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Mumbai: A special CBI court Tuesday acquitted two police officials of murder charges in the 2009 custodial death of 22-year-old Altaf Shaikh, while convicting them for causing hurt to extract a confession, wrongful confinement, and criminal conspiracy. The court sentenced the cops, then sub-inspector Sanjay Khedekar, 55, and retired head constable Raghunath Kolekar, 62, to…

Mumbai: The Mahayuti govt on Tuesday announced a Rs 31,628 crore relief package for over 60 lakh farmers affected by heavy rain and floods, which destroyed 68.7 lakh hectares of kharif crop across the state. The total area sown was 1.4 crore hectares, which means almost half the kharif area sown was damaged, either partially…

Mumbai: At the brightly lit first-floor hall of Nagpada Neighbourhood House NGO, Akku Sarah Shabbir (15) stands out among a group of uniformed girls practising Karate. Her quick move of the limbs and perfect punches distinguish her from her co-practitioners. She is also a mini-celebrity in the Karate club, her Maharashtra College (she is in…

Palghar: A twenty-two-year-old woman, Preeti Jadhav, lost her life because she could not get timely treatment for post-pregnancy complications, alleged her family. Jadhav was admitted to Manor govt hospital on Sunday afternoon and after giving birth to a girl she developed complications due to which there was loss of blood. She was referred to another…