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Court rejects Michel's plea, but tweaks bail conditions

India, Dec. 24 -- A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed a plea moved by the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland deal, Christian Michel James, that sought his release from the CBI case in the matter o... Read More


$450mn aid for SL in wake of floods: EAM

India, Dec. 24 -- India on Tuesday announced a $450-million reconstruction package for Sri Lanka to aid relief and repair efforts in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, and external affairs minister S Jaishan... Read More


For now, Navi Mumbai airport to be accessible only via road

Mumbai, Dec. 24 -- Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will become the first region in India to have two functional airports once the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) opens on Thursday. Though th... Read More


gold jewellery worth Rs.36 lakh stolen from bank locker

MUMBAI, Dec. 24 -- Gold jewellery worth Rs.36 lakh was stolen from a bank locker belonging to an Andheri-based event manager. The police said they have registered a case against an unidentified person... Read More


Burdened with data entry workload, teachers threaten to 'disconnect'

MUMBAI, Dec. 24 -- Teachers organisations across Maharashtra have warned the state government that they will collectively "disconnect" from official digital platforms for a limited period if the growi... Read More


Extradition of Mallya sped up: Centre

MUMBAI, Dec. 24 -- The central government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that the extradition proceedings against liquor baron Vijay Mallya are at an advanced stage. Solicitor-general Tushar Me... Read More


Irked Mungantiwar blames 'inflow into party' for poll defeat in Chandrapur

MUMBAI, Dec. 24 -- After the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) poor performance in the local body polls in Chandrapur, Vidarbha, the party's senior leader and former state finance minister Sudhir Mungant... Read More


Five held with 35kg weed at CSMIA

MUMBAI, Dec. 24 -- Five passengers, arriving from different flights from Bangkok on December 18, were held with 35 kg weed, valued at approximately Rs.35 crore. Several other passengers were arrested ... Read More


Kalwa hosp faces 30% blood shortage, appeals to the public to donate

THANE, Dec. 24 -- The civic-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa is facing a 30% shortage of blood and has appealed to the public to come forward to donate blood. The shortage has resulte... Read More


'Obstructing stray dog feeding in non-assigned zones not a crime'

Mumbai, Dec. 24 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed an FIR lodged against a man for allegedly stopping a woman and her friends from feeding stray dogs near his housing society, saying the crimi... Read More