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Dharavi man killed, 10 others injured in Kharghar hit-and-run

NAVI MUMBAI, July 10 -- A late-night joyride turned tragic for a group of 11 young dancers from Dharavi on Wednesday after a speeding car rammed into their bikes at Kharghar. One rider died and ten pe... Read More


23 years on, CBI gets woman deported from USA in Rs.1.44 crore gold import scam

MUMBAI, July 10 -- After more than two decades on the run, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has finally brought back businesswoman Monika Kapoor from the United States to face trial in a Rs.1... Read More


'Alleged adultery cannot be only reason for paternity test'

MUMBAI, July 10 -- The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court recently quashed a family court's order allowing DNA profiling to ascertain a child's paternity on the grounds of the mother's alleged adul... Read More


Another HC judge recuses from hearing HDFC CEO's plea

MUMBAI, July 10 -- A fourth judge from the Bombay high court has recused himself from hearing a plea filed by the chief executive and managing director of HDFC Bank, Sashidhar Jagdishan, to quash a br... Read More


Loudspeaker row: Police cite plaints of 'mental distress' to HC

MUMBAI, July 10 -- The Mumbai police on Wednesday filed a reply in the Bombay High Court detailing the procedure followed by them in imposing fines and terminating loudspeaker licences of five mosques... Read More


Urdu Sahitya Academy move put on hold

MUMBAI, July 10 -- In a significant development, the Maharashtra government has put the proposed relocation of the Urdu Sahitya Academy on hold. The decision was announced after a high-level meeting c... Read More


Malaika Arora dropped as a witness in Saif's 2012 brawl case

MUMBAI, July 10 -- Actor Malaika Arora was dropped as a witness on Wednesday from the 2012 brawl case involving actor Saif Ali Khan after she failed to support the prosecution case. The trial court al... Read More


State govt to enact law against religious conversions, demolish illegal churches

Mumbai, July 10 -- The Maharashtra government will enact a strict law to curb cases of religious conversion and also demolish unauthorised churches that have come up across the state, especially in tr... Read More


Teacher held for raping student applies for bail

MUMBAI, July 10 -- A 40-year-old English teacher from a prominent Mumbai school, arrested last week for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student, has moved the sessions court seeking bail. ... Read More


Thief, murderer caught after evading police for three years

MUMBAI, July 10 -- Three years ago, Nagji Patel, stole Rs.10 lakh in cash from a steel trading firm he worked at in south Mumbai. As he evaded the police, Patel brutally murdered an old rival in Rajas... Read More