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Firing outside mall in Pune sparks panic

PUNE, May 17 -- Panic gripped Pimpri-Chinchwad after unidentified assailants allegedly opened fire outside the well-known AJ Furniture Mall on Ravet Road on Friday night. Police said two men arrived o... Read More


8-year-old girl dies after being run over by mixer truck

MUMBAI, May 17 -- An eight-year-old girl died after a concrete mixer truck ran over her in Sakinaka on Friday evening. The accident occurred when the girl, Ahana Shaikh, and her father, Mohammad Rafi ... Read More


24,500 govt employees in Mumbai begin groundwork for Census 2027

MUMBAI, May 17 -- Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in Ghatkopar East is abuzz with activity on Saturday morning. A motley crowd of over 150 people-teachers, Asha workers, BMC health department staff-has queued ... Read More


DRI arrests two, seizes cocaine worth Rs.13 cr

MUMBAI, May 17 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has foiled two drug smuggling attempts at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and seized 2.6 kg of cocaine worth Rs.13... Read More


Marriage is a partnership of equals, not service contract: HC

MUMBAI, May 17 -- A wife's inability or refusal to perform household chores such as cooking and cleaning does not amount to cruelty under law, the Bombay High Court has ruled, stating that marriage is... Read More


NCP says Patel, Tatkare to retain key positions

MUMBAI, May 17 -- Three days after a controversy over fresh appointments to its national working committee (NWC), the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) went into damage-control mode on Saturday. It cla... Read More


Satam objects to BMC's PPP model for six schools, cites low returns

MUMBAI, May 17 -- City BJP president and MLA Ameet Satam has raised strong objections to the BMC's public-private partnership (PPP) policy for municipal school plots and demanded that the allotment of... Read More


HC refuses stay on Mhada rdvpt bids in Bandra, Worli

MUMBAI, May 17 -- The Bombay High Court recently refused to stay the tender process for appointing a "construction and development agency" for the redevelopment of the city's two biggest Mhada layouts... Read More


Attempts were made to corner Fadnavis as he is Brahmin, says Ganesh Naik

MUMBAI, May 17 -- Amid rising caste politics, state forest minister and BJP leader Ganesh Naik said that despite being a smart and inclusive political leader, CM Devendra Fadnavis is cornered by some ... Read More


Jarange-Patil warns of fresh protest from May 30

MUMBAI, May 17 -- Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has announced a fresh agitation, demanding implementation of the Satara Gazette to provide reservations to Marathas by issuing them Kunbi caste c... Read More