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'India is diversifying away from Russia oil'

India, Oct. 5 -- US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said India has already begun diversifying away from Russia as a source of energy, expressing optimism about resolving trade tensions while ackno... Read More


Drunk bizman rams car into 2 cops, one civilian

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- A 28-year-old businessman, while driving under the influence of alcohol, allegedly rammed his sedan into policemen, injuring two officers and a civilian, while trying to escape a pol... Read More


Cyclone Shakti drifts away from city, state

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- Despite an advisory warning of thunderstorms, gusty winds, and lightning due to Cyclone Shakti, Mumbai and most parts of Maharashtra remained unaffected on Saturday, as the cyclonic ... Read More


Driver booked for defrauding Farhan Akhtar of Rs.12L through fuel credit cards

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The police have booked a driver for defrauding the family of actor-producer Farhan Akhtar of nearly Rs.12 lakh through their fuel credit cards. The police said that the accused would... Read More


20,000 sqm of salt pan land reclassified as residential zone

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The state government on Saturday published a notice regarding the conversion of two salt pan land parcels in Wadala from NA or natural area to R Zone or residential zone land, which ... Read More


5 minutes per home: Kurla slum's daily water struggle

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- As the city prepared for Dussehra, the women of Jai Ambika Nagar in Kurla were occupied elsewhere. Depending upon where each home falls in the 700-tenement-strong slum settlement in ... Read More


Man who killed friend over Rs.6k in Raigad held at nepal border

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The police recently arrested a 27-year-old murderer who had fled to the Indo-Nepal border after killing one of his friends in Raigad district following a dispute over repayment ... Read More


HC upholds eviction of senior citizen's son, family from Parel flat

Mumbai, Oct. 5 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday upheld the eviction of an 88-year-old businessman's son, along with his family, from the senior citizen's flat in an upscale housing society in Parel,... Read More


Two agents held in int'l cyber slavery racket

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar police have busted an international cyber slavery racket with the arrest of two people. The police said that several youths from Mira-Bhayander were pr... Read More


OBC leaders firm on Oct 10 grand march as talks fail

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday had a hard time convincing leaders of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) that steps taken by the Mahayuti government to provide reservation... Read More