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Both parents, and in-laws entitled to accident claim: HC

MUMBAI, March 23 -- In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that both the parents and parents-in-law of a married woman can claim compensation for her death in a road accident, as both... Read More


Midnight racing has left us sleepless: Kandivali residents

Mumbai, March 23 -- After Kandivali residents complained of sleepless nights due to high-speed motorcycles with modified silencers racing past midnight on key residential stretches, traffic police rem... Read More


Heatwave alert; temp may soar to 38degC today

Mumbai, March 23 -- Mumbaikars should brace for intense heat on Monday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert and forecasting heatwave-like conditions as temperatures i... Read More


'Bharat Innovates will become an institutional mechanism'

Mumbai, March 23 -- Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that the Bharat Innovates initiative will soon be developed into a structured institutional mechanism, underlining the go... Read More


woman, 72, dies as diya falls, sets entire 6th floor ablaze

Mumbai, March 23 -- A 72-year-old woman died after a fire broke out in a residential building in Goregaon East on Sunday evening, officials said. A lit diya that accidentally fell from her hand allege... Read More


Kharat sexually assaulted my pregnant wife: Staffer

PUNE/NASHIK, March 23 -- The investigation against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat has widened after three more women, including a staffer's pregnant wife, have alleged sexual assault and exploitation... Read More


CM: Kharat probe is encouraging victims to come forward

MUMBAI, March 23 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the probe into the alleged sex scam involving self-styled godman Ashok Kharat is helping build confidence among his victims to come ... Read More


Maha's commercial LPG quota hiked to 50% of pre-war level

Mumbai, March 23 -- The Centre has approved an additional 20% allocation of commercial LPG for Maharashtra from March 23, raising the total supply to 50% of the pre-crisis level, in a move expected to... Read More


Kharat's ties with the rich and powerful

India, March 23 -- There is never a dull moment in Maharashtra politics as proved by the latest Ashok Kharat episode. Following the arrest of the controversial 'godman' cum numerologist cum cosmologis... Read More


Rain and hailstorms batter rabi crops; over 56K acres hit in state

MUMBAI, March 23 -- Unseasonal rain and hailstorms sweeping across Maharashtra over the past few days have damaged standing rabi crops on more than 56,000 acres, delivering a fresh blow to an already ... Read More