Captain Smit Machchhar's surname belongs to a select group of zoological names in the Gujarati community. Surnames like Ghoda and Vinchhi highlight connections to animals and insects, indicating unique community traits. Particularly, Machchhar signifies a skill in handling insect bites, shedding...
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Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has cancelled the drug sale and distribution licences of Cipla Pharma's warehouse in Pune. This decision followed an investigation into alleged violations regarding packaging, storage, and documentation related to Reactin Plus Tablets. The...
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested eight people involved in a gold-and-diamond smuggling operation at Mumbai airport. An employee at an airport store and multiple foreign nationals were apprehended during the investigation. Authorities intercepted a passenger who wa...
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): On Gandhi Jayanti, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) conducted a city-wide cleanliness drive under 'Seva Sankalp 2026', with cleaning activities held simultaneously at 10 locations. Mayor Malti Rai, BMC chairman Kishan Suryvanshi, MLAs, corporators and s...
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Abhijeet Dipke led a large protest in Mumbai demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Thousands of supporters gathered at Shivaji Park, despite police denying permission for the event. The Cockroach Janta Party aims to address electoral roll irregul...
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While acknowledging the Mumbai police’s support, the CJP leaders condemned the Delhi police for its action against youngsters during the last protests, calling Delhi police officer Sachin Sharma “the General Dyer of home minister Amit Shah...
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Investigators are verifying financial transactions between the Kadams and Santino Rocco Morea and also probing how Ketan Kadam’s desilting services company, Woder India LLP, secured civic contracts...
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The plots, with a total area of 330,074 square metres, are spread across 11 civic wards and have remained under the control of various organisations for years, according to BMC data...
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Dr Asiya Khan Luqman told the court she was willing to take down her social media posts and issue an unconditional apology to the hospital
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MUMBAI: Days after a Telangana-based IT professional criticised the Bandra police for allegedly harassing and searching a woman’s home over a pro-Palestine kite-flying post, the police sought his personal details from social media platform X, formerly Twitter, allegedly identifyi...
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MUMBAI: Powai police have arrested Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) functionary Ganesh Chukkal and his associate Sameer Sawant for allegedly forging documents to extend their stay in a luxury flat owned by a firm linked to actor Akshay Kumar’s sister, Alka Bhatia Hiranandani...
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MUMBAI: Around 300 Maharashtra transport officials, including deputy and assistant RTOs and motor vehicle inspectors, received show-cause notices for allegedly granting fitness certificates to commercial vehicles without conducting mandatory safety tests, such as vehicle-tracking...
