Mid-Day Top News at this hour: Elphinstone Bridge locals warn of hunger strike if MMRDA fails to act; Fake baba cons Khar woman and more

The redevelopment of the 125-year-old Elphinstone bridge has also been delayed. File pic/Ashish Raje

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Markets rebound in early trade tracking firm global trends

Equity Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Tuesday after two days of decline amid firm trends in global markets and buying in IT stocks. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex climbed 191 points to 82,250.42 in early trade after a positive beginning. The NSE Nifty went up by 64.9 points to 25,010.35. From the Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, ITC, Tata Consultancy Services, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank and Asian Paints were among the biggest gainers.

Elphinstone Bridge row: Residents threaten to go on hunger strike over delayed written assurance from MMRDA

Though the state government issued an official statement announcing the redevelopment of 19 buildings in the Elphinstone area and promised residents new homes at the same location, no written assurance has been provided to them yet. Frustrated by the inaction, residents have now threatened to go on a hunger strike by the end of this week. Read more.

Fake baba cons Khar woman, flees with 17.5 grams of gold chain in the name of ‘ritual'

The Khar police are searching for a fake baba who deceived a woman and fled with her 1.5 tola gold chain in the Khar Danda area on May 9. According to officials, the accused, dressed as a sadhu, entered the housing society in broad daylight, claiming he could solve the woman's problems and improve her financial condition before escaping with her jewellery. Read more.

Sun sets on LSG!

It was a must-win game for Lucknow Super Giants and they had done well to post a challenging total of 205-7 after being put in to bat. But the power-packed batting line-up of the already-eliminated Sunrisers Hyderabad made a mockery of the LSG bowling to win the match by six wickets and in the process end LSG's slim hopes of making it to the Playoffs. Read more.

Paresh Rawal on exit from Hera Pheri 3: ‘Priyadarshan tried to change my mind'

What's Hera Pheri without Paresh Rawal? A disappointment! Ever since news of the actor walking out of the Priyadarshan-directed film came out, fans of the cult franchise have been devastated. Without Rawal's Baburao Ganpatrao Apte, aka Babu Bhaiyaa, to pepper the chemistry between Suniel Shetty's Ghanshyam and Akshay Kumar's Raju, the film is bound to feel incomplete. Read more.