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Mix of human, systemic faults derailed monorail: Initial probe

Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- A preliminary probe into Wednesday morning's Mumbai Monorail derailment has pointed to a combination of human error and systemic issues, officials familiar with the inquiry said on T... Read More


Probe in Rs.21-cr tax evasion in Rs.300-cr deal

PUNE, Nov. 7 -- A Rs.300-crore land deal in Pune linked to the son of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar is raising a stink, forcing the state government to order an investigation into the 40-acre plot ... Read More


Ajit Pawar says he had 'nothing to do with it'; Opposition puts Mahayuti under the scanner

PUNE, Nov. 7 -- Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has publicly distanced himself from the controversial land deal in Pune linked to his son Parth, saying he had "nothing to do with it". "When children ... Read More


Can't convict child-abuse accused based only on victim's statement: HC

MUMBAI, Nov. 7 -- The Bombay High Court has ruled that those accused in child molestation cases cannot be convicted based solely upon the survivor's statement recorded before a judicial magistrate, un... Read More


Cops bust cyber fraud racket which duped people of Rs.84 cr

NAVI MUMBAI, Nov. 7 -- The police have arrested 12 members of a nationwide cyber fraud and illegal online gaming racket which used hundreds of mule bank accounts and defrauded people of nearly Rs.84 c... Read More


EOW to attach 4 flats linked to ex-husband of IPS officer

MUMBAI, Nov. 7 -- The Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has initiated proceedings to attach four flats allegedly purchased using proceeds of crime by Purushottam Chavan, the former husband ... Read More


'Chemistry has terrible PR. The subject needs a rebranding'

MUMBAI, Nov. 7 -- Long before he shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2021 for using environmentally friendly molecules as catalysts instead of metals or enzymes, David MacMillan realised the import... Read More


New sports complex to come up in Bandra (W)

MUMBAI, Nov. 7 -- Bandra West will soon have a state-of-the-art sports complex that's accessible to the public, local MLA and cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar announced on Thursday. The decisio... Read More


Builder booked for duping flat buyers of Rs.100 cr

MUMBAI, Nov. 7 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against the developer of an under-construction building in Wadala for allegedly cheating 102 flat buyers t... Read More


Axar, Washington trigger Oz collapse, India lead 2-1

Kolkata, Nov. 7 -- India's allround depth came to the fore against Australia in the fourth T20I at Queensland on Thursday as they won by 48 runs and took an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the five-match serie... Read More