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Officials said cargo weighing around 140 metric tonnes was being lifted from the vessel using two cranes operated by Barkat Company when a strap attached to the cargo being handled by one of the cranes became unbalanced and came off.
Stable, under investigation, says Bombay Hospital
INS Nipun was commissioned in the presence of Navy chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan.
A political row erupted after some individuals allegedly performed a 'purification yajna' at the Ramlila Ground in Haldwani on August 11, following a public meeting held there by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on August 8
The court observed that the authority had acted against the principles of natural justice.
Additional government pleader Jyoti Chavan told a Bench of acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad that the government has decided to extend the time given to auto rickshaw and taxi drivers to learn the language by one year
The arrests followed an eight-day operation in Rajasthan during which police tracked the main accused across multiple locations
Fadnavis says his govt. has accepted the drivers request for more time;announces no action will be taken during this period for not having the required knowledge of the States official language
A BJP leader from Panvel said that the party workers had no connection with the matter.
The single-judge Bench of Justice Abhay Mantri partly quashed an FIR against the accused after an FIR was lodged by a female BDO at a gram panchayat office; the complainant stated that the accused entered the office, quarrelled with her, and then grabbed her right shoulder before shoving her away
The contracted players have been divided into three grades, with Grade A players receiving 12 lakh annually, Grade B 8 lakh and Grade C 6 lakh
In Manjari village, on the outskirts of Pune, tribal students have been protesting for over two weeks with a hunger strike against the Maharashtra government, which they say has not heard them for years. They hope this time their need for better quality education and hostel infrastructure will be seen, and the Supreme Court-mandated employment assured nine years ago will be given. Vinaya Deshpande Pandit speaks with the students, many of whom are first-generation college-goers
As of July 31, India had 300.50 GW of installed non-fossil fuel capacity, accounting for more than 54% of its overall installed electricity generation capacity
The police said that they received confidential information about a call centre called Insta Transfer Biz Pvt. Ltd. at Evershine Mall in Malad West and raided it on August 24, 2026
Governments stated case for the law is the need to curb conversion obtained through force or fraud but sections of the Christian and Muslim communities have set out the opposite concern: that a wide reading of terms such as inducement could reach conduct that has nothing to do with coercion, from a personal relationship to attendance at a weekly service
Over 250 young elected representatives from the States urban and rural areas, in the age group of 20 to 30 years, participated in it in Mumbai
The accused, identified as Ravindra alias Pamplet Eknath Vichare, was arrested from Ashutosh Lodge in Karmala in Solapur district after investigators received information
The FDA also inspected 37 hotels, restaurants and dhabas, issued improvement notices to 31 establishments and suspended the licenses of four food establishments, and approximately 60,709.8 kg of stock worth 2,24,61,888 was seized
Court noted a gap in inter-agency coordination and document-verification procedures that allowed foreign nationals to obtain Aadhaar cards fraudulently
The petition challenges the August 12 notification of the Home (Transport) Department, which amended the Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to include this condition for licence grants, renewals, and permit holders
Provisions requiring prior notice, declarations, reporting and police scrutiny of religious conversions could subject matters of faith, marriage and personal choice to intrusive State oversight, says Joint Civil Society
The event titled Dil Se Bol: Mumbai with Gen Z Rising was organised by DIL Se Bol at the Y.B. Chavan Centre and hosted by stand-up comedian Varun Grover
According to a police official, the children were sent to Mumbai for work by their relatives, and two suspects linked to their exploitation were arrested
The Bench directed the MHT-CET Cell to investigate the matter and submit a report
FDA action follows a statewide crackdown on August 18, during which 31 hotels, restaurants and dhabas were inspected. Five food licences were suspended, and improvement notices were issued to 22 establishments
From ta 66s Central and Isan Thai tasting menu and Indian Accents monsoon specials to Tavora Smokehouses berbere-spiced chicken burger and Tanjore Tiffin Rooms mutton ghee roast, heres whats new on the Mumbai food scene with a Pune stop worth making
It was also found that the accused were allegedly linked to almost seven similar cases across India.
The States Food and Drug Administration suspends licences of two Blinkit facilities in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Mumbai for serious food safety violations, including expired products and poor hygiene
The players emotions are attached to this ground, and you are taking it as if it never mattered, said Congress corporator Ashraf Azmi
Dabholkar's daughter Mukta had filed an appeal before the Bombay HC challenging the acquittals in the case and the exclusion of UAPA charges against Andure and Kalaskar; she alleged in her plea that the murder was part of a larger conspiracy by right-wing extremists.
Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla expand their maximalist universe beyond couture with A Wonder Room, an art and design platform rooted in craft, culture, and immersive spaces
Mr. Shelar said the financial burden of producing such a film should not fall solely on producers and the State government should also play a role.
The fire was confined to the basement and ground floor of the 7-floor structure.
Prima facie, it appears that the man died by suicide, while the wife and children were poisoned, an official said
The flyover connecting G Block of the Bandra-Kurla Complex with the Eastern Express Highway was named as the Senior Freedom Fighter and Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Barrister Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosale Flyover
The court stated it will decide the further course of action after hearing the ED Deputy Director.
BNC, globally listed as vulnerable, is a cultural symbol and state Bird of Ladakh, but fewer than 100 survive in India, while the estimated world population is roughly 11,00012,000 individuals, most of which occur on the Tibetan Plateau.
The court interpreted the scope of a Supreme Court judgment that provides one-time protection to law students who were prevented from appearing in their examinations
Four Dominos Pizza licenses were suspended in Mumbai and Satara
The BMC is accepting applications for birth and death registrations and corrections through the Registration of Birth & Death (RBD) portal at ward level CFCs
The incident occurred on August 11 night around 10:02 p.m. at Shanta Bhavan, a 12-storey building located on Baptista Road in Vile Parle, where two flats on the 11th floor caught fire
Four people are injured, while two others are reported to be trapped under the debris; BMC Mayor announces 4 lakh each for the next of kin of those deceased
Debris fell on nearby rooms of the chawl structure; as per witnesses, six to eight persons were trapped under the debris, a BMC official said
The arrest of a retired government doctor by the Kolhapur police on July 31 for allegedly orchestrating a sophisticated female foeticide ring shows that illegal abortion networks continue to operate in secret across the State
Shakeel Noorani was traced to his farmhouse in Mahabaleshwar hill station, located more than 200 km from Mumbai, on August 8 after he went into hiding following the registration of an FIR against him
The accused opened bank accounts in their own names and in the names of other individuals across multiple banks and handed them over to cyber fraudsters to route money through, according to police
The Pan-India IB PYP (Primary Years Programme) Coordinators and IB Heads Meet is an annual gathering for International Baccalaureate educators, program coordinators, and school heads across India and South Asia

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