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Caregiver assaults 77-yr-old man with Alzheimer's, held

MUMBAI, March 6 -- The Charkop police have booked a caregiver on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a 77-year-old Alzheimer's patient in his Kandivali home. An FIR against the caretaker was registered... Read More


Man who sent over 50 bomb threats held

MUMBAI, March 6 -- The police have tracked down a 28-year-old man from North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal who allegedly sent more than 50 hoax bomb threat emails to institutions and public infr... Read More


Thane, Navi Mum adding to city's bad air, says HC

MUMBAI, March 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday observed that pollution originating from adjoining cities such as Thane, Navi Mumbai and Panvel could be significantly contributing to Mumbai's det... Read More


22-yr-old held for killing wife, dumping body in Raigad forest

Mumbai, March 6 -- A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his 20-year-old wife, dumping her body in a forested area in Raigad and attempting to cover up the crime by filing a missin... Read More


Controversial 'love jihad' bill gets state cabinet nod

MUMBAI, March 6 -- The state cabinet has approved the controversial Freedom of Religion Bill to crack down on religious conversion through marriage, or what certain right-wing organisations call "love... Read More


BMC plans Rs.29.3 crore makeover of its 100-yr-old gymkhana at Azad Maidan

MUMBAI, March 6 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) nearly century-old employees' gymkhana at Azad Maidan is set to be redeveloped into a citizen-friendly town hall and public space with... Read More


after deadly blast, State orders closure of explosives unit in Nagpur

MUMBAI, March 6 -- Five days after a deadly explosion at an explosives manufacturing unit in Nagpur claimed 19 lives and injured 23 others, the Maharashtra government has issued a closure order for th... Read More


Seven RS nominees from Maha set to be elected unopposed

India, March 6 -- Ramdas Athawale (RPI-A) Ramdas Athawale is a veteran Dalit leader and president of the Republican Party of India (Athawale). A long-time ally of the BJP-led NDA, he currently serves ... Read More


13-year-old boy dead, 11 hurt in ceiling collapse

NAVI MUMBAI, March 6 -- A 13-year-old boy died and 11 other children were injured after a portion of a building slab collapsed onto a ground-floor tuition class in Koparkhairane on Thursday evening. C... Read More


Vacant lion enclosure at Byculla zoo prompts mayor to seek lions from Guj

Mumbai, March 6 -- The city's first female BJP mayor has renewed efforts to bring back Asiatic lions to the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and zoo in Byculla by writing to Gujarat chief mini... Read More