Mod’ Art International organises its annual fashion show in Mumbai

Mod' Art International, the French fashion school, is the sister concern of Mod'Art Paris, a premium Parisian fashion school. It hosted its annual fashion show, which witnessed models on the runway in inventive collections designed by students themselves. The presentation gave them a platform to put forward their creative energies and give them a glimpse of the fashion world.

Spotted at the event were Simran Kaur Mundi, Hazel Keech, Shibani Kashyap, Archana Kochhar, Shane and Falguni Peacock, Gavin Miguel, Shaheen Abbas, Shamita Singha and Mashoom Singha. Students were also felicitated with accolades for their conduct through the academic year.

The show presented an amalgamation of themes by the first, second and third year students. Kickstarting with the collection of the first year students, CosmosA Static Illusion showcased garments inspired by the universe and based on motion in space. The collection by second year students, Metamorphosis — A Dream Escape explored the theme explores of the metamorphosis of the human body in different shapes and forms.

The third year students exhibited a bunch of diverse collections with themes revolving around concepts like independent women, fashion from mid 90's, simplicity, magic realism, garments for various occasions, psychedelic apparels, strength and holiness of koi and dragon, attire representing sins, elegant and stylish modesty of women, modern and Indian architecture, Victorian era, geometric shapes, structures and curves, power of gods and their representation in nature, feminity and glory of goddess, collection inspired from snakes and its different representations.

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Elections 2014: Financial capital chooses NDA, AAP fails to pose a challenge

MUMBAI: Mumbai turned saffron with a vengeance, just one election after it blanked out the Shiv Sena-BJP combine from its map. NDA swept all six seats, with both partners bagging three each.

A combination of factors led to the Congress-NCP rout, which has been a once-in-atwo-decades phenomenon in Mumbai; the city ousted Congress in 1977, repeated the washout 19 years later in 1996 and did it again 18 years later.

The two important factors would have to be the Modi wave and the anti-incumbency sentiment playing overtime. Congress and NCP candidates have had to bear the cross of the voters' anger against the UPA-II government, if not against themselves. What made the outcome certain was a simultaneous, almost-en-bloc gravitation of these anti-incumbent votes towards NDA.

These twin forces were so strong that it made the potential spoilers entirely irrelevant to the final result. MNS, which helped the Congress-NCP combine get a tennis set-like, 6-0 margin last time, has struggled to retain its own voter base. It played the role of a passive ally to BJP, refusing to field candidates in the BJP seats. But Raj Thackeray's party failed to spoil even cousin Uddhav Thackeray's party in the three seats where Sena candidates were the NDA representatives.

AAP was reduced to a footnote. It, however, has its supporters—in some seats it has approximated MNS levels but it has a long way to go to even become a serious spoiler.

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Goregaon lift mishap: Cops begin probe

MUMBAI: The police are trying to ascertain whether or not there was any negligence on part of the builder or the construction firm in the lift mishap in Goregaon, which led to the death of two workers and left four others injured.

The incident occurred in an under-construction building near Oberoi mall on Thursday.

A case has been registered under IPC sections 304-A (causing death due to negligence) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others).

"We are looking into the role of people implementing the project," said Uttam More, senior inspector at Aarey Sub police station.

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Leela hotels founder CP Krishnan Nair dies

MUMBAI: Capt. CP Krishnan Nair, a war veteran and founder of the Leela Group of hotels, passed away on Saturday morning following a brief illness, an official said.

Capt. Nair, 82, is survived by his wife and sons, including Vivek, who heads the 28-year-old hotels chain with eight prime properties across the country.

According to the hotel official, Capt. Nair, as he was known in professional and military circles, breathed his last around 3.30 am at Hinduja Hospital, where he was admitted recently.

The funeral ceremony will be performed on Sunday at the Vile Parle crematorium in Mumbai.

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Boy survives after contact with live wire

MUMBAI: A six-year-old boy could have died of electrocution if a senior police officer would have not noticed him while passing from the spot of incident on Saturday. The incident occurred on 60-feet road at Kamala Nagar locality in Dharavi around 9.30pm when the boy identified as Rajesh Shetty while playing went closer to the air-conditioning unit of a private bank ATM kiosk and came in contact with a live wire, said the Shahu Nagar police.

Locals who witnessed the incident remained a mere spectator while Shetty was thrown to a short distance due to the impact after touching the livewire of the AC unit. At the time of going to press, the police have pressed charges against the contractor under sections 287 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery) and 337 (endangering life) of the IPC. Probably the contractor will be arrested on Sunday.

The locals told the police that the boy was playing when he suddenly ran to the backside of the ATM kiosks for picking an empty water bottle. "Shetty was electrocuted when he put his hands below the AC unit to pick the bottle. The senior inspector of Shahu Nagar police station passing from the locality on seeing people gathered outside the ATM went to check and found the boy lying unconscious. He rushed the boy to Sion hospital," said deputy commissioner of Police (Zone V) Dhananjay Kulkarni.

Sion hospital doctors said Shetty could have lost his life if the police have not bought him immediately. He is recuperating the injuries suffered due to electrocution.

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Daily wage worker held for raping minor at Mahim

MUMBAI: A daily wage worker has been arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl at her home in a Mahim slum on Friday. The incident occurred when the survivor's parent's has gone to neighbour's house, said the Mahim police. Accused Mohammed Shaikh (19) was arrested from the neighbourhood sometime later after he committed the offence. His luck ran short when the survivor's mother saw him abusing her daughter.

