The World Bank report on poverty in India, which claims that the country recorded one of the fastest poverty declines globally, has come at the right time for the BJP government currently under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. But the poverty reduction story seems almost extraordinary. Ac...
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Eligible residents, many of whom have lived in 160 sq ft rooms for generations, will receive 500 sq ft two-bedroom flats free of cost
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Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha has urged officials to reconsider the location for an electrical substation. The proposed place is currently a volleyball ground that serves many local residents. Lodha emphasized that alternative sites are available, including railway land nearby. H...
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Every controversy reveals a disgusting degree of ugliness and malice, but, even by these standards, the ruckus over the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) taking down actor-environmentalist Dia Mirza’s public awareness video on Diwali celebrations must hit rock bottom. To b...
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Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat commented on Dia Mirza's eco-friendly Diwali video and suggested she address noise pollution. His criticism referenced the noise from loudspeakers atop mosques and its impact. The Bombay High Court expressed concern over politica...
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35 houses across eight to nine chawls attacked, vehicles vandalised
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Redeveloping buildings seem to be dictating Aamir Khan’s current movements. The 61-year-old Bollywood superstar moved out of his Union Park home into a nearby building on Nargis Dutt Road, a stone’s throw away from Sanjay Dutt and Emraan Hashmi’s residences. This happened around ...
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Mumbai, Nov 3: Ritu Tawde is the first mayor of Mumbai who focuses on caste and religion, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray alleged on Tuesday after the Bombay High Court expressed "deep pain and displeasure" over political objections to actor Dia Mirza's eco-friendly Diwali ...
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Ahead of its theatrical release on November 5, Ramayana: Part 1 hosted a special screening in Mumbai on Tuesday, November 3. Several celebrities from the film industry arrived for the event, including cast members and their family members. From Alia Bhatt and Neetu Kapoor to Sunn...
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Mumbai, Nov 3: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has increased weekday services on the underground Aqua Line (Metro Line 3) by 46 trips, taking the total number of daily services from 291 to 337, to cater to growing passenger demand on the corridor. In a release issued on ...
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Mumbai: Defending champions Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (Fort) will aim to complete a hat-trick of titles when they take on General Education Academy, Chembur, in the final of the 130th Harris Shield MSSA Under-16 Cricket Tournament at the Mumbai Cricket Association's B...
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Mumbai: The power struggle over the control of the Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union (Gokul) has intensified, with Congress MLA Satej alias Bunty Patil accusing the ruling Mahayuti of attempting to overturn the electoral mandate by granting voting rights to gove...
