Mumbai: News
25 Apr 2018
Entertainment'Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya' fame actress Amita Udgata passes away
Veteran television actress Amita Udgata, who became a household name after appearing in 'Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya' as 'Amma', has passed away due to lung failure.
25 Apr 2018
POCSOMumbai: 'Maushi' held for sexually assaulting four-year-old girl repeatedly
Yet another student, yet another sexual assault case, this time by a Mumbai woman.
25 Apr 2018
AhmedabadTwo complete families and an NRI will adopt Jain-monkhood today
In the recent past, we have heard of unlikely stories of Jains taking diksha- young professionals in high-paying careers, students who topped board exams, and sometimes even 12-year-olds.
24 Apr 2018
MurderMumbai: Man pushed from platform for allegedly bumping into woman
A crowded Saturday at Mulund station, Mumbai, turned unfortunate for a 56-year-old businessman, as he was pushed from the platform in front of an oncoming train.
24 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Customs agent, two bizmen held for Rs. 10cr fraud
A customs agent and two businessmen were arrested recently by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for siphoning off almost Rs. 10cr by fraudulently releasing 'duty drawbacks' of 20 companies, which were frozen by customs pending investigation.
24 Apr 2018
Health & WellnessAntibiotic-resistant fish of Mumbai markets can impact health severely: Study
Antibiotic resistance has reached alarmingly high levels, with even protein-rich fish of Mumbai getting affected, found a study jointly done by Mumbai University and BARC.
Mumbai airport gets SAGA, advanced surveillance tool for smoother operations
Mumbai airport, the country's second busiest airport, always battles with flight delays or cancellations and during monsoon, it's worse.
22 Apr 2018
Shiv SenaMumbai: Shiv Sena shakha pramukh Sachin Sawant shot dead
Shiv Sena's Sachin Sawant, shakha pramukh of Kurar, was shot dead in Kandivali's Gokul Nagar, Mumbai today.
21 Apr 2018
Navi MumbaiAbu Salem's parole-application to get married for third-time gets rejected
Authorities have rejected an application of the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case convict, Abu Salem, seeking 40-day parole to get married.
21 Apr 2018
GujaratFrom CA to Jain monk: Inspirational story of a 24-year-old
Prolific career, impressive educational background, family business having turnover of Rs. 100cr: this is enough to entice any 24-year-old, but not this Mumbai native, who renounced every temptation to become a Jain monk.
20 Apr 2018
XShruti and Vidyut start shooting for Mahesh Manjrekar's untitled film
Actors Vidyut Jammwal and Shruti Haasan have started shooting for their untitled gangster drama in Mumbai today.
20 Apr 2018
RainfallMumbaikars, you will soon receive real-time updates of disaster-management teams
BMC is planning to equip its disaster management cell with a technology whereby Mumbaikars will be updated about the tentative time the rescue team would take to reach the disaster site.
20 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC dismisses plea by Dawood's-family, orders seizure of his properties
The SC has dismissed a plea by Dawood Ibrahim's family challenging attachment of 'their' properties in Mumbai worth crores, most of which have allegedly been acquired with the gangster's ill-gotten wealth.
19 Apr 2018
BollywoodSRK being accused of ruining a woman's life. Here's why
Shah Rukh Khan, through his movies over the years, taught us how to love. His infectious charm even earned him the title of 'king of romance'.
19 Apr 2018
NSUIProtest march: Woman Congress worker alleges molestation by male colleagues
A woman Congress worker has complained to Congress's Mumbai unit that she was allegedly molested by male colleagues on Sunday during a candle march held at Juhu to protest against the Kathua and Unnao rape cases.
19 Apr 2018
Odisha'Bar busting' ex-Mumbai police chief Arup Patnaik forays into politics
Former Mumbai police chief Arup 'bar busting' Patnaik made his foray into politics yesterday.
18 Apr 2018
National Crime Records BureauFour new police stations, 186 cops to fight Mumbai's cybercrime
To fight Mumbai's rapidly increasing cyber crime cases, four dedicated police stations, one for each zone: Central, South, Eastern, Western and North, will be opened soon, Mumbai police ACP announced yesterday.
18 Apr 2018
KolkataReturn on investment via residential rent highest in Bengaluru, Kolkata
Bengaluru still commands one of the highest residential yields countrywide at 3.7% despite a slump in real estate market, a report said.
18 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)1993 Mumbai blasts death row convict Tahir Merchant dead
Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Takla, one of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case who was sentenced to death, died at a hospital in Pune early on Wednesday, a police official said.
17 Apr 2018
Sachin TendulkarSachin Tendulkar plays cricket with youngsters on a Mumbai street
You can take a man out of a sport, but not a sport out of a man.
