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24-year-old MBBS student found dead in Bihar medical college

PATNA, April 26 -- A 24-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a private medical college in Bihar's Kishanganj district, police said on Saturday, adding that they suspect it t... Read More


u.s. green card checks to factor in political views

New York, April 26 -- The Donald Trump administration can now deny green cards to immigrants who express certain political opinions, including participating in pro-Palestinian protests or posting crit... Read More


Mayor's policy push: BMC to open civic works to labour cooperatives

MUMBAI, April 26 -- The BMC is set to open up civic works to labour cooperatives, with Mayor Ritu Tawde indicating that a formal decision will follow after consultations with municipal commissioner As... Read More


Powai man dies after tempo rams scooter

MUMBAI, April 26 -- A 30-year-old civic veterinary officer died after a tempo rammed his scooter on the Gandhi Nagar junction bridge in Vikhroli on Saturday afternoon. The victim, Niwas Yadav, was on ... Read More


What a racecourse with the city closing in on it looks like

MUMBAI, April 26 -- We lived in Bombay and we lived in Mumbai and sometimes, I lived in both of them at the same time, wrote Suketu Mehta in 'Maximum City' about a city in transition. In his twin proj... Read More


Willingness of 13-year-old girl to elope immaterial: HC

MUMBAI, April 26 -- The Bombay High Court recently upheld the conviction of a young man for kidnapping a 13-year-old girl despite the girl agreeing to elope with him, holding that consent of a minor g... Read More


HC clears Wadala housing society rdvpt after 13-yr delay

MUMBAI, April 26 -- A housing society in Wadala - comprising 46 buildings and 826 flats - can finally proceed with redevelopment after the Bombay High Court ruled against a builder who had sought to r... Read More


Doctors oppose KEM renaming

MUMBAI, April 26 -- Resident doctors at KEM Hospital are distressed at the move to rename Mumbai's largest civic-run hospital. They believe the authorities should instead prioritise reforms that impro... Read More


Court lifts curbs on bank accounts of Chakraborty

MUMBAI, April 26 -- A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Mumbai has held that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) failed to comply with a mandatory statutory safeguard w... Read More


Drug lord Salim Dola detained in Turkey, may be extradited via UAE

MUMBAI, April 26 -- Salim Dola, the alleged mastermind behind one of the largest synthetic drug manufacturing and supply cartels operational in India, has been detained in Istanbul, Turkey, officers f... Read More