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BMC plans to outsource upkeep of key heritage fountains and statues

MUMBAI, May 26 -- The BMC plans to outsource the cleaning and maintenance of six heritage water fountains and 16 statues in the heritage precincts of Fort for Rs.2.37 crore. These include water founta... Read More


No respite from humidity: IMD forecast

MUMBAI:, May 26 -- Even as Mumbai continued to reel under hot and humid weather on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast partly cloudy skies with elevated humidity over the ne... Read More


Fallen plate leads cops to hit-and-run accused

MUMBAI, May 26 -- A 21-year-old college student, who rammed a Mercedes Benz he was driving into police barricades on Marine Drive and seriously injured a police constable, has been arrested on charges... Read More


Mum-Ahmedabad SpiceJet flight delayed for five hours due to operational issue

Mumbai, May 26 -- Passengers of an Ahmedabad-bound SpiceJet flight were stranded at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) for over five hours on Monday after an operational iss... Read More


Eight dead as SUV plunges into deep gorge near Mahabaleshwar

NAVI MUMBAI/PUNE, May 26 -- Eight young men died on Sunday after the SUV they were traveling in plunged into a deep gorge in the Ambenali Ghat section near Mahabaleshwar in Raigad district. The accide... Read More


Ministry must justify denying FCRA regn: HC

MUMBAI, May 26 -- The Bombay High Court recently quashed an order of the Union home ministry, which had refused to grant an NGO registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA... Read More


Agent dupes Malabar Hill couple with fake medical insurance policy

MUMBAI, May 26 -- An insurance agent has been booked for allegedly defrauding an elderly Malabar Hill couple by providing them fabricated policy documents after accepting insurance premiums from them.... Read More


Cm launches beautification of siddhivinayak temple in worli

Mumbai, May 26 -- The inauguration ceremony for the beautification work at the premises of the Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple Trust in Prabhadevi was held on Monday evening, at 6pm, in the open co... Read More


Byculla Zoo to swap capuchin monkeys for four Asiatic lions

MUMBAI, May 26 -- The Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo in Byculla has agreed to a proposed animal exchange with Gujarat's Sakkarbaug Zoo involving two pairs of Asiatic lions in return ... Read More


16-year-old falls from zip line at Agra amusement park, dies; 2 held

Agra, May 26 -- Two people were arrested after a 16-year-old boy died after falling from a zip line mounted 45 feet from the ground at an amusement park in Agra on Sunday, police said on Monday. The d... Read More