“The court held that Hazare’s statement is not relevant as it does not pertain to the incident in question. The high court held that trial court was right in holding that he is not required to be examined,” said CBI counsel Hiten Venegaonkar.

A Division Bench of Justice S S Shinde and Justice A S Gadkari told the NIA not to seek adjournment on October 26, when the court is likely to frame charges against the accused.

“At his house, the accused demanded that the deceased have sex with him. When she refused, the accused strangled her with white shoe laces and a nylon rope and then hit her on the head with a wooden stool,” the police application stated.

An officer from the cyber police station said, “While we don’t have specific data... we have received several complaints where a similar modus operandi has been used over the past few months. Last month, a student from Andheri lost Rs 10,000 in a similar way after looking for the customer service number of a bank online.”

"It is high time that we evolve a long term strategy on using recycled water. There is no alternative to adopting technology to promote recycled water. We have to make huge investments and set up water treatment plants," Water management expert Madhav Chitale.

"While implementing the hawker policy, the rule of domicile certificate must be implemented strictly," MNS chief Raj Thackeray said.

The girl said three years ago, her mother had left home with her younger brother as she was fed up of being physically abused by her husband.

The deceased, Manoj Dubey, had responded to a Facebook post that obliquely criticised state Congress leader and former minister Arif Naseem Khan.

The drivers are demanding a fixed fare of Rs 16 per km for AC hatchback cars, Rs 18 for AC sedans and Rs 22 for AC SUVs with Rs 100-Rs 150 fixed fare for the first 4 km.

To mark his govt's fourth anniversary, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis-led general administration department has sanctioned over Rs 3 crore for the screening of documentaries and audio-visuals across theatres, television channels and state transport bus depots.

Water management expert Madhav Chitale proposes strict reforms to tackle recurring drought in Maharashtra. In an interview with The Indian Express, he speaks about how to overcome water scarcity.

Five cloned debit cards, a skimmer, a cloning device and three mobile phones were recovered from their homes, police said.

The 700-page chargesheet filed in the case says Sanap, the accused, took the victim to a secluded spot in Bhandup where he raped and killed her. The bench is hearing the final arguments on the confirmation of his death sentence.

Currently, the seating capacity of an EMU train is 1,200, the new AC rake would accommodate an additional 100 passengers.

According to the head of the humanities department, Dr Lopa Mehta, the humanities sessions began three years ago to introduce an element of sympathy among medical students.

The most recent case is that of a 49-year-old man who lost Rs 77,000 after he called his bank with a query. The fraudster used his details to make three fraudulent transactions.

The practice, started on October 1, has already seen nearly 40 motorists being booked under Section 283 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation) of the IPC.

Interested housing societies or complexes and educational institutes can send their entry forms until November 30. The entry forms can be downloaded from the MPCB website, http://mpcb.gov.in.

On Friday, PM Modi in Shirdi had lauded the jalyukt shivar scheme, claiming that it has helped 16,000 villages to become drought-free and works under the scheme were under way in another 9,000 villages.

Achalpur Independent MLA Bachchu Kadu had led hundreds of protesters from the project-affected villages in Nagpur and Bhandara districts to the city on Friday. Police were taken aback by the sudden move and had to rush a large posse to the place.

Gadkari said Mumbai would soon have a Marina club, where people can purchase boats for themselves and enjoy exclusive boat rides. Two floating restaurants will also be constructed soon.

While auto-rickshaw driver Anil More (57) and another person Sohail Sheikh sustained serious burns on their legs, a third person, identified as Shailesh Tiwari (25), was also injured.

Officials, who were part of the crackdown team, said the hookah parlour was located on the top floor of the building and had to be accessed from deep inside the restaurant.

Gopal Shenoy, an advocate and also one of the main members of the WhatsApp group, Desi Keto, told The Indian Express that the idea behind making this group was to bring people across the country together and talk about their eating habits.