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Electricity duty waiver for IT, ITeS firms, data centres

Mumbai, June 25 -- Information Technology (IT) firms, IT-enabled Services (ITeS) firms and data centres in Maharashtra have been exempted from paying electricity duty under the state's Information Tec... Read More


'Jovial, stylish and simple'

MUMBAI, June 25 -- Neighbours and acquaintances of 22-year-old Mayank Lohar remembered him as "jovial, stylish, but an equally simple person." Mayank, who worked as a salesman at retail chain Westside... Read More


WR's 'pushers' to speed up AC local boarding

MUMBAI, June 25 -- On Mumbai's suburban railway network, where every second counts, the Western Railway (WR) will deploy 'pushers' at high-footfall stations to speed up boarding and ensure trains stay... Read More


'Register, or shut shop,' says FDA chief, launches food safety drive

Mumbai, June 25 -- The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has launched a statewide drive to enforce food safety standards across Maharashtra, with inspections of eateries, cloud kitchens and other fo... Read More


Illegal parking racket in Kala Ghoda busted

Mumbai, June 25 -- An illegal parking racket has been busted in Kala Ghoda area of south Mumbai, where motorists were allegedly being charged for parking at the Kala Ghoda Municipal parking space that... Read More


41 local train services cancelled, Trans-Harbour worst hit

MUMBAI, June 25 -- The season's first spell of rain exposed glaring gaps in the railways' monsoon preparedness on Wednesday, as delays, cancellations and overcrowding disrupted suburban train networks... Read More


300mm rainfall batters city on Day 1

MUMBAI, June 25 -- After a delay of nearly two weeks, the monsoon finally announced its arrival with force, unleashing an intense overnight downpour that flooded roads, uprooted trees, disrupted traff... Read More


Taloja prison guard held with charas, tablets

Navi Mumbai, June 25 -- A prison guard posted at Taloja Central Prison was arrested after jail authorities allegedly recovered charas and psychotropic tablets from his possession during a security che... Read More


Bandra W ground set to become a convention centre

MUMBAI, June 25 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) plan to convert an 8,450 sq m football ground at Bandra Reclamation into a convention and exhibition centre moved a step closer on Wed... Read More


Spat over shutting train door ends in fatal stabbing of 22-year-old man

MUMBAI, June 25 -- A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death inside the first-class compartment of a Churchgate-Nalasopara local train on Tuesday night, following a spat with a fellow passenger over clos... Read More