Blog

A double-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi, near Mumbai in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Source: Mumbai News

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL), in order to give a major boost to the Government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign and ‘Skill India’ movement. Both parties will develop a joint curriculum for skill development programs in mining and steel sector. The MoU was signed by Jayant Krishna, CEO, NSDC and Shri N Vidyananda, Director, Production and Projects, KIOCL in the presence of Malay Chatterjee, CMD, KIOCL. Source: Mumbai News

In separate incidents, two Mira Road based minor girls were allegedly raped, one by the father and the other by her neighbour. Source: Mumbai News

As one prepares to usher in the New Year, it is important to be aware of the law on drinking liquor, noise rules, and deadlines so that cops don't poop the party. One also needs to know what the police can and cannot do. Source: Mumbai News

A video showing a senior police inspector thrashing a youth and abusing his female friend in Ulhasnagar has gone viral on social media on Sunday. The video shows the senior inspector hitting the youth with his hands and kicking him in public view as a constable stands by. The video shows the inspector abusing the girl. Source: Mumbai News

Over a hundred women in the state have died while undergoing medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) in the past six years, an RTI query has revealed. The deaths have raised serious concern over the access and availability of safe abortion for women in rural areas, particularly in the second trimester. Source: Mumbai News

There is further dip in temperature in the city. On Monday, the minimum temperature recorded by the IMD Santacruz dipped to 13.3 degree Celsius. Source: Mumbai News

A Mumbai court on Monday sent all the four accused in the Hema Upadhyay murder case to 14-day judicial custody. Source: Mumbai News

Though Parsis' numbers are falling rapidly, their political clout shows no signs of waning. In a span of five years, Gujarat's chief minister and the country's finance minister have both trekked to Udvada, a Parsi pilgrimage site with a paltry population, an erratic power supply and until-recently dirt roads. Source: Mumbai News

The winter session of the legislative assembly and legislative council that concluded in Nagpur this week witnessed its share of time wastage due to other reasons though it was nowhere close to the washout in the Parliament. Source: Mumbai News