Man cons live-in partner of Rs 50 lakh gold with DJ’s help

MUMBAI: An unemployed man, who was in a live-in relationship with a woman, and his friend, who is a disc jockey, were arrested on Sunday for stealing gold worth Rs 50 lakh from the girlfriend's flat.The accused, Avinash Kale, was financially dependent...

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Removal of ‘VIP benches’ now may damage Five Gardens’ costly turf

MUMBAI: In clear violation of heritage laws, six park benches which are not in accordance with the heritage committee recommendations, were installed earlier this month at the D garden of the 90-year-old Five Gardens in Dadar.This was done as per the...

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Man cons live-in partner of 50 lakh gold with DJ’s help

MUMBAI: An unemployed man, who was in a live-in relationship with a woman, and his friend, who is a disc jockey, were arrested on Sunday for stealing gold worth Rs 50 lakh from the girlfriend's flat.The accused, Avinash Kale, was financially dependent...

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Commuter anger rises over Mumbai's deadly trains

MUMBAI: Cricket-mad teenager Dhaval Lodaya was on his way to a temple when his Mumbai train derailed and he bled to death, becoming one of the ten people who die every day on the city's rail network.Known as the lifeline of financial capital Mumbai,...

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Jitendra to receive Dada Saheb Phalke Ratna award

MUMBAI: Actor Jitendra will be presented the Dada Saheb Phalke Ratna award for 2014 on April 30 on the occasion of the 145th Dada Saheb Phalke jayanti celebrations. Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan will present the awards at Bhaidas auditorium,...

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Woman held in the Rs 1.3 crore jewellery heist

MUMBAI: A woman is the latest to be arrested in the month old Rs 1.3 crore gold jewellery heist from a Malad store. Vidya Walve, 45, alias Bayo, purchased some stolen gold ornaments from the thieves. Three men Ganesh Kadam, Praful Jadhav and Amit Tiwari...

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Medical exam candidates in a sweat over distant exam centres

MUMBAI: Ranjita Jadhav (name changed), a student from a junior college in Sangli, will be travelling all the way to Mumbai this weekend to appear for her medical entrance exam.Her centre for the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Test (AIPMT), which is...

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Retrial of Salman's hit-and-run case begins, first witness deposes

MUMBAI: Eleven years after Bollywood actor Salman Khan allegedly rammed his car into a shop killing one person and injuring four, the retrial in this case began on Monday with a witness deposing before a sessions court.Samba Gowda, who was the first...

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Registered car before 2006 at RTO in Andheri? Shift data to new office in Dahisar

MUMBAI: The driving licence and vehicular databases of people residing between Goregaon and Dahisar will be transferred to the new RTO (MH-47) in Kandarpada, Dahisar, after the Andheri RTO's bifurcation.The shifting will entail that those residing in...

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Medical hopefuls in a sweat over distant exam centres

MUMBAI: Ranjita Jadhav (name changed), a student from a junior college in Sangli, will be travelling all the way to Mumbai this weekend to appear for her medical entrance exam.Her centre for the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Test (AIPMT), which is...

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Poll duty takes its toll: Unwell teacher denied leave, dies

MUMBAI: A teacher from Ulhasnagar collapsed while on poll duty on April 23 and died in hospital the next day, after being reportedly asked to continue working in the sweltering heat despite complaining of unease. Anant Sawale's (45) family and colleagues...

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'Body hack' app by math researchers shortcuts jet lag recovery

MUMBAI: A different kind of jet lag mobile app released on Monday by University of Michigan mathematicians reveals previously unknown shortcuts that can help travelers snap their internal clocks to new time zones as efficiently as possible."Overcoming...

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Railway coupon hoarder enters record book

MUMBAI: This bathroom floor in Thane has never tasted paper. Every day, before scrubbing her husband's shirts and trousers over its tiles, Sangeeta Gaikwad takes careful inventory of his pockets. This is not to find loose change or currency so much as...

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350 trees to be cut for development projects

MUMBAI: In yet another incident of green cover being sacrificed for developmental projects, about 350 trees will be hacked by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in western suburbs mostly to felicitate housing projects.The civic body on Friday...

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Actor ensnared by model, says wife

MUMBAI: Actor Inder Kumar, who was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping and assaulting his girlfriend, who is a model, was produced before a holiday magistrate court in Bandra on Saturday. He has been remanded in police custody till Wednesday.Kumar's...

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Mumbai's civic body to buy Rs 2.7 crore gear to bolster safety on city's beaches

MUMBAI: After a delay of over five years, the BMC has decided to buy high-tech beach safety equipment to prevent drownings this monsoon.The tools, worth Rs 2.69 crore, include advanced gear like jet skis, rescue boats, surfboards, rescue tubes and gear...

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Project tracks changing face of defunct mill district

MUMBAI: When artist Meera Devidayal happened to walk past the crumbling Shakti Mills structure three years ago, she was taken aback at how much it had changed. It had been over a decade since the mill had first made its way into her work, juxtaposed...

