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26-year-old contract labourer dies during BMC drain cleaning

MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- A 26-year-old contract labourer died after being exposed to toxic fumes and a powerful surge of water while cleaning a deep sewer line in Goregaon in the early hours of Tuesday. The ... Read More


Tehseen Poonawalla's mom injured in Pune

Pune, Feb. 4 -- Political commentator Tehseen Poonawalla on Tuesday reported that his 75-year-old mother was injured in a hit-and-run incident at a petrol pump in Pune. She is currently hospitalised w... Read More


Court rejects Sachin Waze's plea to drop charges in Anil Deshmukh-linked case

MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- A special court on Tuesday rejected an application filed by former police officer, Sachin Waze, a central figure in an alleged Rs.100-crore extortion racket linked to former state ho... Read More


Fire in 18-storey Thane bldg leaves 2 injured, 70 evacuated

THANE, Feb. 4 -- A fire broke out in an 18-storey residential building in Thane early Tuesday, requiring the evacuation of more than 70 residents and leaving two senior citizens injured. According to ... Read More


Cong suspends Malegaon chief for forging front with BJP

MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday suspended Ejaz Beg, the party's Malegaon city president, for forming a front with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Malegaon Municipal Corpo... Read More


Follow Constitution or leave: SC to WhatsApp

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- New DelhiThe Supreme Court on Tuesday came down hard on WhatsApp, saying that it will not permit the "exploitation" of personal data of even a single Indian citizen and that what ... Read More


Two aircraft brush wingtips at Mumbai airport; none injured

MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- A mishap was narrowly averted at Mumbai airport on Tuesday evening when the right wingtips of two aircraft brushed against each other. The accident happened at around 7.30 pm, when A... Read More


Soon, reach Nmia from atal setu in 10 mins

NAVI MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- Air travellers heading to the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) could soon reach the terminal just 10 minutes after getting off the Atal Setu, with CIDCO finalising the e... Read More


Kamra, Andhare summoned for 'insulting' Shinde

MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- The privileges committee of the legislative council has summoned stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare on Thursday for a hearing in a case related t... Read More


Lawyer booked for sexually harassing his 8-year-old daughter

MUMBAI, Feb. 4 -- A senior lawyer has been booked for alleged sexual harassment of his eight-year-old daughter, after his wife lodged a complaint with the police. The accused faces charges under the B... Read More