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On their recent visit to the city, the team from Sienna Calcutta explains why Indias future lies in forgotten ingredients and regional flavours

However, the lake levels remain significantly lower than 2024, when the lakes had 13,09,043 million litres, accounting for 90.44 per cent of the total live storage

The US Senate has passed a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill by an 86-11 vote that could allow President Donald Trump to impose 100 per cent tariffs on goods from countries among the top five importers of Russian oil and gas, including India and China.

The Uttarakhand government has banned the manufacture, storage, transportation and sale of imitation dairy products such as paneer, ghee and butter made using vegetable oils, starch and chemicals instead of milk

A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has asked DRDO to urgently notify measurable Key Performance Indicators covering costs, technological maturity, deadlines and operational effectiveness, while seeking stronger project monitoring and continued investment in defence R&D

The city recorded relatively low rainfall between 8 am on August 7 and 8 am on August 8. The average rainfall recorded during the period was 1.83 mm in the city, 3.40 mm in the eastern suburbs and 0.80 mm in the western suburbs

RSS chiefs call to listen to Gen Z protesters raises a bigger question: Is this a shift in tone, a warning to the BJP, or a bid to reconnect with Indias youngest voters before 2029?

Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also expected in parts of the country. The weather department has advised people to exercise caution in areas prone to waterlogging, flooding and other rain-related disruptions

A number of roads have been marked for initial action. With encroachment removal, footpath infra repairs and beautification has been cited.

BJP MP Anurag Thakur has attacked the Congress amid lobbying over Karnataka Cabinet portfolios, citing an audio clip allegedly involving Congress leaders and raising allegations that offerings were made to secure ministerial positions. He has asked Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to respond.

During the phone call on Thursday evening, both leaders reviewed progress on various aspects of the India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership and also discussed the current situation in West Asia.

The Anti-Narcotics Cell has busted two suspected drug supply networks in Mumbai, seizing cocaine and MDMA worth nearly Rs 1.80 crore

Pune traffic police have launched Operation Modification against bikers using illegal modified silencers and garages fitting unauthorised exhaust systems

Wakad-based real estate entrepreneur Tushar Vaman Bhumkar died after his Fortuner SUV collided with a slow-moving tempo inside the Missing Link tunnel on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway

The Union Environment Ministry has directed the Maharashtra Forest Department to examine complaints over concrete laid around roadside trees across Mumbai and take action under existing laws and court directions. The Ministry has also sought an Action Taken Report on the steps initiated

A woman was allegedly assaulted and threatened by a male passenger inside a general compartment of a Goregaon-CSMT local train on August 5. A video of the incident went viral, following which Andheri Railway police registered an FIR and questioned both the woman and the accused

Willingdon Sports Club has resumed its food operations 10 days after the Maharashtra FDA suspended its food licence over alleged hygiene and structural lapses. The club reopened after completing corrective measures prescribed by the regulator

Days after Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide launched the BMC's Pedestrian First campaign and inspected footpaths in Vile Parle, the civic body has floated more than 15 tenders for footpath repairs and upgrades across several Mumbai suburbs

Bandra Gymkhana members will gather for an Extraordinary General Meeting on August 9 to vote on a resolution seeking the immediate removal of president Dr Cheryl Misquitta. The decision will be taken through a secret ballot, with the result expected on the same day

A student allegedly opened fire at a high school in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok on Friday, killing at least 10 people, including five school staff members. Authorities said the gunman later took his own life after also killing his two grandparents

Two members of Iran's women's football team, Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh, said on Thursday that they have been granted Australian citizenship, marking a significant development for the two players

Two senior Mossad officials have reportedly been removed after being linked to the development of a failed strategy aimed at bringing about regime change in Iran. The move comes as Mossad undergoes a wider organisational restructuring under Director Roman Gofman

The authority said the process began in April, when a public notice was issued to residents of Sector-6 directing them to execute rental agreements and vacate their premises

Brazil's government has clarified that the recent change in the US visa status of its ambassador Maria Luiza Viotti amounts to a modification rather than a revocation, saying the move does not affect her diplomatic privileges, immunities or official duties

Three youths were allegedly paraded with bundles of barbed wire around their necks and beaten by locals in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district after being suspected of theft. A video of the incident shows a group, including security guards of Western Coalfields Ltd, targeting the men

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's plea challenging a Calcutta High Court order directing her to appear before police on August 15 in connection with a hate speech case.

