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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a protest on Friday over the prolonged delay in the inauguration of the Surya Regional Water Supply Scheme, which is set to provide 185MLD of water to the Vasai region.Sharmila Thackeray, the wife of MNS chief Raj Thackeray, participated in the protest and claimed that the project had been ready for inauguration for five months but was awaiting Prime...

NEW DELHI: England's campaign to defend their 2019 ODI World Cup crown has nosedived to the point that they are now just one defeat away from being eliminated in the race to the semifinals. But their sorry run is already the worst start ever for a defending champion in the history of the tournament. England began with a mauling at the hand of last edition's runners up New Zealand, who won by nine...

KALYAN, the Thane Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a case against Gangadhar Ahire, the deputy accountant at the Kalyan tehsildar office, on charges of allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 65,000 from a landowner in Kalyan.The complainant, who owns agricultural land in the rural area of Kalyan, recently approached the Kalyan tehsildar office seeking a change in the status of his land from agricultural...

KOLKATA: The detective department has decided to slap Section 305 of IPC, pertaining to abetment of suicide of a minor, on all the 12 youths arrested in the Jadavpur University ragging case, in which a first-year student of Bengali department died on August 10 following a fall from a balcony of Main Hostel.It is, however, not yet known whether the murder charge mentioned in the FIR will be dropped or...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi State School Games was started on Thursday at Chhatrasaal Stadium to nurture emerging sports talent in schools and offer students an opportunity to exhibit their skills.In all, 3,545 government, government-aided and private recognised schools from 29 zones in 16 districts under the directorate of education participated in zonal sports competitions that had 32 games in three age...

MUMBAI: Sewage water flooding the complex of 119-year-old Fire Temple in Hyderabad has galvanized the minuscule Parsi community with appeals and signature campaigns to government agencies from organisations and individuals across the country.In Mumbai, the over 360-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP), which represents the interests of the Parsi-Irani community in India, has written to Telangana chief...

CHENNAI: Pakistan cricket is on the brink of a disaster. Being thrown out of contention for the semifinals with three games left in the league stage would be the worst nightmare for a nation that goes crazy about cricket.But that's exactly where Pakistan stand after the humiliation against Afghanistan on Monday at Chepauk. And facing a red-hot South Africa at this stage of the tournament wouldn't make...

KOLKATA: Durga Puja is over this year but organisers have been busy preparing for the Red Road Durga Puja carnival, the spectacular event on Red Road where over 100 puja organisers will strut with the idols and tableaux on Friday afternoon.While some members have been busy practising their dance moves, others are going through the finer details of the attire that everybody will be wearing at the...

NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old man was allegedly shot at for playing DJ during Dussehra in Central Delhi's Ranjit Nagar on Wednesday evening. Police said the accused got angry over the loud music and shot at the victim who was dancing with his friends. The victim was identified as Sunny alias Bidi, a resident of Ranjit Nagar. He has a criminal background.Police were informed about the incident around 10.50pm...

MUMBAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) provisionally attached assets worth Rs 70.4 crore of erstwhile DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan, including paintings, sculptures and two flats at Bandra in Mumbai. The attached assets are in the form of paintings, sculptures worth Rs 28.58 Crore, watches worth Rs 5 Crore, diamond jewellery worth Rs 10.71 crore, 20% stake in a helicopter to the tune...