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Dharavikars begin vacating their decades-old residences

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The first of thousands of Dharavikars have started moving out of their decades-old homes in cramped alleys. At least two areas-Meghwadi at Matunga and Shatabdi Nagar at Sion, spread... Read More


14 yrs later, 2 diamond traders acquitted of angadiya murder

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted two diamond traders who were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering an angadiya (informal banking/ couri... Read More


minor's DAD, 6 OTHERS DENIED BAIL IN pune Porsche CASE

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail applications of seven accused in the Pune Porsche crash case, including that of the father of the accused minor driver. The allega... Read More


Teen writes exam under fake identity; teacher booked

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The Borivali police have booked a tuition teacher for allegedly making a 14-year-old boy appear in a maths examination on someone else's behalf. The exam was organised by the Mathem... Read More


HC: respond to Zeeshan's plea for police cover within 10 days

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to decide within 10 days on former Bandra MLA Zeeshan Siddique's request for restoring his police security. Zeeshan, a... Read More


Marathi manoos to be Mumbai mayor if we win, says BJP

Mumbai, Dec. 17 -- With cousins Raj and Uddhav Thackeray set to announce an alliance for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, and Marathi identity expected to dominate the ... Read More


BMC removes 2,103 illegal political hoardings

Mumbai, Dec. 17 -- A day after the model code of conduct was enforced, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched a major crackdown on illegal political advertisements across the city, remo... Read More


Modi conferred with Ethiopia's top honour

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- India and Ethiopia on Tuesday elevated their times to a strategic partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali discussed ways to ramp up coopera... Read More


3 held as CBI busts cyber fraud network

MUMBAI, Dec. 17 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a cyber-fraud network's illegal facility, through which hundreds of thousands of fraudulent, phishing SMSes were being sent acro... Read More


Debt trap drives farmer to sell kidney for Rs.8L

NAGPUR, Dec. 17 -- A debt-ridden farmer from a remote village in Chandrapur district was forced to sell his kidney in 2024 in a bid to repay loans taken from moneylenders. The rate of interest charged... Read More