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Low footfall, high stall costs, vanishing Goan delicacies taking traditional sheen off Bandra Fair, say old vendors

MUMBAI, Sept. 21 -- As the week-long Bandra Fair, held in honour of the Feast of the Nativity of Mother Mary on September 8, draws to a close on Sunday, the annual festival appears to have lost some o... Read More


New Mankhurd flyovers threaten 1.62 ha of mangroves

MUMBAI, Sept. 21 -- The green cover that greets motorists on the Mankhurd stretch while travelling towards Navi Mumbai could soon give way to the flyover project, with the Municipal Corporation of Gre... Read More


Two more held for TET paper leak

THANE, Sept. 21 -- Two more arrests have been made in the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case. Both the accused were produced before the Bhiwandi court on Sunday and remanded to... Read More


Man nabbed for possessing Indian, Pakistani passports

Thane, Sept. 21 -- The Hill Line Police in Ulhasnagar have arrested a man for allegedly possessing an Indian passport as well as a Pakistani passport, obtained on the basis of fake and forged document... Read More


Marathwada water stock at just 46%; tankers in demand

Mumbai, Sept. 21 -- With the water stock in dams and reservoirs across Marathwada falling to the lowest level in the state, at 46.19%, eight districts in the region are reeling under severe drought ev... Read More


EAM, election commissioner flagged for SIR data discrepancy

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar, election commissioner SS Sandhu, former deputy prime minister LK Advani and Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India K Sanjay Murth... Read More


'Am I not a citizen of this country?' Sibal hits out at ECI

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Sunday criticised the Election Commission of India over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the Capital after he was served notice ... Read More


Raj murder accused held in guj after 24 yrs

Ahmedabad, Sept. 21 -- A 54-year-old man absconding for 24 years in a murder case registered in Rajasthan's Pali district was arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch (ACB), police said on Sunday. The a... Read More


Be kind, rewind, recap, recall and rejoice if you get the right answer

India, Sept. 20 -- After a decade of free transactions, a 0.4% fee will be charged for payments above Rs.2,000 made to businesses. This Merchant Discount Rate will help run the world's largest payment... Read More


X marks the spot

India, Sept. 20 -- What are the various things a kiss can mean? Over time, it has served as a token of peace, of loyalty, and of betrayal. It has helped win votes, and been part of what today seem lik... Read More