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6 dead as unauthorised building collapses in Virar

Six persons were killed and eight others seriously injured after a portion of an unauthorised four-story building collapsed on an adjacent vacant building at Virar in Maharashtra's Palghar......

Teacher who forced Class 6 girl to do '100 sit-ups' arrested

A woman teacher has been arrested over the death of a Class 6 student who was allegedly forced to perform 100 sit-ups for coming late to school in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said......

Toll in building crash near Mumbai rises to 17

Seventeen persons, including a mother-daughter duo, were killed and six others seriously injured after a portion of an unauthorised four-story building collapsed on an adjacent vacant tenement at......

Rain Rules. Land Lost. Mumbai Gasps

Mumbai is battling relentless rains, turning streets into rivers and leaving land submerged. Photographs: Sahil Salvi for Rediff ......

Virar building collapse: Tragedy strikes during baby's birthday party

The death toll in the collapse of a building at Virar in Maharashtra's Palghar district has gone up to 15 with the recovery of three more bodies overnight, officials said on Thursday. IMAGE: A......

Record Rs 474 Cr Insurance Cover For Ganesh Mandal

Of the Rs 474.4 crore insurance cover, the largest component -- Rs 375 crore -- has been allocated towards personal accident cover for volunteers. IMAGE: A view of the Ganesha idol decorated with......

Dahi Handi: Insurers Cover 90,000+ Govindas

'As on August 25, 94,753 Govindas have been insured.''This number is expected to rise further, as proposals for 5,000 to 8,000 Govindas are received daily.' IMAGE: Youngsters fall as they form a......

Mumbai: Offer to build 5 lakh low-cost houses

Real estate developers in Mumbai propose to join hands to construct 5 lakh affordable houses for middle and lower income groups in partnership with the Maharashtra government in the next five years......

Will Sudhir Valia, Suraksha's 'deal maker' manage to bag Jaypee Infra?

Suraksha started by funding developers for projects, and then evolved into realty angel investing. Dev Chatterjee reports. IMAGE: Suraksha Smart City - Vasai-Virar's biggest township under......

Mumbai real estate market most unaffordable: Survey

The real estate market in Mumbai continues to be the most unaffordable with 29 per cent of the city's under-construction units priced at over Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million), real estate consultancy......

Vasai Virar Mayor's Marathon: Pal, Lakshmanan, Kavita set new course marks

Sachin Tendulkar with Vasai Virar Mayor's Marathon full marathon winners Army runners Neeraj Pal and G Lakshmanan, along with Kavita Raut of ONGC, broke course records while winning men's full......

No resumption of cricket practice in red zone Mumbai

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma during a practice session ahead of the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam in September last year. Photograph: BCCI Top cricketers like Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya......

Rediff.com readers help champion athlete Prajakta Godbole survive

'Thanks to them, I have enough money to run my house for three months at least.' IMAGE: Prajakta Godbole represented India at the World University Games in Italy in 2019. One can sense a smile in......

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon, Breeze Sharma did so, the fastest Indian ever.Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi spoke to the Indian Navyman to find out how he did it. Not every man survives a......