In yet another case of child theft from Mumbai, a month-old baby boy was stolen from the Dadar railway station on Saturday morning. The theft was caught on CCTV. ...
04:39 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Mumbai: Even though water has receded from most places in Mumbai, the Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall on Tuesday as well. The rains on Monday left many areas in the city waterlogged, one dead and four injured in its wake. Parts of Dadar Hind Mata and many roads were waterlogged. Low-lying areas across the city were flooded. The municipal corporation had to press 110 water pumps into service to...
11:10 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Mumbai: After receiving heavy rainfall on Monday, Mumbai had some brief respite for a while. For now, water has receded in most places. The trains and flights are on time. However, the Meteorology Department has predicted heavy rainfall on Tuesday as well. The rains on Monday left many areas in the city waterlogged, one dead and four injured in its wake. Parts of Dadar Hind Mata and many roads were...
07:45 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Mumbai: Mumbai was lashed by heavy rains on Saturday night that left many low-lying areas like Hindmata in Dadar waterlogged. Rail and road traffic were affected. The political class, meanwhile, indulged in the ritualistic blame game. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has often been accused of negligence in dealing with the monsoon. Many have accused it of inaction despite worsening situation. ...
01:45 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Mumbai: Two of the five alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives behind bars in connection with 13/7 bomb blasts case were on Monday arrested in a motorcycle theft case, a senior ATS official said. Terror suspects Naquee Ahmed and Nadeem Shaikh were on Monday arrested for stealing two motorcycles from VP Road and Dongri areas days before the 13/7 bomb blasts, the official said. Both of them were in judicial custody in...
10:50 PM, May 28, 2012
Mumbai: Do you think you can elude the cops by getting rid of your glasses? Twenty six-year-old Wakas Ibrahim Shaikh, an accused in the 13/7 terror blasts case, definitely thinks so. He allegedly underwent a laser operation to get rid of his glasses, in a bid to disguise his look three months after the terror attack which occurred at the Opera House, Zaveri Bazaar, and Dadar (west). The 4,000-page chargesheet,...
07:22 PM, May 28, 2012
Mumbai: Two 26-year-old men who were promised jobs in Dubai by a priest and later sexually abused by him, have conducted a sting operation to bare the man of God in rather unbecoming circumstances. MiD DAY has a copy of the CD in which the priest - identified as Kanak Kubdiya, resident of Dadar - is allegedly seen sodomising one of the victims at the quarters of a temple in...
10:14 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad on Monday claimed to have cracked the July 13 triple blasts in Mumbai that rocked the areas of Zaveri Bazar, Opera House and Dadar last year. Two people were arrested for the blasts that claimed 27 lives. However, the hunt for the elusive mastermind - Yasin Bhatkal, a top IM operative - still continues. ATS chief Rakesh Maria said after the arrest, "We have...
11:09 PM, Jan 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs seems to be upset with the claim made by the Maharashtra ATS that the 13/7 case had been solved. Sources say the MHA was not informed by the Maharashtra ATS about the 13/7 arrests. The Home Secretary was informed only after he called up the ATS, sources said. The arrest of Naqee Ahmed came as a surprise for the Home Ministry. According to...
08:53 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Monday claimed to have cracked the July 13, 2011 Mumbai blasts case, in which 27 people were killed and over 130 others injured. Two people, Naqee Ahmed and Nadeem Mukhtar, have been arrested and Yasin Bhatkal, who commissioned the blast and two others involved are yet to be arrested. The police claimed that the financial trail of the blasts has been fully uncovered....
05:13 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Mumbai: The toll in the July 13 Mumbai triple blasts climbed to 27 with one more injured succumbing on Thursday evening, an official said. The victim has been identified as Prashant H Joshi, 34, and he breathed his last around 2.50 pm, at Sir JJ Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for the past two months, the hospital dean TP Lahane said. The triple blasts, at close intervals, shook the...
08:38 AM, Sep 16, 2011
In Mumbai thousands will gather for the Dahi Handi celebrations, especially in Dadar and Ghatkopar. ...
10:59 AM, Aug 22, 2011
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said all indications pointed to involvement of an Indian terror module in last month's Mumbai serial blasts and that right wing fascist forces were also on the rise in the country. The assessment by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram came even as the opposition and UPA ally NCP accused the Centre of being soft in its approach to terrorism. "While no conclusion has been...
01:10 AM, Aug 05, 2011
Mumbai: Another victim of the July 13 serial blasts in the city succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Mumbai on Satuday, taking the toll in the terror attacks to 26. Chandrakant Wankar, 42, who was undergoing treatment at the Harkisandas Hospital in Mumbai died at 6:20 am, police said. He had sustained severe burn injuries at the Opera House blasts. Earlier this week, 48-year-old Vallab Gadia, who was wounded...
01:41 PM, Jul 30, 2011
Mumbai: Investigations are still on into the July 13 serial blasts which rocked India's business hub Mumbai - but more important than that is the post-traumatic care for the victims at this point. However, a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) reveals that the government agencies have not maintained a follow-up with victims post the major terror attack. One such person is 66-year-old Anantrai Gandhi whose life...
09:38 AM, Jul 28, 2011
New Delhi: The Nepal Police have detained a 40-year-old man, Mohammad Zahir, under the suspicion that he was in touch with the Mumbai blasts suspects. He was heard having conversations about the Mumbai blasts and has sent text messages, sources said. The Union Home Ministry has received the input regarding Zahir's detention from the Government of Nepal on Tuesday. Sources said, Zahir is a resident of Sarlahi district near the...
05:24 PM, Jul 26, 2011
Mumbai: Another victim of the July 13 serial blasts, who was admitted to KEM Hospital in Mumbai, succumbed to his injuries on Monday taking the death toll in the terror attack to 24. Mankeshwar Vishwakarma (48) who was undergoing treatment at KEM Hospital, died early on Monday morning, hospital sources said. According to sources, Vishwakarma, who was a carpenter by profession, had sustained severe head injuries during the blast at...
12:37 PM, Jul 25, 2011
New Delhi: A week since the serial blasts ripped through India's financial capital Mumbai on July 13, killing 20 people and injuring over a 100 and still no arrests have been made yet The blasts took place at three prime locations in the city - Opera House, Zaveri Bazar and Dadar. But the probe has taken a nationwide character with teams panning out to Ajmer, Kolkata, Kishengarh and Hyderabad. The...
10:04 AM, Jul 21, 2011
Mumbai: Claiming it has got "very good" leads from the sketch of the suspect of July 13 serial blasts, Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday indicated that the suspect hails either from central or northern parts of the country even as the agency has scanned a whopping one lakh phone calls for any clue. "We have got very good leads from the sketch of the suspect. We have information that...
02:55 AM, Jul 21, 2011
Mumbai: At least six newly recruited terrorists could have been involved in planting explosives at the three sites in Mumbai and two to five kg blast material was used at each of the locations, police said on Tuesday. The bomb planters might have links with Gujarat and West Bengal, officials of Maharashtra ATS and Mumbai Crime Branch, which are probing the serial blasts, said. "During our meetings with the various...
09:06 PM, Jul 19, 2011
