While travelling from Trinidad to Los Angeles, the clothes in Riteish Deshmukh's check-in luggage were slashed.
Bilal Khan was driving, when he hit Mayuresh Pokhrankar on JJ flyover. The impact threw the boy 50 ft below, where he was impaled by a rod.
Riteish furious over slashed clothes
Riteish furious over slashed clothes
While travelling from Trinidad to Los Angeles, the clothes in Riteish Deshmukh's check-in luggage were slashed.
Man may lose job for drunk driving
Man may lose job for drunk driving
He spent 1 day behind bars. He paid a Rs 2,050 fine. His licence has been suspended for six months and now...
Several city NGOs came together yesterday at SNDT College, Churchgate, to form a new group called Citizens for Peace.
FSL tests reveal the chassis numbers on both her disputed Land Cruisers have been tampered with.
Number of robberies fall from 10-12 to 4-6 cars per day, as strict police action forces many gangs to flee the city.
Mumbai Marathon breaks away from old charity partner
Mumbai Marathon breaks away from old charity partner
Give India wants to refocus; United Way steps in.
Hotel, restaurants association wants to stop serving free snacks with drinks citing rising cost of food items.
Even though the airport flyover is only partially open to public, political parties have already started debating over its name.
A newborn baby suffered a fracture on his thigh while he was being pulled out of his mother’s womb during a Caesarian operation.
Riteish Deshmukh is not the only one to have had his clothes roughed up in the US.
Marking the 61st anniversary of the BEST services, Mumbai Mayor Shubha Raul, while travelling in one of these buses said they deserve 100 per cent marks for their impeccable services.
Is the foetus a living being?
Is the foetus a living being?
The Bombay HC has given differing judgements on the same issue.
Another patient of Nikita Mehta’s gynaecologist has gone missing since Monday’s verdict.
As India debates the verdict in the Mehta case, Sanjeev Devasia asks Mumbai’s lawmakers if it’s time to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.
Travel websites, agencies come up with this and other too-good-to-resist offers to tempt people to travel during the August 15 weekend, which has seen few takers so far.
Pay Rs 3 to cross over from Andheri west to east
Pay Rs 3 to cross over from Andheri west to east
You will soon have to pay Rs 3 to cross over Andheri station to go on either side.
Forensic Sciences Laboratory approaches cyber experts from Purdue University to decode the WiFi threat mail case.
In yet another case of technology being misused, Airtel was conned of around Rs 30 lakh by two of its employees.
Parents poison their three kids, hang themselves
Parents poison their three kids, hang themselves
Tamil film distributor from Mulund was severely ill and mentally disturbed; bodies found by brother.
Man dumps disabled wife, marries another
Man dumps disabled wife, marries another
Hearing and speech impaired girl meets a handsome young man.
The Citizens for Peace and Justice have organised an event of music, poetry and readings on peace by Shyam Benegal, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar and Nandita Das today.
Five people including four men and a woman have been arrested in connection with a porn movie racket that was busted by the Khar police late last night.
First woman jailed for drunk driving
First woman jailed for drunk driving
The Mumbai traffic police has arrested and jailed a woman driver for drunken driving last night.
We’ve lost faith in the law
We’ve lost faith in the law
Nikita Mehta’s husband is shattered, after HC quashes their plea to abort 25-week-old foetus with a heart defect.
Fearing air carriers may go bust overnight in these troubled times...
Report submitted on Friday said there was a ‘fair’ chance Nikita Mehta’s baby would be born handicapped; second report changed the possibility to ‘least’.
With an American connection emerging in all the recent blast cases, the police believe the terrorists intended to send out a warning to USA as well as India.
Home Guard training centre plot may go to metro rail project
Home Guard training centre plot may go to metro rail project
The Mumbai metro rail project is likely to put the plans for the construction of a training centre for the Home Guard (HG) on hold.
HC has decided to increase number of courts handling such cases by 20.
Robbers steal senior citizen’s jewellery by telling her...
Mystery barge had drifted 2,000 km without crew
Mystery barge had drifted 2,000 km without crew
The London-based vessel was on its way to Rotterdam from Shanghai when it broke off from the main ship.
Assault complaint lodged against PT teacher for brutal caning.
Fuel quota for police patrols cut to 250 litres pm, per police station.
Owners are now willing to lower rates due to slowdown in realty market.
Suresh Jhoting had bought a cellphone for his son, who died when the balcony of Gandhi Vidyalaya in Malad crashed; the deceased had a fascination for them.
We’d choose abortion too
We’d choose abortion too
Parents of disabled 5-year-old girl empathise with Niketa Mehta, as the Bombay HC decides on her abortion plea today.
Malls, shops remain closed since Friday, as traders demand abolition of octroi duty in the state.
The BMC’s fire department is set to purchase six cranes one for each municipal zone of the city.
