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BMC to probe deaths of baby and mother in its hospital

Mumbai, May 2 -- A day after the death of a 26-year-old woman and her newborn due to an alleged lack of facilities at a civic-run maternity hospital in Bhandup, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ... Read More


CBI searches 30 locations in Bitcoin fraud

MUMBAI, May 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out searches across 30 locations in 10 states and union territories, including Mumbai as part of its crackdown against two private fi... Read More


Housing societies cannot be denied ownership docus: HC

Mumbai, May 2 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday held that the Competent Authority is bound to grant Deemed Conveyance granting property ownership rights to a housing society if the flat purchase agr... Read More


115 IIT students died by suicide in 20 yrs

Mumbai, May 2 -- At least 115 students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) died by suicide since 2005, data received through a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by Dheeraj Singh, an IIT K... Read More


second accused who helped in dumping body in sack Arrested

NAVI MUMBAI, May 2 -- The Uran police on Monday arrested a second accused in connection with the alleged murder of 27-year-old, Poonam Kshrisagar, whose body was found dumped in a sack in Chirner, Ura... Read More


Crowded train claims third life in five days

THANE, May 2 -- The lack of frequent train services on the Mumbra-Dombivli stretch has led to overcrowding and commuters falling off the train. On Tuesday morning, a 49-year-old man died after falling... Read More


'Ideology is passe, Phule, Shahu, Ambedkar are poll rhetoric'

Mumbai, May 2 -- From a wet-behind-the-ears RSS pracharak in the 1960s to Union minister for petroleum and natural gas in the Vajpayee regime followed by a five-year stint as Uttar Pradesh governor, R... Read More


Trade unions oppose 4 new labour laws

Mumbai, May 2 -- Trade unions in Maharashtra representing over 2.5 million members held a joint meeting on May 1, celebrated as Labour Day, and passed a resolution to mobilise working-class votes agai... Read More


Workers desilting storm drains without safety gear: Citizens

Mumbai, May 2 -- Ahead of the monsoon, the BMC has started removing silt from storm water drains across the city, for the smooth draining of rainwater. However, citizens have pointed out at least thre... Read More


HC upholds removal of judge implicated in a bribery case

MUMBAI, May 2 -- The Bombay high court (HC) recently upheld the termination of a judicial officer implicated in a bribery case related to a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) matt... Read More