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AQI worsens as Chembur slips into the 'poor' category

Mumbai, Dec. 28 -- The city continued to see relatively cool weather on Saturday, even as air quality deteriorated across several pockets, with Chembur slipping into the poor category. According to th... Read More


Navi Mumbai civic polls hit by BJP infighting, deadlock with Shiv Sena

NAVI MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- Even as nomination counters opened on December 23, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) elections have stalled, caught in a three-front political crisis: a deepening re... Read More


Car dealer booked for duping businessman of Rs.78.64 lakh

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- The Bandra police on Friday booked a 44-year-old luxury car dealer for allegedly cheating an Andheri-based businessman of Rs.78.64 lakh by luring him into a partnership in the busin... Read More


raigad murder turns political, Tatkare aide in spotlight

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- The gory daylight killing of Mangesh Kalokhe, 45, in Khopoli, in Raigad district, is snowballing into a full-blown political controversy. Even as the name of NCP state president Sun... Read More


BJP, Shiv Sena still haggling over seats

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- With just two days left to file nominations for the BMC polls, consensus still eludes the BJP and Shiv Sena in their seat-sharing pact. Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam said the two rul... Read More


Majority don't know BMC budget size, funds: Survey

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- A comprehensive citywide survey has found that a majority of Mumbaikars do not know how the BMC, the country's richest municipal body, functions, with 72% unaware of its annual budg... Read More


Staff crunch as 29 municipal corporations vote together

Mumbai, Dec. 28 -- With elections to all 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra being held simultaneously, civic bodies are facing a severe shortage of staff for election-related duties. While t... Read More


Other than Marathi manoos, Thackerays seek help of Muslims

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- Three decades after the Shiv Sena was accused of stoking communal riots in Mumbai, the Thackerays are turning to the Muslim community to bolster their poll prospects in their fight ... Read More


Two missing 10-yr-old boys found in a garden after night-long search

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- Two 10-year-old boys from Sahakar Nagar in Virar East, who went missing on Thursday evening, were found by the Virar police on Friday morning in a garden after an overnight search. ... Read More


High court dissolves marriage of topchef-restaurateur Farrokh Khambata

MUMBAI, Dec. 28 -- The Bombay High Court has dissolved the marriage of one of the city's top chef-cum-restaurateurs, Farrokh Aspi Khambata, after he deserted his wife and allegedly fled to the Philipp... Read More