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Worli drunk driving accused gets bail almost 4 months after arrest

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Almost four months after he was arrested on charges of mowing down Rajalakshmi Vijay, a 57-year-old tech company CEO jogging at Worli Sea Face, in a drunk driving incident on March 19, a sessions court on Friday granted bail to 23-year-old Tardeo resident Sumer Merchant. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/9alyV1Q

An unusual summer! June coolest in 15 years

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You did not need jackets or pullovers, but June was, as summer temperatures go, the coolest in 15 years. The mean maximum temperature this June was 37 degrees Celsius, two degrees lower than the normal maximum temperature of the month. This milder maximum was due mainly to regular rainfall, overcast skies and the early arrival of the southwest monsoons. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/TeAJc6v

PM Modi to visit DU for its centenary celebration event

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Thirty select colleges will showcase their historical journeys, while highlighting their achievements, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visits Delhi University on Friday for the valedictory function of the institution's centenary celebrations. The PM will virtually lay the foundation stone of three new buildings. The students have been advised that it is mandatory to attend the live telecast of the event. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/tbvQFfV

Maharashtra Congress forms 9-member panel to study proposed UCC

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Two days after PM Modi made a pitch for a Uniform Civil Code, MPCC president Nana Patole on Thursday set up a nine-member committee headed by former Mumbai university vice-chancellor and Congress leader Bhalchandra Mungekar to study the proposed UCC. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/state-congress-forms-9-member-panel-to-study-proposed-ucc/articleshow/101377106.cms

Thousands of devotees participate in Gyan Dindi Yatra in Kalyan

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On the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi, thousands of devotees participated in Gyan Dindi on Thursday that was organised by Century Rayon and BK Birla College in Kalyan. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/9pTxGWc

'Dharavi land to be given to MMRCL for Metro line 3'

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The state cabinet approved the formal handing over of 33,000 sq feet land at Dharavi to the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) for ancillary activities. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/G4isUQZ

Delhi: Businessmen under attack two more robbed in a day

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Days after the Pragati Maidan tunnel heist, armed assailants looted two businessmen in north Delhi on Tuesday. In the first case, a group of five men came on three bikes, pointed a pistol at the victim and his brother at their godown in Wazirabad and fled with Rs 3 lakh in cash and some jewellery from the safe. In the second incident, armed assailants looted Rs 4.5 lakh in cash from a businessman in Kashmere Gate and took away his Scooty. No arrests have been made in either case. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/AIrfxkV

Traffic snarls waterlogging in Thane after heavy rain

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Thane recorded over 150mm of rainfall till the evening on Wednesday. More than 30 complaints of waterlogging were reported in the city. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/OB4jZNg

16-year-old boy swept away by strong current in Thane nullah

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A 16-year-old boy named Wasim Sayeed fell into a nullah and was swept away by the strong current at Khardi village in Thane late on Wednesday evening. The incident took place at around 9pm at the SM compound in Khardi village, where the boy accidentally slipped into the nullah. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/axjiZce

99 percentile to 0.01 in 2nd attempt: Students move Bombay HC for fresh CET 2023

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A student who secured 99.49 percentile last year in the MBA/MMS CET conducted by the state's CET cell, appeared again this year to better his score to secure a seat of his choice. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ILHdmG0

Excavated sites at Purana Qila damaged in rain

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In a case of sheer negligence, Archaeological Survey of India's failure to protect the excavated remains of the historical legacy spanning over 2,500 years at Purana Qila has resulted in extensive rain water damage to several structures. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZaeOD3n

UP RERA slaps Rs 3 crore penalty on Ansal API for fund misappropriation

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The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) on Tuesday said it has barred realty firm Ansal API from sale or transfer of any residential property in its hi-tech township project in Greater Noida over violation of norms. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/HNxdAUR

More murders in Delhi this year than 2022

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Around 260 murders were recorded in the capital in the first six months of the year as compared to around 240 during the same period last year, sources said. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/ntJphrK

Marathi back at Xaviers 10% FY students opt in

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Marathi is being reintroduced at Mumbai's sought-after St Xavier's College after almost four decades, thanks to the National Education Policy's (NEP) emphasis on regional languages. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/RoNV04d

Man in inebriated state drowns in rainwater-filled subway in Gurgaon

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A 47-year-old man, who was under the influence of alcohol, died after allegedly drowning in a rainwater-filled pedestrian subway here, police said on Monday. The matter came to light on Sunday evening when the flooded subway at the Delhi-Jaipur Highway was drained. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/9jn0HfG

National cybercrime portal got 21 lakh cases FIRs in only 2%

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Just 0.8% of the 1,95,409 complaints filed from Maharashtra on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal from January 2022 to May 2023 resulted in an FIR, shows information obtained under the RTI Act. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/lKAW5xO

