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Rap for cops in Abu Azmi case

MUMBAI, March 15 -- The Sessions Court has expressed surprise that the police registered an offence against Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi, over his recent remarks hailing Mughal emperor Aurangz... Read More


100 years on, Mulshi dam affected bereft of basic rights

MUMBAI, March 15 -- The Mulshi dam satyagraha may have ended over a century ago, but it lives on in the repercussions for Mulshi taluka's 52 villages that were sacrificed to it. A book of 70 essays co... Read More


Sr citizen loses Rs.4.82 crore to cyber frauds

MUMBAI, March 15 -- A 71-year-old woman was cheated of Rs.4.82 crore by cyber frauds posing as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and Customs officials, and judge. The Central Cyber police s... Read More


FASTag mandatory at all MSRDC toll plazas from Apr

MUMBAI, March 15 -- Starting April 1, it will be mandatory to pay through FASTag or E-Tag at all toll plazas operated by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). If motorists are un... Read More


Woman throws 8-yr-old daughter from 29th floor flat, dies by suicide

NAVI MUMBAI, March 15 -- A 37-year-old woman died by suicide on Wednesday after allegedly throwing her eight-year-old daughter from the balcony of their 29th-floor apartment in Panvel. The deceased w... Read More


Car driven by law student kills woman in Vadodara

Ahmedabad, March 15 -- A speeding Volkswagen driven by 23-year-old law student Rakshit Chaurasiya ploughed into multiple two-wheelers in Vadodara's Karelibaug area early Friday, killing a 40-year-old ... Read More


Class 12 answer sheets go up in flames at teacher's home

MUMBAI, March 15 -- A total of 175 answer sheets of Class 12 students who took this paper in the board exam last month went up in flames at the Virar residence of the teacher assigned to grade them. T... Read More


Award-winning Vidarbha farmer dies over irrigation issues

NAGPUR, March 15 -- A farmer from western Vidarbha, honoured by the state for his contribution to agriculture, died by suicide on Thursday, his suicide note focusing on the lack of adequate irrigation... Read More


Eastern waterfront to get tourism boost

India, March 15 -- More than 11 years since Mumbai's eastern waterfront's revamp plan was first formalised, the Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) has taken another halting step forward by initiating plans ... Read More


Gold prices peak for third straight day

India, March 15 -- Maintaining its upward run for the third straight day, gold prices touched another peak on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) in today's trading session, March 14. The April expiry ... Read More