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Two arrested for defrauding 1,375 people in car-rental scam

MUMBAI, May 3 -- Two men have been arrested for cheating 1,375 people of Rs.20.60 crore by promising them an income of Rs.55,000 to Rs.75,000 per month if they became part of a car-rental business. Th... Read More


Contract teachers get pay hike, many remain unsatisfied

MUMBAI, May 3 -- The state government has announced a modest relief for thousands of teachers working on a clock-hour basis (CHB) in secondary schools and junior colleges across the state. As per a go... Read More


Why AI won't kill creativity

India, May 3 -- There's an idea doing the rounds that has been repeated so often, it now passes off as the truth. It goes like this: with AI getting smarter every day, it is only a matter of time befo... Read More


HC seeks state's response to plea against jetty near Radio Club

MUMBAI, May 3 -- The Bombay high court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to submit its response to a petition challenging the construction of a proposed passenger jetty and terminal near R... Read More


man jailed for 5 yrs for sexually abusing minor

MUMBAI, May 3 -- A special POCSO court recently sentenced a 42-year-old Vikhroli resident to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl who lived in his neighbourhood. The prosecut... Read More


couple detained for murdering malwani goon

MUMBAI, May 3 -- The Byculla police on Friday detained a man and his girlfriend after they confessed to killing a local goon from Malwani and dumping his body in a drain. The deceased, identified as F... Read More


Medical college at St George's hosp stalled due to height barrier

Mumbai, May 3 -- When the state government announced in 2021 that a new medical college would be established at St George's Hospital near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), it envisaged sign... Read More


Pune student arrested for obscene texts, calls to min

MUMBAI, May 3 -- A 24-year-old student from Pune has been arrested for sending inappropriate text messages and making repeated phone calls to a woman BJP minister. The Maharashtra Cyber Police arreste... Read More


Retired Swedish university prof duped of Rs.12L

MUMBAI, May 3 -- A 65-year-old retired biotechnology professor has been duped of Rs.12 lakh by unidentified cyber frauds who impersonated officials from the human resources department of the Oil and N... Read More


Talk of reunion with NCP (SP) a media narrative: Ajit Pawar

MUMBAI, May 3 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar has dismissed talk of reuniting with the NCP (SP) led by his uncle Sharad Pawar as mere media fiction, even as he acknowledged that w... Read More