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Tax doubled on sale of power in Maharashtra

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The state has almost doubled the additional tax on the sale of electricity to commercial and industrial users (additional Tose), to meet its target to provide solar pumps to farmers ... Read More


'Pigeons not the only disease vectors'

India, Oct. 1 -- Professor Colin Jerolmack never paid much attention to pigeons until one defecated on him. In his 2013 book The Global Pigeon, he, however, studied the journey of pigeons and feeding ... Read More


Mumbai crime rate down in 2023, up in Pune, Nagpur: NCRB

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed that while the overall crime rate reduced in Mumbai between 2022 and 2023, it increased considerably in Pun... Read More


Row over videos of Virar college dandiya prog

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- Navratri festivities at a Virar college took a controversial turn when a male student uploaded videos of young women playing dandiya, giving the incident a communal twist. Bolinj pol... Read More


Road concretisation to restart today after four-month break

Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- After a four-month lull owing to the monsoon, concretisation of roads in the city will commence once again on Wednesday, additional municipal commissioner (roads) Abhijeet Bangar tol... Read More


Govt exempts critical mineral projects from public hearing to ease clearance

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- After a decision to fast-track environmental and forest clearance processes for critical minerals, all mining projects of atomic minerals and critical and strategic minerals notif... Read More


ACC meet: No end to trophy impasse

Ahmedabad, Oct. 1 -- The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Tuesday ended without any breakthrough in the Asia Cup trophy impasse, but not without the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) making a... Read More


Deepti, Amanjot step up as India start with a win

Guwahat, Oct. 1 -- For a moment, it threatened to be a damp squib, a false start at the World Cup at home. But from the brink of collapse to the comfort of victory, India dodged embarrassment and open... Read More


Record-breaking Sumit completes golden treble

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- With Sumit Antil, it was always a matter of when and not if. The two-time Paralympics gold medallist was a gold medal contender coming into the men's javelin F64 final on Tuesday,... Read More


Ashwin's retirement has left India big void to fill

Ahmedabad, Oct. 1 -- R Ashwin liked nothing more than solving problems with the zeal of an obsessed academician. Different angles and approaches would be tried, videos would be studied, speed would be... Read More