Thane, September 19, 2026: In a major safety initiative ahead of the upcoming Ganeshotsav and public festive events, the Thane district administration has mandated the exclusive use of commercial gas cylinders for preparing Mahaprasad and community feasts. The measure aims to curb the illegal mis...
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Mumbai: Passengers purchasing railway tickets or suburban season passes worth ₹2,000 or more through UPI will have to pay an additional ₹5.90 from October 15, with the charge comprising ₹5 Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) and 90 paise GST. New Charge Effective After Midnight On Octob...
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Pune: A massive 5,053-page chargesheet filed in the Ketan Agrawal murder case has allegedly revealed a carefully planned sequence of events involving reconnaissance of hill locations, a fake Instagram identity, attempts to make the death appear accidental and discussions about ho...
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Mumbai, September 19, 2026: In a sharp political offensive against the Central government's decision to introduce a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thacker...
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Thane: Member of Parliament from Thane, Naresh Mhaske, officially inaugurated the Gandhi Mahendra Chhatrabhoj Educational Trust Library at JVM Emerald, Uthalsar Naka, Thane (West). Managed by the JVM Charitable Foundation, the facility aims to enhance educational resources and fo...
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Mumbai: Three students of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) have died in 2026, accounting for half of the six suicides and unnatural deaths recorded at the institute since September 2021, according to data compiled by the Global IIT Alumni Support Group. The lates...
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Mumbai, September 19, 2026: The father of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Vakode, who allegedly died by suicide, has accused Professor Suryanarayan Dulla of subjecting his son to caste-based harassment over the past few months and demanded his immediate arrest and a Crime Branch investi...
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Mumbai, September 19, 2026: The special MPID court on Saturday allowed the former director of Kuber Mutual Benefits Ltd to purchase four properties attached by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in 2000 for Rs 58 crore. The properties remained attached for 26 years, even after the ...
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Mumbai, September 19, 2026: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on contractor M/s Godrej & Boyce following an incident at one of its Metro 4 project construction sites that claimed one person’s life. Inquiry Into Incide...
