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Waiting for a miracle as rescuers recover 7 more bodies from site

India, July 12 -- Pune: Every few minutes, someone would walk up to a police personnel or rescue worker with the same question: "Have you found anyone?" For nearly 81 hours, families of staff trapped ... Read More


After 12 years behind bars, HC acquits man of murder

MUMBAI, July 12 -- The Bombay High Court has acquitted a 38-year-old man who was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his female friend, whose dismembered body was dumped in plastic bags at ... Read More


Fake cops cheat bizman of Rs.55 lakh

MUMBAI, July 12 -- Seven men posing as police officers allegedly extorted Rs.55 lakh from a 24-year-old Angadia businessman at gunpoint after luring him with the promise of a lucrative business deal. ... Read More


Connecting Link landslide prompts safety audit of Samruddhi ghat stretch

Mumbai, July 12 -- Days after a landslide at the mouth of a tunnel on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway's Connecting Link, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is preparing to take prev... Read More


CBI can't get a second chance to fix its case: Court in Sheena Bora trial

MUMBAI, July 12 -- A special court has refused the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) request to summon fresh bank records and examine bank officials in the Sheena Bora murder trial, ruling that ... Read More


1 in 3 schools lack disabled toilets: Report

MUMBAI, July 12 -- Thousands of schools across the state continue to function without basic facilities such as electricity, internet connectivity, usable toilets, playgrounds and infrastructure for di... Read More


2 college students drown after walking into deep pit in sealed Dahisar quarry

MUMBAI, July 12 -- Two first-year junior college students drowned in a water-filled quarry in Ketkipada, Dahisar East, on Saturday after they unknowingly walked into a deep section of the waterbody du... Read More


3-yr-old run over by dumper in Bhiwandi; mob torches vehicles

THANE, July 12 -- A three-year-old girl was killed after a garbage dumper allegedly ran over her near the Chawindra dumping ground in Bhiwandi on Saturday afternoon, triggering violent protests by enr... Read More


Halt eviction notices to 13k old Mhada bldg tenants: Aaditya to cm

MUMBAI, July 12 -- A day after the Maharashtra legislature gave Mhada the legal authority to redevelop old and dilapidated cessed buildings, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday urged ... Read More


Floods force Palghar family to keep dead body on roof

PALGHAR, July 12 -- A family in flood-hit Palghar was forced to keep the body of a 55-year-old member on the roof of their home for nearly 12 hours after rising floodwaters inundated their village, ma... Read More