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BMC launches drive to clear 320 km of footpaths

India, Aug. 4 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a citywide campaign, titled Pedestrian First, to remove encroachments and make footpaths safe and obstacle-free. Ward officer... Read More


Poor BCom, BA results in distance education flagged

India, Aug. 4 -- Days after questions were raised over the University of Mumbai's Master of Management Studies (MMS) results, the Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) has come under scrutin... Read More


Drop charges against student protesters, state tells police chiefs

India, Aug. 4 -- The state home department has instructed the commissioner of police in cities where students protested against the alleged NEET-UG paper leaks, to expedite the withdrawal of cases aga... Read More


MSHRC takes suo motu cognisance of Pune police parade incident, issues notices to top officers

India, Aug. 4 -- The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged incident in which three murder suspects were tied to the bonnet of a police veh... Read More


Why was Telegram briefly removed from Apple App Store? Netizens blame Epstein tweet

India, Aug. 4 -- Telegram briefly vanished from Apple App Store search results worldwide. Netizens immediately voiced confusion, and a wave of speculation floated online. The messaging platform later ... Read More


HC stays order declaring Chandigarh Golf Club 'public authority' under RTI

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has stayed a single judge order that declared the Chandigarh Golf Club a "public authority" under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.... Read More


Pune court convicts man in 2017 Budhwar Peth murder of partner, awards life imprisonment

India, Aug. 4 -- Nearly nine years after a woman was fatally stabbed in Pune's red-light area, Budhwar Peth, a sessions court has convicted her live-in partner, holding that the prosecution proved bey... Read More


Sightseeing trip ends in 60-foot plunge; tree saves driver's life

India, Aug. 4 -- Seconds after his car began rolling down a rain-soaked hillside, 59-year-old Mohit Bhatnagar appeared headed for certain death. Instead, a tilted tree halted the vehicle's 60-foot plu... Read More


76% of citizens back penalties for driver app taxi ride cancellations

India, Aug. 4 -- A recent nationwide survey found strong public support for stricter regulations to curb arbitrary cancellations by app-based taxi drivers, with 76% of respondents favouring penalties ... Read More


IRCTC shuts Mumbai Central's Jan Aahar over hygiene lapses, poor food quality

India, Aug. 4 -- The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has shut Jan Aahar, the affordable public eatery at Mumbai Central railway station, after an inspection uncovered serious h... Read More