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Essel Group's Lower Parel office up for auction with Rs.650-crore price

MUMBAI, May 16 -- The corporate office of Essel Group, the Indian media conglomerate, at Lower Parel has been put up for sale, with seven floors at Marathon Futurex owned by one of the group companies... Read More


Centre to buy onions at Rs.1,235 a quintal from farmers: min

Pune/Nashik, May 16 -- The Centre will procure onions at Rs.12.35 per kg, or Rs.1,235 a quintal, from farmers, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Friday in the backdrop of t... Read More


From real to reel: State's populist Ladki Bahin scheme now on the silver screen

Mumbai, May 16 -- Ahead of the 2024 Assembly elections, the populist Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojna was unveiled with cinematic flourish. The promise of Rs.1,500 monthly dole for underprivileged... Read More


500 farmers, INCLUDING oppn leaders detained, over crop loss STIR

MUMBAI, May 16 -- Chaos reigned in South Mumbai as police intercepted a protest by mango and cashew farmers, who were to march from Girgaon Chowpatty to Varsha, the chief minister's bungalow, on Frida... Read More


3 dead in 2 accidents near Connecting Link

PUNE/MUMBAI, May 16 -- The Mumbai-Pune Expressway witnessed two major accidents on Friday evening near the newly inaugurated Connecting Link section, triggering massive traffic congestion and raising ... Read More


HC relief for engg hit by quota scrap

MUMBAI, May 16 -- The Bombay High Court has come to the rescue of a city resident who was denied an electrical engineering degree despite successfully completing the course from an institute in Ratnag... Read More


Nashik IGP shunted in police top brass rejig

Mumbai, May 16 -- Special Inspector General of Police (IGP), Nashik range, Datta Karale, who had shared the dais with dubious godman Ashok Kharat, was among a clutch of senior police officers transfer... Read More


SC raps Sena (UBT) for 'irresponsible' remarks

New Delhi, May 16 -- The Supreme Court on Friday strongly objected to public statements made by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) blaming the judiciary for delays in hearing its long-pending di... Read More


BMC turns to AI to digitise old civic records in E ward

Mumbai, May 16 -- In a major step towards modernising civic administration and preserving historical records, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched an initiative to create a digita... Read More


1,200 huts razed in Mankhurd for new jail complex

Mumbai, May 16 -- A new jail complex will be constructed on 11 acres of government land in Mankhurd after the BMC removed more than 1,200 huts during a special anti-encroachment drive on Friday, minis... Read More