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ECI backs down, parties to get details of voter-roll discrepancies

MUMBAI, Oct. 2 -- After the nationwide storm over the allegedly compromised SIR process which left millions of electors off the voter rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has backed down. Aft... Read More


Auto driver stabs 18-year-old after he refuses to end football game

MUMBAI, Oct. 2 -- An 18-year-old student was stabbed by an autorickshaw driver on Wednesday night following a dispute over asking youngsters to stop playing football in Malwani ground. The incident oc... Read More


Explosion on stranded ship: Three copper thieves arrested

MUMBAI, Oct. 2 -- The police on Thursday arrested three men who survived an explosion on a stranded ship off the city's coast while attempting to steal copper pipes, which resulted in the death of fou... Read More


On Day 1, confusion rules over BMC's 14-ft slum demolition plan

Mumbai, Oct. 2 -- On the day the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was scheduled to launch a three-month drive to demolish unauthorised slum structures exceeding 14 feet, the administration den... Read More


State must implement slum projects to curb delay: HC

MUMBAI, Oct. 2 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said the state government and other public bodies should implement slum rehabilitation projects on their land, as it will ensure that the projects ar... Read More


Thailand-bound man held at airport with 7kg ketamine

MUMBAI, Oct. 2 -- The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Customs has seized 7 kg of suspected ketamine, valued at around Rs.21 crore in the illicit market, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Internatio... Read More


MMRDA launches 24x7 helpline to monitor safety

Mumbai, Oct. 2 -- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has launched a 24x7 toll-free helpline and centralised dashboard to document and track safety incidents at metro and othe... Read More


SIT to probe Purnekar murder; six, including two women, detained

THANE, Oct. 2 -- The Thane police have formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar, even as six people, including two women, have been deta... Read More


hc: take down AI deepfakes of Samantha Ruth

MUMBAI, Oct. 2 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed social media platforms to take down objectionable content featuring actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu, including AI-generated deepfakes, fake porn... Read More


State plans trauma centres every 100 kms to curb accident deaths

Mumbai, Oct. 2 -- The state government is considering setting up trauma care centres every 100 kilometres along state and national highways, with an eye on curbing deaths due to road accidents. A prop... Read More