MUMBAI: Road crash-related fatalities in the city reduced by 35% with 176 deaths reported between January and September as compared to 272 in the same period last year.Traffic police have attributed the drop to strict enforcement and improved infrastructure around 'black spots' or accident-prone locations. But with high-speed corridors like the Mumbai Coastal Road and Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link to be...
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NEW DELHI: Retail inflation eased to a three-month low in September as food prices moderated, bringing much-needed relief from surging price pressures, while industrial output growth rose to a 14-month high in August led by a robust manufacturing sector.Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%: Shaktikanta DasData released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on...
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has reiterated its demand for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to reconsider its recent decision to permit passengers to carry two liquor bottles each on Metro trains. The Excise department of the government sent a letter to the DMRC on October 6, urging them to take action regarding this matter, as confirmed by a senior Delhi government official. A similar request...
MUMBAI: An official reported that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted a raid on a gold melting facility and a jewelry shop in Mumbai, leading to the seizure of smuggled gold valued at Rs 3.62 crore, along with Rs 2.95 crore in cash and 2.1 kilograms of gold. This operation took place on Thursday.According to a release from the DRI, eight individuals have been apprehended in...
Smart TVs are a common device in almost most households these days. They come with built-in operating systems -- Android TV, Google TV, WebOS, Tizen and more. They come with app support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a lots of services. But, with all of that, comes the ads. And, just like the smartphone ads, TV ads too can be targeted, intrusive and annoying at times. The good thing is that these ads can be...
THANE: The close-knit Jewish community staying in Maharashtra's Thane has started special prayer sessions at their respective homes for peace and safety of the war-struck Israel, members said Thursday.A few community members who assembled at the Shaar Hashamaim — Gate of Heaven synagogue located in the dense Tembhi naka area of the city — on Thursday afternoon said they preferred to abstain from...
CHENNAI: When there is a debate on whether the dalit converted Christians should be included in scheduled castes or should be treated as OBCs, the Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam on Thursday demanded that the Tamil Nadu government not extend the scholarship meant for dalit students to dalit converted Christians.President of the Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam Ilamurugu Muthu submitted a petition to adi dravidar welfare...
NOIDA: A 76-year-old woman died after being struck by a car while crossing the road in Noida Sector-78 on Wednesday. Krishna Narang, resided in the Mahagun Moderne Society with her family. The accident occurred within the society's premises. The car's driver promptly took her to a nearby hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries while receiving treatment.DCP Harish Chander reported that the incident...
MUMBAI: Western Railway continued its drive against without ticket travelers by carrying out a fortress check at Borivali station in Mumbai, where 4,166 ticketless were fined in a single day on October 11.This is the highest ever single-day record of without ticket cases, beating the previous record of CR’s Thane’s station where 3,092 people were caught and a fine of more than Rs 8.6 lakh recovered...
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