While Bodkar was the US national’s regular technician, another VSNL man had set his computer right once.
After complaints of unhygienic drinking water, authorities select Aquafina, Kinley, Kingfisher and Oxyrich to be sold on railway premises.
EVEN as the Indian Coast Guard carried out aerial tour around the grounded barge off the Srivardhan coast some 200 miles from Mumbai, the police and customs officials yesterday mounted the vessel.
Hawker's policy to be formulated by year-end
Hawker's policy to be formulated by year-end
The Maharashtra government will formulate a hawkers' policy on the lines of the national hawkers' policy, by the year-end.
Foetus has gross abnormalities; awaits verdict on the Mehta case.
Since his WiFi would get disconnected regularly, he chose unprotected connection, making it easy for hackers to send threat e-mail .
Just like the Greek Trojan horse, which hid an army, terrorists can hide explosives in the elephants’ bellies.
A day after 12 mysterious barges were spotted on Wednesday along the picturesque Srivardhan coastline, about 200 kilometres from Mumbai, the Indian Coast Guard carried out two aerial surveys to keep a check on the barges.
City docs discover compound that can prevent HIV transmission through sexual intercourse.
Dr Batra opened the world’s first tele-homeopathic clinic on Wednesday.
The BMC is using powerful mediums like social networking sites to create awareness about serious health issues concerning us.
Hearing an appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra, against the acquittal of alleged paedophiles Duncan Grant and Allan Waters, the Supreme Court has directed the Mumbai Police to impound the passports of the two British nationals on Thursday.
20 minutes that destroyed 3 lives
20 minutes that destroyed 3 lives
Boy from Delhi who failed marine engineering exam, accompanies parents to Hanging Gardens. Asks them to take a stroll; when they return 20 minutes later, he is missing; hours on, his body washes ashore at Gateway.
Srivardhan and Dighi coast witnessed landing of arms, RDX prior to 1993 blasts.
IPO investors will get quick refunds on non-allotment of shares.
Mumbai police had busted major car theft racket earlier this year, Navi Mumbai cops failed to follow-up on the case.
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has been rigorously questioning Tata VSNL technician Rajesh Bodkar.
In yet another instance where the deed is different from the word, the BMC has failed to officially appoint an external committee to review the condition of Mumbai’s roads.
Says GRP commissioner, after they reappear in ladies compartment... (Ya, sure!).
Mohanlal says death of his son (4) after he fell unconscious at Asaram Bapu’s ashram was an accident. His son and daughter still study there.
A jeweller was robbed of gold worth Rs 11 lakh when he was alighting a local train at CST on Monday afternoon.
Two men in their late ’20s entered the office of builder Atul Agarwal in sector 17, Vashi, at 9.45 am yesterday and opened fire at his office boy Hemant Kohli (30) with a country-made gun.
What’s very wrong with this picture?
What’s very wrong with this picture?
It’s a cop from the Bomb Disposal Squad, defusing one of the 23 bombs in Surat. (Here’s a clue) There are six things missing in this picture. Still clueless? Read on...
Contractors, ward officers have been using adulterated material to fill potholes despite use of ‘carbon core’ being made compulsory.
Ammonium nitrate is available across the counter in chemical shops.
Cops in Navi Mumbai where 4 stolen cars used in blasts were traced launch operation to nab car thieves.
11,000 FYJC seats are available in lesser-known and night colleges; seats in popular colleges have been filled up.
Education minister said ICSE schools must open their own junior college by next year.
The timetable of the Chartered Accountancy exam declared on Monday has brought much-awaited relief for aspirants.
If you were at the Marwar Wedding show recently, you would doubt the country has been hit by inflation.
Antarang creator hopes for a better showing at the tourist hub.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has elected Dr Shirish Sheth as the honorary fellow of the college.
The earthquake in Satara, which measured 4.2 on the Richter scale, was also felt in Mumbai.
Air Intelligence sleuths have arrested a Zambian national for allegedly possessing heroin worth Rs 1.38-crore in the international market.
Traffic cops rope in Javed Akhtar and Shankar Mahadevan to create ads to encourage road discipline.
Usually it’s the amount of your telephone bill that bothers you. However, off late, there is a new number on MTNL bills that has irked consumers.
Jumbo King boss will address annual Parsi meet to promote entrepreneurship among the community.
A day after the visit to Western and Central Railway stations, Deputy Chief Minister RR Patil, suggested closing all the unauthorised entry and exits at railway stations as a security measure.
Gujarat police confirm serial bombers in city 20 days before blasts.
BMC additional municipal commissioners (AMC) believe in practising what they preach.
Even as incessant rains lashed the city in the last couple of days, water levels remained just a foot away from crossing the danger mark in the Mithi river.
