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69-year-old woman dies after Bhayander building fire

India, July 14 -- A 69-year-old woman injured in the Bhayander residential building fire on Friday night succumbed to her burn injuries at KEM Hospital on Monday, becoming the first fatality in the in... Read More


As floodwaters recede, four more bodies found in Vasai-Virar; death toll climbs to nine

India, July 13 -- As floodwaters receded across the Vasai-Virar region after days of relentless rain between July 4 and 8, the scale of the disaster continued to unfold. Police recovered four decompos... Read More


Fake doctor held after 28 years for rRs.r10 crore fraud

India, July 13 -- A 50-year-old man from Juhu has been arrested for allegedly posing as a doctor for 28 years and siphoning off around Rs.10 crore in corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds over t... Read More


4 more bodies found in Vasai-Virar; death toll climbs to 9

VASAI/VIRAR, July 13 -- As floodwaters receded across the Vasai-Virar region after days of relentless rain between July 4 and 8, the scale of the disaster continued to unfold. Police recovered four de... Read More


48 hours without power, 5-ft floods bring Vasai-Virar to a halt

India, July 7 -- Over five days of torrential rain have pushed the Vasai-Virar region to the brink, with thousands of residents left stranded as five feet of floodwater enters neighbourhoods, homes pl... Read More


Vasai-Virar floods again, fingers point to inefficacy and corruption of VVCMC

India, July 6 -- Kishor Namdev Lokhande, a 50-year-old watchman, was attempting to reach his workplace on Saturday when he was swept away by the torrential flood waters at Mangulipada-Bhoidapada in Va... Read More


Floods highlight VVCMC corruption

MUMBAI, July 6 -- Kishor Namdev Lokhande, a 50-year-old watchman, was attempting to reach his workplace on Saturday when he was swept away by the torrential flood waters at Mangulipada-Bhoidapada in V... Read More


woman found strangled in locked home

Mumbai, July 6 -- A 55-year-old domestic help was found dead inside her Nepean Sea Road residence on Saturday in a suspected murder that came to light after her employer informed her daughter that she... Read More


55-year-old woman found strangled inside locked home

India, July 5 -- A 55-year-old domestic help was found dead inside her Nepean Sea Road residence on Saturday in a suspected murder that came to light after her employer informed her daughter that she ... Read More


Contractor, three workers booked after man dies in open Sakinaka manhole

India, July 4 -- A day after 55-year-old Aslam Shaikh was swept into an unguarded, 30-foot-deep open manhole and died in Sakinaka, the Sakinaka police on Friday registered an FIR against a civic contr... Read More