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Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train 'Impractical', Says Sharad Pawar
Amid speculations over a tie-up with the BJP, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar today launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his policies had led to the economic slowdown.
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Mumbai Constable Allegedly Caught Drink Driving On Duty, Arrested
A constable of Mumbai police has been arrested for alleged drink-driving while on duty. Constable Ankush Sanap was seen at the wheels of a police vehicle that was zig-zagging on the Western Express Highway around 11.30 pm in suburban Kandivali. No one else was inside the vehicle at the time.
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Narayan Rane Floats Political Party, Says Decision Next On Joining NDA
A week after quitting the Congress, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane floated his Maharashtra Swabhiman Party on Sunday - a move that's seen as prelude to his entering the Devendra Fadnavis government. An alliance will form a safety net for the BJP in case of an exit by its fractious ally Shiv Sena.
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As Protests Hit Indu Sarkar, Director Has A Question For Rahul Gandhi
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar cancelled his promotional events for Indu Sarkar - a movie on Emergency which has incurred the displeasure of local Congress workers - in Nagpur and Mumbai.
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Beaten, But Mumbai Jail Inmate Not Violated With Stick: Postmortem Report
A postmortem examination has failed to establish that a woman prisoner who was beaten to death in Mumbai's Byculla jail last week, was also violated with a wooden stick. The report, police said, maintains that Manjula Sheyte sustained fatal injuries on her skull and other parts of the body.
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Behind Mumbai Jail Riots, Alleged Murder, Sexual Abuse by Woman Official
The woman who died last week in Mumbai's Byculla jail, located in the heart of Mumbai, had been sexually abused by a jail official, the police say. There have been allegations that a baton had been inserted in her private parts by a woman jail official, the police say. A medical report is awaited.
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Maharashtra Cops Use Pellet Guns In Clash With Protesting Farmers
Twenty people were injured as protesting farmers clashed with police this morning on a national highway in Maharashtra near Thane. The police had used pellet guns to control the mob, which blocked traffic on the highway and torched a few vehicles. Senior officer of the local police, Parambir Singh, told NDTV that pellet guns were used after the mob...
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On President Poll, Uddhav Thackeray Rejects Amit Shah Proposal: Sources
BJP chief Amit Shah met ally and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, the agenda was Presidential elections. A replacement for President Pranab Mukherjee has to be found before mid-July. Mr Shah is expected to formally seek the Sena's support for the NDA's presidential candidate - a mission for which the BJP has also reached out to the oppos...
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Mohan Bhagwat For President: RSS Chief Said No, Uddhav Thackeray Persists
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's surprise proposal - the name of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for the post of the next President - has received endorsement of party chief Uddhav Thackeray. President Pranab Mukherjee's term comes to an end on July 24 and there is speculation that the Narendra Modi government will consider a fresh fa...
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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat For President? Good Idea, Says Shiv Sena
With President Pranab Mukherjee's term drawing to a close, BJP ally Shiv Sena -- seen mostly as its proxy-opposition at the Centre and the state -- has come up with a surprise proposal. Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, should be considered for the post, the Shiv Sena has told the Narendra Modi govern...
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DU Professor Saibaba Gets Life Imprisonment For Maiost Links
Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and four others have been sentenced to life imprisonment for being associated with a front organisation of a banned Maoist group and promoting anti-national activities. The wheelchair-bound professor, who is 90 per cent disabled, was arrested in May 2014. He was given bail by the Supreme Court in June last year...
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Naval Officer's 16-Year-Old Daughter Allegedly Commits Suicide In Mumbai
The 16-year-old daughter of a naval officer has allegedly committed suicide in Mumbai. Police sources say she was being harassed by the parents of her classmate. Shobhanharak Singh, the father of her schoolmate, has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide.
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Never Again, Says Shiv Sena On Alliance With BJP, 'Fight Begins Now'
The Shiv Sena, which rules Maharashtra along with the BJP, has ruled out all alliances with the party in future. The current alliance will stay, but the two parties will compete in the elections for the Mumbai civic body BMC, the country's richest municipal organisation, party chief Uddhav Thackeray said today. Soon after, Maharashtra Chief Ministe...
