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Olympia, which hosted Hollywood stars, loses its licence over roaches

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- Two months after playing host to Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Tom Holland as well as filmmaker Christopher Nolan, Colaba's iconic Olympia Coffee House has been forced to down its... Read More


Siddique case accused says cops illegally detained him for five days

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- An accused in the Baba Siddique murder case on Thursday told a special MCOCA court that the Mumbai Police illegally detained him in Haryana for five days before bringing him to Mum... Read More


CJP drive leads to urgent repairs in ZP schools

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- The Cockroach Janata Party's School Thik Karo (Fix The School) campaign has got the state machinery to focus on improving the infrastructure - particularly basic facilities such as... Read More


In layouts, land to be conveyed to a society is frozen on due date: HC

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- The Bombay High Court has held that in a layout development, the land meant to be conveyed to a housing society or association of flat purchasers, stands frozen on the due date - o... Read More


Pedestrians are still not first on city's footpaths

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- The city's footpaths may be getting a "Pedestrian First" push from the BMC, but on the ground, pedestrians are still being squeezed into narrow strips of space. Hawker stalls, park... Read More


Tree halts truck's plunge into gorge, driver rescued

NAVI MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- A tree in the middle of a gorge made the difference between life and death for a truck driver who remained trapped inside his vehicle after it plunged down a 250-foot-deep gor... Read More


Two boys drown while filming reels in Vaitarna River

PALGHAR, Sept. 18 -- A reel-making outing during the ongoing Ganeshotsav holiday took a fatal turn for two teenage friends in Wada, Palghar district, after they jumped into the flowing waters of the V... Read More


'Shocked' SC seeks probe in Manipur relief camp deaths

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed shock over 34 unnatural deaths at the camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, questioning the state'... Read More


SC approves NEET-SS percentile reduction

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday approved the Centre's decision to reduce the qualifying marks for admission to National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test super-speciality (NEET-SS) co... Read More


epf cap raised to Rs.25k

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved raising the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from Rs.15,000 to Rs.25,000 a mon... Read More