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Retiree duped of Rs.1.56 crore in 'digital arrest' scam

Thane, March 11 -- A 64-year-old retired Indian Railways officer from Badlapur was duped of Rs.1.56 crore in a "digital arrest" cyber scam, with fraudsters posing as officials from the law enforcement... Read More


State to probe graft charges against FRA

MUMBAI, March 11 -- The state government will investigate corruption charges against the Fees Regulating Authority (FRA), ironically, the body meant to regulate fees in private, unaided professional c... Read More


GST officers seizing cash is illegal, says HC

MUMBAI, March 11 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed the seizure of Rs.1 crore by officers of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) from a businesswoman's residence, holding that ... Read More


HC sets aside death penalty in Pune minor rape-murder case

India, March 11 -- Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday set aside a trial court's order sentencing a man to death for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Pune, observing that crucial wit... Read More


No urgent hearing for plea on Tardeo tower

MUMBAI, March 11 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an urgent hearing to a petitioner seeking clarity on the legal status of the first 16 floors of the 34-storey Willingdon View Coop... Read More


Historian's lecture moved from SNDT to Shivaji Mandir

Mumbai, March 11 -- The 16th Neera Desai Memorial Lecture, originally scheduled to be held at SNDT Women's University, is set to take place outside the campus after the university cancelled the event ... Read More


HSC cheating: State board suspends 81 staffers

MUMBAI, March 11 -- The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has suspended 81 employees for their alleged involvement in malpractices during the ongoing Class 12 board e... Read More


After illegal hawkers, BMC acts against khataras in Kandivali

Mumbai, March 11 -- Days after a major anti-encroachment drive against illegal hawkers and shop extensions at the Lokhandwala Township in Kandivali East, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) h... Read More


Rohit Shetty house firing case: Court denies interim bail to accused for his wedding

MUMBAI, March 11 -- A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court in Mumbai rejected the interim bail application of Ritik Vinod Singh Yadav, one of the 12 accused arrested in con... Read More


Wrestlers protest as multiple Maharashtra Kesaris ruffle feathers

PUNE, March 11 -- Pehelwans from across Maharashtra have thrown their weight into a do-or-die bout that could determine the future of the coveted Maharashtra Kesari title - one of the state's most pre... Read More