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Latur e-way to cut travel time by six hours

MUMBAI, Oct. 20 -- The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has finalised the alignment of a proposed 460-km, six-lane expressway connecting Kalyan and Latur, which could cut travel time fro... Read More


Stay away from IIT-B campus, alumni urge political parties

Mumbai, Oct. 20 -- More than 175 former students of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) on Monday appealed to political parties to stay away from the campus. The campus must remain a sp... Read More


Parents write to CM, seek probe under DCP

Mumbai, Oct. 20 -- Parents of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) student who died by suicide on September 18 on Monday said that they have written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, ... Read More


HC to hear actor Imran Khan's petition against 'Leave India' notice on October 26

MUMBAI, Oct. 20 -- The Bombay high court will hear actor Imran Khan's plea against a 'Leave India' notice on October 26, two days before the deadline for him to leave the country. The notice, issued b... Read More


Law and judiciary dept asks govt to tread cautiously in Kunal Kamra case

MUMBAI, Oct. 20 -- The state government's law and judiciary department has cautioned the state legislature about the breach of privilege motion moved against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his comm... Read More


Manori fisherfolk demand halt to desalination plant

MUMBAI, Oct. 20 -- Traditional fishing communities on Monday demanded an immediate halt to construction of the proposed 400-million-litres-per-day (MLD) desalination plant at Manori and cancellation o... Read More


Loud phone use in locals to attract fines of up to Rs.5k

MUMBAI, Oct. 20 -- The nuisance of commuters playing music and watching videos at a high volume on their mobile phones during train journeys will soon prove costly. Central Railway (CR) and Western Ra... Read More


SoBo sizzles at 37.3degC, hottest in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Oct. 20 -- South Mumbai was the hottest place in Maharashtra on Monday, with the Colaba observatory recording a maximum temperature of 37.3degC, 3.8degC above normal, as the city saw a sharp r... Read More


NA tax replaced with one-time premium in Maha

MUMBAI, Oct. 20 -- The Maharashtra government has directed housing societies that have obtained deemed conveyance to pay a one-time non-agricultural (NA) conversion premium in lieu of the annual NA ta... Read More


ED freezes Rs.200-cr accounts linked to alleged beneficiaries

Mumbai, Oct. 20 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen trading accounts worth Rs.200 crore linked to alleged beneficiaries of a Rs.600-crore share price manipulation case involving two listed ... Read More