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Aditya Pancholi's mother dead (10 October 08:20) |
| There just doesn't seem to be an end to Aditya Pancholi's troubles. Earlier this week, his daughter Sana was at a rave party which the cops raided. |
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Murder charges against Abu Salem dropped (10 October 08:11) |
| The prosecution Friday withdrew all charges against extradited mafia don Abu Salem in the case relating to the murder of Ajit Dewani, the former secretary of Manisha Koirala.
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SC notice on e-tax to Maharashtra amusement park (10 October 07:30) |
| The Supreme Court has issued notice to Pan India Paryatan Ltd, which runs an Essel World amusement park within Greater Bombay, on a petition filed by the Maharashtra Government.
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'Indian society does not believe in live-in relationship' (10 October 07:29) |
| The move to legalize live-in relationships came in for criticism from chief of Mumbai unit of ruling Congress which said Indian society and tradition did not believe in such relationships.
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Bollywood debates legalising live-in relations (10 October 06:33) |
| The Maharashtra government's nod to a proposal for legalising 'live-in' relationships has generated a fierce debate across the society. |
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Mgmt can't sit in judgement on sexual abuse case: HC (10 October 06:00) |
| Company management cannot itself be a judge in a complaint of sexual harassment, Bombay High Court has held in a recent judgement.
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Rane takes potshots at Deshmukh (10 October 05:52) |
| In a veiled attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Revenue Minister Narayan Rane said some Congress leaders were lending covert support to political rivals. |
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Uddhav lacks self confidence: Rane (10 October 04:56) |
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"Uddhav lacks self-confidence as a person. How can he take care of the party?" Rane said on the sidelines of a workers convention here.
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'Live-in' proposal gets mixed reactions (10 October 04:56) |
| The Maharashtra government's nod to the 'live-in' proposal has received mixed reactions, with a section of the people raising fears of its misuse. |
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Doctors in Maharashtra on strike to protest assaults (10 October 04:04) |
| Private medical practitioners in Maharashtra observed a token strike on Friday to protest the growing incidents of assaults on their fraternity members |
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It may be a property fair, but prices are unfair (10 October 04:15) |
| Not enough incentives for prospective buyers to queue up at builders' pavilions
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2kg heroin in underwear? No way: Court (10 October 04:01) |
| Narcotics Control Bureau officers claimed that they caught a man 'red-handed' smuggling 2kg heroin in his underwear pockets. But the court refused to stomach it.
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Dad of dead 'gangster' held for extortion (10 October 04:00) |
| Goregaon (east) police arrested Irfan Shaikh, 48, from Hup Mahal at Western Express Highway for alleged extortion and threatening a builder. |
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Trader suspected of funding terror (10 October 04:00) |
| The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad is questioning a Kochi-based businessman who is suspected to be funding terror-related activities through hawala operations. |
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Cops go to UP to probe rly parcel van bodies case (10 October 03:43) |
| A team of officials from Kurla railway police have been sent to Muzaffarnagar in Bihar to collect details on the three bodies found in the parcel van of Pawan Express |
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With a woof and a neigh, they came out to play (10 October 03:35) |
| Horses and dogs paraded the stadium dressed as airlines, cowboys, rock stars and yogarishis. |
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'It hurts to see him cough during speech' (10 October 03:35) |
| They have seen Bal Thackeray year on year but on Wednesday it pained them to see an ageing and tired supremo struggling at a speech |
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Curfew relaxed for two hours in Nashik (10 October 03:35) |
| Curfew was relaxed in riot-hit Dhule for two hours, 9 to 11 am, on Thursday, for the first time in four days. |
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Scheme fails to 'free' dispute between Patils (10 October 03:33) |
| The finance department, under minister Jayant Patil, has refused to pamper the dispute-free village scheme from the next year. |
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Mumbai belongs to aapla baap: Uddhav (10 October 03:33) |
| Finally, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, 81, took the backseat setting the stage for his son and party executive president Uddhav to take over the mantle |
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Major fire at Kalachowkie (10 October 03:32) |
| A fire broke out in a plastic stationary manufacturing unit at Abhyudaya Nagar, Kalachowkie, in central Mumbai. |
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Rave party: Pub's licence may be cancelled (10 October 03:31) |
| The administrative department of the Mumbai police is planning to take stern action against Bombay 72 degrees East, the pub in Juhu where a rave party was busted |
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Phatak no-balls Pawar on BMC pitch (10 October 03:30) |
| Municipal commissioner rejects Mumbai Cricket Association's plea for control of Kandivili ground
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Civic body no to MMRDA roadmap (10 October 03:29) |
| Authority wants BMC to take over maintenance of 12 MUIP roads
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WB for higher FSI at junctions (10 October 03:28) |
| The World Bank wants Mumbai to have higher Floor Space Index (FSI) in central business district buildings and major public transport junctions. |
