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Ladakh to set up autonomous hill councils for all 7 distts

Leh, July 14 -- The Ladakh administration on Monday announced an Autonomous Hill Development Council (AHDC) for each of its 7 districts, extending the existing framework of elected local self-governan... Read More


guv suspends kpsc chairman over daughters' appointments

Bengaluru, July 14 -- Karnataka governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) chairman Shivashankarappa S Sahukar over allegations that he illegally facil... Read More


Cops entering woman's room an invasion of privacy: HC

Mumbai, July 14 -- Police cannot enter a woman's bedroom or seize her personal belongings during an investigation without following due process, the Bombay high court has observed, calling such action... Read More


3 fall ill after AC fails in CR local

Mumbai, July 14 -- A packed AC local on Central Railway (CR) turned into a sweltering coach during Monday's rush after its air conditioning system malfunctioned for nearly 16 minutes, leaving two comm... Read More


10-year-old boy drowns while swimming in andheri lake

MUMBAI, July 14 -- A 10-year-old boy drowned after he and a few other children entered a private lake to swim in Andheri (West) on Monday afternoon, civic officials said. The deceased, identified as D... Read More


politician's son booked after 51-year-old dies in hit-and-run

THANE, July 14 -- A 51-year-old furniture market worker was killed and his son injured after their scooter was allegedly hit by a speeding car driven by the son of a politician, builder and jeweller i... Read More


Chembur tree fall: Clean chit for all; contractor, consultant fined

MUMBAI, July 14 -- The inquiry into the Chembur tree collapse that killed 11-year-old Vihaan Srivastava on June 30 has recommended penalties against the contractor and consultant working on a storm wa... Read More


'Should infra come at the cost of our children?'

MUMBAI, July 14 -- A day before her birthday on May 13, doctors at Hinduja Hospital in Khar told Aarika Srivastav's parents that their 14-year-old daughter was brain-dead. For Aarika's mother Binal, i... Read More


MSRTC to earn Rs.600 cr a year by renting out 251 bus depots

Mumbai, July 14 -- The cash-strapped Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has proposed commercialising its 251 bus depots across the state under the public-private partnership (PPP) mo... Read More


Mira Road may lose bus depot to pay-and-park facility, auto stand

MUMBAI, July 14 -- A prime plot measuring 37,000 sq m near Mira Road railway station, reserved for a bus depot, could be turned into a pay-and-park facility and an autorickshaw stand, greatly shrinkin... Read More