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Nivedita Shinde with Sudhir Mungantiwar

26/11 martyr's kin appointed assistant sales tax commissioner

Nivedita Shashank Shinde has been appointed as assistant sales tax commissioner in the sales tax department, says Sudhir...

30 Nov 2016 6:00 AM IST

Indias first field guide to insects released

India's first field guide to insects released

Book is the result of 3 years of painstaking research

30 Nov 2016 4:35 AM IST

Mumbai local train (Photo: PTI)

Railway's six year old Austrian speed experiment a failure

The Railways had given the Austrians a contract worth Rs 25 crore to enable the trains touch 140 kmph.

30 Nov 2016 4:35 AM IST

Civic chief Ajo Ajoy Mehtay Mehta has directed that sanctioned project files be sent directly to the department concerned, instead of being moved from one table to another.

BMC to reduce red-tapism, move files faster

In a move that is likely to lead to civic projects being fast-tracked.

30 Nov 2016 4:34 AM IST

Zakia Soman and Noorjehan Safia Niaz, co-founders of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan outside the Haji Ali Dargah on Tuesday. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Finally, women enter Haji Ali sanctum

For the first time since 2012, the trust allowed women to enter the shrine, following orders from the Supreme Court.

30 Nov 2016 4:32 AM IST

$The CR has been struggling with rail fractures and a goods train had derailed on the mainline last week.$ Metros

Signal snag wreaks havoc on Mumbai Harbour Line

The line saw seven trains cancelled and 60 trains delayed for over 30 to 40 minutes on Tuesday.

30 Nov 2016 4:31 AM IST

Chandrakant Khaire (Photo: Facebook)

2,000 crore illicit assets seized in three years

Finance ministry says black money rampant in real estate, finance, trading

30 Nov 2016 4:31 AM IST

The four ward boys who were on probation at the civic-run Sewri Tuberculosis Hospital were not sanctioned leaves on medical grounds despite having contracted TB. (Representational Image)

Mumbai TB hospital grants two year leave to four affected ward boys

They will also be paid their due salaries, according to orders released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner's...

30 Nov 2016 4:26 AM IST

A file photo of Jai, the missing tiger.

No evidence tiger Jai is dead: Anil Dave

Seven-year-old Jai, named after superstar Amitabh Bachchan's character in the film Sholay.

30 Nov 2016 4:25 AM IST

The police arrested 72 such employees and their roles will be mentioned in the chargesheet. (Representational image)

Mumbai call centre scam: Five want to be approvers

The chargesheet will have 175 statements, including those of 60 prosecution witnesses and a few United States-based...

30 Nov 2016 4:24 AM IST

Three acid attack victims admitted to hospital in Mumbai

Three acid attack victims admitted to hospital in Mumbai

The three are part of the same family and were sleeping at home when the attack took place.

30 Nov 2016 4:21 AM IST

There has been a rise in patients coming in for obesity treatment and bariatric surgeries. (Representational Image)

Obesity clinic inaugurated at JJ Hospital

The doctors there claim that they have seen a 30 per cent rise in obese patients in the last two decades.

30 Nov 2016 4:20 AM IST