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Hearing highlights lacunae in rural healthcare (10 October 03:27) |
| A pregnant woman delivered a baby under the light of a mobile phone. Reason: Generators failed in the Primary Health Care |
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Salsa gives artistic twist to B-school (10 October 03:26) |
| The 26 first-year students of Rustomjee Business School, Dahisar, are busy attending salsa and flute classes. |
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Speeding truck ends CA's life near Trombay (10 October 03:26) |
| A Chembur-based chartered accountant died in a road accident on the Mumbai-Vashi road near Trombay, on Wednesday evening. |
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Kids learn to exercise little grey cells (10 October 03:25) |
| To enhance concentration among its pupils, a Kandivili-based school has made it mandatory for students between Class III to VI to attend 'Brain Gym' sessions to develop their brain power. |
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'Punish officers who backed Sara-Sahara' (10 October 03:24) |
| Two civic employees who supported the controversial shopping complex - Sara Sahara - in Mumbai are likely to be penalised. |
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Seven-storey tall, it fell; nine-storey high it'll rise (10 October 03:24) |
| Borivili building which collapsed last July, killing 30, is back on revival route
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'Maha move to legalise 'live-in' prone to misuse' (09 October 07:00) |
| The Maharashtra government's initiative to bestow legal status to a woman in a 'live-in relationship' with a man, although revolutionary, could be grossly misused, aver experts.
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Beggars descend on Mumbai to make a fortune (09 October 04:51) |
| Come festive season and hundreds of beggars from all over the country descend on this western metropolis to collect alms.
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Yes, I want to contest elections: Sanjay Dutt (09 October 04:51) |
| Sanjay Dutt is keen to follow his illustrious father Sunil Dutt and sister Namrata into the realm of politics. |
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Govt proposal to redefine term 'wife' (09 October 04:05) |
| Move to amend CrPC to provide maintenance to women live-in partners
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Extracting the city's sweet tooth (09 October 04:04) |
| According to data from AC Nielsen/Euromonitor, the UK's sugar-free confectionery industry currently holds a market share of 11 per cent, having grown by 18 per cent since last year. |
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He aspired to be an actor, became a burglar (09 October 04:02) |
| He tried his hand as a DJ too, but craving for fast buck, took to housebreaking
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NGOs laud proposed CrPC amendment (09 October 04:01) |
| While the married woman has the advantage of falling back on her parents for support, the one in a live-in relationship, in most cases, is estranged from her family. |
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LSD is crème de la crème (09 October 04:00) |
| Rolling joints and sniffing is no longer the 'hippest' way to get a high. The in thing in elite party circuits, especially rave parties, is lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). |
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'Hope women won't be taken for granted' (09 October 03:59) |
| Calling it a "progressive move", legal eagles have voiced their wholehearted support to the proposed amendment in the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). |
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Terror suspects' accounts frozen (09 October 03:58) |
| The city crime branch has now frozen the bank accounts of some of the alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) members in Mumbai. |
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Official held for mission land scam (09 October 03:51) |
| The dispute between two factions of Nagpada Neighbourhood House, belonging to Marathi Mission, has landed one of the directors in police custody. |
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Alert residents help nab rape accused (09 October 03:51) |
| Alert residents of Lower Parel helped nab a 29-year-old man who was on the run after allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in a chawl. |
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Zutshi: Panel of names was considered for DGP (09 October 03:45) |
| Additional chief secretary (home) Chitkala Zutshi said, 'I have just got hold of a copy of the order that basically directs the state to follow the Supreme Court ruling..' |
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Prices are realistic, says housing body (09 October 03:42) |
| Three weeks after Deepak Parekh, HDFC chairman, exhorted developers to wake up to the changing property market scenario, the MCHI continues to be mulish |
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For them, stage is a world on Ram Leela (09 October 03:41) |
| While the performers are strictly Brahmins, people who work on the sets and Ravana are Muslims
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5-time fine mooted for drunken driving (09 October 03:40) |
| State government wants the fine for rash and drunken driving to be raised more than five times in view of the rise in incidents. |
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Tax discount mooted for green buildings (09 October 03:40) |
| The state government has proposed discounts in property tax for builders who construct buildings as per eco-friendly norms.
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FIR lodged after 2 yrs in duping case (09 October 03:40) |
| Two years after a 48-year-old woman was allegedly duped for over Rs2.5 lakh, by a man who promised to get her son a job in Mantralaya, the Kherwadi police lodged a FIR. |
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A civic tribute to Mutiny heroes (09 October 03:39) |
| BMC has decided to hold an open-to-all competition for designing an abstract sculpture of two martyrs who were killed by the British at Azad Maidan during the 1857 Mutiny.
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