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Cong stalwart Shalinitai Patil dies at 94

MUMBAI, Dec. 21 -- Shalinitai Patil, former Maharashtra minister and wife of late chief minister Vasantdada Patil, passed away in Mumbai on Saturday. She was 94. Patil was widely known for maintaining... Read More


Min Mum temp dips to 14.6degC; Pune dist to 6.9degC

MUMBAI/ PUNE, Dec. 21 -- The Santacruz observatory registered a minimum temperature of 14.6degC in Mumbai on Saturday, which is 3.4 degrees below normal, according to the India Meteorological Departme... Read More


59-year-old run over by dumper in Govandi

MUMBAI, Dec. 21 -- A 59-year-old man died after a dumper ran over him on Friday afternoon in Shivaji Nagar, Govandi, said the police. According to the police, the complainant, 29-year-old Abdul Majid ... Read More


The Constitution binds citizens across languages, regions and generations, says Indira Jaising

MUMBAI, Dec. 21 -- Senior advocate and feminist legal scholar Indira Jaising on Saturday said the Indian Constitution was the single thread that bound citizens across languages, regions and generation... Read More


Cops foil suicide bid by bizman duped of Rs.99L

MUMBAI, Dec. 21 -- Posing as senior Mumbai police officers, cyber fraudsters allegedly ran an elaborate extortion racket and cheated a 39-year-old gas agency owner from Malad of Rs.99 lakh, pushing hi... Read More


Teenager pushed out of moving train, 1 held

NAVI MUMBAI, Dec. 21 -- Eighteen-year-old Shweta Mahadik's routine commute from her home to her turned into a nightmare on Saturday as she was pushed out of a moving local train. The incident occurred... Read More


Mercury dips to 14.6degC, coldest Dec day this year

Mumbai, Dec. 21 -- On Saturday the city recorded its coldest December morning this season. The Santacruz observatory logged a minimum temperature of 14.6degC, which is 3.4 degrees below normal, accord... Read More


174 suspected bogus voters booked in Ambernath

THANE, Dec. 21 -- The Ambernath police on Saturday booked 174 Bhiwandi residents for unlawful assembly after the Election Commission's flying squad found them loitering suspiciously near Krishna Marri... Read More


HC grants Kokate bail, but refuses to stay conviction

MUMBAI, Dec. 20 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday suspended the two-year jail sentence imposed on former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case, and also granted him bail... Read More


Former min undergoes coronary angiography

Mumbai, Dec. 20 -- Manikrao Kokate underwent coronary angiography at Lilavati Hospital on Friday, with doctors saying he has four major arterial blockages. A Nashik police team that had arrived in Mum... Read More