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Maharashtra resident doctors to continue protest

Resident doctors across Maharashtra continued with their strike, even as the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association, India, called it off after getting assurances from the union ministry of health and family welfare. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/32TxTwo

Mumbai: I-T raids SP MLC Pushpraj Jain and his relatives

The income-tax (investigation) directorate, Mumbai, conducted searches around 30 premises, including 14 in the city, associated with Samajwadi Party MLC and businessman Pushpraj Jain and his close relatives on Friday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qHv7ma

Instill confidence of commoners in police: HC

Bombay high court on Friday said an affidavit in the case of a missing elderly woman with alzheimers filed by a former Kherwadi police station duty officer—since promoted—was “farcical’’ and that it only wants the police department to instill confidence of commoners in the police machinery and the zonal DCP assured that he will personally look into the matter. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/32Mxgow

Mumbai: Tracker dog, 10-year girl lead cops to SBI robbers

An abandoned slipper, a tracker dog and information from a 10-year-old girl who recalled seeing a man rushing to his Dahisar (East) home helped police crack Wednesday’s 2-minute robbery at the SBI’s branch in Dahisar (West) within 12 hours. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/31c8AoX

40 new cases in Dec on IIT-Bombay campus, 24 in 10 days

As the city witnessed a drastic jump in Covid-19 cases in the last one week, IIT-Bombay, too, saw a spurt in cases. Of the 40 cases detected in December on the campus, 24 were reported in just the last 10 days. About half of these 24 are students. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3EHmvBc

HC raps ‘insensitive’ Mumbai cops over missing elder

Rapping Mumbai police for a “shocking case of insensitivity”, the Bombay HC on Thursday directed it to “leave no stone unturned” in trying to trace a 71-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s missing for 10 months, reports Swati Deshpande. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/34fENgx

Three illegal buildings razed in Kalyan-Dombivli

The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) on Thursday demolished three under-construction illegal buildings in Kalyan-Dombivli area. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3Hv1cEV

Mumbai witnessing steady decline in festival noise?

Twenty years ago, people laughed when I spoke of the ill effects of noise pollution. Your ideas are elitist, they said. Indians love noise. Since then, First Information Reports filed by the Police on noise pollution under the Environment Protection Act have become the second highest (after wildlife) environmental crime in Maharashtra. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3HrHxFP

Many celebrities part of rising Covid graph in Mumbai

The sharp rise in Covid cases in Mumbai - from 191 on December 20 to 2,445 on Wednesday - include a number of well-known personalities in the city. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule and her family as well as actor Arjun Kapoor and his siblings are among the new Covid patients. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/33Wou7V

Narayan Rane gets police notice asking where his son is

Union minister Narayan Rane was on Wednesday served a notice by the police asking him to be present before the Kankavli cops in Sindhudurg district in order to share information on the whereabouts of his son and BJP MLA Nitesh Rane. As Rane was not at his Kankavli residence, police pasted the notice on the door of his house. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pBxmZ9

'US CDC's five-day Omicron isolation won't work in India'

While Americans have reduced the isolation peri-od for asymptomatic Omicron patients to five days from 10, Indian experts said the step would not help here and could wo-rsen the spread of the variant. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mKZs26

Dahisar bank robbery: 'SBI robbers may be amateurs'

Two masked men entered the SBI branch in Gurukul society, Dahisar (West), on Wednesday and fled with Rs 2.5 lakh after one of them fired a fatal round from a pistol at a contractual employee, Sandesh Gomane (25). from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qxB05r

IIT-Bombay secures 2nd place in rankings for innovation

IIT-Bombay ranked second in the country among Institutes of National Importance-Technical in the Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), after IIT-Madras. The 2021 rank list was declared by the ministry of education on Wednesday. Among the aided government and deemed universities, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) and Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) from the state figured in the top 10 ranks. College of Engineering Pune and VJTI, too, made it to the top five colleges in the country for innovation achievements. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3FzS4OB

The cheapest airport Covid test you may not be aware of

For close to a month now, passengers undergoing rapid Covid tests at the Mumbai airport have been unknowingly opting for the costlier tests as the cheapest test priced at about a thousand rupees less is not listed on the airport websites for pre-booking. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n4bbt5

