Have you heard? Batting for women’s safety

Common citizens and celebrities alike have called for the severest punishment for the guilty in the recent rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor. Calling out “another horrific rape,” Alia Bhatt stated, “Another day of realising that women are not safe anywhere. Another horrific atrocity to remind us that it’s been over a decade since…

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Yuva Sena, ABVP face off; other major student unions step back

The upcoming Mumbai University (MU) senate election has set the stage for a direct and highly anticipated contest between Aaditya Thackeray’s Yuva Sena and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), under the banner of the Vidyapeeth Vikas Manch. With both student wings fielding candidates for all ten seats, the election is expected to be a…

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Mumbai: NRI mastermind behind deaf-mute murder plot revealed

The Pydhonie police have contacted the Foreign Registration Office (FRO) to request details on the travel history of Jagpalpreet Singh, an NRI from Belgium, identified as the mastermind behind the murder of Arshad Ali Sadiq Ali Shaikh, a deaf and mute victim from Kalina. Police have determined that Singh’s insecurity over leading the deaf and…

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Mumbai: Train decouples, BEST bus’ brake fails

Two separate freak incidents were reported on Thursday morning. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad double-decker train and a BEST bus were involved with no injuries in either case. While the double-decker train got uncoupled near Surat, losing two hours of journey time, a wet-leased BEST bus faced a brake failure near August Kranti Maidan and collided with a…

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Mumbai: Passenger associations and Railways meet ends in dead-end

A Marathon three-hour meeting between numerous passenger associations and the divisional railway manager of Central Railway Mumbai failed to reach any consensus on Wednesday. The railways tried to convey to the associations that none of their demands could be practically fulfilled in the given scenario while the passenger associations remained firm on their call for…

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Mumbai: City docs outrage over midnight Kolkata vandalism, attack

At the stroke of midnight, when the nation celebrated its 78th year  of  independence, resident doctors’ WhatsApp groups were flooded with distressing messages and videos from Kolkata. A mob had stormed RG Kar Hospital where a trainee doctor had been raped and murdered, disrupting a peaceful protest, allegedly compromising crucial evidence and leaving a trail…

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Mumbai: Resident doctors refuse to roll back strike

The deadlock continues between protesting resident doctors and state and local health authorities, as the doctors refuse to call off their strike demanding better security at public hospitals and a central law with strict penalties for those who commit violence against healthcare workers. The wave of strikes and protests erupted across the city and the…

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Mumbai: Multiple bridges could turn BKC into walker’s paradise

A few key pedestrian bridges linking BKC with Kurla, Sion, and Chunabhatti could transform pedestrian dynamics and provide easy walking access to BKC, according to the Walking Project’s suggestions to the MMRDA and the guardian minister. This is one of many recommendations gathered from a survey conducted at BKC, which identified issues and proposed enhancements…

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Mumbai Diary: Friday Dossier

Blessings for new beginnings A man adjusts a child’s topi during their visit to Kapawala Agiary in Tardeo on the occasion of Parsi New Year on Thursday By women, for women People protest peacefully at Lokhandwala in Andheri on a Wednesday night Demands of justice echoed across Mumbai on Wednesday as men and women took…

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Mumbai: Bandra Fair row reaches cardinal

Dissatisfied with the reduction in rents that must be paid to run stalls outside the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount during the weeklong Bandra fair, protesters have decided to approach Cardinal Oswald Gracias to resolve the issue. The controversy erupted on August 11 when the church started distributing forms for tendering of stalls…

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Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

The future freedom Young patriots join the Independence Day celebrations with flags and fervour at a public school in Sion. The book doctor Moments from a previous offline session at the study centre If you find yourself staring at the screen for hours, writing, rewriting and deleting words, you may be inflicted with writer’s block….

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Central Rly commemorates Partition Horrors Remembrance Day across 26 stations

Central Railway commemorated Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on August 14, 2024, at 26 stations throughout its five divisions. The observation attempted to highlight the miseries of the partition through displays, street plays and other cultural activities. Photographs, graphics, and information regarding the partition were displayed in exhibitions at key stations such as CSMT, Pune, Solapur,…

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Palghar deputy collector held for accepting Rs 50,000 bribe

A Deputy Collector of Palghar district in Maharashtra was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 to grant permission to a tribal to purchase land, an official said on Wednesday, reported the PTI. A tribal community member seeking to purchase land from another tribal individual visited the district…

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Youth kills stepfather for misbehaving with sister; held

An 18-year-old teenager has been arrested at Kalyan in Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly murdering his stepfather after the latter `misbehaved` with his younger sister, police said on Wednesday, reported the PTI. His friend was also arrested for allegedly abetting the killing, said an official of Kalyan taluka police station, as per the PTI….

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