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Deshmukh pulled up for pleas 'intentionally filed' to delay trial

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Tuesday rejected an adjournment plea filed by former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case registered... Read More


Cab drivers challenge Marathi mandate in HC

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- Four app-based cab drivers have filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court, challenging the Maharashtra transport department's notification dated August 12, 2... Read More


Drug inspector recruitment nixed over paper leak claims

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has cancelled the recruitment process for the post of drug inspector, Group-B, in the food and drug administration department. The d... Read More


HoABL, nitco plan Rs.1,000-cr luxury project near Alibag

Mumbai, Aug. 26 -- The House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL) and NITCO's real estate arm are set to jointly develop a 40-acre luxury project near Alibag, with an estimated investment of Rs.1,000 crore. Th... Read More


Deadline to learn Marathi language extended by three months; RTO crackdown to continue

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- As Mumbai's autorickshaw and taxi drivers continue to oppose the Marathi mandate for them, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has extended the deadline for language training se... Read More


BMC yet to get possession of 736-sqm playground, access road

Mumbai, Aug. 26 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to receive possession of a 735.99-square metre (sqm) recreation ground (RG) adjoining the Rustomjee Crown residential complex on ... Read More


Iron rod strikes 17-year-old boy during demolition work

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- A 17-year-old boy was struck by an iron rod during demolition work being carried out for road widening in Vidyavihar (East) on Tuesday. Deven Jain, a first-year BCom student at Soma... Read More


'Lack of awareness stops parents from opting for epilepsy surgery'

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- With epilepsy affecting 0.8% of India's paediatric and adolescent population, about one-third of whom have drug-resistant epilepsy, a timely curative surgery could prove life-changi... Read More


CM orders guardian ministers, MLAs to monitor school repairs

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- The Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) recently launched 'School Thik Karo' movement, which has shone the spotlight on critical gaps in government school infrastructure and teaching sys... Read More


Time for old guard to step back: Gadkari

NAGPUR, Aug. 26 -- Known for his unfiltered candour and straight-talking, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has once again set political corridors abuzz. Speaking at a local... Read More