In this issue

June 08, 2024

SC DRAWS A LINE ON HOARDINGS

The Railways and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai should ensure that there are no incidents of hoarding collapse in the city, the Supreme Court said on Friday.

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Not so neat: SOS to state on NEET 'irregularities'

A group of parents met with the state medical education minister and the commissioner of medical education, to express concern over the alleged irregularities in the recently declared results of the National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG).

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Mega pain in side due to world's largest spleen

After 'venting' his spleen in agony for 17 years, a Bhayandar man, 38, feels like a weight has lifted off his shoulder, with the surgical removal of his enlarged spleen. And for whatever it is worth, he has entered the record books as having owned the largest spleen in the world.

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TRIPLE TRIUMPH WILL TEST MUTUAL TRUST

MODISPEAK: It was a grand victory for NDA, Cong could not touch 100 even after ten years

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RBI holds rates, with a 4:2 vote

The RBI left the key interest rates unchanged in its monetary policy review on Friday, as it continues to maintain a balance between economic growth and keeping inflation in check.

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Invite comes with 'dahi-cheeni'

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday invited caretaker Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form the next government after the newly elected Lok Sabha MPs of the National Democratic Alliance elected him as their leader and senior alliance leaders submitted to her their letters of support.

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Malabar Hill tank proposal is tanked

There is no sword dangling over Mumbai's iconic Hanging Gardens after all, for now.

2 mins

DETAILS OF MEGA LAND FRAUD, TDRS ARE OUT

IPS oificer’s husband in huge property scam

1 min

Kingmaker stoops to conquer

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was being projected as a ‘kingmaker’ after the BJP could not cross the halfway mark in the Lok Sabha polls, surprised those present in the Parliaments Central Hall on Friday when he attempted to touch Narendra Modi's feet.

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Whistling Death from Mumbai who felled Pakistan

Thanks to Mumbai lad Saurabh Netravalkar, USA cricket fans were seen gaga over their team's shock T20 win over Pakistan in New York on Thursday one of the biggest upsets in sport history.

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4 Indian students drown in Russian river, one rescued

Four Indian students from Maharashtra studying at a university in Russia's Veliky Novgorod region had drowned in the Volkhov river during an outing, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.

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After LS polls success, Cong sets sights on Assembly polls

Buoyed by the impressive show in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, AICC incharge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala on Friday asked the state Congress to gear up for the assembly polls due in October.

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Will regain lost glory: Ajit Pawar

Fadnavis' offer to quit was not discussed in NDA meeting All party MLAs were present at the meeting, all the MLAs are with us, says DCM Detailed introspection of party performance

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CITY'S FIRST METRO LINE TURNS 10

After starting on June 8, 2014, Metro 1 or Blue Line has eased the live of scores of commuters who travel on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar stretch; 970 million passenger count in 10 yrs

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Investigate, take required action: NGT to state on flamingo deaths

Seven flamingos found dead near DPS Lake in April; NGT concerned about non-compliance with environmental norms; respondents to file replies by July 16, one week before hearing

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Breakthrough of longest tunnel on Panvel-Karjat route

The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), on Friday, announced the successful breakthrough of Tunnel-2 (Wavarle) as part of the Panvel-Karjat railway project under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3 (MUTP-3).

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'Juvenile's father, grandpa threatened to murder us'

Vishal Agarwal and Surendra Agarwal, the father and grandfather of the 17year-old boy allegedly involved in the Porsche crash that killed two IT professionals in Pune's Kalyani Nagar on May 19, have been accused of threatening to murder a Kondhwa resident.

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RBI maintains status quo for 8th time in a row

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5% to maintain balance between growth and inflation; Voices for interest rate cut within MPC growing

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Adani Ports bags 5-year operation and maintenance contract at Kolkata port

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) on Friday said it has secured a five-year Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contract for the container facility at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata.

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Modi hails students, faculty on improved performance of Indian universities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised the education sector for the improved performance of Indian universities as reflected in the QS World University Rankings 2025 and said that in the new term, a boost will be given to research and innovation.

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Misplaced faith on sitting MPS costs BJP dear in UP

Modi-Yogi double engine failed to feel public apathy

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CISF constable booked; farm unions rally support

CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur has been booked for allegedly slapping and abusing BJP MP Kangana Ranaut at Chandigarh airport on Thursday.

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Gujarat lobby faces internal probe over poll performance

The Gujarat lobby, led by Gujarat BJP President CR Paatil and Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, faced internal scrutiny by the BJP high command following their below-average performance in managing the Varanasi Lok Sabha election campaigning.

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Congress demands justice

Party workers seek a fair inquiry into the Rajkot fire tragedy

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53 drones, five Cruise missiles hit Ukraine

Major Russian drone attacks overnight caused damage in Kyiv, Odessa and other Ukrainian cities, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.

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18 die as Israel strikes Gaza again

Overnight Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza killed at least 18 people, including children, a day after 40 were killed at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinian families, health officials said Friday.

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