Shaikh is known to the survivor's parent's and regularly visited their house to play with the minor. On Friday, as usual, he went to the survivor's home and on seeing the minor playing outside and no one at her hutment he planned the offence. "Shaikh on pretext of playing with the survivor took her into her house and forcefully committed the offence," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone V) Dhananjay Kulkarni.
The victim's mother, in the complaint, said, "If we would have not returned back around 9.30pm Shaikh would have made an easy escape from the locality. He committed the offence after we stepped out of the house around 9pm. On seeing us back Shaikh left our daughter and managed to escape."

On hearing the survivor and her parent's scream, neighbor gathered and got hold of Shaikh and after thrashing him handed him to the police. "Shaikh has been booked under section 376 (rape) of the IPC and under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He is remanded to police custody till May 21.
The survivor has undergone medical examination at Sion hospital and her condition is stable," said Mahim police senior inspector Dastagir Mulla.

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Election results 2014: Maharashtra minister Narayan Rane quits after son defeated in Lok Sabha polls

MUMBAI: Controversial industries minister Narayan Rane has resigned from the state cabinet on moral grounds following humiliating defeat of his son Neelesh Rane from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg parliamentary constituency. According to reports, besides Rane, Nagpur guardian minister and employment guarantee minister Nitin Raut too has resigned following defeat of Nagpur Congress nominee Vilas Muttemwar. Rane, who submitted his resignation to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, may not only quit Congress, but even quit politics in near future.

Neelesh, a sitting Lok Sabha member from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, was defeated by Shiv Sena nominee Vinayak Raut by a huge margin. Ever since the Congress declared the candidature of Neelesh, local NCP leaders led by Sawantwadi legislator Deepak Kesarkar had raised a banner of revolt against his nomination. Kesarkar and his supporters made it clear to the NCP leadership that they will not campaign for Neelesh and instead, ensure his defeat. In a major damage control exercise, both NCP president Sharad Pawar and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar stepped in to pacify agitating Kesarkar, but failed to tackle the situation. For Pawar, more shocking was the fact that the entire Kesarkar team boycotted his meeting in Kankavali, home town of Rane. Subsequently, Rane too made an unsuccessful attempt for a truce with Kesarkar, but he too did not succeed. Now from the outcome of the results, it appears that Kesarkar did succeed in his strategy to defeat Rane's son.

Ever since Rane quit the Shiv Sena and joined the Congress in June 2006, he always felt that it was his political blunder to join the Congress. When he was negotiating his entry into the Congress, he was told that sooner or later, he will be considered for the chief minister's post, but he was never given an opportunity.

Rane was expecting that after Vilasrao Deshmukh was asked to quit in the wake of the terror attack, he will be considered, but then the high command chose Ashok Chavan. When Sonia Gandhi sacked Ashok Chavan following his involvement in the Adarsh scam, again Rane was expecting that he will be given a chance to lead the state, but Prithviraj Chavan was appointed. "Rane feel that he has lost crucial eight years of his life. Now, it's better to quit Congress and politics too," a senior Congress minister said.

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Launch of the MU-7, an SUV from the Japanese automobile house in Mumbai

JMD got the show on the road with the launch of the MU-7, an SUV from the Japanese automobile house ISUZU. With a sporty road presence that cannot be missed and the luxury of space for seven occupants, the car has the longest wheel base in class. Although it has a tough build, its pristine interiors make ideal for those who love long drives.

The SUV also has a strong suspension system and offers a smooth and comfortable ride. Shigeru Wakabayashi (EVP and Deputy MD of ISUZU) was present for the launch, which took place at Villa 69 in Juhu. Said Gulu Menda (MD, JMD), "We are elated to intro duce the ISUZU range of automobiles in the city and I am positive that the Indian consumer shall enjoy the MU-7."

JMD offers its services backed by a force of over five hundred individuals. Heading the operations are Drupad Menda and Girish Vaziriani, whose vision and conviction for the future is well mapped out. Besides them, also spotted in attendance at the event was Baba Siddiqui as well as other guests like Lucky and Mohammad Morani.

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Medha Patkar complains of possible poll rigging

MUMBAI: A complaint filed by Medha Patkar, social activist and Aam Aadmi Party candidate for the Mumbai North East constituency points to the possibility of a rigging of votes in her constituency. Her complaint with the election commission states that an address tag used to identify an EVM machine was found on the streets of Mumbai.

"An address tag used on the control unit at polling station No 29 at the Shivaji Nagar/Mankhurd assembly segment of the Mumbai North East parliamentary constituency was found on the road at Shivaji Nagar today. This address tag is an important identifier of the machine used on the day of polling and the tag being found on the road indicates that the machine could have been tampered with before being transported to the place of storage after the elections," says a statement released by AAP.

The complaint, filed with the returning officer, has urged him not to start the counting for this booth till an investigation of the matter has taken place.

AAP has also alleged that the serial number of the paper seals used to seal the control units have not been recorded in Form 17C, in violation of Election Commission.

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Elections 2014: Shiv Sena's Rahul Shewale takes Mumbai South Central from Congress

MUMBAI: Rahul Shewale of the Shiv Sena won the Mumbai South Central seat by a margin of a whopping 1.38 lakh votes, defeating sitting Congress MP Eknath Gaikwad who had hoped to score a hat-trick.

Shewale got 3.8 lakh votes while Gaikwad got 2.4 lakh. This would be the first Lok Sabha term for Rahul Shewale, who had occupied the most powerful position in the BMC as its standing committee chairman.

Shewle, 41, had contested on the development plank against Gaikwad, 74, who had earned the nickname of 'Giant Killer' after trouncing then Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi (Shiv Sena) in 2004.

Aditya Shirodkar of the MNS polled just 72,000 votes while AAP's Sundar Balakrishnan got 27,000 votes.

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