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BEST's wet-lease fleet faces scrutiny yet again

MUMBAI, June 9 -- The fatal Dadar bus accident on Monday has put the spotlight back on BEST's wet-lease operations, with authorities probing the driver's claim that the electric bus suffered a brake f... Read More


Cops save youth, 19, from jumping off Vasai skywalk

MUMBAI, June 9 -- Two police officers rescued a 19-year-old man who had climbed onto the railing of a foot-over-bridge near Vasai railway station and threatened to jump on Sunday evening. Police said ... Read More


Policies yet to catch up with India's electric vehicle goals

New Delhi, June 8 -- The Lok Sabha secretariat is in the process of allocating electric vehicles (EV) to 40 senior staffers. Convergence Energy Services Limited is developing an EV-leasing model for g... Read More


EAM discusses ties with Indonesian foreign min

New Delhi, June 8 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Indonesian counterpart Sugiono reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways to take forward multilateral cooperation on Sunday, a... Read More


Wife and brother-in-law held for man's death in Pune

Pune, June 8 -- A fatal road accident in Karad has turned out to be a premeditated murder allegedly masterminded by the victim's wife and her brother following prolonged marital disputes, police said.... Read More


28-year-old man collapses at techno music event, dies; friend in hospital

MUMBAI, June 8 -- A 28-year-old law graduate died after collapsing during an overnight immersive techno music event at NSCI Dome in Worli on Saturday night. The deceased, identified as Vrishabh Mahend... Read More


Aaditya slams govt over water tanker strike

MUMBAI, June 8 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday criticised the BJP-led governments and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over the fresh strike called by the Mumbai Water T... Read More


Will not associate with any party: CJP founder

MUMBAI, June 8 -- A day after leading a well-attended protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday morning reached his residence in Chhatrapati ... Read More


Operator of Chalo buses minting money at BEST's cost: Committee members

MUMBAI, June 8 -- Nearly five years after the BEST undertaking launched its premium bus service through a private operator called Chalo, BEST Committee members are seeking a careful examination of its... Read More


DRI seizes 3.2kg smuggled gold worth Rs.5 crore at airport; 7 arrested

MUMBAI, June 8 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has dismantled an alleged gold-smuggling syndicate operating through Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), seizing ... Read More