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police book Pune woman for filing false rape case

PUNE, July 23 -- A 22-year-old IT professional was booked on Tuesday for allegedly lodging a false rape complaint, weeks after her sensational claim of being sexually assaulted by a man posing as a de... Read More


Create separate CEO dept: ECI to WB govt

India, July 23 -- With less than a year to go for the West Bengal assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the state administration to create a separate department with ... Read More


Trump pulls US out of Unesco for a 2nd time, calls it 'woke'

India, July 23 -- President Donald Trump has decided to pull the United States out of the "woke" and "divisive" UN culture and education agency Unesco, the White House said on Tuesday, repeating a mov... Read More


Indian man injured in Dublin racist attack

India, July 23 -- An Indian man in his 40s was hospitalised following what has been dubbed "mindless, racist violence" in a suburb of the Irish capital of Dublin, with the Indian Ambassador to Ireland... Read More


Teacher held for sexually assaulting teen gets bail

MUMBAI, July 23 -- A court on Tuesday granted bail to a 40-year-old female school teacher arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting her 16-year-old male student on multiple occasions over a year. Whi... Read More


bandra cylinder blast: 65-yr-old woman dies

Mumbai, July 23 -- A victim of the blast that took place in a house in Bandra last Friday, Rehana Ansari, 65, succumbed to injuries on Tuesday morning at the KEM Hospital. She was in the house along w... Read More


Fake cops steal gold bangles from 78-yr-old in Bandra

MUMBAI, July 23 -- Two men posed as policemen to cheat a 78-year-old Bandra resident of her gold jewellery while she was on a morning walk on Monday. The Bandra police have booked the two unidentified... Read More


BEST commuters irked, app cabbies upset, city's transport in sorry state

MUMBAI, July 23 -- A crucial part of the city's public transport system is on the verge of becoming paralysed, with driver unions of app-based cabs planning a second strike. On the other hand, organis... Read More


HOD on leave amid probe intosuicide attempt

MUMBAI, July 23 -- The attempted suicide of a 28-year-old female resident doctor at a government hospital has triggered a storm of protests and condemnations. In light of ongoing inquiries by the hosp... Read More


New STPs to save millions of litres of water

MUMBAI, July 23 -- The seven sewage treatment plants (STPs) being built across the city will turn grey into gold. The civic administration says the plants, at various stages of construction, will save... Read More