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Rehab flats crumbling, say Elphinstone bridge PAPs

MUMBAI, April 29 -- Seventy-eight families, uprooted to make way for the Sewri-Worli Elevated Corridor, say they are paying a price for development. After generations in Elphinstone Road, they have mo... Read More


ICT considers dropping deemed univ status over funding gaps

MUMBAI, April 29 -- The Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) is considering relinquishing its 'deemed-to-be university' status, citing a lack of financial benefits under Central Government schemes. ... Read More


Suleman Usman Bakery trial continues in fits and starts

MUMBAI, April 29 -- It took three years and four months for Dr A G Shinde to complete his testimony in the Suleman Usman Bakery case, where six policemen are being tried for murder of 8 unarmed Muslim... Read More


Fraud in PAP flat allotment: Raut

Mumbai, April 29 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday wrote to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis alleging a fraud in allotment of flats for project affected persons . Raut alleged that a group,... Read More


Man stabbed after kin flags graft in Coastal Rd payout

MUMBAI, April 29 -- A Worli fisherman was allegedly stabbed at Seaface on Sunday, a day after being threatened over his mother's petition in the Bombay High Court in which she accused a co-operative s... Read More


Former matka operator Reddy shot dead in Pune

PUNE, April 29 -- Former matka (gambling) operator Ramesh Reddy was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Dehu Road area near Pimpri-Chinchwad on Tuesday evening, police said. According to polic... Read More


ECI adds 1,468 names to WB rolls ahead of last poll phase

India, April 29 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday declined to pass any order on a plea seeking action against Ajay Pal Sharma, an IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh posted as a police observer in West... Read More


SC: pVt schools can't refuse ews students sent by state

New Delhi, April 29 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that private unaided schools cannot sit in judgment over the eligibility of children from weaker and disadvantaged sections once their names a... Read More


Iran in state of collapse: Trump

Washington, April 29 -- Efforts to end the Iran conflict were at an impasse on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump unhappy at the latest plans from Tehran, which he said had informed the US it was ... Read More


State mulls ATF tax cut to 1% as airfares surge

Mumbai, April 29 -- The state government is considering a sharp cut in Value Added Tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel from 18% to 1% at key airports, following a request from the Centre to ease rising... Read More