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After years of pollution, BMC to stop direct sewage inflow into Powai Lake from today

Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- Powai Lake will finally stop receiving direct sewage from today, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) completing work to intercept and divert all 20 identified sewage st... Read More


HC allows Chembur slum dwellers to challenge SRA on builder's appointment

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The Bombay High court on Tuesday allowed a handful of slum dwellers from Siddharth Nagar in Chembur to challenge the appointment of Ruparel Buildcon to undertake a slum rehabilitatio... Read More


WR uses long-distance track for locals to bypass 'Thambivali' halt

Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- Western Railway has started running local trains on the fifth line meant primarily for long-distance trains between Borivali and Andheri to bypass the recurring halt between Borivali... Read More


Virar-Alibag corridor: 10 booked for fraud PAP claim

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The Naigaon police have registered a case against 10 people for allegedly constructing 2,000 semi-permanent rooms on land along the upcoming Virar-Alibag multimodal corridor and seek... Read More


HC stays bail for former cop Waze

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- A day after a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court granted bail to former Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze in the Antilia explosives scare and the related murder of Tha... Read More


Toll hike at 5 city entry points from today

Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- Starting Thursday, toll rates at Mumbai's five entry points will increase by 20%. The new rates will be applicable on mini buses, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and heavy m... Read More


Contract worker killed, 12 hurt in Mangaluru refinery blast

MANGALURU, Oct. 1 -- A contract worker was killed and 12 others were injured, including one who suffered 35% burns, after a blast at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited's (MRPL) Coker Hydro ... Read More


'Vehicles which can run on 100% ethanol may hit roads in 2 mths'

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- India's green mobility transition is set for a major leap, with leading automakers expected to launch flex-fuel vehicles capable of running on 100% ethanol within the next one to ... Read More


Twisha case: HC asks Giribala to file revised bail application

Jabalpur, Oct. 1 -- The Madhya Pradesh high court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on the bail application of retired judge Giribala Singh in the death of former model Twisha Sharma after Singh's law... Read More


Rs.200-cr CSR donation scam: ED carries out raids in several states

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out multi-state searches at eight locations, including Mumbai, as part of its money-laundering probe related to an alleged Rs.200 crore bogus... Read More