Priest gets life term in sexual assault case

Special judge Seema Jadhav found the accused Father Johnson Lawrence guilty of offences under relevant provisions of the Protection of Child from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/33UlVTR

One killed in firing at Dahisar SBI branch

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Kalyan-Dombivli: Drones, 950 cops on NY eve

The Kalyan zone of Thane police has decided to use 950 policemen including 175 police officers on the New Year's eve in the twin city. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3z7hr81

Aaditya Thackeray warns hotels, restaurants

Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday visited the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and took stock of the Covid-19 preparedness in the city. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ECyGzf

'BMC lost Rs 2k-cr due to unchanged property tax'

State Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde told the state assembly on Tuesday that the BMC lost revenue worth Rs 2,000 crore as property tax in the city has not been hiked since the pandemic began. After he pointed out that the state had not yet waived property tax for dwellings below 500 square feet in the city in accordance with the Shiv Sena’s election promise, Shinde said this was under consideration, and the state would soon take a decision. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3evAwHl

Stalker held for harassing law student at Kalyan station

A 29-year-old man from Thane has been arrested for allegedly stalking and molesting a 22-year-old college student on the local train and at Kalyan railway station on Monday. After the girl and her brother raised the alarm,the Kalyan GRP team immediately nabbed the accused, identified as Atmaram Rathod. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qvXNyG

Photos: Covid testing at Dadar railway station

Healthcare workers collecting samples during Covid-19 test and scanning at Dadar railway station for arrival of outstation passengers. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3HhUGRE

Jawed Habib writes: Dos & don'ts for coloring hair at home

Coloring hair at home is not as easy as we all think. There are a lot of DIY hair dyes available in the markets but we need to understand the right process of color application to avoid damage. The best is to visit a professional to color your hair but if you want it at home, here’s is some advice on how to do it well at home. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/32Lnpz6

1 lakh+ registrations on BEST app for e-tickets in 1 week

More than one lakh passengers have registered for the newly launched BEST’s ‘Chalo’ app in just a week and the increase in digital e-tickets, instead of paper tickets, will save the undertaking up to Rs 2 crore annually, general manager Lokesh Chandra said on Tuesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eyO4lC

Mumbai: Man held for car crash that killed his wife

Mankhurd police on Monday booked a Khalapur resident for driving rashly and killing his own wife on the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd link road late on Monday evening. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sKQXIe

Mumbai's AQI ‘poor’, doctors warn of Covid risk

Air quality in Mumbai and Pune has plunged to the ‘poor’ and ‘moderate’ categories, with both particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) crossing their maximum permissible limits in the two cities. The data was released by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology’s (IITM) System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3z6x3bI

E-vehicles in Maharashtra up 153% in 1 year

It's boom time for electric vehicles in Mumbai and Maharashtra. While the state saw a phenomenal 153% rise in new e-vehicle registrations in the first nine months of the financial year 2021-2022, the city recorded a growth of 112% in the same period, the latest transport statistics show. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sCds25

Police constable run over by train at Sion

A police constable was killed after a local train ran over him at Sion railway station on Tuesday. Government Railway Police (GRP) will probe whether it was an accident or a suicide. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pvFKt8

Maha minister Varsha Gaikwad tests positive for Covid

Maharashtra school education minister Varsha Gaikwad on Tuesday said she has tested positive for coronavirus. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3py9MN1

Game of hide-and-seek ends at 2 Andheri bars

The BMC over the last week detected and demolished hidden chambers and escape routes in two bars in Andheri (East). The chambers and secret exits were allegedly meant to frisk away bar dancers in case of a police raid at the dance bars. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qtdZRg

Five Omicron cases in Kharghar, Panvel

Five persons have tested positive for the Omicron variant in Panvel civic jurisdiction. While four of them are from Kharghar, one is from the old Panvel area. As a preventive measure, the civic body has sealed four residential buildings — three in Kharghar and one in old Panvel — where these five Omicron patients reside. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3es8zAv

An apple a day…. or five?

