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Demolition begins on British-era Elphinstone Bridge

India, Sept. 13 -- Around 10 pm on Friday, amid heavy police presence, the 112-year-old Elphinstone Bridge, connecting Prabhadevi and Parel, was shut for demolition to make way for the under-construct... Read More


Eight tigers from Tadoba to be resettled in Sahyadri reserve

India, Sept. 13 -- Eight tigers will be relocated between reserves in Maharashtra, a human intervention, paradoxically, to rein in their numbers in the Tadoba-Andhari and Pench tiger reserves, thronge... Read More


Shelar pushes for koliwadas to be demarcated, entered in DCPR

India, Sept. 13 -- With municipal elections looming, the state government is hoping to fulfil a long-standing demand of the Koli community, one that will safeguard their cultural identity and reaffirm... Read More


'We have lost': Residents accept defeat as Elphinstone Bridge closes

India, Sept. 13 -- As the official time for the Elphinstone Bridge's closure-Friday midnight-crept closer, preparations began on multiple fronts. To enforce the closure, over 250 police officers were... Read More


Anish Damania to join state think tank

India, Sept. 13 -- The Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), a state government-owned think tank, on Friday appointed finance expert Anish Damania as an honorary advisor. Damania, a man... Read More


Bomb hoax disrupts HC proceedings for 2 hours

India, Sept. 13 -- Proceedings at the Bombay High Court were stalled for two hours on Friday after an email sent to the court's official email address threatened the iconic court building would be blo... Read More


Meat ban in Panchkula likely to face fresh high court challenge

Panchkula, Sept. 13 -- The Panchkula municipal corporation's (MC) order banning the sale, purchase and slaughter of meat in Mansa Devi Complex (MDC) may soon be challenged in the Punjab and Haryana hi... Read More


Plant compensatory trees/mangroves before cutting them infra projects: HC

India, Sept. 13 -- In a significant judgment, the Bombay high court on Tuesday ordered compensatory afforestation to be done before mangroves or trees were cut for infra projects. It also ordered tran... Read More


Detection of dwarf virus in Kangra, Sirmaur raises concern among paddy farmers

Dharamshala, Sept. 13 -- The southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV) has been detected in several paddy-growing pockets of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra and Sirmaur districts, raising concern am... Read More


Supreme Court to deliver ruling on Waqf Amendment Act suspension on Monday

India, Sept. 13 -- The Supreme Court will on Monday deliver its order on whether to suspend the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, nearly four months after reserving its ruling on a batch of 21 petitions tha... Read More