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SC Reprimand Forces Action: BMC Clears Encroached Borivali Plot Reserved for BEST Bus Depot

Goa, Nov. 4 -- In a swift execution of municipal enforcement, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday cleared 27 illegal commercial structures from a valuable plot designated for pub... Read More


Kultali land office staffer caught red-handed in ACB trap

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- The cops of state Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) arrested a Group-D employee posted at the Block Land and Land Reforms Office (BL&LRO) in Kultali of South 24-Parganas on Wednesday aft... Read More


RINL land auctions fetch Rs 584 crore from 264 parcels; third round planned: MoF

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The government's land monetisation exercise involving Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) has generated successful bids worth Rs 584.33 crore from the auction of 264 land parcels... Read More


Another held in Puja pass scam

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- Kolkata Police have arrested Dhrubajyoti Bose, secretary of massArt, in connection with a multi-crore Durga Puja entry pass and ticket forgery scam, in which former state Tourism an... Read More


Why the business of marathons is booming in India

India, Nov. 4 -- More than 41,000 people ran the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon on October 18, up from 39,513 last year. Mumbai took a record 69,100 entries in January. Ahmedabad's field tripled from 8,0... Read More


Real gold, unreal weight: How a new adulteration scam using heavy metals is beating acid and touchstone purity tests

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- A new form of gold adulteration is raising concerns among jewellery traders, with unscrupulous suppliers allegedly mixing fine powders of heavy metals into gold to artificially in... Read More


RBI forms technical committee to boost engagement with financial market participants

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has established a Technical Consultative Committee for Financial Markets (TCCFM) to boost engagement with the market participants, as per a stateme... Read More


28 Indians killed, 2 missing: MEA gives toll from West Asia conflict and Black Sea shipping attacks

India, Nov. 4 -- India has lost 23 nationals, including 15 seafarers, in the ongoing conflict in West Asia, while five Indians have been killed and two are missing in attacks on commercial shipping in... Read More


Win back Indian travellers

Nepal, Nov. 4 -- In October, tourist arrivals from India, traditionally Nepal's largest tourism source market, fell 30 percent, year on year. The decline is particularly concerning because the neighbo... Read More


Three killed in gunfight between suspected NSCN-IM and ZUF-J cadres in Manipur's Noney district

Imphal, Nov. 4 -- At least three people were killed in a gunfight between suspected armed cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isaac Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the Zeliangrong United Front-J... Read More