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Al-falah starts classes, but struggles to rebuild trust

Faridabad, Nov. 10 -- A year after the deadly Red Fort blast, in which a car driven by suicide bomber Umar Un-Nabi exploded, the terror strike continues to cast a long shadow over Al-Falah University ... Read More


3 fires reported a day after Diwali; Andheri man, 64, injured

MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- Despite a ban on rockets and aerial firecrackers in force until November 25 following 137 firecracker-related calls received by the Mumbai Fire Brigade on Diwali (Sunday), three mor... Read More


71% Diwali fires in city linked to crackers

Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- Of the 282 fire calls received by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) between November 6 and 10am on November 9, 200 or nearly 71% calls pertained to fires attributed to firecrackers, acc... Read More


Civic hospitals treat 28 burn cases, flowerpot firecrackers behind majority of injuries

MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- At least 28 people were treated for burn injuries at three major Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hospitals following Diwali celebrations, with flowerpot crackers emerging a... Read More


Cong MLA seeks probe into delay in fire brigade response

MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- Congress MLA Amin Patel has sought an inquiry into the alleged 45-minute delay in the fire brigade's response to the fire at Noor Baug, which gutted a large number of small-scale in... Read More


Crackers damage WR signals, delay trains

Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- Diwali firecrackers also disrupted suburban train operations, delaying trains by 20-30 minutes on Western Railway on Monday morning. Firecrackers bursting sparked a fire along railw... Read More


youth beaten to death over firecracker dispute in Juhu

MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- Juhu police arrested two men and detained a juvenile (a child in conflict with the law) for allegedly beating a 19-year-old man to death following a dispute over firecracker use. Ac... Read More


Diwali AQI breaches 400, then settles at moderate

MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- Mumbai witnessed one of its worst air quality spells of the season starting Sunday evening through Monday, with a sharp overnight spike in pollution levels due to widespread burstin... Read More


no Chhath Puja at girgaon chowpatty: hC

MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- The Bombay high court has declined to grant relief to the Mithila Chhath Puja Sangh, which had approached the court seeking permission to organise Chhath Puja celebrations at Girgao... Read More


Jogeshwari man booked over woman's conversion to Islam before marriage

MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- The Meghwadi police registered a case against a man for unlawful religious conversion through force, fraud, undue influence, allurement or marriage-related deception, invoking Secti... Read More