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Cops rescue tortured teen from Thane friend's assault, blackmail

Nagpur, Aug. 6 -- A 20-year-old student of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Mumbai was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday by the Nagpur police for allegedly kidnapping, sexually assa... Read More


Cancel allotment of 16 acres to trust led by BJP MLC: Aaditya to CM

MUMBAI, Aug. 6 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray has written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging him to cancel the allotment of 16 acres of land, including the 12-acre Chhatrapati Sh... Read More


Auto, taxi drivers rush to learn Marathi, stay on road

Mumbai, Aug. 6 -- By 9 am on Wednesday, a narrow lane leading to a modest community hall in Saki Naka began to resemble a classroom. Hundreds of students flocked to the hall throughout the day to prac... Read More


Bizman's body found at Kalamb beach in Virar

MUMBAI, Aug. 6 -- The body of a businessman reported missing from Santacruz on August 1 was found at Kalamb beach near Arnala in Virar on Tuesday evening. Police said Nilesh Likhitkar, 38, appears to ... Read More


Court pulls up ACP for failing to catch Anmol Bishnoi in Baba Siddique case

MUMBAI, Aug. 6 -- A special MCOCA court on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to assistant commissioner of police (ACP) and investigating officer Subhash Dhudhgaonkar for "deliberately disregarding"... Read More


'Slap not a sexual act': HC drops Pocso charge against student

MUMBAI, Aug. 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday discharged a 19-year-old student from the charge of sexual harassment in a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso)... Read More


9 yrs on, murder accused traced via biz listing

MUMBAI, Aug. 6 -- Listing his scrap business online turned out to be the costliest advertisement for a murder accused who had managed to stay off the police radar for nine years. Mehtab Alam Azimatull... Read More


State to stay registration of homoeopaths till SOP

MUMBAI, Aug. 6 -- Even as doctors continued their strike against the government's proposed policy to allow homoeopaths to practise allopathy, state medical education minister Hasan Mushrif on Wednesda... Read More


'No immediate poll, so voters need not panic'

India, Aug. 6 -- Voters are confused and apprehensive regarding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, with preliminary estimates suggesting that over 20% of names could ... Read More


CJP to support Jharkhand students

MUMBAI, Aug. 6 -- Emphasising that India needs a strong and independent public pressure group to hold institutions accountable, Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday said th... Read More