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66 hA of forest in Palghar, Dahanu, to be destroyed for Vadhvan Port

India, Aug. 14 -- The talukas of Dahanu and Palghar are likely to lose 66.63 hectares (164.6 acres) of forest in Gargao and Khanivade villages. The Jawaharlal Nehru Ports Authority (JNPA), which is de... Read More


Fire brigade issues notice to Vile Parle building for non-functional fire fighting system

India, Aug. 14 -- Two days after a fire gutted an 11th-floor apartment in Vile Parle, killing two-year-old Abir Vatavia and his 23-year-old nanny Ankita Chetri, the Mumbai Fire Brigade has issued a no... Read More


TISS student booked in G N Saibaba-related event case moves HC for pre-arrest bail

India, Aug. 14 -- A former Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) student has moved the high court seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with the campus memorial for former Delhi University professo... Read More


Maharashtra, BCI asked to outline aid for junior lawyers, HC cites need for support to find their feet

India, Aug. 14 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government and the Bar Council of India (BCI) to spell out the steps being taken or proposed to be taken to provide financial assis... Read More


HC asks state, BCI to outline aid for junior lawyers, says young advocates need support to find their feet

India, Aug. 14 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government and the Bar Council of India (BCI) to spell out the steps being taken or proposed to be taken to provide financial assis... Read More


State allots 1,500 acres to private firm sans tender at lower lease rate

India, Aug. 14 -- The state government has bypassed the bidding process to lease 1,500 acres of agricultural land in Ahilyanagar to a private firm. The vast tract has been leased at Rs.50,000 per acre... Read More


Residents lose rRs.r63 lakh in three financial fraud cases

India, Aug. 14 -- Three separate financial fraud cases were registered across the city on Wednesday, involving Rs.63.30 lakh in losses, with fraudsters allegedly using a fake stock trading application... Read More


Hydraulic systems failed, controls hit for 4 seconds on turbulence-hit Delhi-Phuket Air India flight

India, Aug. 14 -- All three hydraulic systems on the Air India flight from Thailand's Phuket to Delhi that dropped 300 feet, briefly failed, leaving the aircraft without elevators and ailerons for 4 s... Read More


Fake work orders worth rRs.r1,349 cr made for Nashik Kumbh projects

India, Aug. 14 -- Eight fake work orders worth over Rs.1,349 crore have allegedly been issued for various Kumbh Mela-related projects in Nashik over the past three-and-a-half months, prompting the adm... Read More


KGMU doctors treat 8-year-old girl with double colon

LUCKNOW, Aug. 14 -- Doctors at King George's Medical University (KGMU) successfully treated an eight-year-old girl with a rare congenital condition in which she had a near-complete duplication of the ... Read More