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Illegal structures in seven flight-hazard bldgs razed

MUMBAI, June 19 -- The deputy collector of Kurla on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that they had taken action against seven buildings which were a cause of concern for flights flying in and ... Read More


MMRDA to penalise contractors for labour shortage at Metro sites

Mumbai, June 19 -- With four metro rail projects scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2025, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Wednesday introduced a new penalty pol... Read More


Five held for assaulting man with beer bottle

MUMBAI, June 19 -- Five men allegedly hit a 33-year-old man on his head with a beer bottle and stabbed his abdomen and back with the broken bottle after he refused to give them "hafta" on Tuesday. The... Read More


Hindi now default third language unless 20 students pick alternative

Mumbai, June 19 -- Hindi will not be a compulsory third language in Maharashtra state board schools, but it will be the default choice unless at least 20 students in a class opt for an alternative lan... Read More


'Imposing Hindi will be treated as anti-Maharashtra activity'

Mumbai, June 19 -- Opposition parties on Wednesday slammed the Maharashtra government for its new order making Hindi the default, although not compulsory, third language in state board schools, saying... Read More


EOW registers fresh FIR over loan default

MUMBAI, June 19 -- Three senior executives of the Percept Group, organiser of the Sunburn music festival, have been booked in connection with the New India Cooperative Bank fraud case for alleged loan... Read More


Two, including 60-year-old American citizen, booked for raping minor for 8 years

MUMBAI, June 19 -- The Sion police have booked a 60-year-old US citizen and a 43-year-old Mumbai resident for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman over several years, beginning when she was a minor. ... Read More


Syed family funeral: 'It's the first and last time I saw my grandkids'

MUMBAI, June 19 -- On Wednesday, the mortal remains of Javed Ali Syed, his wife Mariam Ali, and their two young children-six-year-old Amani and four-year-old Zayn-returned not to their home in London,... Read More


Quantum leap: Bridging science centre, planetarium

MUMBAI, June 19 -- The Nehru Science Centre and Nehru Planetarium are not too far apart, but visitors driving from one to the other have to take an arduous route to Acharya Atre Marg, also called Worl... Read More


ED freezes assets worth Rs.44 cr in land fraud case

MUMBAI, June 19 -- The Mumbai unit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized assets, including fixed deposits and mutual funds worth around Rs.44 crore, and seized Rs.16.5 lakh in cash during search ... Read More