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India looking to tweak emigration law: EAM

India, May 7 -- India is looking to amend the Emigration Act of 1983 as part of efforts to meet the demands of the global workplace and to promote the legal movement of people while discouraging non-l... Read More


Contractors penalised Rs.20L/day for delay in Carnac Bridge revamp

MUMBAI, May 7 -- In a race against time - and the Mumbai monsoon - the civic authorities have doubled the fine on contractors who failed to supply steel girders on time for the reconstruction of the C... Read More


thunderstorms, rains bring relief to city

MUMBAI, May 7 -- On Tuesday evening, the city saw gusty winds, hazy views and heavy rain as forecasted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which put Mumbai on yellow alert indicating light a... Read More


State announces FYJC online admission schedule statewide

MUMBAI, May 7 -- While the date for Class 10 results is yet to be announced by the Maharashtra State Board, the state government has officially declared that the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admis... Read More


BMC polls will decide Uddhav's future, return power to citizens

MUMBAI, May 7 -- The forthcoming BMC polls are set to be one of the most significant civic elections for both political parties and Mumbai citizens who have not had a voice in three years. On the poli... Read More


From sirens to silence: How city lost its daily wail

India, May 7 -- For decades, at exactly 9.00am, a mechanical wail would ripple through Mumbai's neighbourhoods. It wasn't an emergency. It was routine. The city's air raid sirens - mounted on rooftops... Read More


SC paves way for local body polls, but questions remain

Mumbai, May 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the path for elections to 687 urban and rural local bodies in Maharashtra, some of which haven't had any elected representatives for over five yea... Read More


13 booked for Mithi river desilting fraud

MUMBAI, May 7 -- The Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has registered an FIR against 13 people, including three civic officials, for allegedly causing a loss of Rs.65.54 crore to the Brihan... Read More


Mock drills in 8 districts, largest at Cross Maidan

Mumbai, May 7 -- Following instructions from the Centre, the state government will hold mock drills in eight districts of Maharashtra including Mumbai at 4 pm on Wednesday. The drills have been planne... Read More


HC pulls up police for 'copy-paste culture'

MUMBAI, May 7 -- The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court on Tuesday took suo-motu (on its own) cognisance of the "copy-paste" culture among investigating officers while recording witness stateme... Read More