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'ISIS module' accused creates ruckus in court, threatens judge

MUMBAI, Oct. 9 -- In a dramatic outburst, an accused in the Maharashtra ISIS module case on Thursday created a ruckus in a special NIA court, abusing and threatening the judge and prompting him to ord... Read More


How could Waze afford fleet of luxe cars, 100-day stay in 5-star hotel, HC asks NIA

MUMBAI, Oct. 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday questioned how Sachin Waze, a former assistant police inspector (API) who is an accused in the 2021 Antilia bomb scare case, could afford to own lux... Read More


State to review impact of school closures after protest

Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- More than two years after ordering the closure of schools with fewer than 20 students, the Maharashtra government has decided to conduct a three-month impact assessment to determine ... Read More


Colaba man loses Rs.4.92 cr in trading scam

MUMBAI, Oct. 9 -- A 56-year-old Colaba travel agency owner lost Rs.4.92 crore after falling for an online share-trading investment scam in which cyber criminals first allowed him to withdraw Rs.2.97 l... Read More


30 years later, woman injured in accident to receive payout

Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Thirty years after a Panvel resident was injured in a road accident, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the insurer of the offending vehicle to compensate the woman even tho... Read More


CGST officer, 3 others held for impersonation in bank exam

MUMBAI, Oct. 9 -- A Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) inspector and three others have been arrested for impersonating candidates who took public-sector banking recruitment exams in 2020-24. The ar... Read More


Cops blocking efforts to go to Delhi for protests, allege students, activists

MUMBAI, Oct. 9 -- Activists and citizens planning to travel to New Delhi for the October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar seeking removal of chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged ele... Read More


Fraudsters use Kandivali man's identity to route cyber fraud proceeds

MUMBAI, Oct. 9 -- A 28-year-old Kandivali caretaker was in for a shock when police teams from Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat arrived at his home in connection with cyber fraud cases... Read More


Collector: File case against those reclaiming Lokhandwala backwaters

MUMBAI, Oct. 9 -- After repeated complaints from the Shiv Sena, suburban collector Saurabh Katiyar has started a reinvestigation into the reclamation of the Lokhandwala backwaters. The issue was raise... Read More


Both CET attempts now after 12th boards

Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Maharashtra's higher and technical education department has decided to reschedule the two attempts of the state's Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) for engineering and pharmacy courses,... Read More