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The honours list, released on August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day, lists the names of Doctors Jal Patel and Jal Daeboo. Updated on: Aug 21, 2026, 11:54:02 IST Prefer HTon Google Share via…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug
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Uttar Pradesh has intensified flood preparedness as heavy rainfall and barrage discharges push up river levels. Flood outposts, shelter centres, boats and control rooms have been activated in vulnerable districts. In Barabanki,…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug
City
At Dadar’s Swaminarayan Temple on Thursday, the usual bustle of taxis picking up passengers gave way to roadside Marathi tests, with RTO officials stopping drivers and asking them to respond in Marathi…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug
City
Eleven years after the Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, a Maharashtra government committee has recommended a state amendment to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) to specifically…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug
City
In Maharashtra’s 25 of 288 Assembly constituencies, all of which are urban, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) forms of over 40 per cent voters could not be collected – their names would…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug
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Shaurya Bhattacharya shot a one-under 71 to retain a two-shot lead at 10-under 206 after Round 3 of the Rs 1 crore Kolar Open. Angad Cheema and Mohd Azhar are tied second…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug
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From waking at 5 am to returning home at 11 pm, an employee shared their punishing daily commute between Badlapur and Goregaon. Published on: Aug 21, 2026, 06:48:06 IST Prefer HTon Google…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug
City
Forty-three lawyers have urged the Bombay High Court to increase Mumbai’s special NDPS courts from four to eight amid a backlog of 4,747 cases. They cited prolonged trials, heavy daily listings and…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug
City
The Bombay HC questioned the inclusion of Mahalaxmi’s 170-year-old Dhobighat drying area in a slum redevelopment project, noting that valuable municipal land cannot be diverted without due process. The court sought explanations…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug
City
Bombay HC has ruled that company directors cannot use personal insolvency proceedings to stop criminal trials in cheque-bounce cases involving corporate debt. Justice NJ Jamadar held that directors’ liability under the Negotiable…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Aug