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3 acquitted in 16-year-old arms act case

MUMBAI, March 20 -- Sixteen years after they were arrested allegedly for possessing illegal weapons including a carbine and over 70 live cartridges, a magistrate's court has acquitted three individual... Read More


Two weeks on, civic officials assaulted again by hawkers

Mumbai, March 20 -- Less than two weeks after officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) were attacked during an anti-encroachment drive in Kandivali, civic officials were once again al... Read More


Kharat built an empire mingling with the powerful

PUNE/NASHIK, March 20 -- For over two decades since he retired from the merchant navy, Ashok Kharat, 67, cultivated an aura that charmed the wealthy and powerful such as politicians, realtors and busi... Read More


SIT to probe rape allegations against self-styled 'godman'

MUMBAI, March 20 -- Maharashtra government on Thursday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations of rape against self-styled godman and numerologist Ashok Kharat, even as pol... Read More


State to set up first translation academy after Marathi gets classical status

MUMBAI, March 20 -- The Maharashtra government will establish the state's first translation academy to promote Marathi language and literature. The move comes soon after Marathi was granted the status... Read More


Sr citizen critically injured after being hit by BMC dumper

Mumbai, March 20 -- A 76-year-old woman was critically injured after being hit by a garbage dumper operated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mahim on Wednesday morning. Police have r... Read More


UP hosp staffer held for rape after deaf-mute patient found pregnant

KANPUr, March 20 -- A contractual sanitation worker of the psychiatry ward of the Saifai-based Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences (UPUMS) has been arrested on charges of rape after a 38-year... Read More


Insights' business needs an AI-first mindset

India, March 20 -- Old, traditional survey-based consumer research is passe. With digital media capturing more than 60 percent of India's advertising share, market research through social listening, p... Read More


Investors look to make sense of HDFC shake-up

mumbai, March 20 -- Investors were left scratching their heads on Thursday after the abrupt resignation of HDFC Bank chairman Atanu Chakraborty the previous night, while shares of India's largest priv... Read More


English depression: Are funds, fatigue responsible?

Kolkata, March 20 -- And then there were two. From an unprecedented six in the last 16, only two teams from the Premier League remain in the Champions League. Liverpool and Arsenal won in a round wher... Read More