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VVCMC to step up demolition drive, to use explosives

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- Grappling with an avalanche of unauthorised constructions, the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) has decided to blast its way through the problem, quite literally. With... Read More


Blaze in Vashi bldg engulfs six flats; 4 dead, 10 injured

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- Four persons, including a six-year-old child and an 84-year-old bedridden woman, were killed and 10 others suffered injuries after a fire broke out at Raheja Residency, a housi... Read More


2 men cheat cancer patient by assuring MHADA flat at Rs.30L

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- The Vikhroli police registered an FIR on Monday against two men for allegedly defrauding a cancer patient, under the guise of providing him a cheap MHADA house from a "special schem... Read More


Fire crackers push AQI up to 211, showers bring relief

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- The large-scale bursting of firecrackers throughout the city in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, which was Day 1 of Diwali, significantly affected the air quality in man... Read More


Forts hold their own in housing societies during Diwali

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- Celebrating Maharashtra's vibrant heritage and its landscape studded with ancient fortifications, local communities are outdoing themselves this Diwali with elaborate fort-themed Di... Read More


Cannabis worth Rs.7.86 crore seized

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- Customs officials at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) detained two passengers and seized hydroponic weed (cannabis) worth around Rs.7.86 crore from them... Read More


Malad civic hosp turns away medico-legal cases due to 'missing' register

MUMBAI, Oct. 22 -- Patients are being denied the care they deserve at a civic hospital in Malad due to a peculiar problem - a missing register. Sources in the hospital, however, claim it's the other w... Read More


Rahul, Amir star in U-23 Shatkar game

Mumbai, Oct. 22 -- Rahul Kodavoor's unbeaten 102 and Mohammed Amir's 4/49 helpd MCA-B to a 7-wicket win over MCA-D in their first round match of the Under-23 Shatkar Trophy. Brief scores: MCA-D 217 (A... Read More


choksi not subject of political trial in India: belgian court

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- A Belgian court of appeal, while allowing Mehul Choksi's extradition last week, ruled that he is neither the subject of a "political trial" nor does he run the risk of torture or... Read More


Mum wants me to make mistakes and learn from them: Rasha

India, Oct. 22 -- Rasha Thadani entered showbiz this year with Azaad, and is currently working on her second film, Laikey Laikaa. Daughter of actor Raveena Tandon, the 20-year-old is no stranger to th... Read More