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Two held for extortion bid from Lodha firm over Goa township

Mumbai, Aug. 31 -- Two Goa residents were arrested by the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Mumbai Crime branch for allegedly extorting around Rs.41 lakh from The House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL) by t... Read More


Residents push back against 'beautification' of Bandra Reclamation

MUMBAI, Aug. 31 -- A plan to "beautify" the Bandra Reclamation Promenade has left residents worried about what could happen to the waterfront they use and the creek alongside it. The Bandra Reclamatio... Read More


DRI seizes Rs.10.75-crore smuggled gold, five B'deshis among six held

Mumbai, Aug. 31 -- Five Bangladeshi transit passengers and a private airline ground staffer were arrested after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 6.85kg of foreign-origin gold worth... Read More


bail conditions of Avinash Bhosale eased as hc allows overseas visit

MUMBAI, Aug. 31 -- The Bombay High Court has relaxed two bail conditions imposed on Pune-based builder Avinash Bhosale in the corruption case linked to Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) and Yes Bank. T... Read More


Neville D'Souza proposal at early stage: BMC to HC

MUMBAI, Aug. 31 -- The BMC has told the Bombay high court that it has neither finally deleted the playground designation and reservation of the Neville D'Souza football ground at Bandra Reclamation no... Read More


'Turbhe waste-to-energy project must be halted'

NAVI MUMBAI, Aug. 31 -- Opposition to the proposed Rs.2,192-crore waste-to-energy project at the Turbhe dumping ground is gathering momentum. After local residents staged a protest in May, alleging th... Read More


Port dept plans Versova-Mandwa water transport link

Mumbai, Aug. 31 -- The port department led by BJP minister Nitesh Rane is planning to launch transport services between Versova on the city's western coastline and Mandwa in Alibaug in a bid to raise ... Read More


Newborn among 3 of family killed, three injured in Bikaner accident

Bikaner, Aug. 31 -- A two-day-old was among three people killed when a vehicle carrying six members of a family was crushed between a camper and an SUV in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, police said on ... Read More


NEET-PG test conducted, probe ordered into snags

Jaipur/New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) conducted the NEET-PG examination on Sunday even as it constituted a three-member committee to investigate t... Read More


top seed semwal cruises into second round

Mumbai, Aug. 30 -- Top seed Om Semwal outplayed Vir Beri in a men's Round of 64 match, coasting to a 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 victory in the 49th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Tournament 2026.... Read More