A finance consultant from Andheri, Mumbai has duped of Rs 2 lakh when an unidentified man sold him newspapers and detergent soap instead of the antique clock. The consultant wanted to deal in antiques to earn a hefty profit. On his visit to Pune, he met the conman who told[Read More…]
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Mumbai: Man strangled wife to death for working on holiday
On Sunday when his wife was leaving for work after Gudi Padwa celebration, he got into heated argument with her
Child rapist let out of jail six months ago held for raping, murdering 9 year old girl
Mumbai: A child rapist who was let out of jail six months ago was arrested on Saturday for kidnapping, raping and murdering a nine-year old girl. He later dumped her body in a public toilet septic tank in Vile Parle (W). Rapist Vadivel Devendra alias Gundapp Bhai (35) was convicted[Read More…]
Mumbai: Woman faints after spotting rock python in toilet
Man’s wife fainted when the rescuers took out the snake from the toilet
Linkus Infratech launches Hyper local connectivity app in Mumbai
Mumbai: The Mumbai-based company Linkus Infratech has launched a hyper-local connectivity app called “Bhonga” to connect users to people in their neighbourhood in the city even without an Internet connection. “Bhonga” is a word in the Marathi language that translates to meaning megaphone or loudspeaker. Anyone can open their phone[Read More…]
Mumbaikars income grew world’s 3rd fastest in 5 yrs
Mumbai: Mumbai has recorded the third highest growth in annual household incomes among 32 major cities across the world during 2014-18, as per the inaugural issue of Knight Frank’s global report Urban Futures. The steep hike in incomes coupled with a modest rise in house prices in the five-year period[Read More…]
Mumbai’s Bandra Worli Sea Link lit in purple colour for this important reason
Purple week is also called epilepsy week and is celebrated by 100 countries
Mumbai: Couple donates organs of brain-dead son to save four lives
The boy had suffered a severe head injury and was declared brain dead by the doctors
Pakistani national from Mumbai becomes Indian citizen after 52 years
Bombay high court informed that the central government has decided to grant him citizenship
Man arrested for watching porn in flight sitting next to woman passenger
She had also complained about the cabin crew about the incident and has asked the passenger to change the seat but he refused to do so
Mumbai: Man strangle wife to death after she refuses to prepare snacks
Following the incident, the man informed his wife’s family members and went to the police to surrender
Mumbai: 2014 hit-and-run case turns out to be contract killing; driver held
The recent developments in a five-year-old hit-and-run case has left the crime-branch in splits. In what was earlier thought to be a road accident in Sion, central Mumbai, it has emerged that village sarpanch from Uttar Pradesh allegedly managed to pass off the murder of his business partner as an[Read More…]
Mumbai: Robbers strangulate 79-year-old woman to death, walk away with gold
79-year-old woman on Tuesday was allegedly strangled to death by a gang of robbers in her Matunga home in Mumbai after she tried to fight them. The incident came to light Tuesday night when Vasanta Lakshminarayan’s house maid spotted her lying motionless in her ground floor residence in the BMC[Read More…]
Mumbai: One drowns, five missing after family takes dip in sea after Holi
Holi celebrations on Thursday turned tragic for a family as 17-year-old boy drowned in a sea off a beach at Vasai near Mumbai. Moreover, four women – including the boy’s mother and sisters – were missing too. According to reports, the family was taking a bath after celebrating Holi. After hearing the[Read More…]
Mumbai: People to burn effigy of JeM chief Masood Azhar, PUBG on Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan is a festival celebrated just before Holi by burning an effigy of Holika, the devil, signifying the victory of good over evil. People sing and dance around the fire and also perform parikrama – take a round around the fire. The legend of Prahlad, Holika and Hiranyakashyap is associated[Read More…]
Mumbai: Film writer prints Rs 5 lakh fake notes to maintain 2 wives; arrested
The Mumbai crime branch on Monday arrested a film scriptwriter for allegedly printing Rs 5 lakh fake notes. Acting on a tip-off, the officials laid a trap on S V Road at Borivli and arrested 37-year-old Devkumar Ramratan Patel who was moving suspiciously with a bag. An examination of his[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Labourer dies inside sewer pipe during repair work, 4 others injured
BMC had decided that no more manual cleaning of the sewers lines will now take place and if someone is caught doing so then they will take immediate action
Shiv Sena blames not BMC but the increasing population for Mumbai bridge collapse
Days after a portion of a foot over bridge collapsed in Mumbai, Shiv Sena on Saturday blamed the increasing population in the Maharashtra capital for failing infrastructure that killed six people and injured more than 30. The party in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana even attacked the opposition saying it was doing politics[Read More…]
Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2019: Among 231 global cities, Indian cities rank poor
Global consulting firm Mercer on Wednesday released its annual quality of living survey in which Indian cities did not perform very well. The annual index compares 231 cities around the world, including seven Indian cities, ranking them on factors such as crime, education, healthcare, public services, recreation, housing and personal[Read More…]
Mumbai Man dies after hair transplant, know complications associated with the surgery
Hair transplant is the type of surgery in an empty area with no hair is filled with hair by the dermatological surgeon.
Mumbai: Crime against women doubled in last 5 years
Mumbai: There has been a steep increase in the number of criminal incidents against women. A report released by Praja Foundation on Tuesday revealed that in the span of 5 years (between 2013 and 2018) there has been a huge rise in the rate of crimes against women. It says[Read More…]
IIT Bombay CEED result 2019 result released @ ceed.iitb.ac.in; check direct link here
IIT B CEED result 2019 result update: IIT B CEED result 2019 result is now available online. The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has released the IIT CEED 2019 result on its official website. “The results of CEED 2019 have been declared. Qualified candidates can now download their Score Cards[Read More…]
Mumbai: Woman lies down on railway track to save her life, local train runs over
The woman has miraculously survived the accident.
Mumbai local train services resume after ‘Rail roko’ protests against Pulwama terror attack
A group of protesters in Nalasopara had blocked railway tracks
Pulwama attack: ‘Rail roko’ protests bring Mumbai to a halt
Mumbai: A group of protesters in Nalasopara blocked tracks at around 8 am on Saturday morning, bringing movement to a halt while protesting against the Wednesday’s terror attack in Pulwama, Kashmir in which 40 CRPF jawans lost their lives. Several protesters have blocked the tracks at Nallasopara due to which[Read More…]