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'Leopard rescue teams, sterilisation will halt attacks on humans'

MUMBAI, Nov. 15 -- As forest cover shrinks, forcing the big cats into human habitation, a series of leopard attacks has triggered panic in rural areas from Pune to Kolhapur. Maharashtra chief wildlife... Read More


speeding car rams into bike on Palm Beach Rd, rider killed

Navi Mumbai, Nov. 15 -- A 22-year-old motorcyclist died after a speeding car rammed into his two-wheeler near Moraj Circle on Palm Beach Road early on Thursday. The pillion rider suffered injuries to ... Read More


WR to clear Elphinstone bridge demolition soon

Mumbai, Nov. 15 -- The demolition of the remaining portion of the British-era Elphinstone Bridge may finally begin next week, with Western Railway (WR) expected to give a go-ahead despite its ongoing ... Read More


HC slams son for taking ailing parents to court

MUMBAI, Nov. 15 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed its displeasure over a man seeking to restrain his Kolhapur-based parents from using his home in Mumbai during medical visits, saying it ... Read More


Taxi driver plunges into sea off old bridge

MUMBAI, Nov. 15 -- A 63-year-old taxi driver died on Thursday night after his vehicle plunged into the sea near Bhaucha Dhakka, one of the city's oldest fish landing centres, in Mazgaon. According to ... Read More


Concern over leopard and cub sightings in villages around Panvel

PANVEL, Nov. 15 -- A series of leopard sightings in Nitalas, a village barely 12 km from Panvel, has sparked concern among residents even as the forest department, on Thursday, began patrolling the ar... Read More


husband, in-law booked after Woman's suicide in kharghar

NAVI MUMBAI, Nov. 15 -- Nine days after a 35-year-old homemaker from Kharghar allegedly died by suicide on November 5, the police have registered an FIR against her husband and mother-in-law for abetm... Read More


BJP and Sena (UBT) face off for union's control at Taj Land's End

MUMBAI, Nov. 15 -- A bold attempt by a BJP-led union at Bandra's Taj Lands End, to steal members of the rival Shiv Sena (UBT)-led union, led to a massive protest outside the five-star hotel on Friday.... Read More


No discharge for 4 accused in Beed sarpanch murder

MUMBAI, Nov. 15 -- A special MCOCA court in Maharashtra's Beed district has refused to discharge four men accused in the abduction and killing of Santosh Deshmukh, a village sarpanch, linked to an ext... Read More


HC issues directions to expedite trials against MPs and MLAs

Mumbai, Nov. 15 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday pulled up the state government for delays in cases against sitting and former MPs and MLAs, and issued a series of time-bound directions to ensure th... Read More