Mumbai, October 9, 2026: The BMC’s proposal to wash Mumbai’s roads to curb dust pollution was rejected by the Standing Committee on Friday, with corporators across party lines flagging the insensitivity of using even non-potable water for road cleaning amid Maharashtra’s worsening water crisis an...
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Mumbai: Congress MLA and Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislative Party in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Amin Patel, has urged Chief Electoral Officer Shri S. Chockalingam to extend the ASDD (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate) hearing deadline from October 12 to October 3...
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Mumbai: Thane’s Bicycle Mayor Chirag Shah was felicitated earlier this week by Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for receiving an international award for his contribution to promoting cycling as an environmentally sustainable and healthy alternative to mot...
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Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has recovered Rs 220.05 crore, or 84.08% of the total amount assessed in 30,932 cases of power theft and unauthorised electricity use between 1993 and August 2026. The remaining Rs 41.66 crore is yet to be ...
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Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has approved the purchase of 44 new vehicles worth ₹12.68 crore to strengthen transport arrangements for visits by the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Union ministers, chief ministers of other states and other dignitaries, even as sev...
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Elon Musk has reignited the debate over satellite internet in India with a sharp post on X targeting Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani. The SpaceX CEO accused powerful business interests of preventing Starlink from competing in the Indian market. His remarks have intensi...
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Mumbaikars wilt as weather bureau logs three of the 10 highest Oct temps in 7 days
