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India-Iran trade now minuscule, levy may not bite

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- India's trade with Iran is minuscule and primarily involves supplies of food and pharmaceuticals essential for inflation-ravaged Iranian citizens, people aware of the matter said... Read More


Stir toll past 2k in brutal crackdown

Tehran, Jan. 14 -- About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high deat... Read More


STATE tally STILL at 6, docs' PANEL puts Indore foul water toll at 15

Bhopal, Jan. 14 -- A panel of doctors from a government medical college has attributed at least 15 deaths in Madhya Pradesh's Indore to the recent outbreak of diarrhoea triggered by contaminated drink... Read More


TOP COURT split on NOD FOR graft probe AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the constitutional validity of Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 -- a provision inserted through the 201... Read More


campaigning ends, city votes tomorrow

Mumbai, Jan. 14 -- Campaigning for the 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra formally closed at 5.30 pm on Tuesday. On polling day tomorrow, Mumbai will see a three-cornered fight between the B... Read More


40% of BEST buses deployed for BMC election duty for two days

MUMBAI, Jan. 13 -- Nearly 40 per cent of Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) buses will be unavailable for commuters for two days starting Tuesday night, as over a thousand buses are ... Read More


BMC election expenses slated to surpass Rs.175 cr, 30% more than 2017

Mumbai, Jan. 13 -- The BMC is expected to hugely surpass its 2017 civic election spend of Rs 130 crore by more than 30% in the January polls. "This is on account of the increased number of polling boo... Read More


sc extends Jan 31 deadline for civic polls by two weeks

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Monday pushed the January 31 deadline for holding local body polls in Maharashtra by another two weeks to enable the State Election Commission (SEC) to concl... Read More


'If we were corrupt, we'd have been BJP allies'

India, Jan. 13 -- As the BJP mounts an all-out bid to wrest control of the BMC - ruled by the undivided Shiv Sena for 25 years - it has levelled corruption charges against the Shiv Sena (UBT), one of ... Read More


Civic poll hopefuls woo animal lovers with promises of pet parks

MUMBAI, Jan. 13 -- Once upon a time, BMC election manifestos promised roads without potholes, water without leaks and timely disposal of garbage. Today, somewhere between '24x7 water supply' and 'worl... Read More