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Short-circuit fire in Masjid Bunder bldg suffocates 2 to death, injures 5

MUMBAI, Feb. 17 -- Two people lost their lives in a fire at a building in Masjid Bunder on Sunday morning and five others were injured. The incident took place at Pann Ali Mansion at 6.11 am, a nine-s... Read More


BJP leader booked for dancing with gun at haldi

THANE, Feb. 17 -- A case has been registered against an office-bearer of the BJP and his brother for brandishing a revolver while dancing at a pre-wedding ceremony in Kalyan, police said on Sunday. A... Read More


Developer held in New India co-op bank scam

Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Sunday arrested Dharmesh Paun, a private developer from Kandivali, in connection with the Rs.122 crore New India Cooperative Bank sca... Read More


Finding the purr-fect match for rescued pets, the Indian way

THANE, Feb. 17 -- The string of red and pink paper hearts festooning the blue gate gives a cheerful look to an otherwise nondescript setting. Inside the gate are more hearts, dangling from the cages o... Read More


52 bikes seized, riders booked for rash driving

MUMBAI, Feb. 17 -- In a special drive conducted on Sunday, officers from the Bandra and Kherwadi police stations booked 52 riders and seized their bikes for allegedly racing and performing stunts at t... Read More


BMC asks cops to probe encroachments at sports club in Kandivali

Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has granted prosecution sanction to the police to proceed with an investigation into an FIR concerning alleged encroachments by the Kaml... Read More


Naik eyes Shinde bastion, Uday Samant retaliates

MUMBAI, Feb. 16 -- At a time when there is a cold war between deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and the BJP, Palghar guardian minister and BJP leader Ganesh Naik has announced that he will hold a Ja... Read More


Rising concerns in Sena (UBT) as one more ex-MLA joins Shinde

MUMBAI, Feb. 16 -- The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is steadily picking off leaders from the rival Shiv Sena (UBT) camp, deepening the crisis for a party struggling to hold its ground. On Saturday, the... Read More


Body of teacher, 30-yr-old man found in nhava sheva creek

MUMBAI, Feb. 16 -- The body of a primary school teacher from Alibag, who died by suicide on the Atal Setu bridge on Friday, was recovered on Saturday. The recovery team also found another body, adjace... Read More


Ukranian actor booked for forging Indian birth certificate

MUMBAI, Feb. 16 -- The Bhoiwada police have registered a case against Ukranian national and small-time actor, Armen Ataian, who was arrested in the multi-crore Torres Jewellery scam, for allegedly for... Read More