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Vasai 'guru' booked for sexual assault

MUMBAI, March 28 -- As victims of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat step forward with allegations of rape and sexual abuse, the case has encouraged other survivers to speak up about similar incidents. T... Read More


Arch students seek probe into invalid marksheets

MUMBAI, March 28 -- Thirteen students from the Dr Baliram Hiray College of Architecture in Bandra East have urged the Kherwadi police to investigate alleged fraud and misrepresentation by the college,... Read More


Court restrains Navi Mumbai corporator over 2-child norm

NAVI MUMBAI, March 28 -- In an important legal development centred on the enforcement of Maharashtra's two-child norm for elected representatives, the civil court (senior division) in Belapur has temp... Read More


HC rejects plea for FIR against reliance in KG basin gas row

MUMBAI, March 28 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) and a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against Reliance Ind... Read More


Two held for Rs.65-lakh online gaming fraud with Dubai links

MUMBAI, March 28 -- Two men, including a bank employee, were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly facilitating an online gaming fraud worth Rs.65.16 lakh with suspected links to operatives based in Dubai... Read More


Auto driver crushed to death between 2 trailers

NAVI MUMBAI, March 28 -- A 56-year-old autorickshaw driver was killed after his vehicle was crushed between two trailers at a signal in Nhava Sheva on Thursday evening. The victim, Kisan Sukir Thakur ... Read More


BEST junks plea to curtail Gateway routes

Mumbai, March 28 -- The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has rejected a proposal by BJP leader and Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to curtail key bus routes... Read More


The not-so-hidden cost of a faraway conflict

India, March 28 -- In one of the narrow bylanes of Andheri East, a restaurant has long served as an unassuming proxy for the city that keeps running on affordable meals. For over three decades now, it... Read More


Chakankar quits as NCP women's wing president

Mumbai, March 28 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rupali Chakankar, in the eye of a storm over alleged links with rape accused 'godman' Ashok Kharat, on Friday resigned as president of the p... Read More


HC judge loses Rs.6L to credit card points fraud

MUMBAI, March 28 -- A 25-year-old man has been arrested for duping a sitting Bombay High Court judge of Rs.6.02 lakh through a carefully orchestrated credit card reward points scam. The accused, ident... Read More