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Metro-1 to run more frequently from Monday

India, Aug. 9 -- Commuters on the busy Andheri-Ghatkopar stretch of Metro-1 will have to wait less for a train from Monday, with Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) reducing the peak-hour gap between... Read More


Zandu Pharma ex-promoter family buys Worli flat for rRs.r110.41 crore

India, Aug. 9 -- A company linked to the former promoter family of Zandu Pharmaceuticals has bought a luxury apartment in Mumbai's Worli for Rs.110.41 crore, adding to a string of high-value property ... Read More


Fugitive Mehul Choksi's extradition to India stalled as Belgian govt says case 'still under examination'

India, Aug. 9 -- Four months after a court in Antwerp ruled that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi can be extradited to India, the concerned Belgian ministry supposed to take a call on his repatriatio... Read More


Pune-Mumbai E-way: Speed cameras to be installed on Connecting Link stretch

India, Aug. 9 -- Authorities are set to tighten surveillance on the newly opened Connecting Link section of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway following concerns over speeding and traffic rule violations. Off... Read More


Dynamite blasting to resume for Dahisar hub after 2-month halt despite residents' concerns

India, Aug. 9 -- After more than two months of silence at the Rs.1,481-crore Dahisar Transportation Hub site, dynamite blasting is set to resume, but residents living next to the project fear the retu... Read More


Supreme Court collegium to recommend five judges for high court chief justices

India, Aug. 9 -- The Supreme Court collegium has decided to recommend five judges for appointment as chief justices of different high courts, in a move aimed at filling several vacancies that have lef... Read More


BMC orders ward-wise footpath clean-up under 'Pedestrians First' drive

India, Aug. 9 -- From high vehicle ramps outside buildings to hawker stalls, utility boxes and parked vehicles, the BMC has laid down a ward-wise plan to reclaim the city's footpaths for pedestrians. ... Read More


Hindon crosses warning levels; Yamuna also rises amid heavy rainfall

India, Aug. 9 -- The water level in the Hindon river rose above the warning mark at the Noida base station on Saturday amid continued rainfall in Gautam Budh Nagar, while the level at the Hindon barra... Read More


NDMC takes over maintenance of Central Vista roads

India, Aug. 9 -- The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will take over maintenance of roads in the Central Vista area from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) - nearly two decades after the cen... Read More


Treasury to take over defaulted student loans from Education Department: What 10 million borrowers need to know

India, Aug. 9 -- The US government is moving ahead with a major change to how defaulted student loans are managed. The Treasury Department is preparing to take over the management of the federal gover... Read More