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How a nearby water tank helped save woman, 5-year-old son from burning Merc

The incident took place around 5.30pm near the Tara Apartment crossing when flames suddenly erupted from the front portion of the vehicle as the woman waited for the light to turn green, her son seated beside her.
Updated on Nov 08, 2025 08:32 am IST

Maharashtra announces electricity rate cuts, to slash 26% in 5 years

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a big gift for electricity consumers.
Updated on Jun 26, 2025 02:47 pm IST

MSEDCL uploads reliability indices after complaint by civic activist

The Pune zone, one of the top revenue generators for the power utility, reported rise in power outages. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 05:12 am IST

Tata Power hikes tariff by 24% on average from April 1

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Updated on Mar 08, 2024 07:46 am IST

MSEDCL sets cash payment limit for electricity bills to 5,000

MSEDCL has stated that all modes of electricity bill payment, except credit cards, are free of charge. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 12:48 am IST

Pay additional security deposit or face disconnection of power: Mahavitaran

A message to this effect is mentioned on the security deposit bill. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 10:21 pm IST

City Congress protest against power tariff hike

Congress has warned that if the electricity rate increases, the party will stage protests throughout the state. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 11:01 pm IST

BEST seeks short-term agreements to augment power supply

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Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:30 am IST

Maharashtra State Commission to hold suo motu hearing on Mumbai power outage on Wednesday

Vehicles travel past a commercial building at the Bombay Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai. India’s financial capital saw its biggest power outage in decades because of a grid failure, disrupting transport networks and hitting trading volume in equities and bond markets.
Published on Oct 20, 2020 10:42 pm IST

MERC has directed power companies to show transparency in billing: CM Thackeray

MERC had stated that if a consumer’s bill is more than double of the average for the amount charged between March and May, then he would be given the option of paying it three equated monthly instalments (EMIs).
Updated on Jun 30, 2020 04:32 pm IST

Sunday drive with Hormazd Sorabjee: What makes the Mercedes G-class the car for Armageddon

The G-class isn’t for the chauffeur-driven
Updated on Apr 19, 2020 05:24 am IST

Speeding Jaguar crashes into Mercedes car in Kolkata, 2 pedestrians killed

Three Bangladeshi nationals were waiting under this traffic post when a Mercedes, flung after it was hit by a speeding Jaguar, hit it, killing two of them.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 03:18 pm IST

Mercedes-Benz V-Class: The on-road luxurious conference room

The electrically-operated sliding doors allow the main cabin to be accessed easily even in a tight parking spot
Updated on Apr 21, 2019 12:04 am IST

MSEDCL, Adani, Tata Power to hike electricity rates from today

MSEDCL, Adani, Tata Power to hike electricity rates from today
Updated on Apr 01, 2019 08:18 am IST

Maharashtra electricity regulator concludes hearing on RInfra-Adani deal

RInfra’s Reliance Energy supplies power to nearly three million residential, industrial and commercial consumers in the suburbs of Mumbai.
Updated on Jun 15, 2018 12:48 pm IST

BEST to install 1 lakh digital meters across South Mumbai

The decision to replace the old meters was taken because conventional meters do not exhibit accurate readings, and are often very slow.
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 11:44 pm IST