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Fire at Andheri mall even as BMC steps up checks ahead of New Year's

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- A fire broke out at City Mall on New Link Road near PVR Cinema in Andheri west on Saturday afternoon, leading to partial evacuation of people and a temporary shutdown of electricity... Read More


NSE allowed to intervene in case against ex-Sebi chief

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- A special court for cases under the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has allowed the National Stock Exchange (NSE) to intervene in proceedings against the former chairperson of the Secu... Read More


Navi Mumbai civic polls hit by BJP infighting, deadlock with Shiv Sena

NAVI MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- Even as nomination counters opened on December 23, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) elections have stalled, caught in a three-front political crisis: a deepening re... Read More


BJP, Shiv Sena still haggling over seats

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- With just two days left to file nominations for the BMC polls, consensus still eludes the BJP and Shiv Sena in their seat-sharing pact. Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam said the two rul... Read More


Majority don't know BMC budget size, funds: Survey

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- A comprehensive citywide survey has found that a majority of Mumbaikars do not know how the BMC, the country's richest municipal body, functions, with 72% unaware of its annual budg... Read More


Other than Marathi manoos, Thackerays seek help of Muslims

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- Three decades after the Shiv Sena was accused of stoking communal riots in Mumbai, the Thackerays are turning to the Muslim community to bolster their poll prospects in their fight ... Read More


High court dissolves marriage of topchef-restaurateur Farrokh Khambata

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- The Bombay High Court has dissolved the marriage of one of the city's top chef-cum-restaurateurs, Farrokh Aspi Khambata, after he deserted his wife and allegedly fled to the Philipp... Read More


Court upholds life sentence to tailor who assaulted wife and killed mother-in-law

Mumbai, Dec. 28 -- The Bombay High Court recently upheld the life imprisonment handed out to a tailor, who assaulted and killed his mother-in-law with a scissor in 2012. Dismissing the accused Murgesh... Read More


Seat-sharing splits Pawars again, NCP (SP) turns to MVA

PUNE, Dec. 28 -- Negotiations between the two rival Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions over seat sharing have hit a deadlock, prompting the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) to reopen talks with Congre... Read More


'Toilet test', essays irk poll hopefuls

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- Candidates hoping for a seat at the table in the BMC must first pass the "toilet test". They must prove - with visuals - that they have a toilet in their home, or access to a public... Read More