Mid-Day Top News at this hour: Father’s 14-month justice fight over son’s alleged death at Vasai hospital; Mid-Day report helps tackle traffic congestion in Dadar and more

The father Lalman Gupta holds a portrait of his deceased son Rupesh Gupta. Pic/Hanif Patel

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Sensex tanks 762 points in early trade, Nifty drops to 24,538 level on weak Asian market trends

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty on Monday morning tumbled following weak trends in Asian markets and renewed global trade concerns. Moreover, foreign fund outflows also dented investors' sentiment, experts noted. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 762.24 points to 80,688.77 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dropped 212.25 points to 24,538.45.

'Vasai's Breath Care Hospital killed my son!'

A 52-year-old man has been relentlessly pursuing justice for the past 14 months following the death of his 27-year-old son, allegedly due to medical negligence at a private hospital in Vasai. While the police have registered an FIR, the accused doctor has managed to get bail. And, despite the father's repeated efforts, the local civic authorities have not taken any action against the hospital, merely barring new patient admissions for now. Read more.

Mumbai: Mid-Day report helps tackle traffic congestion in Dadar

To reduce traffic congestion on Senapati Bapat Marg, the Mumbai Traffic Police's Dadar division and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have blocked 14 out of 18 gaps used by motorists and two-wheeler riders to make U-turns on the 3.2-km stretch between Matunga and Prabhadevi. Read more.

IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Suryakumar, Tilak's crucial knock helps MI post 203 against PBKS

A quickfire, but utilitarian cameo from the ever dependable Naman Dhir (37 off 18 balls) ensured Mumbai Indians set a stiff target of 204 runs for Punjab Kings in the rain-hit Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday. Read more.

After sexual misconduct allegations, cinematographer Pratik Shah removed from Shefali Shah's next

The Hindi film industry is infamous for perpetuating the culture of silence. But this time around, it has responded swiftly to allegations of Homebound cinematographer Pratik Shah's inappropriate behaviour. mid-day has learnt that the cinematographer has been dropped from Shefali Shah's yet-untitled film, which is slated to roll this week. Read more.