Cops nab man who posted obscene pics of former sister-in-law online

MUMBAI: The Goregaon police on Wednesday arrested a 32-year-old man for posting obscene photographs and video clips of his former sister-in-law on a social networking site. The accused, Vijay Panchal, was produced before a magistrate court and remanded...

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Inflation dampens buying spirit ahead of Dhanteras

The onion crisis is hitting buying sentiment before Diwali. Retail stores report low bookings ahead of Friday's festival of Dhanteras. The demand for gold jewellery, electronic goods and steel vessels, usual yardsticks to judge buying sentiment, is badly...

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Home decorations sell briskly at street bazaars

MUMBAI: Gold and high-end consumer items are finding few takers before Diwali, but street bazaars are like oases in the desert. People are thronging to buy home decorations worth a few hundred rupees to keep up a measure of celebration. Decorative diyas,...

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Street bazars see brisk sale of home decor

MUMBAI: Gold and high-end consumer items are finding few takers before Diwali, but street bazaars are like oases in the desert. People are thronging to buy home decorations worth a few hundred rupees to keep up a measure of celebration. Decorative diyas,...

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Traffic cop-MMRDA row delays Kherwadi flyover

MUMBAI: The construction of a flyover at the Kherwadi junction was supposed to start by October 28, but work is yet to begin. And the delay seems to be the fallout of lack of coordination between the planning and implementing authority, MMRDA, and the...

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CBI arrests 2 engineers for taking bribe

MUMBAI: In a press statement, the Central Bureau of Investigation, ACB, Mumbai has registered a case against Shri Mukund Arvind Ghodke, Junior Engineer (QS & C), Commander Works Engineer (CWE), Deolali, Nashik for demanding and accepting bribe of...

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Eye, throat infections spike in muggy weather

MUMBAI: Increased humidity, fairly high temperatures and sporadic rainfall are forcing Mumbaikars to pay frequent visits to the doctor. Experts say humidity increases the virus load in the air, which in turn makes people vulnerable to conjunctivitis,...

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Congress seeks Shivaji Park ground for function

MUMBAI: The Congress on Tuesday assured the Bombay high court that it would not violate noise pollution norms and also protect the cricket pitch at Shivaji Park ground here if it was allowed to use the place for holding its Foundation Day in December...

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Maharashtra must follow central, BMC cell guidelines on mobile towers: Milind Deora

MUMBAI: Union minister of state for communications Milind Deora has written to the state, asking it to ensure that the new policy on mobile towers doesn't "completely bypass" the guidelines of the Centre and the BMC."I urge you to incorporate the department...

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Doctors report 50% drop in cases of dengue across Mumbai

MUMBAI: After causing havoc for nearly two months, dengue may finally be showing signs of receding. Doctors across the city have witnessed at least a 50% dip in cases from around four weeks ago.Nearly 800 people have been detected with the virus this...

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Panvel RTO to cut crowd, take 40 cases daily

PANVEL: The Panvel RTO will try to work on crowd management and streamlining the registration process as well, by coming up with an advance registration system from November 1."It is very difficult to disperse the crowd which is growing daily. Our staff,...

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World Vegan Day on November 1 to promote a healthier, better world

MUMBAI: The World Vegan Day will be celebrated on November 1 this year. Vegan is a way of life without animal exploitation, especially, but not limited to what we eat. Vegans eat no animal products - no meat, fish, chicken, eggs, milk or even honey....

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SeaDrive Yatch Club's maiden Mumbai stopover launched

MUMBAI: State minister for tourism, Chhagan Bhujbal, on Sunday inaugurated the maiden Mumbai stopover of the SeaDream Yacht Club. The voyage will be sailing through Goa, Kochi and Port Blair onto Colombo, Phulet, Langkawi and Singapore."The Maharashtra...

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FIR against 2 doctors for claiming 20% cut on medical bills

MUMBAI: An FIR has been registered against two senior doctors after they allegedly demanded bribes from two hospitals for clearing bills and patients' documents meant for grants under a state government medical scheme for the poor.Dr Dharmendra Singh...

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Plan to bridge Shia-Sunni gap this Moharram

MUMBAI: There cannot be a better time than Moharram to initiate a Shia-Sunni dialogue . As the Muslim month of commemorating the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussain at Karbala (Iraq) commences on November 5, a group of clerics and scholars...

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SeaDream Yacht Club's maiden Mumbai stopover launched

MUMBAI: State minister for tourism, Chhagan Bhujbal, on Sunday inaugurated the maiden Mumbai stopover of the SeaDream Yacht Club. The voyage will be sailing through Goa, Kochi and Port Blair onto Colombo, Phulet, Langkawi and Singapore."The Maharashtra...

