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Referring to the Salman Khan acquittal verdict where a single judge found fault with investigation agency, Bombay High Court on Monday asked the State what action it proposes to take against those responsible for dereliction of duty in such cases. Source: Mumbai News

Number of new vehicles hitting the road rising sharply in city over past 10 years leading to spike in PM10, PM2.5 levels ­ which can cause respiratory problems and even lung cancer. Source: Mumbai News

In the new improved Indian wedding, everybody, not just the bride and groom, get married. Or so it seems. Everyone and everything look as if they are snorting the white powdery stuff, as revelry takes on a psychedelic and manic air. The scale at which the event is pitched has gone haywire, and it seems that nothing can be excessive enough. And while this new and very passionate relationship with weddings is part of a larger involvement with the world of consumption, there is something about weddings that stands apart from everything else. Source: Mumbai News

There are certain ailments whose course of treatment involves a periodic series of procedures. If one claim is rejected, subsequent ones too will be rejected. In such circumstances, it would be harassment if the consumer must file a complaint each time he undergoes the procedure. Here is a case where the consumer forum, after holding the repudiation to be unjustified, directed not only payment of the claim, but also payment of subsequent ones.Case Study: Khurshed Pardiwala, was covered by a mediclaim policy from United India Insurance Co, obtained several years ago and renewed over the years. The coverage was Rs 1.75 lakh including the insured sum of Rs 1.25 lakh and Rs 50,000 as cumulative bonus. Source: Mumbai News

A year after Devendra Fadnavis granted permission to the ACB to con duct an open inquiry against NCP leaders --Ajit Pawar, Sunil Tatkare and Chhagan Bhubal, it appears that the agency has not taken the assignment seriously , leaving the CM embarrassed. As the leader of opposition, Fadnavis had demanded an ACB probe against Pawar and Tatkare for their roles in irrigation projects and Bhujbal for the alleged irregularities in Maharashtra Sadan construction.When he became the CM, the first policy decision he took was to entrust the probe to the ACB. Source: Mumbai News

The state government stepped in to make Mumbai safe and fire proof. The chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured in the legislative assembly to make Mumbai fire proof especially public buildings. Source: Mumbai News

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 108 crore of Changan Bhujbal, his family members and associates in Maharashtra Sadan scam case on Tuesday. Source: Mumbai News

Contemporary artist Chintan Upadhyay was arrested by the Kandivali police on Tuesday in connection with the murders of his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani and sent to police custody till January 1 by a Mumbai court. The bodies of Hema and Bhambhani were found packed in cardboard cartons in a nullah at Kandivali West on December 11. Source: Mumbai News

The state government has brought in several industrial investment in third tier cities, said industries minister Subhash Desai in the legislative council on Tuesday. Source: Mumbai News

Services of the Mumbai Metro were disrupted for 15 minutes after an object fell on the overhead equipment wire of the elevated corridor during the morning peak hours on Monday. Source: Mumbai News