Mumbai: The population of Dharavi is projected to shrink to 4.9 lakh following the implementation of the ambitious redevelopment plan, according to a presentation made to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde earlier this week. Current population estimates for the sprawling...

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MUMBAI: A minor altercation between two aggregator cab drivers at Mumbai’s domestic airport escalated dramatically into a dangerous chase, as one driver clung to the bonnet of a moving car for several kilometres along the Western Express Highway. The incident occurred...

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NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old man was shot dead and his wife critically injured after an alleged attack by their son’s friend in north-west Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar on Wednesday. Police responded to a PCR call and arrived at the scene to find the couple with gunshot wounds....

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AHMEDABAD: A U.S. federal court on Wednesday sentenced Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, a resident of Dingucha village in Gujarat, to 10 years in prison for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of four Indian nationals in 2022—all from the...

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Russia and Ukraine are preparing for a new round of direct peace negotiations in Istanbul on Monday, June 2, amid mounting international pressure and skepticism over Moscow’s intentions. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

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Sixteen states led by Democratic attorneys general have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over sweeping cuts to National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling $1.4 billion. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan, seeks to...

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