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HC: Mallya dispute must end for sake of economy

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that the long-running dispute between fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya and a consortium of lenders led by the State Bank of India (SBI)... Read More


71-year-old woman dies in house collapse in Vasai

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Neighbours heard a loud crash on Tuesday evening and rushed to check on 71-year-old Shashikala Arun Patil, only to find the roof of her old house had collapsed amid heavy rain. Pati... Read More


18 mn voters in state could get deleted

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- As many as 18.46% or 18 million of 97.8 million registered electors across Maharashtra are expected to be deleted from the electoral rolls in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision ... Read More


Congress seeks safety audit of Mumbai's landslide-prone areas

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Congress leader in the BMC, Ashraf Azmi, has urged municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide to order an immediate safety and technical audit of Mumbai's hilly, sloping and landslide-pro... Read More


Family of four from UP wiped out

India, Aug. 13 -- Abrar Shaikh said his brother Arif Shaikh, 28, had died in the crash along with his wife Marjina, 27, and two children, Mannat, 4, and son Aban, 2. "My brother was working as a fitte... Read More


'Viket was my sole support'

India, Aug. 13 -- Chaya Yadav, whose son Viket died in Wednesday's landslide, said the family would relocate out of Chirag Nagar every year during the monsoon fearing an imminent landslide. This year ... Read More


'If I was quicker, I could have saved my cousin'

India, Aug. 13 -- Sajid Ansari, who was trapped under the debris when a part of the roof collapsed due to the landslide on Wednesday, has one regret. Although he managed to free himself and rescue his... Read More


12 yrs after Malin, landslide policy faces reality check

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- The landslide in Kurla on Wednesday has once again raised questions over the effectiveness of measures to protect people living in landslide-prone areas. After the 2014 Malin landsl... Read More


7 dead, 7 injured as landslide hits slums

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Seven people died, including four from one family, and seven others were injured after a landslide on a hill slope crushed slum homes in Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar in Kurla west... Read More


HC stays BMC move to take over YMCA gym and akhada

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) move to take possession of the Young Men's Christian Association's (YMCA) gymnasium and akha... Read More