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June 01, 2023

Dreaded water cut in city, almost here

It’s almost here, the water cut that Mumbai has been anticipating with dread. The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation is likely to announce a 10-15 per cent water cut next week.

1 min

Exposed iron rods can net culpable homicide rap

Leaving dangerously exposed vertical iron bars embedded in RCC columns at construction sites is an overt act and prima facie makes out a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, the Bombay High Court noted and refused to quash a case against two subcontractors of a Goregaon site where a worker died after falling on exposed iron bars in an RCC column.

1 min

HINDU PLEA IS VIABLE: HC

Right to worship Hindu deities inside Gyanvapi mosque

2 mins

'Vishwaguru can make Vishwa ke guru his disciple'

There are people in India who think they know more than God and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is \"one such specimen\", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said.

2 mins

Bihar model alleges rape, bid to convert

A 22-year-old model has alleged that the owner of a Jharkhand-based grooming institute raped and blackmailed her for a period of one year.

1 min

BJP to organise 48 public meetings across state

The BJP will hold 48 public meetings across the state as part of its “Maha JanaSampark Abhiyan”, party leader and incharge of the campaign for the state Praveen Darekar said here on Wednesday.

1 min

Switzerland reveals plans for India's 'Innovation Platfrom'

The Ambassador of Switzerland to India, Dr Ralf Heckner, has announced that the country is considering the creation of an Innovation Platform' where businesses and universities will work together.

1 min

CM orders action against website over articles on Savitribai Phule

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday directed officials to take action against a website named Indic Tales for alleged derogatory articles on Savitribai Phule.

1 min

Mumbai Eye moved out of Bandra

MMRDA could move the project to the city’s eastern coast – the Mumbai Port Trust land

1 min

Resident doctors of JJ hosp launch indefinite strike

As many as 750 resident doctors of the state-run Sir Jamshetji Jeejeebhoy resorted to indefinite strike on Wednesday demanding against Dr Tatya Rao Lahane, ex-dean who currently holds no position at the hospital and Dr Ragini Parekh, head of the department.

1 min

Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat To Be Flagged Off On June 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the train via video link; train will run six days a week; travel time will be 8 hours

1 min

IFC to assist BEST in revamping 5 depots

In a major development for Mumbai's public transportation system, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has joined forces with the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking to revamp five bus depots into state-of-the-art facilities on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

1 min

Trafficker reveals Dawood links

Details of various traffickers’ investments in UK, India and other countries come to light

2 mins

Centre and state government anti-farmer in nature: Patole

Congress leader asks state government to do away with GST

1 min

After 111 years of service, the Punjab Mail continues to chug on

The Punjab Mail, one of India's oldest running trains, reached a milestone today as it completed 111 years of service.

1 min

CBI registers bribery case against freight forwarder

He asked for ₹12,000 bribe for getting the complainant's consignment cleared from the Air Cargo Complex

1 min

Pax to celebrate Deccan Queen's 94th anniv

Connecting Mumbai and Pune, two vibrant cities of Maharashtra, the 'Dakkhan ki Rani', as she is popularly known, reigned over the hearts of generations of passengers; loyal patrons swear by her punctuality

2 mins

Man sets live-in partner's 20-yr-old daughter on fire

Victim acquired 50% burns with major injuries on chest, arms and face

1 min

Residents rally to make MBMC initiative a success

Half a dozen RRR centres could remain open for the rest of the year

1 min

Tree-mendous Roadblock for RFD Project

National Green Tribunal's directive halts tree cutting for Pune's Mula-Mutha River Front Development Project

2 mins

Bank Credit To Industry Decelerates In Apr To 7%: RBI

Growth of bank credit to industry decelerated to 7 per cent in April 2023 as compared to the corresponding month in the previous year, according to Reserve Bank data.

1 min

Markets Snap 4-Day Gaining Streak, Sensex Falls 346 Points

Profit-taking and worries over the US government raising the debt ceiling saw Sensex and Nifty cut short their four-day gaining streak to close lower by half a per cent on Wednesday.

1 min

Govt receives ₹1,70,501 crore in April as revenue

The Centre on Wednesday said it received Rs 1,70,501 crore in revenue for April 2023, comprising Rs 1,58,901 crore in taxes, Rs 10,958 crore of nontax income and Rs 642 crore of nondebt capital receipts.

1 min

Deloitte flags Adani Port transactions

Auditor Deloitte flagged three transactions, including recoveries from a contractor identified in the Hindenburg report, as it issued a qualified opinion on the accounts of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone.

1 min

CENTRE'S FISCAL DEFICIT NARROWS TO 6.4% OF GDP IN FY23: CGA DATA

In Union Budget, government aimed to further bring down fiscal gap during current fiscal 2023-24 to 5.9% of GDP

2 mins

Wrestlers Return Home, Refuse To Speak To Media

Be patient, let probe be completed, says Anurag Thakur

2 mins

Mann presents player who was asked ₹2cr bribe by Channi's kin

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday presented the cricketer before the media from whom he held, the nephew of former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi had allegedly sought a bribe of Rs2 crore against a government job.

1 min

Brij Bhushan: Will Hang Myself If Proven Guilty

Defiant former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Saran Singh said he could not be hanged even if the agitating wrestlers consign their medals in the Ganga.

1 min

FBI'S 'MOST WANTED’

A 24-year-old Gujarati man, now in his 30s, who killed his wife in cold blood in the US in 2015, has been giving the slip to the mighty Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who has declared him among the 10 Most Wanted fugitives, and the Indian Police, for nearly eight years.

1 min

KCR inaugurates 1st Brahmin Sadan of the country

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday affirmed that Dharma Vijaya would enable the country to attain progress and the society to flourish in the coming days.

1 min

Annual 2-month fishing ban comes into force from today

TRADITIONAL FISHING, REGISTERED CANOES WITH MAX 10 HORSE-POWER MOTORS EXEMPTED

1 min

China faces complex security challenges: Prez Xi warns

China is facing more complex and difficult security concerns, President Xi Jinping has said, as he warned citizens to prepare for \"worst-case and extreme scenarios,\" amid deepening tensions with the United States and the European Union.

1 min

N Korea's spy satellite falls into sea

Setback to Kim Jong Un’s push to boost military capabilities as spy satellite fails at launch

1 min

Sleepless Nights For Mohit

Haunted by Ravindra Jadeja’s final over onslaught that resulted in GT’s loss in final

2 mins

ICC to seek PCB's assurances for WC

BCCI reluctant to accept Pakistan's hybrid model for the Asia Cup

2 mins

Alonso's lacklustre run worries many of his fans

Revitalised driver gives Spaniards hope of ending winning drought in his venture at home in Grand Prix

1 min

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