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Relief for players, no astroturf to be laid in Colaba Back Garden

MUMBAI, Feb. 25 -- Putting to rest fears of sports enthusiasts and regular football players of plans of an astroturf being installed at the Colaba Back Garden, which could shrink the existing playing ... Read More


Two men from punjab held with Rs.1-cr drugs in Navi Mumbai

NAVI MUMBAI, Feb. 25 -- Two men from Punjab were arrested in Taloja after Navi Mumbai police seized heroin and opium worth Rs.1.02 crore during a raid on Monday. The Anti-Narcotics Cell of the crime b... Read More


Order reserved in Gandhi defamation plea

MUMBAI, Feb. 25 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, challenging a 2019 order which had issued formal proceedings against him ove... Read More


Govt okays metro between 2 intl airports, to fund 40%

MUMBAI, Feb. 25 -- The state government on Tuesday issued an order approving the construction of Metro Line 8, a 34.9-km high-speed corridor to connect Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airpor... Read More


Over 67k missing women, 18k minor girls rescued in past two years, CM tells assembly

Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- The state home department on Tuesday informed the legislative assembly that 93,940 women had gone missing from the state over the past two years, of whom 67,458 or 71.81% had been t... Read More


Backlash after tainted officer made Haffkine in-charge

Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- Social activist Vijay Kumbhar on Tuesday slammed the administration of the government-run pharmaceutical company Haffkine Bio Pharma Corporation Limited for giving additional charge... Read More


Assets of drug peddlers to be attached: CM

MUMBAI, Feb. 25 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday informed the legislative assembly that the assets and properties of people involved in drug peddling and manufacturing would be attached ... Read More


CBI court closes case against Anil Desai's aide

MUMBAI, Feb. 25 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a closure report to a city special court in a January 2024 case related to a public sector company insurance official. The of... Read More


Supplementary demands hit record Rs.1.44L-cr, 20.6% of budget

Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- Already burdened by expenditure on populist welfare schemes, the Mahayuti government on Tuesday tabled supplementary demands of Rs.11,995 crore in the state legislature, taking the ... Read More


Our rice fields given away for golf course: Adivasis

MUMBAI, Feb. 25 -- Adivasis from the Konkan region on Tuesday shared their bleak experiences of claims under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, at a public hearing organised by the People's Union of C... Read More