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Maharashtra cabinet clears policy on storage-friendly renewable energy

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- In a first, the Maharashtra government, with a view to boosting green energy usage, has chalked out a policy to store renewable energy for later use. Called the Maharashtra Renewabl... Read More


30-year-old dies by suicide after rabies symptoms set in

THANE, Feb. 24 -- A 30-year-old bank employee from Kalyan died by suicide on Sunday night after he began experiencing symptoms linked to rabies, police said. He had reportedly concealed a stray dog bi... Read More


absconding man held IN attempt to murder case

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- A 30-year-old man who had been absconding for nine months for allegedly attempting to murder a 29-year-old following a dispute over a broken car window was arrested on Sunday. Polic... Read More


BMC budget set to cross Rs.80,000 crore this year, highest ever figure

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- The budget of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is expected to touch a whopping Rs.80,000 crore this year, surpassing last year's outlay and marking the highest-ever budg... Read More


54% of schools in city have minority tag, probe sought

Mumbai, Feb. 24 -- While a row has erupted over the Mahayuti government granting minority status to 75 schools across the state after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and former deputy chief min... Read More


Man booked for forcing minor daughters into prostitution

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- The father of two minor girls has been named a key accused in a prostitution racket busted by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Navi Mumbai police. According to the poli... Read More


Bail denied to minor's father in Vidyavihar crash

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Vikhroli on Monday rejected the bail plea of the father of a 17-year-old boy accused of driving the SUV that killed a 33-year-old businessman in V... Read More


Auto driver, aides assault 27-yr-old man in Ghansoli

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- A 27-year-old man was allegedly assaulted with an iron rod by an autorickshaw driver and his associates following a road rage incident in Ghansoli on Friday night. The rickshaw driv... Read More


Last 7/11 acquitted accused gets bail in Aurangabad arms case

Mumbai, Feb. 24 -- Nearly seven months after he was acquitted in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts case, the Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Faisal Ataur Rehman Shaikh in the 2006 Aurangabad ar... Read More


minister's PA gets bail in wife's suicide abetment case

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- The sessions court has granted bail to Anant Bhagwan Garje, personal assistant to animal husbandry and dairy development minister Pankaja Munde, who is accused of abetting his wife'... Read More