17 Apr 2018
Nitin GadkariDelhi-Mumbai Expressway to be completed in three years
The new Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will take three years and about Rs. 1 lakh crore to complete, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.
17 Apr 2018
YouTubeManipuri man reunited with family 40-years later, thanks to YouTube
One day in 1978, Khomdram Gambhir Singh suddenly left his Imphal home without telling anyone. His family kept searching, but no results.
16 Apr 2018
BollywoodA crazy fan camps outside Varun's house for two days
Varun Dhawan was in for a huge surprise-come-shock when he learned that one of his female fans had camped outside his house.
16 Apr 2018
Satyajit RayIranian director Majidi feels real-life is missing in Indian films
Iranian director Majid Majidi decided to set his latest film "Beyond the Clouds" in Mumbai streets, which he believes, are full of incredible heroes trying to lead a life of dignity in the face of struggle.
16 Apr 2018
Indian Railways500km wall along Delhi-Mumbai train route to make travel faster
Commuting between Delhi and Mumbai via train might soon become much faster and smoother with the Central government approving the construction of a 500km boundary wall along the railway track to restrict human and cattle interference.
16 Apr 2018
IndiaAfter plastic ban, Mumbai to get 500 plastic bottle-crushing machines
To help citizens adapt to the recent plastic ban, BMC plans to install around 500 plastic bottle-crushing machines, which will be funded by corporates through CSR.
16 Apr 2018
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationMRI machine death: BMC report holds ward boy, aaya responsible
After 2.5 months of the incident, the BMC report holds the MRI room's ward boy and hospital help responsible for the death of Rajesh Maru (32), who died within minutes after being sucked into the MRI machine in Nair hospital.
15 Apr 2018
Indian RailwaysRajdhani trips between Delhi, Mumbai get extended for 1 month
In order to meet the extra demand, the Special Superfast Rajdhani (tri-weekly) between Delhi and Mumbai that was launched in October'17, gets another extension from April 17 to May 16.
15 Apr 2018
Sanjay DuttActor Dharmendra to be awarded Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement award
Veteran actor Dharmendra and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani will be conferred with the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement and Raj Kapoor Special Contribution awards, respectively, Maharashtra Culture Minister Vinod Tawde announced in Mumbai today.
14 Apr 2018
IndiGoDomestic airfares see 4-9% reduction, despite increase in demand
This summer, domestic air travellers are in for some good news.
14 Apr 2018
PuneFailed to solve math problem, teacher pierces 8-year-old student's throat
A government school teacher has been booked in Karjat, some 65 kms from Mumbai, for apparently thrusting a wooden cane down the throat of a class 2 pupil for failing to solve a mathematics problem.
14 Apr 2018
Navi MumbaiMumbai: Osmanabad farmers not allowed to sell produce, throw vegetables
Several farmers from Osmanabad were seen throwing crates full of vegetables outside Mantralaya as a mark of protest in Mumbai on Friday.
14 Apr 2018
ThaneMumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train tickets to cost between Rs. 250-3,000
Tickets of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train would likely cost passengers between Rs. 250-3,000.
14 Apr 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra Govt tells HC why plastic ban was necessary
Are plastics and thermocol banned in Maharashtra? Yes, said the state government to the Bombay High Court, adding that those found using them would be penalized.
13 Apr 2018
Sexual HarassmentRapes by caretaker: Karjat boarding school to lose government recognition
The Karjat boarding school, for students with speech and hearing disability, will lose its government recognition, after its caretaker was arrested for sexually assaulting two boarders last month.
13 Apr 2018
IndiaDelhi: Man sexually, financially exploited women after promising marriage
A 41-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman and duping another after creating fake profiles on matrimonial websites, police said on Thursday.
12 Apr 2018
Mumbai UniversityMumbai University: Clash of exams with other tests worry students
The Mumbai University has postponed 30 exams, due to their inability to announce results on time.
11 Apr 2018
GSTWith Octroi gone, Mumbai sees 105% spike in two-wheeler registration
More than 105% two-wheelers and 42% cars and SUVS have been registered in a year in Mumbai, thanks to the removal of a key BMC tax.
11 Apr 2018
Oxford UniversityOxford University crash course for two Indian teaching Olympiad winners
Two Indian teachers bagged a two-week classroom course at the University of Oxford by topping CENTA Teaching Professionals' Olympiad (TPO).
11 Apr 2018
EntertainmentDev's upcoming Bengali film 'Kabir' talks about religion and humanity
Popular actor-producer Dev's upcoming Bengali film "Kabir", based on the life of a terrorist, talks about the religion of humanity, the actor has said.
