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Woman kills partner, keeps body under tap

THANE, July 21 -- The Manpada police in Dombivli on Monday recovered a chopped, decomposed body from a rented apartment, after the tenant allegedly sent a voice message to the flat owner, saying she h... Read More


BEST bus rams into divider; 1 dead

MUMBAI, July 21 -- A pedestrian was killed and ten others were injured when a BEST bus crashed into a road divider at Mankhurd on the Sion-Panvel highway on Monday morning. Among the injured were the ... Read More


'Brakes failed, so I rammed the divider to avoid hitting people'

MUMBAI, July 21 -- A pedestrian unused to Mumbai's chaotic streets, a BEST bus driver who says the brakes failed, and passengers who complain that buses on route 501 are routinely in poor condition. A... Read More


Rs.45 cr approved for AI-enabled bird park project in Bhandup

MUMBAI, July 21 -- The Mumbai Suburban District Planning and Development Committee (DPDC) has approved Rs.45 crore for the Bhandup Bird Park project, an eco-tourism facility planned inside the Thane C... Read More


Wadias' Thane plot price slashed as banks look to recover dues

THANE, July 21 -- The Central Bank of India has once again put Wadia Realty's nearly 95-acre land parcel on Ghodbunder Road in Thane on the auction block, slashing the reserve price by more than Rs.15... Read More


245k engineering applications confirmed

Mumbai, July 21 -- A total of 245,000 students have confirmed their applications for first-year engineering (BE/BTech) admissions in Maharashtra after the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell complet... Read More


BMC schools yet to receive free supplies

Mumbai, July 21 -- Although more than a month has passed since the academic year commenced at schools run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), a majority of the 310,000 students enrolled i... Read More


'Citizens bearing brunt of fake birth certificate crackdown'

MUMBAI, July 21 -- The BMC's crackdown following the detection of nearly 20,000 allegedly bogus birth certificates dominated discussions in the civic body's House on Monday, with corporators across pa... Read More


Bookings dip during tourist season at Igatpuri after family is harassed, chased by goons on highway

PUNE, July 21 -- It's not regular practice for riot-control police to be stationed at Igatpuri's scenic tourist spots - its many waterfalls and at the Bhavali Dam, a huge draw, especially in the monso... Read More


Teen rescued after falling into gorge

NAVI MUMBAi, July 21 -- A 19-year-old trekker from Panvel survived after falling into a deep gorge near Matheran on Saturday and was rescued following a nearly three-hour operation involving local vil... Read More