A fire broke out on November 8, causing significant damage to the signaling cables between Virar and Nallasopara, which disrupted services on the Western Railway. The fire, believed to be caused by firecrackers, ignited around 11:20 pm and was extinguished within 30 minutes. The incident left fou...
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Mumbai: State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured major relief after Telangana's GST authorities dropped a tax demand of Rs 207.26 crore for FY 2022-23, along with associated interest and penalties. In a regulatory filing on Monday, November 9, BHEL confirme...
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Mumbai: A Thane court has acquitted 21 persons in a case from 2008 about a clash between two Dahi Handi groups, during which several police personnel sustained injuries and their vehicles were damaged. The incident had taken place on August 25, 2008, during Dahi Handi festivities...
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Mumbai: Bank of Baroda has announced an increase in its Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate (MCLR) by up to 20 basis points across select tenures, a move that could make borrowing costlier for customers with loans linked to the benchmark. The revised interest rates will com...
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Mumbai: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Abhijeet Dipke have criticised the BJP-led Maharashtra government in connection with the Gokul Dairy controversy, accusing it of attempting to overturn the electoral mandate through changes to the state's cooperative law...
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Mumbai: Financial troubles at SpiceJet are worsening, with the cash-strapped airline reportedly cancelling 15–20 flights daily as unpaid dues to service providers disrupt operations. Its fleet has reportedly shrunk to just 12 aircraft, raising fresh concerns over operational stab...
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Ottawa, Nov 9: The death of a 28-year-old man, a resident of Punjab's Tarn Taran district, in Canada has raised concerns over the vulnerability of Indian migrants and exposed the financial hardships that can lie behind the pursuit of an overseas dream. Simranjeet Singh died on Oc...
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Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is pleased to announce the Mumbai Senior Men's squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's premier domestic T20 competition. India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Mumbai side, bringing his vast international expe...
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Mumbai, November 9, 2026: Diwali celebrations left several animals and birds injured in Mumbai, with 38 of them brought to the Parel animal hospital for treatment on the festival day alone. The number of cases was nearly double compared to last year, highlighting the impact of fi...
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Nashik: The festive spirit of Diwali has travelled beyond India, with traditional delicacies from Nashik being sent to countries across the world. Families in the city are dispatching specially prepared festive food packages to their children, relatives and loved ones living abro...
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Latur: While families across Maharashtra celebrate Diwali with lights, sweets and festivities, teaching and non-teaching employees of 78 senior non-grant colleges are once again facing a gloomy festive season, with their long pending demand for 100% government grants remaining un...
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Mumbai, November 9, 2026: In a remarkable achievement in neonatal care, doctors at civic-run KEM Hospital have saved an extremely premature baby boy who weighed just 700 grams at birth. After spending five months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), battling several life-t...
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Mumbai: The aftermath of Diwali celebrations has left several parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) grappling with alarming air pollution levels, with local monitoring readings in Navi Mumbai recording particularly sharp spikes following hours of incessant firecracker bur...
