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acid attackers' assets could be used as relief to acid victims: SC

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that assets of acid attack perpetrators be attached as a means for providing compensation to victims of such crimes, observing that "extrao... Read More


1-yr-old killed, granny hurt in bus accident

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- A one-year-old boy was killed and his 68-year-old grandmother was seriously injured after a school bus hit them while they were crossing a narrow street in Girgaon's Khetwadi area o... Read More


Vijay film release delayed further

India, Jan. 28 -- The Madras High Court on Tuesday set aside the January 9 single-bench order directing the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant actor-politician Vijay's Tamil film Jana... Read More


7 hurt in LPG blast in Malad chawl

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- Seven persons including a two-year-old were injured after a gas cylinder leak triggered a powerful explosion and fire in a chawl in Malwani, in Malad west, early on Tuesday. The exp... Read More


HC seeks expert views on air pollution compliance

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said that while some steps have been taken to curb air pollution in the city in line with its earlier directions, these were "not sufficient", and s... Read More


BMC budget delayed due to mayoral poll

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) budget will be delayed this year, with the mayoral election expected to be held in the first week of February, pushing the presentation ... Read More


35-km metro to link Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- The state government has approved a 35-km-long metro line that will connect the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports. The proposed metro corridor, Line 8, will include a 9.25-km-long und... Read More


Ten days on, BJP-Sena yet to resolve power-sharing feuds

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- The BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are at loggerheads once again over power-sharing in key municipal corporations such as Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli and Ulhasnagar. This has resul... Read More


Varun Dhawan fined Rs.500 for pull-ups inside metro

Mumbai, Jan. 28 -- Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan's brief 'exercise' with his fans - doing a few pull-ups using the grab handles inside a Mumbai Metro compartment on Saturday - has landed him in trouble... Read More


4-yr-old crushed under speaker set up for R-day

MUMBAI, Jan. 28 -- A four-year-old girl died after a large outdoor speaker, installed for a Republic Day programme in a lane at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Nagar in Vikhroli, fell on her on Monday. Accordin... Read More