Cops ‘rescue’ Vinod Kambli as he falls ill in car

MUMBAI: Police played the Good Samaritan for former cricketer Vinod Kambli and rushed him to hospital on Friday when he complained of chest pain while driving near Chembur. Senior inspector Sujata Patil and a constable cut a path through the peak hour...

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Wadia to now offer cardiac care for kids

MUMBAI: The city's inadequate paediatric cardiac care will get a boost when Wadia Hospital, a public hospital in Parel, performs its first heart operation on Saturday."Our hospital used to refer seven to eight patients a week to KEM Hospital and other...

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Dabholkar case transfer opposed

MUMBAI: Slain rationalist Narendra Dabholkar was never under threat, crime branch (Pune) told the Bombay high court, refuting allegations that a threat perception report was not prepared.On Friday, assistant commissioner of police Rajendra Bhamare submitted...

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Mumbai’s lifeline goes back 150 years

On November 29, 1864, the first Bombay Baroda and Central India (BB&CI) train, headed to Utran in Gujarat, chugged out of Grand Road station. According to a Times of India article marking the occasion, a bottle of wine was broken on the engine and...

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Increase taxi, auto fares: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sabha

MUMBAI: The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sabha (BMS) has demanded a minimum hike of Rs 2.5 in the minimum fare of autorickshaw and taxi fares in Mumbai in case the government decides to increase the price of CNG fuel.Anna Desai, president BMS said the government...

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Maharashtra govt threatens disciplinary action against officials striking work

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has threatened disciplinary action against officials striking work on December 3.The Maharashtra Mantralaya Officers Association has announced a day-long strike on December 3 to press for their demands. One of their...

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Minor accident on Bandra-Worli Sea Link

MUMBAI: Three people, including a doctor, had a narrow escape to death when the Jaguar car they were travelling in rammed into the divider on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BSWL) early on Thursday morning. They escaped with minor bruises. Traffic was blocked...

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Western Railway’s ticketless travel crackdown nets record Rs 9.17L/day in Andheri

MUMBAI: Western Railway's drive against unauthorized travel has started paying dividends, as the number of passengers buying tickets each day has increased by as much as 38,000. Western Railway earned Rs 10.83 crore from various forms of ticketing between...

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Mobile slips, girl falls to death trying to grab it

MUMBAI: An 18-year-old Mira Road girl died of head injuries after falling off the terrace of her flat while trying to save a cellphone that slipped from her hand on Wednesday night. The Navghar police in Bhayander (E) have registered a case of accidental...

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Policewoman chases, nabs phone thief

MUMBAI: A woman police sub-inspector chased down and nabbed a thief who fled during a nakabandi in Vasai on Tuesday night. The accused, along with three others who are absconding, had robbed an electronics showroom hours before being caught.Prajakta...

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Court extends police custody of Wadala Truck Terminal suicide abettors

MUMBAI: On Wednesday the Sewri court extended police custody of 29-year-old flower businessman's wife and her paramour for abetting his suicide at his fourth floor rented flat in Sion-Pratiksha Nagar on November 18. The post mortem report showed that...

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Maharashtra sold Rs 100 crore plot to Rajiv Shukla’s firm for under a lakh

MUMBAI: A 2,821-sq-m governmentowned plot in Andheri, reserved for a primary school, was sold to BAG Films Education Society (BFES) for a paltry Rs 98,735 in 2008, recently released documents have revealed. In addition to this, the papers reveal, a 3,534.70...

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Mistreated in exam hall, blind woman to get Rs 5K payout

MUMBAI: Irked at the way a visually challenged candidate was treated while she was taking examination for the post of junior clerk, the Bombay high court recently asked the Thane zilla parishad to pay her Rs 5,000 as compensation.The authorities had...

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Acumen makes Rs 4.3 crore equity investment in Asian Health Alliance

MUMBAI: Acumen, a non-profit global venture firm addressing poverty across Africa and in South Asia, has announced an equity investment of Rs 43 million ($750,000) in Asian Health Alliance, a company that owns and operates affordable medical diagnostic...

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Tiff turns ugly: Man stabs brothers, 1 dead

MUMBAI: A Malwani resident with a criminal past, Imtiaz Memon, was arrested for murdering a youth, Mohsin Shaikh (27), after a trivial altercation with the victim's brother, Junaid (22), turned ugly. Memon's wife, Samina, and sister Shabnam too have...

