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Mithi flooding brings Kurla slum colonies a silver lining

MUMBAI, Sept. 13 -- This year's record-breaking flooding of the Mithi River has brought hope that an old promise will be kept. Residents of Kranti Nagar and Sandesh Nagar, two of several flood-prone s... Read More


Plant compensatory trees before felling them for projects: HC

MUMBAI, 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 tra... Read More


8 tigers from Tadoba to be moved to Sahyadri reserve

MUMBAI, 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, throng... Read More


Govt can't get free pass on inordinate delays: SC to HCs

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- High courts must not become "surrogates for State laxity and lethargy", the Supreme Court held on Friday, stressing that common citizens cannot be dragged into perpetual litigat... Read More


sebi clears raft of reforms to ease fundraising

Mumbai, Sept. 13 -- India's markets regulator on Friday unveiled a sweeping package of reforms designed to galvanise the capital markets by making fundraising easier, liberalising listing norms for la... Read More


Spicejet plane loses wheeL, lands safely

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- One of the landing gear's wheels of a SpiceJet aircraft with 75 people on board detached as the jet departed from Kandla, Gujarat for Mumbai on Friday, triggering a full emergen... Read More


defence ministry discusses plan to buy 114 rafale jets

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- The defence ministry has started discussions on the Indian Air Force proposal to acquire 114 'Made in India' Rafale fighter jets, which will be built by Dassault involving India... Read More


Now, Banjaras stake claim on ST reservation

MUMBAI, Sept. 13 -- After the government GR allowing Marathas to prove their Kunbi credentials on the basis of the Hyderabad Gazette, a fresh demand has now been made by the Banjara community, seeking... Read More


CCI had no basis for ruling: WhatsApp

Bengaluru, Sept. 13 -- Online messaging platform WhatsApp told the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had no evidentiary basis to ... Read More


Harbhajan, Ganguly for BCCI AGM

Mumbai, Sept. 13 -- Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh are prominent India cricketers nominated by their respective state units to attend the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) AGM on Sept... Read More