Maharashtra: SIT gets custody of Ashok Kharat till Thursday in 5th case | Mumbai News

Nashik: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing multiple cases of sexual assault and black magic against astrologer Ashok Kharat secured his custodial remand till April 23 in connection with a fifth case registered in Nashik. Kharat was produced before a magistrate via video conferencing on Sunday. Assistant public prosecutor Shailendra Bagade told the court that…

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Consultant to be appointed for better road planning, says Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde | Mumbai News

Kalyan: State deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the govt has directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to appoint a consultant to prepare a comprehensive plan to ease traffic congestion across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).Speaking at a property exhibition organised by the MCHI-CREDAI Kalyan-Dombivli unit, Shinde said, “The consultant will…

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‘Sophisticated fraud’: Impersonators target academics and private universities with lure of government grants | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Academics have become the latest targets of ‘sophisticated fraud’. Impersonators claiming affiliations with leading IITs approach professors and universities with offers to collaborate on high-value projects worth crores falsely presented as being backed by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). Their ask: an upfront part payment, framed as necessary to ‘secure’ the collaboration and unlock…

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