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NGT slams Thane civic body for illegal garbage dumping

Mumbai, Aug. 25 -- The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for dumping garbage into the mangroves in Balkum area next to Vasai creek and destroying the area's eco... Read More


Mahayuti eyes MVA votes for VP election

India, Aug. 25 -- Following NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar's refusal to support NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan for the post of vice president and Shiv Sena (UBT)'s indication that the party is likely to... Read More


19-yr-old fakes IIT admission, disappears from Kharagpur train

MUMBAI, Aug. 25 -- The disappearance of a 19-year-old student from the Mumbai-Howrah Shalimar Express has set off a search operation by the Government Railway Police (GRP) in West Bengal and Jharkhand... Read More


Anti-caste publishing house Panther's Paw struggles to stay afloat

Mumbai, Aug. 25 -- Anti-caste publishing house Panther's Paw, which began its journey in a hostel room in Mumbai around 10 years ago, is struggling for survival despite having published 27 books inclu... Read More


Festive rush leads to massive snarls on Mum-Goa highway

Mumbai, Aug. 25 -- With the much anticipated Ganpati festival barely two days away, traffic on the Mumbai-Goa Highway (NH 66) has surged manifold, with thousands from Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and ne... Read More


Local activist on 500-km walk to highlight road safety hazards

Mumbai, Aug. 25 -- Chaitanya Patil, a 28-year-old activist from Kasu village, has adopted a novel approach to highlight the pitiable condition of the highway. Patil is undertaking a 'Rasta Satyagraha'... Read More


Man falls off bridge into Amba river, local rescue effort fails

Raigad, Aug. 25 -- A 57-year-old man slipped and fell into the Amba river on Saturday morning, prompting an extensive search operation by police and rescue teams. Before he was swept away, locals at t... Read More


Solar panels, turbines along Samruddhi E-way

MUMBAI, Aug. 25 -- The Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg - better known as the Samruddhi Expressway - is set to become more than just a high-speed link between Mumb... Read More


76-yr-old harassed, coerced to sign away Santacruz home by son, daughter-in-law

MUMBAI, Aug. 25 -- A 76-year-old woman in Santacruz has been allegedly harassed and subjected to death threats by her son and daughter-in-law for the last two years. Based on her complaint, the police... Read More


Disrupting House not debate: Shah

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that Parliament and state assemblies were places of debate and discussions "but disrupting their functioning for political gains" was... Read More