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Bali volcano erupts, flight operations hit

India, June 19 -- Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancellations, including to and from the... Read More


Police vans with 160 deportees crash in tunnel

NAVI MUMBAI, June 19 -- A joint police convoy transporting around 160 allegedly illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to Pune's Lohegaon Airport for deportation met with an accident on Wednesday inside the B... Read More


Bus rider dies in mishap near Bhatan Tunnel

NAVI MUMBAI, June 19 -- A 44-year-old bus passenger was crushed to death on Tuesday at the Pune-Mumbai Expressway. According to the FIR, when a pedestrian was allegedly crossing the high-speed corrido... Read More


HDFC CEO moves HC to quash Rs.2.05 crore bribery FIR by Lilavati Trust

MUMBAI, June 19 -- HDFC Bank MD and CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan, 60, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash a First Information Report (FIR) filed against him in a case involving the Lilava... Read More


Man kills relative in fit of anger, surrenders

Navi Mumbai, June 19 -- A man walked into the Turbhe police station on Tuesday and revealed that he had killed a 22-year-old man in a fit of rage. The police subsequently recovered the deceased's body... Read More


'Uber, Rapido running bike taxis illegally'

MUMBAI, June 19 -- The Azad Maidan police station has registered a case against ride hailing apps Uber and Rapido for allegedly running bike taxi services in the state without any permission or licens... Read More


Yellow alert: spells of rain to wash over Mumbai on thu

Mumbai, June 19 -- On Wednesday, the city witnessed light to moderate spells of rain under India Meteorological Department's (IMD) yellow alert. In the evening, the IMD's short-range weather forecast ... Read More


Illegal structures in seven flight-hazard bldgs razed

MUMBAI, June 19 -- The deputy collector of Kurla on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that they had taken action against seven buildings which were a cause of concern for flights flying in and ... Read More


MMRDA to penalise contractors for labour shortage at Metro sites

Mumbai, June 19 -- With four metro rail projects scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2025, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Wednesday introduced a new penalty pol... Read More


Five held for assaulting man with beer bottle

MUMBAI, June 19 -- Five men allegedly hit a 33-year-old man on his head with a beer bottle and stabbed his abdomen and back with the broken bottle after he refused to give them "hafta" on Tuesday. The... Read More