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12-year-old boy kidnapped, body chopped into pieces in Kalyan

KALYAN: Bazarpeth police in Kalyan has arrested four people for allegedly kidnapping and killing a 12-year-old boy for ransom of Rs 50 lakh in Kalyan.The boy was the son of a goldsmith and he was living in the posh locality of Sundar Nagar complex I...

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Police recover fisherwomen’s stolen Rs 1cr gold

MUMBAI: Jewellery worth Rs 1 crore that was stolen by jeweller Uttamkumar Malla alias Rajubhai by duping over 87 fisherwomen at Mahul in Chembur last year has been recovered. Rajubhai, who is the mastermind of the gang that committed the crime, was arrested...

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Rape case: Actor Inder Kumar remanded in custody till April 30

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Inder Kumar Saraf, arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old model on pretext of getting roles in movies, was today produced before a court which remanded him in police custody for four days.The 40-year-old actor was produced...

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Axis Bank Q4 profit rises 18% to Rs1.8k crore

MUMBAI: Axis Bank has reported a net profit of Rs 1,842 crore for the quarter ended March 2014 - an increase of 18% over Rs 1,555 crore in the same period last year. The annual net profit of the bank crossed the equivalent of a billion dollars for the...

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Exams on counting day to be held on May 24

MUMBAI: Exams to be conducted by University of Mumbai on May 16 have been postponed until May 24.After the senate members sought rescheduling of the exams on May 16—when the counting for the general election takesplace—the university decided to postpone...

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Bombay HC denies Bajaj union interim relief

PUNE: The Bombay high court on Friday rejected the plea of Vishwa Kalyan Kamgar Sanghatana (VKKS), the recognized employees' union at the Chakan factory of Bajaj Auto, for a grant of Rs 10,000 per month per worker as an interim relief.The HC also rejected...

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Turnout increase higher in city’s tony areasÂ

MUMBAI: The metropolis saw an overall jump in voter turnout on Thursday, but the jump was far more marked in the city's posher areas than in slum-dominated pockets even though the latter too witnessed an increase in voting percentages.So the Bandra West...

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‘Custody death victim died of contusions’

MUMBAI: The key to the mystery in Kandivli youth Akash Kharade's death in police custody lies in a medical examination that was done soon after his arrest. An autopsy done at the state-run JJ Hospital on Thursday has established that he died of multiple...

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Actor Inder Kumar allegedly assaults girlfriend

MUMBAI: Police on Friday detained actor Inder Kumar after his girlfriend alleged that he assaulted her at his Versova residence.The police have sent the woman for medical examination and will decide on the further course of action after the results.Police...

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Mumbai sees 85% drop in malaria cases in three years

MUMBAI: The city registered a drop of 85% in incidence of malaria over the last three years, with only 10,000 cases registered in 2013."Around 76,500 malaria cases were recorded in 2010, but the number has reduced drastically," said BMC's executive health...

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Fire at office in Maker Chambers

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Actor Inder Kumar accused of rape

In a shocking turn of events, Bollywood actor Inder Kumar has been reportedly detained by Versova police station on the charges of raping a 23-year-old woman.Quoting police sources, a Mid-Day report says the victim, who was known to the actor, has registered...

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Narrow escape for commuters as BEST bus's engine catches fire

MUMBAI: Bus commuters had a narrow escape as a BEST bus caught fire on the busy LBS Marg in Mulund on Friday afternoon.The fire, which occurred due to the over-heating of the engine of the bus, spread to the driver's cabin, but was contained. Apart from...

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Fire breaks out in Nariman Point building in Mumbai

MUMBAI: A major fire broke out on the seventh floor of the 13-storey Jolly Maker building at Nariman Point in south Mumbai.The fire broke around 6 pm at building number 6 in the complex. It was a 'level 2' fire, which means a major one, the official...

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State mantris, netas’ relatives in fray today

MUMBAI: Public works minister Chhagan Bhujbal, controversial water resources minister Sunil Tatkare, veteran Congress MP Manikrao Gavit, former medical education minister Vijaykumar Gavit's daughter Heena and leader of the opposition Eknath Khadse's...

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Will city make up for lowest turnout in 2009?Â

In 2009, Mumbai hit rock-bottom when it came to engaging with electoral democracy. At 41.4%, not only was the city's voter turnout in the previous Lok Sabha election well below any other metropolitan city in India, it was also the worst voting percentage...

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Cop injured as Shiv Sena, MNS supporters clash in Mumbai

MUMBAI: A police constable sustained serious injury here on Thursday as Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena supporters clashed at Trombay as polling started.The Shiv Sena supporters alleged that a local MNS worker was distributing money among the...

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Voting percentage for 19 constituencies of Maharashtra till 11am

MUMBAI: Following is the detail the polling percentage in 19 constituencies of Maharashtra, that went to polls on Thursday.Time: 11amNandurbar (ST): 20.60%Dhule: 16%Jalna: 16.27%Aurangabad: 13.69%Dindori (ST): 19%Nashik - 18.40%Palghar (ST): 9.32%Bhiwandi:...