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SeaDream Yacht Club's maiden Mumbai stopover launched

MUMBAI: State minister for tourism, Chhagan Bhujbal, on Sunday inaugurated the maiden Mumbai stopover of the SeaDream Yatch Club. The voyage will be sailing through Goa, Kochi and Port Blair onto Colombo, Phulet, Langkawi and Singapore."The Maharashtra...

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Afzal Usmani, absconding Indian Mujahideen operative, rearrested

MUMBAI: Fugitive Indian Mujahideen operative Afzal Usmani, who had escaped from a Mumbai court last month, was rearrested by Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad from a place in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday when he was trying to flee to Nepal, police said on...

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​ACP suspect in stepson’s murder, held

MUMBAI: An assistant commissioner of police was arrested on Saturday for his alleged role in the murder of his 25-year-old stepson. Rohan Jodage (25) was found with his throat slit at his fourth-floor Tilak Nagar flat in the wee hours of Friday.Shivaji...

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Akshay Kumar receives death threats

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has received death threats over the phone from a man, who claims to be fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari, police said on Saturday."The caller recently threatened Akshay and talked about a domestic help, who was sacked...

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Maharashtra CID to tell high court how it probed Mumbai girl's mysterious death

MUMBAI: Bombay high court is slated to hear on Monday a petition urging direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to take over the probe into the death of a Mumbai girl who died mysteriously after partying in Pune.The state crime investigation...

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Shekhar Suman spotted at a pre-Diwali celebration

Entrepreneur Anand Pandit and wife Roopa hosted a pre-Diwali get-together at their Juhu residence recently.Among others, we spotted Sajid Nadiadwala, Bhushan Kumar, Kishan Kumar, Ramesh Taurani, Sunil and Krishika Lulla, Robin Bhatt, Annu Kapoor, Saawan...

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Celebs at the launch of Salt Water Cafe

Entrepreneur Anand Pandit and wife Roopa hosted a pre-Diwali get-together at their Juhu residence recently.Among others, we spotted Sajid Nadiadwala, Bhushan Kumar, Kishan Kumar, Ramesh Taurani, Sunil and Krishika Lulla, Robin Bhatt, Annu Kapoor, Saawan...

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2 kg gold seized from passenger at Mumbai airport

MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai customs seized two kg gold worth around Rs 52 lakh from a passenger who flew in from Dubai on Sunday, sources said.Arif Abdullah, a passenger who allegedly possessed the yellow metal, walked through the...

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Encourage students to learn ancient languages: Maharashtra governor

MUMBAI: Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan has welcomed the trend among students to learn foreign languages, but added students should also be encouraged to learn languages like Sanskrit, Pali, and others which hold a vast treasure of knowledge...

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Rail enthusiasts can hop onto one of India's last steam engines

MUMBAI: Here's a bit of good news for railway enthusiasts. They can hop onto one of India's last surviving steam engines named 'Akbar' for a vintage train experience. The steam tourist train which was recently spotted in Bollywood film 'Bhag Milkha Bhag'...

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States should acknowledge role of unpaid work

MUMBAI: An independent United Nations expert has underlined the need for more gender equality in the sharing of household work such as cooking, cleaning and caring for children and the elderly, an issue that is crucial but often overlooked in countries...

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Decide on civic police force : HC tells Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Friday directed the State government to decide within 12 weeks on proposals by civic bodies for setting up a civic police force to deal with unauthorized constructions and encroachments. It also directed the government to...

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Cannot re-probe Laila Khan murder case: CBI tells HC

MUMBAI: Central Bureau of Investigation has told Bombay high court that it cannot reinvestigate the killing of actress Laila Khan and her family members.CBI was responding to a petition filed by the Laila's father Nadirshah Patel seeking direction to...

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HC transfers probe into principal's death to CBI

MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Friday directed Central Bureau of Investigation to take over the probe into the killing of a college principal saying the State Crime Investigation Department made no endeavour to arrest the real culprits. A division bench...

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Family smells rat in Mira Road youth's death in Hyderabad

MUMBAI: The parents of a 20-year-old youth studying engineering at a college near Hyderabad have alleged foul play in his death on September 12, this year. The Mira Road residents have accused the Moinabad police near Hyderabad of negligence and cover-up...

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4,578 cell towers without BMC nod, activists say

MUMBAI: The city has 4,578 cellphone towers that are yet to get the BMC's clearance.Calling it a serious issue, anti-radiation activist Girish Kumar said the "illegal" towers can pose a health hazard to thousands of people. But the Cellular Operators...

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Activist withdraws plea for fast hearing of plaint against SRK

MUMBAI: Social activist Varsha Deshpande, who had filed a complaint against Shah Rukh Khan for sex determination of his third child born through surrogacy, today withdrew a petition she filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to a lower court...

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Rs 5-10 /litre fuel cess, double tax for 2nd vehicle proposed

MUMBAI: Car owners in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region may soon have to pay a special cess, that of Rs 5-10 for every litre petrol or diesel. And those buying a second car may have to shell out double the vehicle tax."We have submitted the proposal to...

