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Thousands stranded as only 48 BEST buses ply

MUMBAI, June 20 -- Commuters who rely on BEST buses for their daily commute were stranded on Friday as most buses stayed off the streets on day one of an indefinite strike called by employee unions. D... Read More


Unease over FIRs against 53 slum-based 'illegal' schools

Mumbai, June 20 -- Fifty-three schools across the city, all of them based in slum settlements, have been booked for operating without government authorisation, based on complaints from the Brihanmumba... Read More


Ex-insurance manager held for Rs.67L fraud after 1.5 years on the run

MUMBAI, June 20 -- A former senior relationship manager of a private insurance company was arrested on Thursday for allegedly siphoning off nearly Rs.67 lakh collected from more than 450 policyholders... Read More


Man dies after slab falls on him from Kurla bldg

Mumbai, June 20 -- A 55-year-old autorickshaw driver, who had spent nearly 35 years ferrying passengers across the city, was killed on Thursday night when a portion of a parapet wall crashed from a 17... Read More


Court denies pre-arrest bail to bizman Sudhir Valia in Rs.1,000-cr loan fraud

MUMBAI, June 20 -- A sessions court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to businessman Sudhir Valia, a director of Suraksha Asset Reconstruction Ltd, in a Rs.1,000-crore fraud case that also involves... Read More


Shahu Nagar residents demand stay on eviction

MUMBAI, June 20 -- The future of 1,000-odd families in Dharavi pivots on a verbal assurance offered by the company shaping one of Mumbai's largest urban renewal projects. After being served notices to... Read More


HC assures teachers over FIRs for not doing S.I.R. work

MUMBAI, June 20 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday assured unaided schools and their teachers that they "need not be apprehensive" about criminal proceedings initiated against some teachers for failin... Read More


Pilots' body seeks judicial inquiry, rejects pilot error theory

MUMBAI, June 20 -- More than a year after the ill-fated Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, just 32 seconds after take-off, killing 260 people (241 ... Read More


Pocso complainant challenges clean chit given to 'abuser'

MUMBAI, June 20 -- As proceedings before the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) continue, the complainant in 2022 Pocso case has challenged the findings of a departme... Read More


Posts on ministers, CJI, judges playing badminton fake: Centre

New Delhi, June 20 -- The Delhi high court on Friday indicated that the Union government was empowered to direct social media intermediaries to act against viral posts falsely claiming that Chief Just... Read More