Had suggested Cong for advisory panel to give direction to Opposition: Mamata Banerjee

Bombay HC allows default bail plea of activist Sudha Bharadwaj in Bhima Koregaon Case

Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the default bail plea of activist Sudha Bharadwaj and directed her to approach Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court for further proceedings in the Bhima Koregaon Case.

A bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar said that Bharadwaj's bail conditions will be decided by the Special NIA Court in Mumbai.

MSRTC takes action against over 500 employees as strike continues on 35th day

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Wednesday took action against more than 500 employees for participating in ongoing strike that entered the 35th day.

It also managed to run more than 1,200 buses till evening.

The employees are on indefinite strike for the demand of merger of the cash-strapped corporation with the state government since October 28. The agitation intensified from November 9, crippling the state-run bus service.

HC takes notice of stalled Maha govt project to publish Ambedkar's writings; to be treated as PIL

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday took `suo motu' (on its own) notice of the tardy progress of the Maharashtra government's project to publish the writings and speeches of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.

It reflects a "sorry state of affairs", said a division bench of Justices P B Varale and S M Modak.

The court took cognizance of a report published in a Marathi newspaper which said the government had not been able to print enough copies of 21 volumes of Ambedkar's literature.

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