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CM decides not to act against errant mins, warns them instead

MUMBAI, July 30 -- While their respective party chiefs abstained from taking any action on them for courting controversies, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis shot a sharp message to errant ministers of... Read More


Parents protest against EWS quota in private medical colleges, seek hike in seats

MUMBAI, July 30 -- Concerned over the shrinking share of seats available to general category students, a group of parents of medical aspirants and education activists met state medical education minis... Read More


Minister: Wait for verified Ladki figures

MUMBAI, July 30 -- State women and child development minister Aditi Tatkare is scrambling to contain the damage caused by a government report, which revealed that 26.34 lakh (2.63 million) individuals... Read More


Surrogacy-like deal not consent, rape case to proceed: HC

MUMBAI, July 30 -- The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a petition to quash a rape case, observing that the woman's consent was obtained through an illegal, surrogacy-like... Read More


Cong announces jumbo team of 351 members for Maha unit

MUMBAI, July 30 -- In an attempt to rebuild the party, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has approved a jumbo committee for the Maharashtra unit. Five months after changing its leadership, the p... Read More


Sena leader fined Rs.1L for misusing law to settle scores

MUMBAI, July 30 -- The Bombay high court on Monday imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on Lalita Shinde, Nashik taluka president of the ladies wing of Shiv Sena and a former trustee of the Trimbakeshwar Templ... Read More


HC refuses to quash FIR over Op Sindoor remarks

MUMBAI, July 30 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday refused to quash the first information report (FIR) registered against Farah Deeba, a Pune-based teacher, for allegedly ridiculing India and Prime M... Read More


SC nod to fell 95 trees in Aarey Colony for GMLR tunnel work

New Delhi, July 30 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that proper infrastructure is key to the country's progress and development projects cannot be stalled over environmental concerns as it allowed... Read More


Uncle, doctor held for Vasai woman's murder cover-up

MUMBAI, July 30 -- A day after arresting a 32-year-old man and his father for the brutal murder of a retired high court lawyer in Vasai, the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar (MBVV) crime branch on Monday to... Read More


Police keeping close watch on me, says Khadse

PUNE, July 30 -- Senior Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Eknath Khadse on Tuesday alleged that plainclothes policemen have been monitoring his activities and even attending his ... Read More