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Ejaz Lakdawala acquitted in 2011 extortion case

MUMBAI, Aug. 4 -- A Thane sessions court recently acquitted gangster Ejaz Yusuf Lakdawala in a 2011 case against him for alleged attempt to murder and extortion, citing serious lapses in the investiga... Read More


MNS, Sena (UBT), PWP team up, play Marathi card

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- The upcoming local body elections in the state are seeing intriguing political manoeuvres - some a rekindling of old ties, others a reaffirmation of solidarity. On Saturday, the Shiv... Read More


Sharad Pawar urges CM to deal with Yavat incident sensitively

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- A day after the communal violence in Yavat, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar rang up chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and requested him to take strict action against all those disturbing ... Read More


Police arrest 16 for Yavat violence over offensive social media post

PUNE, Aug. 3 -- The Pune Rural Police have registered five FIRs and arrested 16 individuals in connection with the violence in Yavat village, which was triggered by an objectionable social media post ... Read More


Ropeway planned from Aarey Metro 3 stn to Film City, might extend to SGNP

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- To boost tourism as well as improve ridership from the Aarey - JVLR metro station, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) plans to build a ropeway there to Sanjay Gandhi National P... Read More


Former banker loses Rs.4.6 cr to trading fraud

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- A 58-year-old woman from Santacruz East, who had retired from a leading multinational bank, was cheated to the tune of Rs.4.6 crore by cyber frauds posing as executives of a wealth m... Read More


Sena protests against Cong leader for using term 'Sanatani terrorism'

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan found himself in the crosshairs of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena after he used the term "Sanatani terrorism" while discussing the NIA court... Read More


IndiGo bans passenger for slapping hisco-traveller

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- IndiGo has imposed a flying ban on the passenger who slapped a co-traveller onboard the Mumbai-Kolkata flight on Friday. The incident occurred on flight 6E138, and after landing, ... Read More


Activists plan to save Mahim BMC school by hoisting flag

Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- Parents, alumni and local activists have come together to save a BMC-run school on New Mahim Road, which was vacated in June after the civic body declared the building unsafe. Concer... Read More


Tejashwi's 'name missing' claim stirs row, and a fact-check by EC

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- Leader of the opposition in Bihar assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav stirred a row on Saturday by claiming that his name was missing in the draft electoral rolls published in the ... Read More