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Birthday turns into day she died

India, Aug. 29 -- More than 30 hours after the bodies of his wife Arohi, 25, and one-year-old daughter Utkarsha were recovered, rescuers found the body of Omkar Jovil, 25, at 12 noon on Thursday. The ... Read More


Nivalkar family of three perish

India, Aug. 29 -- The bodies of the Nivalkar family of three, who lived on the fourth floor, were discovered on Thursday, by sniffer dogs of the NDRF. Sachin, 40, Supriya, 38, and their 11-year-old so... Read More


4 friends came with big dreams, 1 survives

India, Aug. 29 -- Deepak Singh Bora, 25, a native of Uttarakhand, and his three roommates, who worked for a cruise company, lived on the second floor of the building. While Bora and his three colleagu... Read More


Sion society's wait continues: 12 years but still no compound wall

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- Residents of a housing society in Sion's Pratiksha Nagar have run from pillar to post for the past 12 years, trying to get compound walls erected around their buildings. Despite the... Read More


Eviction order against consumer org quashed

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- The City Civil Court in Mumbai struck down a BMC order declaring the Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP) an "unauthorised occupant" of its own building, Grahak Bhavan, observing that the ... Read More


Ganeshotsav brings a flood of illegal hoardings to Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- Ganeshotsav festivities have brought in a deluge of illegal hoardings all across the city, and with them, complaints from citizens affected by the visual noise and safety hazards po... Read More


Maha triples grant for NGOs running leprosy hosps

MUMBAI, Aug. 29 -- For the first time in over a decade, the Maharashtra government has approved a steep hike in grants for private organisations managing leprosy hospitals and rehabilitation centres a... Read More


Trio kill man over property dispute, dump body in drain

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- A 26-year-old was murdered due to a land dispute and hidden away in the large drainage pipes of a housing society in Byculla on Tuesday. Based on CCTV footage, the police tracked do... Read More


'Check threat to Unnao rape victim's family'

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to assess the threat perception of the 2017 Unnao rape case survivor's family, the case in which former Bharat... Read More


Scientists write to PM Modi opposing IOAA decision to bar Israel

MUMBAI, Aug. 29 -- Around 300 faculty members and scientists from institutions across India have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the International Olympiad on Astronom... Read More