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Thane: worker electrocuted while fixing banner on pole

THANE, June 20 -- A 28-year-old banner installer was electrocuted while putting up a birthday greeting banner for a local politician on a high-tension electricity pole in Ulhasnagar on Thursday night,... Read More


After fatal crashes, Thane Rural gets traffic police unit

THANE, June 20 -- After a series of fatal road accidents and mounting concerns over worsening congestion, the Thane Rural police have set up a dedicated traffic branch for the first time since the cre... Read More


Pawar to lead Mumbai selection panel

Mumbai, June 19 -- Former left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar was appointed chairman of Mumbai's senior men's selection committee while Omkar Salvi was retained as the head coach for the 2026-27 season, the... Read More


Manika excluded from India's Asian Games squad

Mumbai, June 19 -- Manika Batra, the 2018 Asian Games medallist and India's most decorated female paddler, was left out of India's 2026 Asian Games squad and named as a reserve by the Table Tennis Fed... Read More


Chopra to test his fitness on return from injury in Doha

New Delhi, June 19 -- Neeraj Chopra will be back in competition after a nine-month gap at his favourite Doha Diamond League on Friday. It is the same championship where the two-time Olympic medallist ... Read More


Former PM's son loses Rs.7.6 CRore in digital fraud

New Delhi, June 19 -- Naresh Gujral, former MP and ex-PM IK Gujral's son, was allegedly duped of Rs.7.68 crore after scammers posing as him tricked his firm's CFO into transferring funds, police said.... Read More


No HC relief for student barred from exam over her attendance

Mumbai, June 19 -- "Sympathy cannot be a substitute for legal entitlement," the Bombay High Court observed on Tuesday, while granting no relief to a third-year Bachelor of Science student who was deba... Read More


BEST employees go on indefinite strike from today

MUMBAI, June 19 -- Bus commuters may face disruption as unions representing BEST employees have called an indefinite strike from June 19, pressing for a slew of long-pending demands. The decision was ... Read More


Direct tax collections rise by 12.4% to Rs.6L-cr

India, June 19 -- Gross direct tax collections in the current financial year 2026-27 up to June 17 have seen a 12.46% annualised growth to about Rs.6.10 lakh crore, driven by higher corporate and non-... Read More


After stalling, BMC clears Rs.1k-cr BEST aid

MUMBAI, June 19 -- The Rs.1,000-crore aid package for the BEST undertaking has been cleared by the civic standing committee, after it was held back on June 12. The committee cleared the package on Thu... Read More