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'Got offer for guaranteed 160 seats before state polls'

NAGPUR, Aug. 10 -- A detailed inquiry is needed into the allegations of "vote theft" raised by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to clear doubts about the integrity of the elector... Read More


Sultanas of strings: 3 generations of violinists make unique melodies bound by a single cord

MUMBAI, Aug. 10 -- Imagine this: Four women are seated in a loose crescent, their bows poised, facing a rapt audience. The first note rises from the eldest - a slow, unhurried curve that seems to gath... Read More


BJP and Sena lock horns in Badlapur

MUMBAI, Aug. 10 -- A local BJP leader has alleged rigging in ward formation in the Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council, to favour a "particular political party" ahead of the upcoming elections to local... Read More


court acquits 4 alleged members of the anees Ibrahim gang

MUMBAI, Aug. 10 -- A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime (MCOC) Act court has acquitted four alleged members of a crime syndicate led by Anees Ibrahim, brother of fugitive gangster Dawood I... Read More


No enrolment for grads from unapproved law colleges: BCI chairman

MUMBAI, Aug. 10 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman and Rajya Sabha member Manan Kumar Mishra on Saturday cautioned aspiring lawyers that graduates from law colleges lacking BCI approval will n... Read More


Bangladeshi man on death row arrested from kamathipura

MUMBAI, Aug. 10 -- A Bangladeshi national, convicted and sentenced to death in his country, was caught on Friday night in Kamathipura, living under a pseudonym with fake documents. As per the Crime In... Read More


mother of music composer dies in road accident

MUMBAI, Aug. 10 -- Music composer Dony Hazarika's mother died in an accident on Friday when their Uber collided with a crane between the Bindu Madhav Thackeray Chowk and JVLR Signal in Vikhroli East. ... Read More


Karanja port eyes Rs.600 cr catch after recent upgrade

Navi Mumbai, Aug. 10 -- The upgraded Karanja Fishing Port in Uran is poised for a record-breaking season, with fishermen and exporters expecting a turnover of Rs.600 crore, up from Rs.500 crore last y... Read More


St Xavier's cancels Stan Swamy lecture after ABVP objects

MUMBAI, Aug. 10 -- St Xavier's College in Mumbai cancelled its annual Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture, scheduled for Saturday, following protests by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the stud... Read More


SC stays HC-appointed panel to curb BMC's litigation burden

MUMBAI, Aug. 10 -- The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Bombay High Court order that had set up a six-member panel, headed by retired justice Gautam Patel, to recommend measures for curbing avoidable ... Read More