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CBI to HC: Won't need custody of Nirav Modi's kin

MUMBAI, July 13 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week told the Bombay High Court that it need not arrest Maiank Mehta, brother-in-law of fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi, in the Pun... Read More


'Garbage tender will help BMC save Rs.160 cr/year'

MUMBAI, July 13 -- Privatising garbage collection and transportation is expected to save money for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), rather than cost more, according to the state urban dev... Read More


Gadkari warns against ego in power, stirs fresh row

NAGPUR, July 13 -- Union Minister for Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari-known for his candid, often controversial remarks-may have stirred fresh debate with his blunt comments on Saturday. At a ga... Read More


New certification rule slows CCTV installation at rly stns

Mumbai, July 12 -- The installation of high-end closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at railway stations across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has slowed down owing to a recent change in cer... Read More


Senior citizen dies in road crash in Vasai

MUMBAI, July 12 -- 60-year-old Vasai resident died and his seven-year-old grandson was seriously injured after their two-wheeler was hit by a speeding bike in Suncity on Wednesday. The motorcyclist wh... Read More


No religious structure in city has loudspeaker, says CM

MUMBAI, July 12 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis declared on Friday that the city has been made loudspeaker-free. The police have removed 1,608 loudspeakers from religious structures in Mumbai alon... Read More


Age no bar: Hacks to live better, not just longer

India, July 12 -- Over the past two years or so, a quiet but potentially transformative movement has been shaping up in Bengaluru. It's not driven by celebrity biohackers or billionaires in Silicon Va... Read More


Council passes PSA amid Oppn walkout; activists to hit streets

MUMBAI, July 12 -- The passage of the Maharashtra Special Public Security Act (SPSA) in the state legislature has evoked sharp reactions from civil society groups, which say they will challenge the la... Read More


PSA intends to crush dissent: Rights lawyer

Mumbai, July 12 -- Senior advocate Mihir Desai on Friday questioned the motive of the state government after the legislative assembly passed the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill on Thursday, a... Read More


Land pooling for Amaravati put on hold

Hyderabad, July 12 -- The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to put on hold the process for the pooling of around 42,226 acres of additional land for the second phase of Amaravati capital city deve... Read More