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Sharad Pawar loyalist Jayant Patil denies meeting Amit Shah in Pune, quashes speculation of aligning with BJP

NCP leader Jayant Patil, categorically denying rumours of his purported meeting with Amit Shah in Pune, stressed he had never ventured out of Mumbai since Saturday and exhorted news channels to stop broadcasting misleading reports about him. The rumours triggered speculation that Mr. Patil might align himself with the rebel…

The Hindu

The big picture: Danish Siddiqui’s vivid image of Mumbai street life

The late war photographer’s atmospheric portrait of a sleeping chicken seller provides a glimpse of real lives in the city

The Guardian - UK

Kerala-West Asia remains an expensive air route for expats post Onam

Kerala passengers pay more for West Asia flights than those from other cities. Airlines follow demand-based pricing system, with fares twice/thrice higher a week before/after. Average fare from Kerala: ₹40,000-75,000; from Mumbai: ₹13,000-25,000. Airfares to Kerala from West Asia: ₹9,000-15,000. MoCA says no proposal to alter existing regulatory framework on…

The Hindu

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NIA makes sixth arrest in ISIS Maharashtra module case

MUMBAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested a person from Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly being part of a module of the terror group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), officials said.

The Times of India

Uddhav’s Sena to host INDIA meeting in Mumbai; leaders to meet State government to discuss logistics and security

INDIA leaders to meet in Mumbai. Leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi discuss preparations for the two-day meeting at Grand Hyatt. MVA leaders assigned responsibilities for preparations; talks with State government on logistics and security.

The Hindu

Opposition Coalition: Shiv Sena (UBT) to host 3rd meeting of 'INDIA' in Mumbai, says Sanjay Raut

The first such meeting was convened in Patna on June 23 and the second meeting was held in Bengaluru on July 17-18. Read further on Dynamite News:

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COVID-19 body-bags purchase scam | FIR against former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, two BMC officials

Mumbai police booked a case against former city Mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Kishori Pednekar and two civic officials on charges of corruption in the purchase of body bags meant for COVID-19 victims.

The Hindu

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Strike by drivers of BEST's private bus operators continues on fourth day, commuters hassled across Mumbai

MUMBAI: The strike by the drivers of private bus operators hired by the BEST - Mumbai's civic transport utility - over salary hike and other demands entered the fourth day on Saturday with more than 1,000 buses staying off roads, leaving commuters hassled.

The Times of India

TV Newsance 221: ‘Pakistan angle’ in Nuh violence, Godi media’s spin on railway cop’s killing spree

This week we saw communal violence – from Maharashtra to Haryana – as a railway constable shot dead three Muslim passengers in a moving train near Mumbai and communal flare ups claimed six lives across Haryana’s Nuh and Gurugram.

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Iconic Broadway musical West Side Story will be performed at India’s Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Mumbai

Love, cadence and music collide as the Broadway runaway hit comes to Bombay for the first time

The Hindu

Maharashtra regains its first position in attracting FDI: CM Eknath Shinde

MUMBAI: Maharashtra has once again surged ahead of other states to regain its first position in terms of attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the country, said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde while winding up the monsoon session here on Friday.

The Times of India

CAG unearths irregularity in scholarship fee disbursement to private institutions

MUMBAI: Touted as the most fool-proof, the scrutiny of records of state's flagship direct benefit transfer (DBT) scholarship scheme by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has revealed that the unaided private institutions were paid a fee which was more than the one fixed by fee regulatory authority (FRA). Lack…

The Times of India

Next Opposition meeting will be held in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1

INDIA coalition to meet August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai. Shiv Sena, NCP to host. 11-member coordination panel to be fixed. 26 parties in coalition, 11 representatives chosen to avoid unwieldy decision-making.

The Hindu

Maharashtra govt to issue 'Shwet Patra' on BMC hospitals, probe their medicine purchases

MUMBAI: A high-level inquiry will be conducted into allegations of misappropriation in purchase of medicines by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run hospitals, Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant told the state assembly on Friday.

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Who were the three Muslim men shot dead inside train by Indian armed guard?

A Railway Protection Force officer shot dead three Muslims and Hindu colleague and hailed PM Modi after the killings.

The Times of India

'Fit' KL Rahul available for Asia Cup duty

MUMBAI: After Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna's slated return from back injuries for the Ireland T20I series in August, another India cricketer, recuperating from an injury for the last few months, looks set to return to international cricket after gaining full fitness.

The Hindu

Remaking of the golden car of the 16th Century basilica in Thoothukudi

Thousands of devotees of multiple faiths will witness the 16th golden car festival of the 16th Century Basilica of Our Lady of Snows in Thoothukudi this Saturday. Carpenters and artisans have toiled for seven months to get the car ready. The first golden car festival was conducted in 1806. The…

The Hindu

Chennai Port-Maduravoyal elevated corridor bhumi puja soon as bids for four packages are finalised

The ground-breaking ceremony (bhumi puja) for the two-tier four-lane elevated corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal is likely to be held soon with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issuing Letter Of Acceptance (LOA) for all four packages of the ₹3,570-crore project to Mumbai-based J. Kumar Infrastructure Projects Ltd.,…

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Dynamite News

Nitin Desai Demise: "Will investigate all possible angles in Art Director’s death", says Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis

According to police, Desai’s body was found hanging in his ND Studio in Karjat, some 80 km outside Mumbai. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting | Body of victim from Hyderabad laid to rest

The body of Syed Saifuddin, the 43-year-old man from Hyderabad who was shot by Railway Police Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh aboard a moving train, reached Hamilapur near Bidar, Karnataka from Mumbai where it was laid to rest.

The Hindu

Post-mortem report confirms art director Nitin Desai died due to hanging

Death of acclaimed art director Nitin Desai confirmed to be due to hanging; post-mortem conducted at J.J. Hospital in Mumbai; body to be handed over to family on Friday; last rites to be performed at N.D. Studios

The Hindu

Actor Chrisann Pereira, held in Sharjah in drugs case, returns to Mumbai after release

Chrisann Pereira, arrested in Sharjah for drugs case, returns to Mumbai. She'll meet Police Commissioner & other officials. Probe revealed she was framed by 3 persons, later arrested by Mumbai Police. Authorities in UAE allowed her to leave after legal formalities. Chargesheet filed against 3 persons for framing her.

The Hindu

Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting | Panel to list guidelines to ascertain mental health of RPF staff

Railway Board forms 6-member committee to suggest measures to ascertain mental health of RPF staff. Railway officials have claimed that the assailant Chetan Singh, a constable with RPF, had hid his alleged diagnosis of psychosis from RPF officials

The Hindu

‘Big spark’ in electricity pole preceded collapse of girder launcher that killed 20 people in Maharashtra, says FIR

The girder launcher along with a segment launcher (crane), weighing 700 tons, came crashing down from a height of 35 metres. Read more details on The Hindu

Dynamite News

Javed Akhtar moves sessions court against summons issued on Kangana Ranaut’s complaint

Noted lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar moved the Mumbai Sessions Court, challenging the summons issued by the Andheri Magistrate court in response to a complaint filed by actor Kangana Ranaut. Read further on Dynamite News:

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