed in the Dhauladhar mountain range in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh was found dead on Monday, officials said, adding that an Austrian solo ... Read More


4 dead, 10 injured as blaze rips through Vashi tower

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- A fire blazed through a 12-storeyed building, Raheja Residency, in Vashi on Tuesday, killing 4 people and injuring 10 others. The deceased include a couple and their six-year-o... Read More


Mother, teen daughter killed in Kamothe fire

PANVEL, Oct. 22 -- A fire ripped through a residential flat in Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, early on Tuesday morning, killing a 17-year-old and her mother. Fire officials suspect that an electrical fault cou... Read More


Sweets exchanged at India-China border

India, Oct. 22 -- Indian and Chinese soldiers exchanged sweets on Diwali as a goodwill gesture along the line of actual control (LAC) that stretches from Ladakh in the north to Sikkim and Arunachal Pr... Read More


Fire in Kamothe apartment kills 17-year-old girl and her mother

PANVEL, Oct. 22 -- A fire ripped through a residential flat in Kamothe, Navi Mumbai early on Tuesday morning, killing a 17-year-old and her mother. Fire officials suspect that an electrical fault coup... Read More


A Mumbai warhorse readies for its final journey

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- While Mumbai dazzles in the festival of light, a familiar silhouette fades from its streets. The last of the BEST's 11-metre-long buses - one of 500 inducted in 2009 - is set to mak... Read More


26-yr-old mistaken for thief, beaten to death

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- A 26-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death on Saturday night by staff members and labourers working at a housing society in Goregaon, suspecting him to be a mobile thief. The p... Read More


VVCMC to step up demolition drive, to use explosives

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- Grappling with an avalanche of unauthorised constructions, the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) has decided to blast its way through the problem, quite literally. With... Read More