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Uddhav demands spl legislature session to tackle drought situation

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday demanded a special session of the state legislature in the coming week to discuss concrete measures to tackle the drought situati... Read More


Nine yrs on, HC to revisit Kopardi rape spot before deciding death penalty

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- Nearly a decade after the rape and murder of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Kopardi village in Ahmednagar district, now Ahilyanagar, a case that sparked widespread outrage and became ... Read More


Adani Ports among 4 firms in race for offshore Vadhvan works

Mumbai, Sept. 25 -- Four companies including Adani Group firm Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd have submitted bids for development of offshore land by dredging and reclamation, and co... Read More


10,000 kg of firecrackers seized at Nhava Sheva port

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday intercepted an import consignment at Nhava Sheva Port and seized 19,800 pieces of smuggled firecrackers weighing approxima... Read More


18 cops booked for assault, parading adults, kids

PUNE, Sept. 25 -- The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) has registered two FIRs naming 18 Pune police personnel, including senior officers, over allegations of custodial assault, illega... Read More


Mid-semester exams postponed by 15 days

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- IIT Bombay on Thursday announced that it has decided to postpone its mid-semester examinations by 15 days amid continuing tensions on the campus following the suicide of a second-y... Read More


Ganpati procession death sparks row over alleged lathi-charge

PUNE, Sept. 25 -- The death of Deepak Wagaskar, 50, president of Sukhleshwar Mitra Mandal, during a Ganpati immersion procession in Ahilyanagar, on Wednesday night has triggered a controversy, with lo... Read More


IIT suicide: Parents start hunger strike, demand CBI investigation

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- The parents of the IIT Bombay student who allegedly died by suicide last week began an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan on Thursday evening after meeting the chairperson of ... Read More


Student told friend he regretted copying: Cops

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- The Mumbai Police's crime branch, which is investigating the death of a 22-year-old IIT-Bombay student, has found that he spoke to some of his friends, including a female friend, a... Read More


Labourer falls to death from Agripada building site

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- A 44-year-old labourer died after falling from the second floor of an under-construction building in Agripada on Wednesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Mohamma... Read More