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1 dead, 4 injured after blast at Maharashtra’s Palghar industrial area

According to Palghar Police, a chemical blast occurred at Limbani Salt Industries, a small unit in Palghar East, Friday morning.

Two Nigerian nationals held for possession of drugs worth 11.58 crore in Maharashtra’s Palghar

The accused were found with cocaine, mephedrone & chemicals used to manufacture drugs. They have been charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

As Modi attends Vadhavan Port groundbreaking, a look at the twists & turns, protests & politics

Touted to be India’s largest container port, it will be built in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. Shelved in 1990s, plan was revived in 2015 under Modi govt's Sagarmala Programme.

College professor dies after being hit by drunk driver in Maharashtra’s Palghar, 25-yr-old arrested

Prof Atmaja Kasat was walking home when she was hit by a car around 6.30 pm Thursday, The driver has been booked under the new criminal laws and the Motor Vehicles Act.

RPF constable shoots dead 4, including ASI, on board Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express

Chetan Kumar Choudhary opened fire on his escort duty incharge ASI Tika Ram Meena. Later, the constable went to another bogie and shot dead 3 passengers, an official said.

13 Covid-19 patients die in hospital fire in Maharashtra’s Palghar

The fire was preceded by an explosion in the AC unit of the intensive care unit, District Disaster Control Cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said.

Losses worth Rs 1.25 crore in Thane, Palghar due to Cyclone Nisarga: MSEDCL

MSEDCL said its Kalyan circle office bore the maximum brunt of the cyclone that flattened 168 power poles and destroyed 8 transformers and power lines of 32-km length.

Palghar lynching: Muslims, Christians usual suspects. No one blamed Facebook, WhatsApp

The blame game after Palghar lynching is a fresh reminder of how the politics of hate can ruthlessly hijack the much-needed development agenda.

In Bulandshahr’s Pagona, all loved the ‘extremely amiable’ sadhus killed over a pair of tongs

Villagers in Pagona said they have been making appeals to everyone coming to the burial of the two sadhus murdered on Monday night to not make this a Hindu-Muslim issue.

Deepak Chaurasia’s ‘khulasa’ on Palghar, Amish Devgan praises govt’s Covid-19 response

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

On Camera

World’s greatest cricket rivalry is now an off-field battle between BCCI, PCB, and ICC

An explosive email from ICC CEO to the PCB, accusing it of compromising ICC rules by making a video of match officials before the match with UAE, shows the fire isn’t doused yet.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.