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Mumbai court rejects plea of accused in Baba Siddique murder case

Mumbai, Oct 7 (UNI) A special MCOCA court here rejected an application by the prime accused booked in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, seeking CCTV footage of Niramal Nagar police station related to the alleged illegal arrest.
While rejecting the plea of accused Pravin Lonkar, who sought footage from two days October 13, 2024, and October 14, 2024 the court in its order said, "The entire record of the chargesheet did not reflect that the prosecution had relied on or unrelied on the CCTV footage. No evidence was produced by the applicant to show the existence of such CCTV footage. Further, applicant Pravin at the time of production never made a complaint about ill treatment or illegal arrest.”
Meanwhile, in a related development, the special court also rejected the bail plea of three accused Sambhaji Pardhi, Gaurav Apune, and Anurag Kashyap.
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Youth Congress holds protest over suicide of woman doctor

11 Nov 2025 | 3:36 AM

Mumbai, Nov 10 ( UNI) The Youth Congress held an intense protest in Mumbai on Monday over the suicide case of Dr. Sampada Munde, a doctor from Phaltan Sub-District Hospital.
The Youth Congress workers stormed the Chief Minister’s official residence, Varsha bungalow.

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Congress party to fight BMC elections independently, rules out seat adjustments

11 Nov 2025 | 3:18 AM

Mumbai, Nov 10 (UNI) In a significant political development ahead of the upcoming local body elections, the Congress on Monday announced that it will contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently, opting out of any alliance or seat-sharing arrangement with partners from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition.

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Eight companies lose MIHAN plots for failing to start business ope: reveals RTI

11 Nov 2025 | 3:15 AM

Eight companies lose MIHAN Plots for failing to begin business operations: reveals RTI
Nagpur, Nov 10 (UNI) Eight companies have lost their plots in the Multi-Modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) Special Economic Zone (SEZ) after failing to commence business operations within the stipulated period.

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Five innovative farmers from Gadchiroli selected for intl study tour

11 Nov 2025 | 1:52 AM

Gadchiroli, Nov 10 (UNI) Five progressive farmers from Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district have been selected by the state Agriculture Department for an international study tour aimed at learning advanced and modern farming techniques, sources said.

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Actor Shilpa Shetty and husband seek court intervention to cancel cheating case

11 Nov 2025 | 1:39 AM

Mumbai, Nov 10 (UNI) Actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra have approached the Bombay High Court seeking the quashing of a Rs 60-crore cheating case registered against them by the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW).

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