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18 cops booked for assault, parading adults, kids

PUNE, Sept. 25 -- The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) has registered two FIRs naming 18 Pune police personnel, including senior officers, over allegations of custodial assault, illega... Read More


Mid-semester exams postponed by 15 days

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- IIT Bombay on Thursday announced that it has decided to postpone its mid-semester examinations by 15 days amid continuing tensions on the campus following the suicide of a second-y... Read More


Ganpati procession death sparks row over alleged lathi-charge

PUNE, Sept. 25 -- The death of Deepak Wagaskar, 50, president of Sukhleshwar Mitra Mandal, during a Ganpati immersion procession in Ahilyanagar, on Wednesday night has triggered a controversy, with lo... Read More


IIT suicide: Parents start hunger strike, demand CBI investigation

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- The parents of the IIT Bombay student who allegedly died by suicide last week began an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan on Thursday evening after meeting the chairperson of ... Read More


Student told friend he regretted copying: Cops

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- The Mumbai Police's crime branch, which is investigating the death of a 22-year-old IIT-Bombay student, has found that he spoke to some of his friends, including a female friend, a... Read More


Labourer falls to death from Agripada building site

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- A 44-year-old labourer died after falling from the second floor of an under-construction building in Agripada on Wednesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Mohamma... Read More


death sentence commuted in rape-murder case

New Delh, Sept. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday commuted death sentence of a man who raped and murdered his six-year old stepdaughter and directed him to remain in jail for the rest of his life wi... Read More


ED seeks fugitive offender tag for MGF realty's Shravan Gupta

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought to declare Shravan Gupta, promoter of realty firm MGF, a fugitive economic offender (FEO), people familiar with the development said ... Read More


SC reserves order on Centre's plea to defer OBC creamy layer ruling

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the Centre's plea seeking prospective application of its March 11 judgment that held that other backward classes (OBC) candid... Read More


Forest dept grants 5 ha of forest land for rly

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- The state forest department has issued an order to "divert" 4.985 hectares of forest land for the goods siding yard at Boisar railway station. This will be much in demand after the... Read More