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Maharashtra allows data centres to set up green energy plants

MUMBAI, Oct. 11 -- In a major policy push for India's booming digital infrastructure, the Maharashtra government has cleared the way for data centres coming up in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and surrou... Read More


Fake IAS officer held for duping 36 job aspirants of Rs.2.88 crore

Mumbai, Oct. 11 -- A 35-year-old man from Solapur was arrested on Friday for allegedly posing as an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer posted as the deputy secretary in Staff Selection Commi... Read More


All 75 police colonies in city to undergo redevelopment soon

MUMBAI, Oct. 11 -- The state government has decided to redevelop its police colonies spread over 75 plots in the city and issued a government resolution towards this on Friday. The home department has... Read More


Labourer falls off an under construction building, dies

MUMBAI, Oct. 11 -- A 46-year-old migrant worker from Telangana died on Wednesday after falling from the 13th floor of an under-construction building in Chembur while doing plastering work. Neither was... Read More


OBCs hold huge rally in Nagpur

NAGPUR, Oct. 11 -- Thousands of people from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community participated in a rally in Nagpur on Friday, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the September 2 Government Res... Read More


Navi Mum residents allege sabotage by striking staff

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 11 -- As dusk fell over Navi Mumbai on October 9, large parts of the city were plunged into darkness, not because of a technical fault, but as fallout of the statewide protest. A Joi... Read More


Deepika Padukone named India's mental health ambassador

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- The Union health ministry, on the occasion of World Mental Health Day on Friday, announced actor Deepika Padukone as its first-ever mental health ambassador. "The partnership wil... Read More


India gets its first woman fighter pilot instructor

NEW DELHI, Oct. 11 -- Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh has become India's first woman fighter pilot to earn the coveted Qualified Flying Instructor badge after completing a gruelling six-month course at... Read More


Gor on India visit, likely to take charge as ambassador in Jan

Washington, Oct. 11 -- Incoming US ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a six-day visit, though he will not formally assume his post during the trip, the State department ... Read More


Maharashtra eases norms for high-rises

Mumbai, Oct. 11 -- The city may see a spurt of skyscrapers as the state government has simplified the process for their approval. As per the modified Development Control and Promotional Rules (DCPR), ... Read More