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train 'Impractical', Says Sharad Pawar
Amid speculations over a tie-up with the BJP, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar today launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his policies had led to the economic slowdown.
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Mumbai Constable Allegedly Caught Drink Driving On Duty, Arrested
A constable of Mumbai police has been arrested for alleged drink-driving while on duty. Constable Ankush Sanap was seen at the wheels of a police vehicle that was zig-zagging on the Western Express Highway around 11.30 pm in suburban Kandivali. No one else was inside the vehicle at the time.
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Narayan Rane Floats Political Party, Says Decision Next On Joining NDA
A week after quitting the Congress, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane floated his Maharashtra Swabhiman Party on Sunday - a move that's seen as prelude to his entering the Devendra Fadnavis government. An alliance will form a safety net for the BJP in case of an exit by its fractious ally Shiv Sena.
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As Protests Hit Indu Sarkar, Director Has A Question For Rahul Gandhi
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar cancelled his promotional events for Indu Sarkar - a movie on Emergency which has incurred the displeasure of local Congress workers - in Nagpur and Mumbai.
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Beaten, But Mumbai Jail Inmate Not Violated With Stick: Postmortem Report
A postmortem examination has failed to establish that a woman prisoner who was beaten to death in Mumbai's Byculla jail last week, was also violated with a wooden stick. The report, police said, maintains that Manjula Sheyte sustained fatal injuries on her skull and other parts of the body.
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Behind Mumbai Jail Riots, Alleged Murder, Sexual Abuse by Woman Official
The woman who died last week in Mumbai's Byculla jail, located in the heart of Mumbai, had been sexually abused by a jail official, the police say. There have been allegations that a baton had been inserted in her private parts by a woman jail official, the police say. A medical report is awaited.
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Maharashtra Cops Use Pellet Guns In Clash With Protesting Farmers
Twenty people were injured as protesting farmers clashed with police this morning on a national highway in Maharashtra near Thane. The police had used pellet guns to control the mob, which blocked traffic on the highway and torched a few vehicles. Senior officer of the local police, Parambir Singh, told NDTV that pellet guns were used after the mob...
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On President Poll, Uddhav Thackeray Rejects Amit Shah Proposal: Sources
BJP chief Amit Shah met ally and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, the agenda was Presidential elections. A replacement for President Pranab Mukherjee has to be found before mid-July. Mr Shah is expected to formally seek the Sena's support for the NDA's presidential candidate - a mission for which the BJP has also reached out to the oppos...
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Mohan Bhagwat For President: RSS Chief Said No, Uddhav Thackeray Persists
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's surprise proposal - the name of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for the post of the next President - has received endorsement of party chief Uddhav Thackeray. President Pranab Mukherjee's term comes to an end on July 24 and there is speculation that the Narendra Modi government will consider a fresh fa...
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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat For President? Good Idea, Says Shiv Sena
With President Pranab Mukherjee's term drawing to a close, BJP ally Shiv Sena -- seen mostly as its proxy-opposition at the Centre and the state -- has come up with a surprise proposal. Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, should be considered for the post, the Shiv Sena has told the Narendra Modi govern...
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DU Professor Saibaba Gets Life Imprisonment For Maiost Links
Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and four others have been sentenced to life imprisonment for being associated with a front organisation of a banned Maoist group and promoting anti-national activities. The wheelchair-bound professor, who is 90 per cent disabled, was arrested in May 2014. He was given bail by the Supreme Court in June last year...
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Naval Officer's 16-Year-Old Daughter Allegedly Commits Suicide In Mumbai
The 16-year-old daughter of a naval officer has allegedly committed suicide in Mumbai. Police sources say she was being harassed by the parents of her classmate. Shobhanharak Singh, the father of her schoolmate, has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide.
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Never Again, Says Shiv Sena On Alliance With BJP, 'Fight Begins Now'
The Shiv Sena, which rules Maharashtra along with the BJP, has ruled out all alliances with the party in future. The current alliance will stay, but the two parties will compete in the elections for the Mumbai civic body BMC, the country's richest municipal organisation, party chief Uddhav Thackeray said today. Soon after, Maharashtra Chief Ministe...
