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How a lensman archived acts of Mumbai's defacement through repurposed chamcha posters

MUMBAI, Aug. 30 -- My first sighting of an upcycled chamcha hoarding was in 2004. At first, I neither understood it nor made much of it. To use photojournalist lingo, it was just an offbeat image that... Read More


Mumbai-Goa hwy journey to remain bumpy for motorists

MUMBAI, Aug. 30 -- Travellers heading for Konkan for the 10-day-long Ganeshotsav are likely to have a tough time driving on the Mumbai-Goa National Highway. The pothole-ridden national highway is like... Read More


NIA court rejects pleas to cancel bail of 4 Elgar Parishad case accused

MUMBAI, Aug. 30 -- A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Saturday rejected the NIA's pleas to cancel the bail of four Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case accused -- Telugu poet-activist P Vara... Read More


Woman killed as truck rams into scooter

Mumbai, Aug. 30 -- A 25-year-old woman was killed in Chembur on Friday evening when the two-wheeler she was riding pillion on with her younger brother was allegedly hit by a speeding cement mixer, pol... Read More


FDA withdraws licence cancellation of Cipla

PUNE, Aug. 30 -- Hours after the Bombay High Court accused the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) of going "overboard" and acting in a "high-handed" manner, the regulator on Saturday with... Read More


Social reformer Annabhau Sathe's works open up to English readers

Mumbai, Aug. 30 -- Thirty-two of his literary works, originally written in Marathi, are being translated into English and will be published worldwide by Bloomsbury Publishing. This will give readers o... Read More


Jarange seeks to scrap caste scrutiny panels

MUMBAI, Aug. 30 -- Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has added a fresh condition to his list of demands while launching his 11th indefinite hunger strike at Antarwali Sarati in Jalna. B... Read More


man, 18, found murdered on Vashi footpath

NAVI MUMBAI, Aug. 30 -- An 18-year-old man was killed in a late-night attack at Vashi's Mini Seashore and his body was found on a footpath near St Mary's Garden in the early hours of Saturday. Police ... Read More


Vidyavihar crash: HC ends exam reprieve for teen accused

Mumbai, Aug. 30 -- The brief reprieve for the 17-year-old accused in the fatal Vidyavihar crash ended on Friday, when the Bombay High Court refused to extend the interim protection that had allowed hi... Read More


Vikhroli Business City under fire for defying stop-work notices

MUMBAI, Aug. 30 -- Despite explicit stop-work notices issued due to persistent dust and noise violations, construction activity at the massive 8.8-acre Vikhroli Business City project has allegedly con... Read More