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State to grant ownership of 173k ha leased to landless

MUMBAI, April 23 -- In a significant policy shift, the Maharashtra government will unlock more than 173,560 hectares of land by granting full ownership rights to the lessees on payment of a premium. T... Read More


Bank turns down loan of 7 sugar factories led by Mahayuti leaders

MUMBAI, April 23 -- The National Cooperation Development Corporation (NCDC), which grants loans to cooperative sugar factories with a bank guarantee by the state government, has rejected proposals of ... Read More


MIDC fast-tracks Airoli, Turbhe truck hubs to ease traffic

NAVI MUMBAI, April 23 -- In a major logistics and traffic-relief push for Navi Mumbai's industrial corridor, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has fast-tracked the operationali... Read More


'Humble, full of life': Kin recall UPSC aspirant

NEW DELHI, April 23 -- "You have been sitting in dad's official car with a red beacon. You will soon sit in mine," the woman who was allegedly raped and murdered by a former domestic help in Kailash H... Read More


JD(U) retains Jha as working prez; no post FOR nishant

PATNA, April 23 -- The Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), on Wednesday announced its 24 national office-bearers, retaining Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha as national working president, while no role has ... Read More


Iran attacks 3 ships in Strait day after ceasefire extended

India, April 23 -- At least two fully laden Iranian tankers have sailed out of the Persian Gulf and past a US blockade this week, part of a flotilla that has made its way around the warships. The Hero... Read More


IIT graduate raped, killed in her south Delhi home

India, April 23 -- Prime suspect Rahul Meena (20) allegedly raped a woman in Rajasthan's Alwar just hours before committing the Delhi crime, and that his gambling addiction may have drawn him to the h... Read More


Mamata put democracy in jeopardy: SC on I-PAC raid

India, April 23 -- Only 139 names were included on Wednesday in the final voter rolls for the first phase of the assembly election in West Bengal after appellate tribunals cleared these people, earlie... Read More


Marathi rule for app cab drivers too: Minister

MUMBAI, April 23 -- Not just kaali-peelis and auto rickshaws, drivers of app-based cabs and autos will also have to be fluent in Marathi, state transport minister said on Wednesday. "Going forward, kn... Read More


UK smoking ban for people born after '08

India, April 23 -- Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking.... Read More