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Family of 5 booked for blackmailing lawyer with obscene photos

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- A Goregaon-based lawyer was allegedly blackmailed and fleeced of over Rs.30 lakh by a family of five from Himachal Pradesh, who threatened to leak his obscene photos online and slap ... Read More


18-yr-old writes to EC over vote denial

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- Excited to cast her first vote, 18-year-old Rupika Anil Singh did everything by the book - collected the required documents, confirmed her eligibility, and applied to register as a v... Read More


snake bite deaths: KDMC suspends doc

THANE, Oct. 7 -- The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has suspended Dr Sanjay Jadhav, a specialist medical officer at Shastri Nagar Hospital, following the death of a toddler and her aunt ... Read More


Wards stay at 227 with minor boundary tweaks

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed a milestone in its electoral preparations with the finalisation of ward boundaries. The official notification detailing the... Read More


18-month-old boy in coma after civic-run hospitals turn him away

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- For 27-year-old Shikha Devi from Thane, the last two weeks have been filled with fear and helplessness as she tried to save her 18-month-old son Priyanshu. The toddler is now in a co... Read More


Injured student dumped outside Sion Hosp, dies

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- A 21-year-old college student died after a tempo driver, a Good Samaritan who had agreed to take him to hospital from the accident site, dumped him in a seriously injured condition o... Read More


Can congestion fee unclog BKC?

Mumbai, Oct. 7 -- To ease the traffic snarls at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is thinking of levying a congestion fee on all vehicles tha... Read More


When the idea of 'self healing' can go too far

India, Oct. 7 -- Every year, October 10 is celebrated as World Mental Health Day. This day underscores how we need mental health efforts at both individual and societal level so that the right care be... Read More


issued guidelines to investigate custody deaths: state tells hc

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- The Maharashtra home department has informed the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court that it has issued fresh guidelines for investigating custodial deaths. The guidelines proh... Read More


Over 7,000 gather in hearing to oppose JSW Murbe port

PALGHAR, Oct. 7 -- Over 7,000 villagers gathered at a public hearing held at Palghar on Monday and expressed their strong opposition to the proposed JSW Murbe port. Many of the protestors raised their... Read More