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What lies behind the uneasy relationship of film stars and paps?

MUMBAI, Dec. 7 -- While veteran actor and Rajya Sabha MP from Samajwadi Party Jaya Bachchan's comment on celebrity photojournalists, arbitrarily called paparazzi or paps, in a recent interview on We T... Read More


Sea of blue and white in Dadar as a million throng Chaityabhoomi

MUMBAI, Dec. 7 -- Chaityabhoomi buzzed with reverence, joy and activity as around a million Ambedkarites thronged the site to pay their annual tribute to Dr B R Ambedkar on his death anniversary or Ma... Read More


Sweeping machines adding to dust pollution: Citizens

MUMBAI, Dec. 7 -- The BMC's mechanical road sweepers were meant to be the panacea for a dust-laden city beleaguered by construction activity and poor AQI. Many citizens, however, claim that the machin... Read More


RTOs ramp up crackdown on illegal bike taxis in Mumbai

MUMBAI, Dec. 7 -- In a push to curb unauthorised bike-taxi operations, Mumbai's Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) have intensified enforcement drives against two-wheelers illegally ferrying passengers... Read More


College student dies as truck runs over bike

MUMBAI, Dec. 7 -- A 20-year-old college student died after she was run over by a cement mixer truck in Jogeshwari on Friday. The police said the young woman was riding pillion when the rider tried to ... Read More


Diva crime rise revives demand for police stn

THANE, Dec. 7 -- A recent spike in crime has intensified the long-standing demands for a separate police station in Diva. Despite having a population of over 500,000, the area continues to be served o... Read More


Thousands to march from Bhiwandi to NMIA as renaming row escalates

Navi Mumbai, Dec. 7 -- The long-simmering agitation to rename the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) after project-affected people's (PAP) leader DB Patil has surged into its most confr... Read More


Tour operators suffer as IndiGo meltdown disrupts Mumbai flights

MUMBAI, Dec. 7 -- Mumbai Airport on Saturday witnessed the cancellation of 146 flights of IndiGo in the carrier's ongoing crisis. A spokesperson for Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said th... Read More


14 years later, murder accused acquitted for lack of evidence

MUMBAI, Dec. 7 -- The sessions court on Friday acquitted the three surviving accused in the 2011 Chembur jewellery robbery and murder case, concluding a 14-year trial after ruling that the prosecution... Read More


IndiGo crisis has MLAs pooling funds for private jets to Nagpur

MUMBAI, Dec. 7 -- Turbulence in Indigo Airlines, India's largest air carrier, has tossed the travel plans of the state's ministers, MLAs, MLCs and senior government officials up in the air. Scheduled ... Read More