Mumbai: Man held for raping 38-year-old teacher

A 45-year-old man has been arrested from the Navi Mumbai area for allegedly raping a 38-year-old teacher, officials said. A case has been registered in Mumbai’s RCF police station against the accused Ganesh Jayakumar Verma under Sections 376, 377, 354 and 506 of the IPC. The accused was produced before a local court which granted […]

Mumbai: NCP chief Jayant Patil to appear before ED today in Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited scam, party workers protest

 Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil will appear before ED today in connection with the alleged IL&FS (Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited) scam. Meanwhile, NCP workers on Monday protested in Mumbai over the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summon to party leader Jayant Patil. “I will cooperate and provide whatever information they ask for,” said Jayant Patil. “I […]

3rd G20 ECSWG meet commences with beach clean up drive at Mumbai’s Juhu

The 3rd meeting of the Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) under the India G20 Presidency commenced on Sunday with a beach clean-up drive at Juhu beach in Maharashtra’s Mumbai. Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Union Minister Ashwini Choubey along with G20 delegates took part in a beach cleanup […]

Mumbai: Five arrested for killing man, kidnapping 80-year-old woman

 Five people were arrested for allegedly killing a man and kidnapping an 80-year-old woman over a property dispute in Maharashtra’s Mumbai, the police said on Wednesday. Hunt for two others is still on, they said. According to the police, the deceased man, the son of the kidnapped woman who was later rescued by the police, was identified as Vishal and […]

Mumbai: BMC razes dargah in Mahim after Raj Thackeray complaint

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday demolished a dargah in Mumbai’s Mahim coastal area after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray claimed that a dargah was being built on the encroached land. As per the visuals, the dargah was being razed by the bulldozer and the spot was cleared. In this regard, Maharashtra Minister Deepak […]

Mumbai: Two arrested for circulating morphed video of Shiv Sena Shinde faction leader

Two persons were arrested for allegedly circulating a morphed video of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve and a woman party leader, the police informed on Sunday. The accused have been identified as Manas Kuwar (26) and Ashok Mishra (45). Based on the complaint of the woman leader, the police registered against unknown accused under sections 354, 509, 500, […]

Mumbai: Iron pole falls over moving auto, woman, daughter killed

A woman and her seven-year-old daughter were killed after an iron pole in an under-construction building fell on a moving auto in Mumbai, the police informed on Saturday. The incident happened near a hospital at Station Road, on Western Express highway, in Jogeshwari (East), Mumbai. As per the police, an iron pole from an under-construction building fell on a moving auto, which was […]