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Powai man dies after tempo rams scooter

MUMBAI, April 26 -- A 30-year-old civic veterinary officer died after a tempo rammed his scooter on the Gandhi Nagar junction bridge in Vikhroli on Saturday afternoon. The victim, Niwas Yadav, was on ... Read More


What a racecourse with the city closing in on it looks like

MUMBAI, April 26 -- We lived in Bombay and we lived in Mumbai and sometimes, I lived in both of them at the same time, wrote Suketu Mehta in 'Maximum City' about a city in transition. In his twin proj... Read More


Willingness of 13-year-old girl to elope immaterial: HC

MUMBAI, April 26 -- The Bombay High Court recently upheld the conviction of a young man for kidnapping a 13-year-old girl despite the girl agreeing to elope with him, holding that consent of a minor g... Read More


HC clears Wadala housing society rdvpt after 13-yr delay

MUMBAI, April 26 -- A housing society in Wadala - comprising 46 buildings and 826 flats - can finally proceed with redevelopment after the Bombay High Court ruled against a builder who had sought to r... Read More


Doctors oppose KEM renaming

MUMBAI, April 26 -- Resident doctors at KEM Hospital are distressed at the move to rename Mumbai's largest civic-run hospital. They believe the authorities should instead prioritise reforms that impro... Read More


Court lifts curbs on bank accounts of Chakraborty

MUMBAI, April 26 -- A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Mumbai has held that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) failed to comply with a mandatory statutory safeguard w... Read More


Drug lord Salim Dola detained in Turkey, may be extradited via UAE

MUMBAI, April 26 -- Salim Dola, the alleged mastermind behind one of the largest synthetic drug manufacturing and supply cartels operational in India, has been detained in Istanbul, Turkey, officers f... Read More


BEST losing revenue due to undervalued rents, says panel

Mumbai, April 26 -- A ground inspection by a BEST committee has revealed widespread undervaluation of rents and poor upkeep of properties across the city, raising concerns over significant revenue los... Read More


'Living on borrowed time', say residents after part of Mahim chawl collapses

MUMBAI, April 26 -- On Saturday, a part of the first-floor passage of a 90-year-old chawl in Mahim West caved in, leading to renewed fears among residents, who said they were "living on borrowed time"... Read More


Mahayuti red-faced over Shivaji remarks, again

MUMBAI, April 26 -- The Mahayuti government was embarrassed for the second time in two days on Saturday, over remarks relating to Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji, by people linked to the ruling allia... Read More