Many of us have grown up with this cliched proverb “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Like with so many old sayings handed down through the generations, this one from the 18th century is about the causal, observational relationship between eating healthy foods like fruits and being free from disease. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pusJzT

FOX NEWS: Illinois mom charged with child endangerment after five children died in fire

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FOX NEWS: Toy company facing challenges as supply chain crisis continues into holiday season

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FOX NEWS: Warmer weather forecast for much of US as storms continue for West, Florida

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FOX NEWS: Joe Concha: Migrant families could be paid more than Gold Star families under Biden admin

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FOX NEWS: How Lincoln, Douglass emerged to reunify America in 'The President and the Freedom Fighter'

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Suicide over blackmail: Woman had film dreams in Mumbai

Investigating the death by suicide of a woman who was allegedly blackmailed by four men impersonating NCB officers, the Amboli police have found that the victim had turned to escort service after she failed to break into the film industry. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pvs3KJ

Doctors fix hole in 2-month-old boy’s heart sans surgery

Doctors at JJ Hospital gave a new lease of life to a two-month-old boy by fixing a hole in his tiny egg-sized heart non-surgically. While closure of congenital holes without an open heart surgery is common in older children and adults, it is rare in such young babies, the hospital claimed. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3H8zTjk

ED to file chargesheet against Anil Deshmukh this week

This week, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) will file a chargesheet against former state home minister Anil Deshmukh in the money-laundering case it is investigating against him. The agency had arrested Deshmukh in the case on November 2. He is presently in judicial custody. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/32w55tT

Mumbai: MVA seeks guv’s nod for speaker poll

A delegation from the MVA government met governor B S Koshyari on Sunday to seek his approval for the election to the post of the assembly speaker on Tuesday. The governor has sought more information before granting his assent and the episode could well become another flashpoint between the state government and governor Koshyari. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3Ev3HFf

Salman bitten by non-venomous snake at farmhouse

Actor Salman Khan was bitten on the hand by a snake at his farmhouse in Panvel in the early hours of Sunday. He was rushed to MGM Hospital, Kamothe, by his bodyguards, where he was treated and discharged after six hours of observation. The snake was reportedly non-venomous. Khan went to his farmhouse for the holiday season and also to celebrate his birthday, which falls on December 27. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sxLBA4

Touch of India in Nasa’s $10bn most powerful telescope

The Indian hand was not missed before Nasa’s $10bn James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful, sped away into the sky on an Ariane 5 rocket from the European spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on Saturday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3HfnYk0

Mumbai: Cops help parents trace ‘gaming-addict’ son

When 12-year-old William D’Souza (name changed) started playing games on his cell phone three years back, his south Mumbai family never imagined they would need police help to tackle his addict-like behavior. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3Hf72Ks

Mumbai cases rise to 205-day high, deaths remain low at 2

Driven by a sharp spike of cases in Mumbai, Maharashtra saw a 64-day high in new Covid infections on Sunday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/32Dh2Oh

BMC loses over 250 of its staff to coronavirus

The Covid-19 toll among BMC employees crossed the 250 mark last week. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/32ySZjF

Live: 31 new Omicron cases in Maharashtra; tally at 141

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Mumbai: Kashmiri man held with fake ID in Andheri hotel

Ahead of the New Year festivities, a 32-year-old Kashmiri man has been arrested on suspicion of being a militant after he was picked up from an Andheri hotel for a fight with the hotel staff. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3z4iLbU

Mumbai to non-metros: Flyer traffic beyond pre-Covid times

Rajkot is air-linked with Mumbai by an hour-long flight that has nothing in particular to make it stand out, except when Covid is factored in. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qthiaV

Poverty, unwed moms put Maha at top on baby desertion

Maharashtra saw the highest number of abandoned babies, foeticides and infanticides combined across the country between 2015 and 2020, accounting for 18.3% of the national tally of 6,459. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pruCxq

Magnitude-3.9 quake hits Palghar, no casualties

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit Maharashtra's Palghar district on Sunday morning. There was no report of any casualty or property damage so far, district disaster cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eqT9w5