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'clear pending bills equally to protect small contractors'

Mumbai, July 29 -- Less than a week after a young contractor in Sangli district died by suicide over pending dues from the government, the Maharashtra State Contractors' Association on Monday urged th... Read More


BMC scraps plan to turn Sion cycling track into parking lot

Mumbai, July 29 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has withdrawn its decision to convert part of a defunct cycling track opposite Shanmukhananda Hall in Sion into a pay-and-park facility,... Read More


Stray bullet hits woman in Dharavi

MUMBAI, July 29 -- A 32-year-old woman who was talking to her friend outside her house on Sunday night in Dharavi was hit by a stray bullet. It is not yet known who fired the bullet, said police. The ... Read More


Pothole-riddled Vakola flyover triggers massive traffic snarls

MUMBAI, July 29 -- "Traffic movement is slow at Vakola Bridge northbound due to pothole," tweeted the Mumbai Traffic Police on Monday. The problem isn't the typo in the tweet, but the refusal of the M... Read More


Rohit follows Pawar's lead, takes reins of wrestling body

MUMBAI, July 29 -- From politics to sports, Rohit Pawar is following his grandfather Sharad Pawar's playbook in more ways than one. After cricket, Rohit, NCP (SP) MLA from the Karjat-Jamkhed assembly ... Read More


Shinde, Pawar reluctant to act against truant ministers

MUMBAI, July 29 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is unhappy with the series of controversies involving Shiv Sena and NCP ministers and wants action to be taken against them to ensure discipline in ... Read More


Don't judge those not taking therapy

India, July 29 -- A 32-year-old client told me: "I met someone recently and I felt a connection. She seems the kind of person I want to get to know, spend time with and eventually even establish a lif... Read More


Alcohol consumption confirmed in two samples including Khewalkar

PUNE, July 29 -- A day after a late-night raid on a drug party in a plush Kharadi housing society, Pune police on Monday confirmed that two of the seven individuals arrested had consumed alcohol, whic... Read More


Dalit techie hacked to death in tn hate crime

Chennai, July 29 -- A 27-year-old Dalit IT professional was allegedly murdered by the family of a woman he was in a relationship with in a suspected case of hate crime in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli dist... Read More


American citizen among 2 held on conversion charge

Pune, July 29 -- Two individuals, including an American national, have been arrested for allegedly attempting to convert a Pune resident to Christianity by offering financial support and promises of m... Read More