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'Forgery, not corruption': Special court dismisses Mhada land grab complaint

MUMBAI, May 18 -- A special court under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act on Friday dismissed a private complaint alleging a Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) plot in Band... Read More


Strategic partnership: India, Sweden upgrade bilateral ties

Oslo, May 18 -- India and Sweden on Sunday upgraded their relations to a strategic partnership to drive cooperation in areas ranging from defence to technology as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ... Read More


Speeding vehicle crushes young biker

Thane, May 18 -- A 20-year-old motorcyclist from Nashik was killed in a hit-and-run accident involving an unidentified heavy vehicle on Ghodbunder Road near Anand Nagar in Thane on Sunday morning. The... Read More


38 years after murder, court acquits absconding accused

MUMBAI, May 18 -- Nearly 38 years after a Mumbai gangster was hacked to death in Andheri, a sessions court has acquitted an accused who had remained absconding for decades, holding that the prosecutio... Read More


Brother who filed complaint held for murder

Thane, May 18 -- The Ganeshpuri police have arrested the younger brother of a murder victim and three others for allegedly conspiring and executing the murder of ambulance driver Paresh Patil last Tue... Read More


Carpooling, use of stairs in MMRDA's 15-pt austerity drive

Mumbai, May 18 -- Following Prime Minister Narednra Modi's appeal to citizens for austerity in light of the ongoing war in west Asia, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has a... Read More


Over 100 residents turn up for Sion PNG camp

Mumbai, May 18 -- A mega piped natural gas (PNG) registration camp organised by Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) at Mumbai Public School in Sion on Sunday saw more than 100 residents apply for household PN... Read More


Teen dies week after Khar tree collapse, 1 still critical

Mumbai, May 18 -- A week after two trees collapsed onto an autorickshaw on Linking Road in Khar, 15-year-old Aarika Shrivastava died on Sunday morning, while another victim remains critical after mult... Read More


Rlys to get 30 acres of salt pan land for new stabling lines

Mumbai, May 18 -- The railways is in the process of acquiring several parcels of salt pan land stretching from Dahisar till Vasai, encompassing 33.95 acres, for a nominal fee of Rs.1 per plot. It has ... Read More


HC quashes 'fraud' tag on man as bank denied him hearing

MUMBAI, May 18 -- The Bombay High Court has quashed Union Bank of India's decision to classify the account of a Mumbai-based businessman Kamlesh Kanungo as "fraudulent," holding that the bank violated... Read More