The Bombay high court on Friday passed an interim injunction order against five prominent hotels — JW Marriot, Canvas (Lounge Bar), Ramada, Mahape, Abbot and Marine Centre — asking them to pay the licence fees to the copyright society for playing music at the New Year’s Eve celebrations organised at these hotels.

Senior anti-narcotics cell officers who were deployed for bandobast duty at the MMRDA ground, have been withdrawn from this task. They will now start working on drug trafficking cases, which are on the rise in the wake of the New Year celebrations.

At a time when the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) should be working overnight to check drug trafficking in the city, especially in the wake of the New Year celebrations, officers of the unit have been posted on duty for anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare’s rally instead.

It is that time of the year again, when people go partying on New Year’s Day, and private eyes rake in the moolah keeping tabs on them.
Detectives in Mumbai are being flooded with calls from clients, seeking information on what their children or fiancés or spouses are doing on New Year’s Day. The detectives are charging as much as `20,000 a day for their services.

Bookies, who have started accepting bets for the forthcoming India-Australia test series, have declared Australia as the favourite. A significant portion of the interest is thanks to Sachin Tendulkar’s much-awaited 100th century. Primarily operating from Gujarat and Rajasthan, bookies said they expect to do a business of anything between `1,000 to `1,200 crore for each match.

There’s good news for those who want to party hard into the night. This Christmas and New Year, the state is going to allow city bars to stay open, and serve liquor to customers, till 5 am in the morning.

Officials from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday to conduct a workshop for seafarers who may face the risk of piracy.

Officials from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) arrived in the city on Tuesday to conduct a workshop for seafarers who may face the risk of piracy.

Officials from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday to conduct a workshop for seafarers who may face the risk of piracy.

Officials from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday to conduct a workshop for seafarers who may face the risk of piracy.