Delhi rains: Waterlogging fallen trees & bus breakdowns

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Waterlogging on Sunday stalled traffic in several parts of the city, which was made worse by uprooted trees and buses that broke down. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/JZF3v29

1st psychiatric surgery in Mumbai since 17 law on Aussie

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A 38-year-old Australian woman who had been battling depression for 26 years became the first to undergo a psychiatric operation in Mumbai-and perhaps in India-since the Mental Healthcare Act was passed in 2017. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/UzyLBcR

Monsoon may delay Dwarka e-way opening

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With the monsoon just days away, the opening of Dwarka Expressway is likely to get delayed further. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/29iHX6m

Heavy rain in Mumbai leaves several areas waterlogged

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Heavy rain lashed Mumbai on Saturday causing waterlogging and affecting vehicular movement in parts of the city. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/7CdL3Bz

Maha board to hold exams for Classes 5 & 8 with detention

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A student who fails in Class 5 or 8 will be allowed to appear for a re-examination which will be held within two months of the declaration of annual exam results, according to a state government notification. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/uy37jEJ

How cops are planning to shine new light on Delhi's black spots

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To reduce fatal accidents in the capital, especially at places where high casualties have been recorded and consequently termed 'blackspots', Delhi Traffic Police has started discussing plans to deal with each such location. The police observations and suggestions have also been shared with other agencies and NGOs working on road safety. Among the major blackspots are Mukarba Chowk, Khampur village, Dhaula Kuan and Mayapuri Chowk. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cGnMg2

Heavy rain likely in Mumbai on Monday Tuesday

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Even as monsoon has missed its official June 11 onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a 'yellow alert' for Mumbai and Thane for June 26 and 27. A 'yellow alert' indicates heavy rain very likely at isolated places. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/yBC3dWG

Bombay HC slams police for failing to find woman missing since '06

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The Bombay high court was “extremely disturbed” on Thursday that the police had not acted promptly to find a woman, a Mumbai Central resident, who went missing in 2006 when she was 23 years old and had gone to attend a satsang in New Delhi. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/IWFzMe3

2 teen brothers held in Bihar for CoWin data theft

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Two brothers, aged 17 and 18, were apprehended in Bihar for allegedly stealing data from CoWin, the central government’s Covid-19 portal, and uploading it on messaging app Telegram apparently to gain subscribers for their channel. The siblings accessed the data after stealing the credentials of their mother, a nurse deployed for vaccinations. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/HLa9Eg7

Man found hanging in Thane

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A 22-year-old man was found hanging from the ceiling in Dharamveer nagar near Vasant Vihar in Maharashtra's Thane late on wednesday, the police said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/RPpNXFx

MRVC invites tenders for 238 Vande Metro rakes

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In a major step that is expected to revolutionise local train travel, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has invited tenders for 238 Vande Metro air-conditioned rakes for deployment across the suburban networks on the Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR). A total of 2,856 cars will be procured, which can be configured to run as 12-car and 15-car trains. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/sFDj0zS

New Centre-Delhi tiff as DERC chief named

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In a move that has opened a new front for a face-off between the AAP government and the lieutenant governor, the Union home ministry on Wednesday appointed retired justice Umesh Kumar of Allahabad High Court as the chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/lhBfCPV

Three hours of rain leave Gurgaon roads waterlogged; traffic thrown out of gear

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Nearly three hours of rain in Gurgaon on Wednesday led to traffic chaos in the city adjoining the national capital, with commuters having been forced to get down from their two-wheelers and wade through waterlogged roads, while other vehicles crawled and some even broke down. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/q9EzVTK

Main accused in BJP mans murder held cops say Tihar killing averted

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Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested the alleged main conspirator behind the murder of Delhi BJP functionary Surender Matiala in May. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/x4TGHIK

MLA slaps civic engr razing shanties in Mumbai region

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Independent MLA from Mira-Bhayander Geeta Jain slapped a junior engineer of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) in full public view during demolition work at Kashimira on Tuesday. No police complaint has been filed yet. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/myBiDYe

Dombivli: Molestation case involving BJP office-bearer transferred to Crime Branch

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The molestation case filed against Nandu Joshi, a BJP office bearer, by a policeman's wife in Dombivli has been transferred from the local Manpada police station to the Crime Branch. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/AqGn0Yk

Politicising crime has almost become habit these days it provides no solution: Delhi LG V K Saxena writes to CM Arvind Kejriwal

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In a letter addressed to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, lieutenant governor V K Saxena expressed his concerns about the "politicization of crime" and emphasized that it didn’t offer any effective solutions. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/ufTtJlr

2 teenagers held for murder of student outside DU college

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Delhi Police have arrested the prime accused and his accomplice for the murder of a 19-year-old Delhi University student outside Aryabhatta College on South Campus on Sunday. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/RpqcCui

