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Ghatkopar man gets life term for kidnapping, raping 7-yr-old girl in 2022

MUMBAI, May 4 -- A special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) court recently sentenced a 43-year-old man from Ghatkopar to life imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 7-year-old... Read More


BMC to collect pet waste, e-waste separately

MUMBAI, May 4 -- After beginning a special collection service for sanitary and medical waste last month, BMC expanded its purview to collect pet waste from Saturday. On Monday, it will also start a se... Read More


BMC to float desalination plant tender for third time in Manori

Mumbai, May 4 -- In a renewed effort to boost Mumbai's water supply, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is preparing to float a fresh tender for its long-delayed desalination plant in Manori... Read More


IIT-B to helm centre's Pushpak drone mission

MUMBAI, May 4 -- The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) has been appointed to lead the central government's 'Pushpak - National Mission on Drone Technology', which promotes the development ... Read More


Woman, three daughters found dead in Bhiwandi

THANE, May 4 -- A 32-year-old woman and her three minor daughters were found dead at their home in the Phene village in Bhiwandi on Saturday. The police suspect that the woman killed her daughters bef... Read More


Inst of creative tech to start from NFDC premises soon

MUMBAI, May 4 -- The Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) will soon start its academic programme from a makeshift campus within the National Film and Development Corporation's (NFDC) Peddar ... Read More


'3 billion hours of Indian content watched globally on Netflix last yr'

MUMBAI, May 4 -- Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive officer of Netflix, said that stories which are more local get the maximum response, as the viewers want to watch something new. He said Indian conten... Read More


Mercedes hits bike in pune, 1 dead, 1 injured

PUNE, May 4 -- A speeding Mercedes car collided with a motorcycle on the Wadgaon Bridge stretch of the Pune-Bengaluru highway early Saturday morning leaving the pillion rider dead and the rider injure... Read More


Sisters first? Funds diversion sparks row in Mahayuti

MUMBAI, May 4 -- Payouts to the bahins (sisters) of the ruling Mahayuti alliance, which has led to the diversion of Rs.746 crore meant for scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled tribes (STs), has led to... Read More


12,750 objections to Public Security Bill

MUMBAI, May 4 -- The controversial Special Public Security Bill, 2024, has received an unprecedented 12,750 suggestions and objections, the highest ever in the history of the state legislature. They w... Read More