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CBI books BoI officer for siphoning off Rs.1.17 crore

MUMBAI, Oct. 10 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked an employee of the Bank of India's (BoI) Thane branch for allegedly misappropriating Rs.1.17 crore from customer accounts, inclu... Read More


Rename places with caste-based names, says govt

MUMBAI, Oct. 10 -- All villages, localities, roads and housing colonies that bear any reference to castes or specific communities must be renamed after "personalities connected with democratic values"... Read More


Six FIRs in last two months over rat bites at Cooper Hospital

Mumbai, Oct. 10 -- Despite repeated assurances of strict sanitation drives, the rat menace continues to plague the civic-run Cooper Hospital. Right to Information (RTI) activist Chetan Kothari has cla... Read More


Mahim Fort to get a facelift

MUMBAI, Oct. 10 -- The 13th-century Mahim Fort, representing layers of local history, will be given a facelift, opening up three acres of prime land along Mumbai's western seashore to the public. Stan... Read More


Cancel 'illegal' admissions of 22 nursing students: HC

MUMBAI, Oct. 10 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday cancelled the admission of 22 nursing students for illegally securing admission into courses of General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) and Auxiliary N... Read More


Shinde launches Sena's organisational wing

MUMBAI, Oct. 10 -- With the BMC and other local body elections around the corner, the Shiv Sena led by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde has launched the Sthaniya Lokadhikar Sena (SLS) to mobilise s... Read More


FDA launches state-wide inspection of cough syrups

Mumbai, Oct. 10 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Association (FDA) on Thursday ordered the shutdown of medical sales of 88 vendors and issued show-cause notices to 107 others for selling cough syrups ... Read More


22-yr-old student seriously injured as his Porsche crashes into divider

MUMBAI, Oct. 10 -- A 22-year-old law student from Mira-Bhayander suffered severe leg injuries after his Porsche car crashed into the divider on Western Express Highway in Jogeshwari on Thursday early ... Read More


Bomb threat at Bandra family court turns out to be a hoax

MUMBAI, Oct. 10 -- The Bandra Family Court at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) received a bomb threat on Thursday via email. The premises were immediately vacated, said the BKC police. The Bomb Detectio... Read More


Antilia case: NIA court dismisses ex-cop Sachin Waze's plea

MUMBAI, Oct. 10 -- A special NIA court here on Thursday rejected former policeman Sachin Waze's plea to drop proceedings against him in the case pertaining to parking of explosives-laden car near indu... Read More