BJP leader resigns post rape charges
Senior BJP leader and spokesperson Madhu Chavan resigned from the party on Friday after an FIR was filed against him in an alleged rape case.
FFE files contempt plea against state
The Forum for Fairness in Education (FFE) has filed a petition in Bombay HC against the state, its agencies and the Association of Managements of Unaided Private Medical and Dental College, Mahara-sht
LBT strike hits business by `75Kcr
The ongoing strike by Maharashtra traders against the Local Body Tax (LBT) has resulted in a loss of nearly `75,000 crore in business and `9,000 crore in revenue to the government, Confede-ration of A
Runaway boy who wanted to escape father, rescued
An 11-year-old boy, who had run away from his Malwani residence to escape being beaten up by his father, was found and rescued by the Colaba police at the Gateway of India on Wednesday.
36 MGM hospital staff unpaid for last 4 months
Over 36 paramedical staff at MGM Hospital in Parel have not received their salary for the last four months.
No place like Mumbai sans traffic
To a tiny degree, the city’s nightmare traffic has eased up. It always does circa May, when Mumbaiwallas head for cooler climes to domestic and international destinations.
IDBI cuts retail deposit rates by 0.5 per cent
In the first such move since RBI cut its key rates last week, state-run IDBI Bank today cut its fixed deposit rate offering in two maturities by up to 0.50 per cent.
Think more of playing Test cricket than of IPL: Patil
Chief selector Sandeep Patil on Wednesday asked young cricketers to think more of playing Test cricket than taking part in the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
NSUI Mumbai chief denies nangam-style video
Suraj Singh Thakur, head of the Mumbai unit of the National Students Union of India, the Congress’ student body, has been suspended for allegedly dancing naked at a party function in Kandivali last mo
Youth refuses to marry girlfriend, held for rape
The Bhandup police arrested a 22-year-old man for reportedly raping a girl over a period of around three years on the pretext marrying her.