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Row over cancellation of circular extending SBC quota to Muslims

Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- A row has erupted after the Mahayuti government on Tuesday issued an order cancelling a 2014 circular which granted Muslims 5% reservation benefits under the Special Backward Class ... Read More


4-year-old boy dies 15 days after bus hit scooter in Parel

MUMBAI, Feb. 19 -- A four-year-old boy died on Wednesday, 15 days after sustaining critical injuries when a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus allegedly hit his family's scooter ... Read More


BJP's 5-term corporator in race for post in top panel

MUMBAI, Feb. 19 -- Senior BJP leader and corporator Prabhakar Shinde on Wednesday was nominated by the party for the coveted post of chairperson of the BMC's standing committee. His elevation comes as... Read More


HC raps navy over high-rise near INS Shikra

Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Indian Navy for allegedly "sleeping" while a 23-storey high-rise came up near INS Shikra in south Mumbai, even as it permitted const... Read More


Accused in Vasai road rage assault case held

Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- Two days after a 47-year-old man was beaten to death in a road rage incident in Vasai, the Manikpur Police arrested the accused from Jogeshwari on Wednesday. The accused, identified... Read More


69-yr-old loses Rs.3.62 crore to cyber fraud

MUMBAI, Feb. 19 -- A 69-year-old retired dentist from Ghatkopar East was duped of Rs.3.62 crore over a span of six months by cyber fraudsters who lured her with promises of high returns from share mar... Read More


HC allows 16-year-old to end 31-week pregnancy

Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted a 16-year-old girl to medically terminate her 31-week pregnancy, observing that she was unwilling to carry it to term. A division bench of... Read More


Rs.50-lakh fine imposed on contractor for delay in Goregaon-Mulund Link Road flyover work

MUMBAI, Feb. 19 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has imposed a Rs.50-lakh penalty on a contractor for failing to maintain the required pace of construction of a flyover that's part of t... Read More


Metro 4 subcontractor's work valued at 75% above original bid

Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- The revised value of the contracts being executed by Milan Road Buildtech-the subcontractor involved in the Metro 4 slab collapse incident that led to the death of one person-to con... Read More


Mum-Pune E-way's Bhor Ghat to get openings every 2 km

Pune, Feb. 19 -- In a push for smooth travel during emergency following the gas tanker accident in the Bhor Ghat section of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on February 3 disrupted traffic for 32 hours, the... Read More