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IAS coaching academy head abducted and robbed, 6 held

India, May 4 -- Six people were arrested on Sunday in Bhopal for allegedly abducting and robbing the director of a Delhi-based IAS coaching academy of Rs.1.89 crore, police said. The prime accused, Pr... Read More


Dongri riot accused let off after 38 years

Mumbai, May 4 -- Nearly four decades after a man was stabbed to death during a communal flare-up in Dongri, a sessions court in Mumbai on Saturday acquitted the sole remaining accused in the case, hol... Read More


Mumbai-UP route chain snatcher who evaded CCTVs arrested at LTT

MUMBAI, May 4 -- A notorious and habitual chain snatcher and thief with more than 15 cases registered against him was arrested at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) on Saturday. Dubbed by police as 'most w... Read More


ID for every home: Fully digital Census rolled out

Mumbai, May 4 -- In a first, the Census exercise is being conducted in a fully digital format, with a unique number designating each household and comprising the basis for recording further data, offi... Read More


19-yr-old rams into 4 pedestrians in Powai hit-and-run

Mumbai, May 4 -- A 19-year-old car driver was arrested on Sunday evening for allegedly ramming into four pedestrians and fleeing the spot on Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) near Mahatma Phule Nag... Read More


woman killed in bandra after confronting man for public urination

MUMBAI, May 4 -- A 78-year-old woman was strangled and bludgeoned to death with a brick in Bandra East after she objected to a man urinating in public. The Kherwadi police in Bandra have arrested the ... Read More


RTO official, aide booked by CBI for soliciting bribe

Mumbai, May 4 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) booked an official at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) of Silvassa, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, in a brib... Read More


Love-hate between Cong, Thackeray

India, May 4 -- The messy relationship between partners flared up again, in the run-up to the legislative council nominations. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's decision to field senior party l... Read More


Fines for spitting and littering on Western Rly surge 13-fold in April

MUMBAI, May 4 -- Despite a Rs.500 fine and intensified enforcement, commuters continue to spit and litter across Western Railway stations, with April recording a sharp surge in cases along the Western... Read More


ICT faculty write to board to push for central univ status

MUMBAI, May 4 -- Two separate letters have brought the focus back on the Institute of Chemical Technology's (ICT) future, funding challenges, and institutional status. Both letters approach the issue ... Read More