Heavy rain disrupts life in Mumbai; road, rail traffic hit
Heavy rain brought Mumbai and its neighbouring areas to a standstill today, flooding streets and badly affecting life, with nearly 90 trains on the suburban...
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Heavy rain shuts down school and colleges, disrupts normal life in Mumbai
Mumbai | Consecutive rains for the third day has led to life in Mumbai on Monday to a standstill. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued...
Maharashtra police make 25th arrest in Dhule lynching case
Mumbai | A man was today arrested for allegedly being part of the mob that beat five men to death on July 1 in Rainpada hamlet...
‘Chaiwala’ could become PM because Congress preserved democracy: Mallikarjun Kharge
Mumbai | The Congress’ Maharashtra in charge, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that a “chaiwala” could become PM...
MSP hike an eyewash, Centre’s claim misleading: Agriculture experts
Agriculture experts and activists from Maharashtra have criticised the Centre for its “false and misleading” claim that the MSP of kharif crops has been hiked...
Huge supplementary demands show poor financial planning: NCP
Nagpur | Opposition NCP today criticised the BJP-led Maharashtra government for making supplementary demands of Rs 11,445 crore in the ongoing monsoon session, saying it shows...
Government warns WhatsApp; asks it to stop spreading “irresponsible” messages
The government has sent out a stern warning to WhatsApp asking the Facebook-owned messaging platform to immediately stop spreading “irresponsible and explosive messages filled with...
No need for a separate law on Lynching, Says Central Government
Lynching, which means killing of individuals by mobs, is a public crime. However, it is not listed as a separate crime under the Indian Penal...
Maharashtra to increase E-way bill threshold to Rs 1 lakh: Sudhir Mungantiwar
Mumbai | The Maharashtra government today said that it would increase the E-way bill generation criteria for goods from the present threshold of Rs 50,000 to...
Meteorological Department issues cyclone warning for west coast, Gujarat
Mumbai | The Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday issued warning of Cyclonic circulation over the northeast Arabian Sea off north Gujarat coast at upper levels...