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15% water cut in 17 wards on December 8-9

MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- As many as 17 civic wards in the city will experience a 15% water cut next week, as the civic body replaces the Tansa water main pipeline supplying water to Bhandup treatment plant. ... Read More


HC stays trial against Munawar Faruqui in hookah bar case

MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed the trial against stand-up comedian and Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui, who was booked for allegedly smoking a tobacco-based hookah at a ... Read More


Work begins on city's deepest road tunnels

Mumbai, Dec. 4 -- Work has begun on Mumbai's deepest road tunnels, which will run 50 metres below ground at their lowest point. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated the launch of th... Read More


Petition against govt land monetisation gathers steam

MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- A citizen's petition opposing the monetisation of public land has registered a strong response, with over 6,000 signatures opposing the transfer of prime government lands to private ... Read More


How dormant TB bacteria block antibiotics

MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- A new IIT-Bombay-Monash University study has found that tuberculosis (TB) bacteria survive antibiotic treatment by hardening their outer shell, making it difficult for drugs to penet... Read More


Sheetal Tejwani arrested in pune land case

Pune, Dec. 4 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Pune police on Wednesday arrested Sheetal Tejwani for her alleged role in the controversial Mundhwa land deal. According to the allegations, the... Read More


ED seizes Rs.9L, docus in probe into Nandurbar trust's FCRA violations

MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday seized Rs 9 lakh in cash and several documents and digital devices at 12 locations as part of its money-laundering probe into individuals a... Read More


Assam Rifles recovers Rs.16-cr drugs, 1 arrested

Aizawl, Dec. 4 -- The Assam Rifles recovered around 5.55 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth Rs.16.65 crore during a search operation in Champhai's Venglai locality in Mizoram on Tuesday, an officer f... Read More


Chaos unfolds across airports as hundreds left stranded

New Delhi/Mumbai/Pune, Dec. 4 -- "No updates, no message - just chaos," said Vishal M, one of the several IndiGo passengers across the country whose travel plans were disrupted on Wednesday after the ... Read More


MPCB shuts 19 RMC plants to mitigate air pollution

MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- A total of 19 Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plants, crucial to the widespread construction activity currently underway in Mumbai and surrounding areas, have been shut to keep air pollutio... Read More