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2 cops held for abducting fx delivery exec, robbing $10k

MUMBAI, March 28 -- Two constables of the Mumbai Police were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping a forex company delivery executive and robbing him of $10,000 (over Rs.9 lakh) in Juhu; thre... Read More


Hit-and-run victim, 76, critical; rider absconding

MUMBAI, March 28 -- Four days after a 76-year-old man was critically injured in a hit-and-run in Goregaon, police are yet to identify the scooter rider involved in the incident. Family members alleged... Read More


BEST scraps Altamount Rd tender

MUMBAI, March 28 -- The BEST undertaking has cancelled a tender to lease flats on a plot it owns at Altamount Road. A long-term lease on these flats would have fetched Rs.263 crore for the cash-strapp... Read More


Suspended MPCB official returns, moved to BMC

MUMBAI, March 28 -- M Devender Singh, who was briefly suspended from his role as member secretary of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) last month, has been reinstated but transferred out ... Read More


Man acquitted after 12 yrs in jail for alleged rape of minor

MUMBAI, March 28 -- A 51-year-old man is set to walk free after spending 12 years in prison on charges of kidnapping, rape and murder of a minor in 2013, as the Bombay high court (HC) recently found t... Read More


BMC to count votes for TVC polls today

Mumbai, March 28 -- After a delay of over a year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday will count votes for the long-pending elections to the city's town vending committees, follow... Read More


Domestic power tariff cut from April 1

Mumbai, March 28 -- Residential consumers of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) will have to pay less tariff from April 1 compared to current rates, according to a rev... Read More


Woman injured after stone hurled at moving local

MUMBAI, March 28 -- A woman commuter was injured after a stone was allegedly thrown at a moving Central Railway local between Parel and Dadar stations on Friday evening, raising fresh concerns about p... Read More


Vasai 'guru' booked for sexual assault

MUMBAI, March 28 -- As victims of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat step forward with allegations of rape and sexual abuse, the case has encouraged other survivers to speak up about similar incidents. T... Read More


Arch students seek probe into invalid marksheets

MUMBAI, March 28 -- Thirteen students from the Dr Baliram Hiray College of Architecture in Bandra East have urged the Kherwadi police to investigate alleged fraud and misrepresentation by the college,... Read More