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DRI seizes gold worth Rs.2.89 cr concealed in meat grinder; 2 held

MUMBAI, Jan. 26 -- The Mumbai unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday foiled an attempt to smuggle in foreign-origin gold worth an estimated Rs.2.89 crore, concealed inside a m... Read More


Tool gauges mangrove loss due to coastal rd

Mumbai, Jan. 26 -- Urban researcher and geospatial analyst Abhijit Ekbote, 50, has developed a mapping tool that citizens can access freely to assess mangrove loss due to the proposed Versova-Dahisar ... Read More


BMC yet to set up even one dog shelter two months after Supreme Court order

MUMBAI, Jan. 26 -- Two months after the Supreme Court directed civic bodies to move stray dogs to shelters, Mumbai is still struggling to set up even a single facility. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corp... Read More


Cong-led front to stake claim in BNMC

MUMBAI/THANE, Jan. 26 -- After discussions that lasted more than a week, the Congress, NCP (SP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) will together stake their claim to power in the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Cor... Read More


farmers start marching from nashik to city

PUNE, Jan. 26 -- PUNEAround 40,000 farmers launched a 'long march' from Nashik on Sunday, demanding implementation of long-pending assurances under the Forest Rights Act, completion of irrigation proj... Read More


Mussoorie's 100-year-old sufi shrine desecrated, case filed

Dehradun, Jan. 26 -- Members of a Hindu right-wing outfit allegedly vandalised a "mazaar" (shrine), believed to be over 100 years old, built on private land in Mussoorie, the Uttarakhand police said o... Read More


entry of 'non-Hindus' banned in Kedarnath, Badrinath

Dehradun/Mussoorie, Jan. 26 -- The Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC )on Sunday announced that the entry of non-Hindus will be prohibited inside 45 temples under its jurisdiction. The an... Read More


Abhishek, Surya blitz hand India series win

Guwahati, Jan. 26 -- Scintillating fifties from Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav helped India break new ground in the history of chasing as they demolished a target of 154 in just 10 overs, reduci... Read More


Sawant picks up 7/69 as Hindu Gym beat Apollo

Mumbai, Jan. 26 -- Leg-spinner Rahul Sawant took a seven-wicket haul to help PJ Hindu Gymkhana beat Apollo CC by 8 runs in the first round of Young Comrade Shield match. Brief scores: Dadar Union SC 3... Read More


mark tully, AVID chronicler of INDIA, dies at 90

New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- Mark Tully, among the most famous chroniclers of India who helmed BBC in India for two decades and became an authoritative voice to millions at defining moments in the journey of... Read More