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Yellow alert in city till Sun morning; clear skies expected until June 11

Mumbai, June 8 -- The city witnessed cloudy skies and scattered showers on Saturday, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert (extremely heavy rainfall) for three hours... Read More


Accused 'formed cartel to manipulate BMC tenders'

MUMBAI, June 8 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned at least a dozen people, including actor Dino Morea, officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), civic contractors and ... Read More


Man gets 10-yr jail for rape after promise of marriage

MUMBAI, June 8 -- The sessions court recently sentenced a 42-year-old Dombivali resident to 10 years imprisonment for repeatedly raping a woman by promising to marry her and dishonestly withdrawing Rs... Read More


Slum dwellers on mangrove land not entitled to rehab: HC

MUMBAI, June 8 -- In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Friday held that slum dwellers who have settled on protected forests - including mangrove land and buffer zones - cannot seek rehabi... Read More


Farmers first: Rules framed to check wily loan sharks

MUMBAI, June 8 -- Given Maharashtra's history of suicides among farmers - approximately 2700 to 2800 each year for the last seven to eight years - and growing complaints of extra interest rates being ... Read More


Gandhi alleges foul play in Maha polls; BJP hits back

Mumbai, June 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party lashed out on Saturday against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for alleging systematic rigging of the 2024 Maharashtra elections, a claim also rebuffed by Ele... Read More


2 Cong men cross over to Shiv Sena

MUMBAI, June 8 -- Days after former minister and senior Congress leader from Solapur Siddharam Mhetre joined the Shiv Sena led by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, another once-Congress leader from... Read More


Data jam studies urban heat impact, 'heat islands' in Mumbai

MUMBAI, June 8 -- The next time you're sweating it on a hot and muggy day, take a look around. The aim of this exercise is to determine whether you are positioned in a 'heat island'. "If you think the... Read More


Ticket checkers to make AC locals punctual again: WR

MUMBAI, June 8 -- Could a dedicated squad of ticket checkers (TCs) in air-conditioned (AC) local trains be the key to punctual train services on the Western Railway? The railway believes it is. It's b... Read More


kidney patient misses flight, Shinde drops her in his pvt jet

Mumbai, June 8 -- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde came to the aid of a woman in urgent need of a kidney transplant after she missed her flight from Jalgaon to Mumbai on Friday night. The woman, Sh... Read More