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2 arrested for raping 16-yr-old; minor detained

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- Two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping their 16-year-old friend after spiking her drink, while another 16-year-old boy allegedly recorded the incide... Read More


BMC completes repair work on pipeline in Thane

Mumbai, Aug. 16 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) completed repair work on the 3,000-mm-diameter water pipeline near Teen Hath Naka in Thane at 5pm on Saturday. A leakage in the pipeline... Read More


FIR junked against former Axis MF chief dealer in Rs.2.5Lcr fraud

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed an FIR against Viresh Gangaram Joshi, the former chief dealer at Axis Mutual Fund, in a case alleging that he and his associates defrauded 6.... Read More


Fire erupts in Bandra bldg; none injured

Mumbai, Aug. 16 -- A fire broke out on Saturday in the B-wing of MK Chamber, a seven-storey building in Bandra West. The fire was reported at 10.23am and extinguished by 10.49am, according to the Brih... Read More


IIT-B centre with customised courses a hit among students

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- Like so many who enrol at the Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay), Rushikesh Shinde dreamt of becoming an engineer. He had made the cut for the bachelor's degree in mathematics ... Read More


Rs.18-cr properties to be attached in Torres ponzi scam

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- The Maharashtra government has ordered attachment of properties and assets worth nearly Rs.18 crore linked to the Torres ponzi scam, which duped more than 1 lakh investors by promis... Read More


If you succumb to pressure, you are just a manager, not a leader: Tukaram Mundhe

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- On the morning of Independence Day, hundreds of students thronged the St Xavier's College hall to hear Tukaram Mundhe, the FDA commissioner who has been the cynosure of attention th... Read More


CM calls Sonia 'dimagi naxal' for not singing full version of Vande Mataram at Cong event

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has backed the "dimagi naxals' (intellectual naxals) remark made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that while armed naxalism has been brought ... Read More


Maharashtra to tighten rules for pvt universities

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- Amid growing concerns over paper leaks, invalid degrees, opaque admission processes and excessive or unaccounted fees putting students' academic futures at risk, the Maharashtra gov... Read More


Opposition slams Modi's women's quota appeal

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- Opposition parties in Maharashtra have slammed prime minister Narendra Modi's "call of the hour" and appeal to all political parties to support 33% reservation for women in the Lok ... Read More