Mumbai teen leaves for US degree
A young Indian woman who grew up in Mumbai’s red-light district facing poverty and sexual abuse has overcome the odds to win a scholarship to study in New York.
Remarks not meant for all Gujaratis, says Nitesh
Senior Congress minister Narayan Rane’s son Nitesh on Saturday responded to criticism over his tweet on Gujarati people made on mirco-blogging site Twitter recently.
Shobhaa tweet irks parties
Writer and novelist Shobhaa De’s “satirical” tweet on Wednesday stirred up a hornet’s nest with political parties accusing her of being anti-Maharashtra.
BCCI panel violated its own rules, says HC
The BCCI probe panel on the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting charges, struck down as “illegal,” was set up in violation of its own rules, the Bombay high court said, adding a prima facie
Mumbai rave party busted, 47 held
The Lonavala police busted a party organised in a bungalow on the backwaters of Pawana Dam early on Wednesday morning, and arrested 47 people, including 12 girls for obscenity.
BCCI wanted cops to depose before it
“Questioning of the Jaipur brothers (bookies) is also important in connection with the fixing angle as both bookies had allegedly given expensive gifts to Rauf,” said another crime branch official.
Left suffers major setback
The Left Front once again witnessed another electoral setback after the panchayat poll results were declared on Monday.
HC to cops: Prosecute Akshay, Twinkle
While quashing all legal proceedings against Abigail Stephen Rosa, an employee of the co-promoter of Lakme Fashion Week, the Bombay high court on Monday asked the police to go ahead and prosecute acto
Bruised woman lies unattended at AP hospital
Seventy-year-old bruised and injured Saidamma has been lying in the corridors at the back of the emergency section of the Osmania General Hospital since July 25.
Rajnath urges US: Keep India in loop on Afghan
The US had lost its focus in the war on terrorism in Afghanistan by partnering with Pakistan, BJP president Rajnath Singh has said as he asked the Obama administration to keep India in the loop on any