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MUMBAI: Observing that the prosecution utterly failed to establish that the fake currency notes were in his possession and recovered from him which led to his arrest four years ago, a sessions court on Friday acquitted a 35-year-old man. Acquitting Nimesh Choutaliya, the judge said,"... the prosecution has utterly failed to establish the fact that he was possessing counterfeit currency notesand he had...

MUMBAI: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani received two death threat emails two days in a row. On Friday, he got an email saying: "If you don't give us Rs 20 crore, we will kill you. We have the best shooters in India." Ambanireceived another death threat from the same account Saturday. This time the sender demanded Rs 200 crore, saying the amount had been increased due to "non-response to the...

THANE: Ongoing metro and infrastructure projects along the highways have resulted in heavy traffic congestion, significantly impacting the schedules of public transport buses in Thane city. As a consequence, bus operators have been forced to either cancel or shorten routes, causing inconvenience to thousands of passengers.Commuters traveling to and from the city to areas like Borivali, Bhiwandi, and...

CHENNAI: TVS Group on Saturday unveiled a Rs 100crore corpus scholarship for Tamil Nadu’s engineering students to mark the centenary celebrations of T S Srinivasan, one of the key founders of the group. The ‘TVS Cheema Scholarship’ was unveiled by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin along with Venu Srinivasan, chairman emeritus, TVS Motor. It is designed to offer financial support to 500 deserving engineering...

What are you dressing up as for Halloween this year? Fans of the spookfest in the capital tells us what’s influencing their costume choice – from the popularity of anime to the success of web shows like Wednesday and films like Barbie."With Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday, the Addams Family became more popular. I feel this year Wednesday Addamswould be the go-to character for many.I love her demeanour...

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday accused that the BJP of undermining Mumbai's significance and facilitating the relocation of businesses and industries to Gujarat. While addressing a gathering of senior Shiv Sainiks, Thackeray emphasized that only Shiv Sena has the potential to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party's influence in Maharashtra.Thackeray identified an opportunity...

KOCHI: Former chief of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, virtually addressed a pro-Palestine rally held in Malappuram district of Kerala on Friday.The "Youth Resistance Rally" with a tagline of "Uproot Bulldozer Hindutwa and Apartheid Zionism" was organised by Solidarity Movement, an organisation under the state unit of Jamaate Islami Hind.The visuals of the rally held in Malappuram town shows that Meshaal...

PALGHAR: Police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a 57-year-old woman whose body was found abandoned in a field in Maharashtra's Palghar district. The official announcement was made on Saturday, confirming the apprehension of Rajesh Bijire Sonar (21) and Karan Man Singh (30), both residents of Saphala, for their involvement in the murder that occurred in June, this year....

KOLKATA: From November 1 onwards, pensioners will no longer have to physically appear before the treasuries or banks to submit their life certificate to draw pension. They will be able to submit a digital life certificate (DLC) from home using a smartphone through which they will only have to make a face authentication. The state finance department has recently issued a notification in this regard.The...

CHENNAI: The sewage pumping station in Tondiarpet zone will not be functional from 11am to 11pm on October 30 due to the interlinking of sewage pipelines in MKB Nagar.Metrowater has advised residents of Tondiarpet zone to contact the area engineer of the zone if there are emergency cases of sewage overflow.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if...