Firecracker ban in Maharashtra applicable throughout year: HC
A division bench of justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale effectively extended the ban first enacted during Ganeshotsav in September into a permanent, year-round restriction
A division bench of justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale effectively extended the ban first enacted during Ganeshotsav in September into a permanent, year-round restriction
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Actor Imran Khan has been mandated to exit India by October 28 due to his participation in protests. This situation is emblematic of a growing pattern where foreign nationals face limitations and deportations in the country. For instance, Nitasha Kaul's deportation and Aatish Tas...
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On October 16, the Cockroach Janata Party is set to hold a protest at Azad Maidan, rallying in support of co-founders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, who have been arrested. Party leader Pranay Ahire criticized the government, asserting that genuine patriotism is being challenged....
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A caretaker and her boyfriend have been handed triple life sentences for the brutal murder of an elderly couple in Bandra. Authorities discovered the couple dead in their home after a robbery. The court ruled out the death penalty due to circumstantial evidence, noting that the p...
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On Thursday, Special Judge S K Karhale held that Sandeep Mistry’s prolonged absence from India, his alleged involvement in the offence and the risk of evidence tampering weighed against his release...
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The theme of the two-day programme, to be held over the weekend, is ‘Manasancha…Manasansathi’ or ‘Of the people…For the people’. The first event will be held on Saturday at Tilak Bhavan in Prabhadevi, followed by another on Sunday at Friendz Turf in Mumbra...
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A compliance order to this effect was issued on Thursday, covering manufacturers, traders, wholesalers, retailers, e-commerce outlets, hotels, caterers and institutional kitchens that produce and sell commonly used powdered spices such as turmeric, chilli, coriander, cumin, black...
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Local residents rushed the injured boy to the Jogeshwari Trauma Centre where he succumbed to his injuries late at night on Wednesday
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MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court had taken a restrictive approach of the rules under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, without addressing constitutional principles governing reproductive autonomy and risks to a pregnant woman’s mental health...
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MUMBAI: A 51-year-old autorickshaw driver was electrocuted while painting his house in Suryanagar in Vikhroli West, though he had switched off the main electric supply to his house...
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MUMBAI: The sharp decline of nearly ₹13,785 crore—from approximately ₹91,690 crore to ₹77,905 crore—in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) fixed deposits (FD) since 2021 has raised concerns about how the civic body’s reserves are being utilised and if the corporation w...
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MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three persons, including an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer working as deputy director of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in an alleged ₹1 crore bribery case...
