Mumbai: Class 10 boy who got 15-year-old pregnant allowed to give exams

A 15-year-old boy detained for sexually assaulting a girl of the same age was released on February 29, as both will appear for the SSC exam this week. The cops said that the teenagers were in a consensual relationship, as a result of which the girl got pregnant. The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) had taken up the case on priority after learning the age of the boy and girl and that they were Std X students. It has also…

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`Shinde govt failed to give concrete answers to Oppn queries in legislature`

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar on Friday slammed the Eknath Shinde government for not giving concrete answers to questions raised by the opposition during the five-day interim budget session, reported news agency PTI. Addressing a press conference, Wadettiwar said the only agenda of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in his replies to the House was to praise Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The Eknath Shinde government did not give concrete answers to questions raised by the opposition,”…

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Give priority to preservation of language: Raj Thackeray to Marathi-speakers

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday appealed Marathi-speakers to prioritize the preservation and promotion of their language, reported news agency PTI. Raj Thackeray to Marathi-speakers: `Why the people should not insist on using their language` Speaking in Thane on the occasion of Marathi Bhasha Din (Marathi language day), celebrated on the birth anniversary of Jnanpith winner poet late V V Shirwadkar, Thackeray called on people to take a pledge to uphold the rich heritage of the…

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Mumbai: Metro riders give MMRDA chief thumbs up for improved facilities

In an unprecedented move, Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, IAS, metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority), recently directly engaged with Mumbai Metro commuters. He interacted with commuters during their journeys on the Mumbai Metro. According to a tweet by the MMRDA, “Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, IAS, Metropolitan Commissioner of MMRDA & CMD @MMMOCL_Official took proactive steps to engage directly with Mumbai Metro commuters. The feedback he received was overwhelmingly positive, with commuters expressing their satisfaction and recognising the clear dedication…

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Devendra Fadnavis hails decision to give Bharat Ratna to `iron man` LK Advani

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday hailed the decision to confer the Bharat Ratna, the country`s highest civilian award, on BJP stalwart LK Advani, reported the PTI. LK Advani is an “iron man” who served the country as home minister and also played a stellar role in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, Devendra Fadnavis said that in a statement, as per the PTI. His public life of more than six decades is without a blemish, Devendra Fadnavis asserted….

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CM Shinde launches programme to encourage well-off citizens to give up subsidies

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday launched a programme to encourage financially well-off citizens to give up benefits that they enjoy under various government schemes, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, the programme, `Dharmaveer Shri Anand Dighe Laab Samarpan Yojana`, is named after Shinde`s mentor late Anand Dighe, an immensely popular Shiv Sena leader from Thane district in Maharashtra. Addressing a gathering on the occasion in Thane, CM Eknath Shinde said that his government is committed to…

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Enough is enough! Give us timeline for Gokhale bridge: Andheri residents to BMC

Tired of the constantly changing deadlines, residents of Andheri have written a letter to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner on Tuesday, urging the fixing of a day-to-day timeline and sharing it with the public. In the letter, residents claim that the BMC has taken six months to assemble and place a bridge that could otherwise be completed within two months, displaying a lax attitude towards its completion. Despite the BMC`s assurance that the second phase, allowing buses to…

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CM Eknath Shinde urges Speaker to give verdict on merit in Sena vs Sena case

As Speaker Rahul Narwekar prepares to rule on the Shiv Sena factions disqualification pleas against each other`s MLAs, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde emphasised the significance of a fair, merit-based decision. Nearly 18 months after Shiv Sena split vertically, Speaker Rahul Narwekar will shortly be announcing his verdict on the Sena factions disqualification pleas at 4 pm on January 10 in Vidhan Bhavan.  Speaking to reporters ahead of the judgement, Shinde emphasised the importance of the Election Commission`s clearance,…

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Interior Ministry reveals unique documents that give insight into cannibalism during Holodomor famine

Interior Ministry reveals unique documents that give insight into cannibalism during Holodomor famine https://img.pravda.com/images/doc/a/1/a12b9b1-holodomor.jpg ONE OF THE PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS. VIDEO SCREENSHOT Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has published some unique criminal case materials relating to cannibalism during the Holodomor of 1932-1933. Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Details: The documents were published as part of the Real History project. Advertisement: The state archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs contains 1,022 criminal cases related to cannibalism…

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European Commission to give Ukraine ˆ50 million to repair its ports after Russian attacks

European Commission to give Ukraine ˆ50 million to repair its ports after Russian attacks https://img.pravda.com/images/doc/9/b/9ba636c-ursula-ze-getty.jpg Ursula von der Leyen and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Getty Images The European Commission will give Ukraine €50 million to repair its ports in the wake of Russian attacks in order to facilitate the export of Ukrainian agricultural products to the global market. Source: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in a letter to the President of Ukraine she shared on Twitter…

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