The demonstrators have been demanding cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand PSC Civil Services Examination and an independent probe into the alleged irregularities.

The Delhi High Court has quashed two criminal complaints linked to the 2015 Maggi Noodles controversy, setting aside the trial court's summoning orders and all subsequent proceedings against Dharmendra Hansraj Kotak and others

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is set to visit Prayagraj for the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme, where he will discuss unemployment and challenges faced by students. The visit comes after Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai confirmed that police permission for the event has been secured

MHB Colony police have arrested a 26-year-old alleged serial burglar accused of targeting government residential quarters. Police said the arrest helped detect at least six housebreaking cases and led to the recovery of stolen property worth more than Rs 45 lakh

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A crucial railway project aimed at providing direct train connectivity from Mumbai's Western Railway network to the Konkan Railway and southern India has faced another setback after Central Railway was absent from a key forest clearance meeting and submitted incomplete documents

A Kalyan court has directed a former client to pay advocate Harish Haridas Nair Rs 5,000 in unpaid legal fees, along with 6 per cent annual interest and litigation costs, after he failed to honour the agreed professional fees

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The judge highlighted that the accused committed a cold-blooded murder without any provocation, noting that while the victim's fragile frame would have collapsed from a single blow, the accused continued to literally chop her

In an editorial published in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat should have met young protesters who faced police action during the agitation and those who were allegedly booked in cases related to the demonstrations

MahaRERA said the order has been issued following directions from the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to all Real Estate Regulatory Authorities across India

The new arrangement will remain in force for three months and is aimed at ensuring smoother traffic movement while allowing civic workers to carry out regular cleaning operations, a traffic notification said

The block will be carried out on both the up and down Harbour Lines from 10.30 am to 3.30 pm to facilitate maintenance of engineering, signalling and overhead equipment (OHE), officials said

The FDAs Mumbai division inspected 10 food establishments between August 4 and August 6. Four establishments had their licences suspended due to serious violations, an official statement said

According to him, the attack was part of the group's declared maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia under a blockade-for-blockade policy. Another tanker, Wafa, was also targeted with ballistic missiles off the coast of Yanbu, a major Saudi Red Sea port city, noted Saree on Wednesday

The orange warning, indicating heavy to very heavy rains, has been issued for Kangra, Kullu, Mandi and Sirmaur districts for August 10 and Chamba, Kullu, Mandi and Sirmaur districts for August 11

According to Madan Ballal, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime), the accused allegedly lured financially distressed women with false promises before bringing them to the hotel and forcing them into commercial sex work

According to the minister, the move had initially raised questions, particularly because India already sourced LPG from suppliers located much closer geographically. However, the country's import pattern has undergone a significant shift since then

He said the government has strengthened the country's energy resilience through diversified import sources, strategic partnerships, infrastructure expansion and greater adoption of alternative fuels

In a statement issued on Friday, WR said the special services will operate between September 11 and September 25, with trains running from Mumbai Central, Bandra Terminus, Valsad, Udhna, Vadodara and Vishwamitri to destinations including Thokur, Sawantwadi Road and Ratnagiri

Speaking to reporters in New Delhi after the meeting, Eknath Shinde alleged that the Opposition was now staging protests outside Parliament for political reasons

According to the railway administration, the block will be undertaken between Matunga and Mulund stations on the Main Line and between CSMT and Chunabhatti/Bandra on the Harbour Line

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Thackeray also criticised the ruling BJP over the recent NEET paper leak protests, claiming they reflected growing anger among the country's youth

The students were taking out a march over alleged irregularities in the JPSC and the JSSC examinations, including paper leaks, and demanding reforms in the education system. Thousands of students carrying the national flag and placards had gathered near Ranchis Birsa Chowk as part of the demonstration