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'Artist's role is to challenge, question': Ai Weiwei marks his first India trip

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- What is the role of an artist in contemporary times? "As an artist, as an individual, you have to defend what you believe, right? Because that is exactly the kind of work that wou... Read More


3 witnesses to Malad train murder finally step forward

MUMBAI, Feb. 7 -- Nearly two weeks after the murder of college professor Alok Singh in a packed local train, the Government Railway Police (GRP) have managed to find three witnesses to the incident. S... Read More


Kamra, Andhare cite fundamental right in replies to legislature

MUMBAI, Feb. 7 -- As the hearing in the breach of privilege motion against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushama Andhare gets underway, both Kamra and Andhare have defended ... Read More


Aggregator cabs on day-long strike

MUMBAI, Feb. 7 -- Taxi and auto drivers associated with aggregator platforms have decided to go on a one-day nationwide strike today. These drivers will not log in to their ride-hailing apps, a move w... Read More


Courts can't force woman to continue pregnancy, says SC

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that courts cannot compel a woman, much less a minor, to carry a pregnancy to full term if she shows sufficient cause and is unwilling to continu... Read More


Senior citizen booked for making obscene gestures at woman in local

MUMBAI, Feb. 6 -- An unidentified senior citizen has been booked for allegedly making obscene gestures at a woman travelling in the ladies' compartment of a Central Railway local train on Thursday. Ac... Read More


BJP bags Navi Mum mayor, dy mayor posts unopposed

Navi Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- Sujata Patil and Dashrath Bhagat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were elected unopposed as the mayor and the deputy mayor of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) o... Read More


coastal zone body clears Murbe port

Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- Despite strong opposition from local residents, fisherfolk and activists, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has cleared a proposal to construct an all-weather... Read More


Sena (UBT) may contest mayoral poll

MUMBAI, Feb. 6 -- Although the Shiv Sena (UBT)-Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) alliance won only 71 seats in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and lost to the BJP-led Mahayuti's sweep of 1... Read More


Bishnoi aide masterminded firing at Shetty's house: Cops

MUMBAI, Feb. 6 -- The Mumbai police on Thursday informed the Esplanade metropolitan magistrate court that Shubham Lonkar, an alleged associate of incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was the master... Read More