Author Archives: THEHINDU

Fingerprints on Jantar Mantar stones to be matched with Aadhaar data to identify

Mumbai: Even as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has [...]

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab, 10 others acquitted in 2023 assault case

MUMBAI: The sessions court on Thursday acquitted Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab and 10 [...]

Repeat child rapist gets remainder-of-life jail term in third child rape case

MUMBAI: A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court on Thursday sentenced [...]

BMC appoints former MU V-C to re-investigate fatal Chembur tree collapse

MUMBAI: Over two weeks after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) preliminary inquiry into the fatal [...]

Civic panel clears ₹2,241-crore desalination tunnel project

MUMBAI: The BMC standing committee on Thursday approved a ₹2,241-crore proposal to construct a 7.20-km [...]

WR to rebuild Bandra-Khar flyover in half the time to fast-track sixth rail line

MUMBAI: The 45-year-old rail bridge between Bandra and Khar is set to be demolished and [...]

After FDA crackdown, railways begin their own inspection, seal food stall at Thane

MUMBAI: Days after the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intensified inspections of food establishments, [...]

Dept inquiry to check if old man booked for drunk driving had suffered a stroke

MUMBAI: Four days after a 73-year-old Versova resident crashed his car into another four-wheeler, reportedly [...]

State deletes dairy reservation, clears decks for handing over Kurla dairy plot to

MUMBAI: The state urban development department has deleted the dairy reservation on the 8.5-hectare (21-acre) [...]

12 years after Palghar’s birth, man with severe injuries carried over 1 km in a

MUMBAI: Twelve years after Palghar was carved out as Maharashtra’s newest district with promises of [...]