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Mumbaikars cast off some poll-time sloth, 53% vote

MUMBAI: Mumbaikars on Thursday shed some of their infamous polling-day sloth with 53 per cent turning up to vote in the six constituencies of the city in the third and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state.Overall, around 56 per cent of 3.18...

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Police assure safe poll with over 30k cops

MUMBAI: The police have said they are geared up for election bandobast and hope for a peaceful poll day. The deployment will include 19 companies of the state reserve police force, 38 deputy police commissioners, 46 assistant commissioners, 477 inspectors,...

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Boats too will ferry staff to poll booths

MUMBAI: In the Palghar Lok Sabha constituency, a section of poll officials and staff will undertake a gruelling boat ride to travel to polling stations.From 11 am onwards on Wednesday, poll staff and police personnel assigned to centres in Arnala Fort...

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‘Togadia tirade sign of dire times ahead’

MUMBAI: The Urdu press has used the provocative speeches of VHP leader Pravin Togadia as warning signals of "horrible" times for minorities, especially Muslims, if Narendra Modi becomes PM. Urdu dailies have told their readers to vote intelligently and...

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Togadia tirade sign of dire times ahead: Urdu dailies

MUMBAI: The Urdu press has used the provocative speeches of VHP leader Pravin Togadia as warning signals of "horrible" times for minorities, especially Muslims, if Narendra Modi becomes PM. Urdu dailies have told their readers to vote intelligently and...

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Arthur Road jail chief’s wealth touches Rs 2 crore

MUMBAI: An Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) raid on Arthur Road jail superintendent Vasudev Barkule's ancestral home in Nanded on Tuesday resulted in the recovery of assets and cash that added Rs 55 lakh to his wealth.The total haul from the ACB investigation...

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Offbeat canvassing adds to AAPealÂ

MUMBAI: How does a cash-strapped party that cannot afford space on hoardings campaign for a Lok Sabha election? That's a question Mumbaikars were placed to answer while commuting to work on Monday morning as they swerved past the likes of Bollywood actor...

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Couple killed in bike mishap, father dies seeing bodies

MUMBAI: A newly married couple, Purshotam Badrikar (28) and Meeta (24), was killed in a motorbike accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway in Virar. Hours later, Meeta's father, on seeing the two bodies, suffered a cardiac arrest and died.The...

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Women empowerment with or without HRT

MUMBAI: In Indian politics today, women's empowerment seems to be the code-word to success. Women have been, are and must be the focus of attention at any given time—more so 'Peri-Menopausally'.Recently at The Indian Menopause Society, it was unequivocally...

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Akhilesh blames Congress for Modi rise

Samajwadi Party leader and UP CM Akhilesh Yadav who was in the city on Tuesday to campaign for the party's four candidates in Mumbai blamed the Congress for for the rise of BJP and its PM candidate Narendra Modi. "Congress allowed the BJP to grow in...

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Jiah’s mom told to go to top cop with probe plaint

MUMBAI: The HC on Monday asked Rabia Khan to take her grievances of her daughter, actor Jiah Khan's death not being probed properly, to police chief Rakesh Maria. Rabia has claimed Jiah was murdered and had not committed suicide. A division bench of...

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BMC inquiry against officer who allowed Big B’s Malad shoot

MUMBAI: Even as P-North ward officer Devendra Jain has been absolved of poll code of conduct violation, civic chief Sitaram Kunte has told the election commission (EC) that an administrative inquiry will be initiated by the BMC.Last week, following a...

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Labourer killed inside a residential building

MUMBAI: A labourer with the help of his son had killed another labourer inside a residential building at Vile Parle (East) on Monday night.The accused, Mohammad Alim, suspected that his wife had an affair with the deceased, Shivchand Sharma. Alim called...

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Bar dancers in Maharashtra pin their hopes on BJP

MUMBAI: Imagine that there is the orchestra floor," she says, pointing to the centre of the McDonald's outlet at Andheri, "there is the beer bar," pointing to the cash counter, " and this is where the clients sit," pointing to her chair, which is about...

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Supreme Court rejects former MLA Pappu Kalani's bail plea in murder case

MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bail plea by former Ulhasnagar MLA Suresh (Pappu) Kalani who was convicted in a murder case.A trial court in Kalyan had last November sentenced Kalani to life imprisonment for the 1990 murder of BJP activist...

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Insurance firm pays for violating policy terms

Several consumers have voiced grievances about LIC not paying benefits in accordance with the terms of its Bal Vidya policy. Here is a case of a consumer who fought for his rights.Background: A child's education is a responsibility and a duty for every...

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Govt plans that got off to a bad start

MUMBAI: The authorities in Mumbai have consistently focused their energies on developing infrastructure for motorists while ignoring everyone else. Whatever few times they have tried to act differently in the last few years, their planning has been dreadful....

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Mumbai Patrol: Now is the time to pedestrianize Mumbai

MUMBAI: Lengthy walking tracks may appear unattainable in a space-starved city like Mumbai, but they are not. A plan presented to the municipality around two years ago shows that 500km of continuous walking and cycling space could be laid here stretching...

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