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Drunk jawan robs family of its mother

India, Dec. 30 -- "A family has lost its mother due to a reckless, drunk jawan. If a jawan can be so irresponsible, what can we expect from civilians," asks Jawed Sheikh, whose 55-year-old sister died... Read More


Speeding truck hits bike, 1 dead

India, Dec. 30 -- "It's been three months and I'm still trying to get details on the dumper driver, who killed my brother," said a distraught 24-year-old Ehsaan Shaikh. His brother, Mohammed Irfan, 31... Read More


Hit-and-run kills salon employee

India, Dec. 30 -- A woman was killed and a man seriously injured when a truck slammed their motorcycle on Ghodbunder Road in Waghbil on October 19. The hit-and-run was the 19th fatality reported this ... Read More


SUV mayhem at Ambernath flyover, 4 dead

India, Dec. 30 -- Four people were killed and four others seriously injured on November 21 after a speeding SUV rammed into several motorcycles on the Ambernath flyover, which connects the eastern and... Read More


BEST, Metro, RLYs to run special services to ring in 2026

MUMBAI, Dec. 30 -- When Mumbaikars step out on December 31 to ring in the new year, a host of special public transport services will be made available to help the celebrations go smoother. Metro 3 (th... Read More


4 deaths a day in '25: Why MMR roads are deadly

MUMBAI, Dec. 30 -- At least four people died in road accidents every day in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in the first 11 months of the year, begging the question: is the development juggernaut... Read More


Collect as per local need or face action, state tells blood banks

Mumbai, Dec. 30 -- The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) has cautioned blood banks against collecting blood beyond local requirements, particularly during donation drives in December-February. In... Read More


Questions for this time of the year

India, Dec. 30 -- At the end of the year, I like to reflect on the key events of the year, the feelings they evoked, and about the people who had an impact on my life. As I have grown older, I have le... Read More


Artist Nikas Safronov's works are driven by silence rather than spectacle

MUMBAI, Dec. 30 -- Fresh off a blockbuster run in New Delhi -- in what is his first ever showing in India -- Russian contemporary art heavyweight Nikas Safronov is in Mumbai with Dream Vision, opening... Read More


Relief for head of school where minor was raped 17 yrs ago

Mumbai, Dec. 30 -- Almost 17 years after the shocking rape of a minor in a tribal residential school (ashramshala) in Palghar, the Bombay High Court has granted relief to the school's former headmaste... Read More