Dharavi school shut down for lack of govt nod

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In a first in this academic year, a state board minority school in Dharavi, against which an FIR was registered in April, was on Monday directed to shut down for failing to obtain the mandatory recognition certificate under the Right To Education (RTE) Act from the education department. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/bXYMlf2

Tata Power to develop pumped hydro storage at power plant near Lonavla in Mumbai

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Tata Power is a leading solar rooftop provider in India with installed capacity of almost 1,650 MW, an official said. The company’s network is spread over 275 districts and 450+ dealers across India. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/lNB4EOc

Bizman helped investors trade Rs 400 cr in Dubai exchange: ED

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Dubai-based entrepreneur Vinod Khute had collected over Rs 400 crore unaccounted money in India from investors in local currency and had provided them similar amounts in US dollars for trading in the Dubai exchange, claimed sources from the Enforcement Directorate (ED). from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/UCLQ2nG

Delhi HC orders plantation of saplings using fines deposited in court

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Delhi's green cover is likely to increase by more than 10,000 saplings/trees - funded solely by fines and costs deposited by errant litigants or departments at Delhi High Court. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/Gui2QNx

Delhi: Firing at Manesar liquor store kills one

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Two men fired indiscriminately outside a liquor outlet in Manesar on Friday night, killing a customer standing near the counter and injuring two others. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/96ui2IG

CBI files closure report in data leak case linked to Devendra Fadnavis

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The additional metropolitan magistrate is likely to pronounce its order on July 14 on the CBI's closure report in a case of leak of secret documents in which the police had recorded the statement of BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis while he was opposition leader during the Maha Vikas Aghadi regime in Maharashtra. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/Is9EK7a

Mumbai: Azaan in school leads to stir teacher suspended

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Azaan played over a Mumbai suburban school's public address system during the morning assembly quickly snowballed into a storm Friday, leading to the suspension of a staff member. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/KiMQo87

Delhi coaching centre fire: Owner among two held

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The owner of the coaching centre and the chief operating officer of another institute have been arrested in connection with the fire in northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area on Thursday in which 61 students were injured. Police said the injured students belonged to two different coaching centres running on the second, third and fourth floors of the five-storey building. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/zdkbNty

13 yrs in making underpass at Sultanpuri nearly done

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After a wait of 13 years, the work for the Sultanpuri rail underbridge (RUB) is almost over, mayor Shelly Oberoi said on Friday after inspecting the project that also includes an overbridge. The hurdle delaying the rail overbridge (ROB) construction will also be removed soon, she added. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/tpklEbd

Girgaum Chowpatty death: Cocktail of speed brakes and rain

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Akbar Khan (42), who died in a road accident at Girgaum Chowpatty on Wednesday morning after a speeding car driven by a minor rammed his bike, had told his wife he would be home in 10 minutes when she called at 5am. Half an hour later, when she called him again, she was told about the accident. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/0f1sNxr

Made watertight case against Brij Bhushan: Delhi cops

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Delhi Police had earlier filed one FIR against the former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after clubbing the complaints of six female wrestlers, but the chargesheet filed on Thursday has detailed each case individually and cited the investigation and evidence gathered during the probe in each case. While Singh has been charged with sexually harassing all six complainants, the offence of stalking pertains to only one complainant and that of molestation only against two female wrestlers, according to police sources. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/h2fteYj

Cops act against 367 traffic violators on Kalyan-Shil Road in three hours

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In a major action against traffic violators on Kalyan-Shil Road, which is an important connector between Navi Mumbai and Kalyan, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath and Badlapur, the Kolsewadi division of Thane traffic police in Maharashtra has taken action against 367 people within three hours. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/XvN6htm

Boy 4 drowns in pool in Virar kin allege negligence

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A four-year-old boy, who had gone on a day picnic with his family, drowned in the swimming pool of a water park and beach resort in Virar on Monday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/U8ziCBG

Speeding bus kills man in Delhi mob vandalises vehicle

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A pedestrian died after being hit by a bus in Bindapur on Tuesday. The driver of the vehicle has been arrested. Police said the bus was being driven rashly and at a high speed. A case has been registered, but the deceased has not been identified so far. Cops suspect he is a vagabond. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/d4bPNSk

21 years on Mumbai court acquits 2 in Gujarat riots Best Bakery case

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Twenty-one years after 14 people were killed when Best Bakery in Vadodara was set ablaze during the 2002 Gujarat riots, a Mumbai sessions court on Tuesday acquitted two accused, Mafat Gohil and Harshad Solanki, arrested in 2013. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/23fG0Zg

Kejriwal plans scaling up work for artisans to push employment

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Delhi government will explore the option of scaling up the work of craftsmen and make them part of a more organised structure to boost employment. from Delhi News: दिल्ली समाचार - Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/7cB9Lm5