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Two months on, collapsed building residents await promised relief

MUMBAI: Survivors of the building collapse in Mazgaon have complained of negligence by the government authorities in providing them relief.The BMC has only disbursed Rs 2 lakh each as compensation, and nothing has been done on the promised civic job...

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Bombay high court to rule on custody battle between Italian husband and Goan wife

MUMBAI: Bombay high court is slated to give its verdict on Thursday on whether or not access to the 6-year-old can be temporarily shared by her guardians until the court decides their custody battle.A division bench of Justice VM Kanade and Justice M...

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Man raped daughter for over a decade, fathered her child

MUMBAI: A 50-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his daughter for nearly 11 years and fathering a child with her, police said on Thursday.The accused identified as Ibrahim Shaikh was arrested Wednesday after the 26-year-old victim claimed...

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BEST panel gives nod for fare hike of Rs 1-4

MUMBAI: BEST bus fares are set to go up by minimum Re 1 and maximum Rs 4. The decision was taken after the BEST committee gave its nod at the Tuesday's budget meeting where the panel also approved new slabs, which will redefine bus tariffs.Ticket prices...

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Fifteen bird species are 'critically endangered'

MUMBAI: The unbridled destruction of forests and wetlands for commercial and industrial growth seem to be taking a toll on birds in India.A recent report on birds released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) show that 15 bird...

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Information chief's orders on buildings plans challenged

MUMBAI: An activist has moved the Bombay high court to challenge the orders passed by information commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad prohibiting the provision of building plans to RTI applicants.The petition was mentioned on Tuesday and posted for hearing...

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No piped gas in Powai for 4 hours, residents upset

MUMBAI: Several residents of Powai found there was no supply of piped gas to their kitchens on Tuesday morning. The cut lasted at least four hours.Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) had cut off supply in the area to enable a major repair work, it was learnt.Sources...

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New panel to study effects of effluents on fish, help restore marine ecology

MUMBAI: The state fisheries department has set up a committee to study the effects of industrial pollution on fish in Maharashtra's coastal waters.In a government resolution, the fisheries department has directed the study of waters at creeks, estuaries...

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Concealing drug and gold in body safest smuggling tactic, but risky for carriers

MUMBAI: In the last 10 days, three passengers have been intercepted by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs department at the Mumbai airport for carrying drugs and gold inside their bodies. Last week, two Tanzanian nationals were caught carrying...

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SRK, Deepika dazzle at awards ceremony

The city's swish set were seen at the opulent new ballroom of the Palladium Hotel, Mumbai for the Hello! Hall of Fame Awards.The star-studded evening saw Bollywood personalities, businessmen, sportspersons and fashionistas being honoured for their achievements.Gayatri...

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Mob 'forces' woman to take back sexual harassment complaint

MUMBAI: At a time when the rest of the country is grappling with the rampancy of sexual harassment and wondering ways to confront it, a young woman in Mumbai has been allegedly prevented inside a police station from fighting the malaise.On November 18,...

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Environment ministry backs Juhu runway's sea extension

MUMBAI: The Juhu airport expansion project is all set to get a major boost with the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) on Monday expressing its "favourable" support to extend runway into the sea.The approval of the MoEF is being sought by...

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26/11 Mumbai attacks: Five years on, life goes on at Leopold cafe

MUMBAI: Five years have gone by since that horrible night and beer is flowing freely at south Mumbai's Leopold Cafe. The popular hangout in Colaba has put behind it the scars of the November 26, 2008 attack.That night, three of the 10 Pakistani terrorists...

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Blenders Pride Fashion Tour kick off in style

The ninth edition of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour saw some of the country's most celebrated designers showcase their collection on stage over two nights of high fashion. The first night saw Gaviin Miguel showcase a collections that took forth his...

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Dec 4 suicide abetment case: Court to hear company official pre-arrest bail plea

MUMBAI: A Vasai court has adjourned to December 4, the hearing of an anticipatory bail plea filed by Prabhat Sharma, a senior executive with Tata Steel Company Ltd, accused of abetment to suicide in the suicidal death of former chief of corporate communications...

