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Man found hanging from tree in Thane
Thane: A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Tuesday, May 12, an official said. The deceased, identified as Praveen Wankhede, was found hanging from a tree in Shivai…
- Hyderabad
7 interstate drug peddlers held near ORR while transporting 400 kg ganja
Hyderabad: Seven interstate drug peddlers were arrested near Nehru Outer Ring Road (ORR) on Monday, May 11. Around 400 kg of ganja and other items worth Rs 2 crore were seized. Police…
- India
Yeh khana sab ke liye: Youth responds to Pinky Chaudhary’s communal hate
Mumbai: A Muslim youth in Mumbai distributed free plates of food to people of all religions days after Hindu Raksha Dal (HRD) chief Pinky Chaudhary sparked outrage for snatching a plate of food…
- India
Consensual relationship over two years not rape, says Thane court, acquits man
Thane: A sessions court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has acquitted a 33-year-old man accused of rape and cheating, holding that a long-term sexual relationship based on a promise of marriage cannot be…
- India
Nashik TCS case: After bail setback, Nida Khan arrested
Nashik: Nashik TCS sexual harassment and religious coercion case accused Nida Khan was held on Thursday, May 7, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, a police official said here. She was held with the help…
- India
Court acquits Thane man accused of stepson’s murder
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of killing his 4-year-old stepson, noting that the prosecution failed to establish the chain of circumstances to prove the guilt of the accused…
- India
Mamata’s decision not to quit part of her protest against Centre, EC: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision not to quit after her defeat in the assembly polls, calling it a part of…
- India
Consensual relationship turned sour not rape, rules SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of rape on the false promise of marriage, holding that the case stemmed from a prolonged consensual relationship between…
- India
Elderly man detained on charge of molesting his minor granddaughter in Pune
Pune: An elderly man allegedly molested his nine-year-old granddaughter at a slum dwelling in Parvati area of Pune city on Tuesday, following which the police detained him, officials said. The incident occurred…
- India
Mumbai Police form SIT to probe fake birth certificate cases
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe cases involving alleged fake birth certificates obtained through forged documents in the city, officials said on Tuesday, May 5.…
- India
Minor boy electrocuted in Thane; locals stage protest against power company
Thane: A six-year-old boy died after accidentally coming in contact with a live wire in Maharashtra’s Thane city, police said on Tuesday, May 5. The incident occurred in Srinagar locality on Monday…
- India
Sunetra Pawar wins Baramati bypoll in late husband Ajit Pawar’s home turf
Mumbai: Sunetra Pawar, who took oath as Deputy CM of Maharashtra just three days after her husband Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash in January amid political pulls and pressure, scored…
- India
Plan to brainwash victim: Court denies Nida Khan bail in TCS case
Mumbai: A court in Nashik noted that there seems to be a “systematic plan” to brainwash the victim with “organised attempts” and send her to Malaysia, while refusing pre-arrest bail to Tata…
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Right-wing group tears down ‘Islampur’ signboard in Maharashtra
Sangli: Right-wing organisation Shivpratishthan Hindusthan workers tore down the “Islampur” signboard in Maharashtra, citing a lack of cooperation in renaming street signs following an official change of the city’s name to Ishwarpur. The…
- India
Maharashtra: Muslim drivers violently attacked, another forced to dance
Maharashtra: On April 23, despite their best efforts to avoid unwanted Hindutva attention, truck drivers Mohammed Nadaf Nisar Qureshi and Alwin were brutally beaten by over 20 men near Maharashtra‘s Yavatmal district.…