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Rs 5-10 /litre fuel cess, double tax for 2nd vehicle proposed in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Car owners in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region may soon have to pay a special cess, that of Rs 5-10 for every litre petrol or diesel. And those buying a second car may have to shell out double the vehicle tax."We have submitted the proposal to...

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Drunk man arrested for stripping, assaulting wife

BHIWANDI: The Shanti Nagar police in Bhiwandi on Thursday arrested,a- 30 year old man for attacking and outraging the modesty of his 28 year old wife.The police said accused Kamal Ansari suspect over his wife character. On last Wednesday night under...

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‘Most Indians stay socially connected even on holidays’

MUMBAI: For Indians, it seems that a holiday is not a holiday till they can brag about it on social media networking sites. After Indonesians, Indian tourists are the most likely to be hooked to their mobile phones as they constantly feel the need to...

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Inspector in drag faces ‘unnatural sex’ plaint

MUMBAI: Two young men from Kurla have alleged that a cross-dressing inspector at the Chunabhatti police station has been sexually exploiting them for months.The inspector forces them to come to his cabin at the police station, where he dresses up like...

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Inspector in drag faces ‘unnatural sex’ allegations

MUMBAI: Two young men from Kurla have alleged that a cross-dressing inspector at the Chunabhatti police station has been sexually exploiting them for months.The inspector forces them to come to his cabin at the police station, where he dresses up like...

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Vote for Mumbai's most popular 'Butterfly'

MUMBAI: Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has introduced an interesting concept "Mumbai's Butterfly", wherein Mumbaikars can vote on Facebook to elect their favourite butterfly species found in Mumbai. They can also register for the upcoming "Breakfast...

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Nexus between local municipal authorities, private developers in Bandra

MUMBAI: The nexus between the local municipal authorities and private developers was once again laid bare early this week when a commercial building which caught fire in Bandra (west) was found without the mandatory municipal occupation certificate.The...

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Affected families of the Kasam Nagar slums to get compensation

MUMBAI: A massive procession led by Senior Shiv Sena leader and former minister Gajanan Kirtikar has resulted in fourteen families residing at Kasam Nagar, Andheri, affected by a fire getting compensation to the tune of Rs. 50,000 and advance rent for...

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Strike hits Nhava Sheva port

Mumbai/NAVI MUMBAI: Shipping operations at Nhava Sheva port near Mumbai have been badly hit due to wage disagreements between workers and the management at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT), one of three independent ports in the area....

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Strike hits Nhava Sheva port operations

MUMBAI/NAVI MUMBAI: Shipping operations at Nhava Sheva port near Mumbai have been badly hit due to wage disagreements between workers and the management at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT), one of three independent ports in the area.This...

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Ex-gratia Diwali bonus for Mira-Bhayander civic employees

MUMBAI: Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) employees will get an ex-gratia Diwali bonus of Rs 11,000 this year.The civic administration cleared the bonus at a recent general body meeting. The employees union had demanded an ex-gratia of Rs 15,000....

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Centre seeks Maharashtra govt's view on reducing Sanjay Dutt’s jail term

NEW DELHI: The home ministry has sought opinion of Maharashtra government on reducing sentence of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt and two other convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts.The move came after Press Council of India chief Justice (retd)...

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Financial aid for needy women in Mira-Bhayander raised

MUMBAI: The women and child welfare department of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has raised the financial aid for needy women.The civic administration had early this year offered Rs 5,000 to widows and single mothers for funding their...

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HC tells police to probe allegations that Jiah was killed

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday asked police to carry out further investigations on allegations made by the mother of actress Jiah Khan in a petition that the latter had been murdered and had not committed suicide.A bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari...

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Teacher uses schoolkids as domestic help

MUMBAI: The headmistress of a state government-run zilla parishad school in Boisar and her husband were arrested on Monday for allegedly forcing two minor girl students bunk their classes and do menial jobs in their house.The couple were later released...

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Mumbai lacks in paediatric cardiac care

MUMBAI: The refusal of BMC-run hospitals to admit a three-day-old baby turning blue and his subsequent death last week show up Mumbai's poor health infrastructure, especially for children with heart problems.The megacity has only three hospitals with...

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Bollywood celebs graced Moेंt Hennessy India's launch party

Moet Hennessy India launched Chandon — its first sparkling wine made in India, for India, at a five star hotel in Mumbai.Mark Bedingham, Regional Managing Director, Moet Hennessy Asia Pacific, played perfect host to the city's swish set. He said, "A...

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Using mobiles for drug information prevents adverse events in nursing homes

MUMBAI: Using mobile devices in healthcare settings can save lives. A new study from the University of Pittsburg School of Medicine shows that nearly nine out of 10 nursing home doctors in the US had prevented at least one adverse drug event in the last...

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