Seven second-year students punished; friends say seniors were ‘just talking’ to the freshers
He allegedly gave firecrackers to Omani national who was caught with them at international airport
Police tighten security at nuclear establishments, after blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad
Sanpada resident to face the heat for not furnishing details of US tenant who stays in the flat from where terror mail was sent
SIMI general secretary Safdar Nagori had discussed with the Mumbai cops his group’s intentions of spreading panic in the country using low-intensity explosives without killing humans.
Alarmed by the extensive use of bicycles to carry out blasts, law enforcement agencies are working on the feasibility of maintaining a tab on the sale of bicycles.
Here’s how all your personal information, including phone number, credit card details, etc, are leaked to anyone who is willing to pay a price for it
It’s not very often that our ministers travel by public transport. Railway commuters were in for a surprise yesterday when Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil boarded a train instead of travelling in his four-wheeler.
Controversial actress Pretti Jaiin is back in the news, but this time for a non-controversial reason.
Ahead of the blasts in Ahmedabad, a raid was conducted at a flat in Navi Mumbai's Sanpada area following an allegedly threatening e-mail sent from a computer there
Hospital puts up 100 posters in its premises after a medical social worker is accused of molesting a patient
Go out today, but be alert. That's what Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor, Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare and the government want us to do after the 16 blasts in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
MiD DAY reporters go undercover to unearth a seats-for-cash scam in the city.
With two days of water and power cuts, the stores and food joints had to be shut down for most of Saturday.
It’s just a prank, nothing more, says rly babu of urine condoms
It’s just a prank, nothing more, says rly babu of urine condoms
The scene in the 9.27 pm Dadar-Virar Fast on Wednesday was straight out of a horror movie.
A cop’s life
A cop’s life
Standing in the rain for hours together, spending nights on pavements for the past three days, these wannabe constables have been getting a taste of...
Itanta will compete with 78 other racing cars later this month at an event in Germany.
MiD DAY reporters go undercover to unearth a seats-for-cash scam in the city.
A year after Snehal Gavare (21) was murdered and her body stuffed inside the storage space of her parents’ bed, the police believe they do not have sufficient evidence to nail the Gavares.
An illustrated book in English and Marathi from the Brazilian consulate on the discovery of Brazil to commemorate its 500 years.
Suresh Bhagat case: Jaya's accounts frozen
Suresh Bhagat case: Jaya's accounts frozen
Two more bank accounts of Jaya, wife of former gambling operator, Suresh Bhagat, containing Rs 4 crore have been frozen.
Do not complain against the BMC, or else…
Do not complain against the BMC, or else…
The civic body may bring a demolition squad to your doorstep, as this Khar resident found to his dismay.
Groups without BMC sanction and identity cards operate illegal pay-and-park schemes; threaten vehicle owners.
Bhagwati Hospital says Kirit Gada touched the woman and was drunk.
The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch is probing an embezzlement of Rs 2.41 crore in a Goregaon company.
Coming soon: Roller coaster rides at a mall near you
Coming soon: Roller coaster rides at a mall near you
Gone are the days when one had to plan a day-long trip to the amusement park for the exhilarating joy rides.
A Central Railways employee, Vaibhav Haldankar was admitted for food poisoning yesterday, after he drank a cold drink.
Gangurde killed his boss’s wife and two kids to take revenge for an insult.
Shop owners near police commissioner’s office protest 'no parking' rule.
Car catches fire on Western Exp Highway
Car catches fire on Western Exp Highway
A car caught fire near the Andheri flyover, on the Western Express Highway on Tuesday.
Opposition legislators once again targeted Education Minister Vasant Purke.
Renge Patil’s family is confident he will turn up for trust vote, dismisses rumours of him joining the Congress.
Cops believe had Rohan and Abhay held the hand of their driver who also jumped into the stream along with another man to save them, they would have still been alive.
Flats @ Rs 10k/sq ft below market rate
Flats @ Rs 10k/sq ft below market rate
With the sudden dip in the realty market, it’s the best time to buy property in the city, as investors are willing to sell…
1,147 cases of robberies, thefts and chain snatching reported from Jan to June this year, 883 last year, same period; many unsolved
Experts say ONGC never does a background check on companies it leases vessels to. The contractor does not maintain safety standards
Unions want taxi drivers to slowly phase out rickety Padminis
'Please take fire safety norms very seriously'
'Please take fire safety norms very seriously'
Even as the fire at Peninsula Chambers was put out, fire officer says high rises refuse to maintain basic fire safety standards; lack of punitive action is a handicap
The 60-year-old man who shot his pregnant daughter-in-law in broad daylight on May 28 is still absconding
Andheri police scrutinise bars in the area; threaten to shut 14, which don’t have the required permits
Jaw disorders cause headaches
Cops forward e-mails to corporates in the hope that people mend their ways
Runway repairs done in 3 hours, not 3 days
Runway repairs done in 3 hours, not 3 days