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EOW struggles with frauds of 12,000 crore

MUMBAI: Shortage of manpower in the city's economic offences wing has witnessed slow disposal of cases resulting thousands of cases, involving Rs 12,395 crore in various economic cases, got stuck in court proceedings.Records available with the TOI show...

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Soon, book your season ticket from cellphone

MUMBAI: Suburban commuters will be able to buy season tickets through mobile phones as the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) plans to embark on a project to reduce queues at booking offices.The Indian Railways' information & technology arm...

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EOW struggles with frauds worth 12,000 crore

MUMBAI: Shortage of manpower in the city's economic offences wing has witnessed slow disposal of cases resulting thousands of cases, involving Rs 12,395 crore in various economic cases, got stuck in court proceedings.Records available with the TOI show...

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HC ups relief for housewife killed in road accident

A house wife who does odd jobs like tailoring to support her family is an earning member and should be treated as self employed, the Bombay high court has ruled. Two decades after an Amravati house wife Shobha Kothari was mowed down by a car in an alleged...

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Man leaves 44-minute 'suicide note' on video

MUMBAI: In the second such instance in Mumbai in less than two months, the police have arrested a woman and her "paramour" for allegedly abetting the suicide of her husband after he left a video "blaming them for the act".Businessman Jayesh Raut (29)...

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In Mumbai, man leaves 44-minute 'suicide note' on video

MUMBAI: In the second such instance in Mumbai in less than two months, the police have arrested a woman and her "paramour" for allegedly abetting the suicide of her husband after he left a video "blaming them for the act".Businessman Jayesh Raut (29)...

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Glass lifts, key card entry monitor security in elevators

MUMBAI: In the aftermath of the sexual assault involving Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal which occurred in a hotel elevator in Goa, the issue of monitoring movement inside lifts has become a talking point.It emerges that most hotels in Mumbai do not install...

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Tata Memorial outpost in Kharghar hit by water cut

MUMBAI: An acute shortage of water since Tuesday has affected day-to-day activities at the Tata Memorial Hospital research wing in Kharghar.The 125-bed Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), though primarily a research...

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International schools focus on Cambridge syllabus

MUMBAI: Members of International Schools Association (MISA) conducted a workshop focusing on the syllabus as proposed by the Cambridge International Examination (CIE) board. The event was attended by member schools as well as the CIE regional manager...

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'Major projects delayed by absence of expert planners'

MUMBAI: Flawed planning, poor execution and the overwhelming task of rehabilitating the project-affected people have delayed several infrastructure projects in Mumbai, resulting in subsequent cost over-runs.Many people feel that the time-overrun in projects...

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Sexual harassment at workplace: Women who dared to speak

MUMBAI: It's been a year of shame, but also hope. Littered with cases of sexual harassment at the workplace, 2013 is about to wrap up on a dark note. What's heartening though, is the measured courage displayed by the young women involved in all cases,...

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Case of suspended Gujarat cop Pandian not on par with others, HC says

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea made by Rajkumar Pandian a superintendent of police in Gujarat ATS when arrested in April 2007 as an accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.Justice U V Bakre delivered the...

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Box office success linked to blogging, study finds

MUMBAI: Movie attendance peaks during the holiday season, and studios capitalize on this by releasing dozens of new titles between the end of November and the new year, with much of a movie's box office success predicted by opening weekend.Though it...

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Tingling sensation and numbness can herald a problem

When was the last you experienced pins and needles in your hands or feet?It's not about the time when you sat in an armchair without moving your hands for a while, nor is it when you sat on a stool, crossed your legs and then got engrossed in a conversation...

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Tingling sensation and numbness can herald a problem

When was the last you experienced pins and needles in your hands or feet?It's not about the time when you sat in an armchair without moving your hands for a while, nor is it when you sat on a stool, crossed your legs and then got engrossed in a conversation...

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Drug addict stabs co-worker at Dadar station in Mumbai

MUMBAI: A man, who tried to break up a fight, was stabbed by a drug addict at Dadar station on Thursday.The victim, Aryan, is critical and has been admitted to the ICCU of Sion Hospital.The Mumbai Central GRP are hunting for the accused, Sandeep. According...

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Govt to fast track Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway work

VADODARA: The Centre has given top priority to construction of Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway and the mega project will be awarded soon after completing bidding process, Union minister of state for road transport and highways Tushar Chaudhary said on Thursday."The...

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