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HC nixes objections to charcoal phaseout, backs clean fuel push

MUMBAI, July 14 -- Observing that efforts to curb air pollution would fail without the cooperation of all stakeholders, the Bombay High Court on Monday declined to consider fresh objections raised by ... Read More


Is this the solution to manhole deaths?

Mumbai, July 14 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to introduce a prototype 'Manhole Rail Guard' on a pilot basis in L Ward to enhance safety for both pedestrians and civic workers... Read More


Tired of commute, dy mayor seeks Byculla bungalow

MUMBAI, July 14 -- Deputy mayor of Mumbai Sanjay Ghadi has sought official accommodation from the BMC, even identifying the residence he prefers. His request, which would require the BMC to break with... Read More


Sunetra's election as NCP chief challenged

MUMBAI, July 14 -- Five months after Sunetra Pawar was elected national president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), her appointment has been challenged by the party's former national secretary,... Read More


Sena (UBT) to back Wangchuk, Dipke's Parliament march

MUMBAI, July 14 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday announced his full support to activists Sonam Wangchuk and Abhijeet Dipke, who have been demanding accountability for the recent NEE... Read More


Court allows ED to seek Spain's help in Rs.5k-crore OctaFX probe

MUMBAI, July 14 -- A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Monday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to seek assistance from Spanish authorities in enforcing attachment of o... Read More


Satluj film row: Khalra's wife seeks truth over 1980-90s killings

Amritsar, July 14 -- Human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra's wife Paramjit Kaur Khalra broke her silence on Monday and urged the Akal Takht to establish a people's commission to determine the act... Read More


HC: Police cannot enter woman's room, seize belongings without due process

Mumbai, July 14 -- The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has held that police cannot enter a woman's bedroom or seize her personal belongings during an investigation without following due process,... Read More


S.I.T. nabs accused in Badrinath donation theft

Dehradun, July 14 -- A special investigation team (SIT) of the Uttarakhand Police on Monday arrested a suspended employee of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) in connection with the alle... Read More


Delhi tightens eligibility for Rs.2,500 women's aid programme

New Delhi, July 14 -- The Delhi government on Monday announced that only one woman from each household will be eligible for its flagship Rs.2,500 monthly financial assistance scheme, with the eldest q... Read More