Pune/Mumbai: Two Mumbai realty agents, nabbed in connection with the brutal murder of a Pune billionaire and his secretary for a property deal in Mumbai, were sent to police custody till Friday by a Pune magistrate in Mumbai on Sunday. Ibrahim Ismail Shaikh, 38, and Ravindra Shankar Shetty, 37, were arrested from Bandra suburb of Mumbai late on Saturday night. They have been charged with the murder of Vinod Broker,...
05:45 AM, May 06, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians pacer Mitchell Johnson, who rattled the Chennai Super Kings top order with three wickets in an over, says that Sunday's big win has boosted their confidence for the business end of the tournament. Defending 139 for 5, Mumbai subdued Chennai to their lowest total in the current season, skittling them for a mere 79. "It was a very important game for us coming today obviously coming after...
10:30 PM, May 05, 2013
Mumbai: It was a 'hat-trick' which big-bodied West Indian Kieron Pollard would like to forget in a hurry as he dropped three consecutive catches during an IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Although, it is not confirmed but perhaps this was first ever instance when a fielder dropped three catches of successive deliveries of the same batsman and that too in the first over of the innings....
08:00 PM, May 05, 2013
Mumbai: In was always going to need something dramatic to stop Chennai Super Kings' seven-match winning streak (the joint-best in the history of IPL) and Mumbai Indians benefited from an absolutely shambolic batting effort from the visitors to win by a humungous 60 runs at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Victory ensured Mumbai remained in touch of the IPL 6 play-offs with the other three contenders, while CSK have two...
07:18 PM, May 05, 2013
Mumbai: An 85-year-old man awarded life sentence in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in the metropolis on Sunday died at his residence here. Ishaq Hajwane was at present out on bail. The Supreme Court had upheld his conviction by TADA court in March 2013. He was one of the convicts who along with actor Sanjay Dutt had been given one-month additional time to surrender by the apex court. "Ishaq Hajwane...
04:35 PM, May 05, 2013
Mumbai Indian bowlers, led by Mitchell Johnson (3/27), skittled out CSK for just 79 runs registering a thumping victory at home successfully defending 139. ...
02:59 PM, May 05, 2013
New Delhi: The Income Tax department has detected alleged tax evasion to the tune of Rs 7 crore in the business transactions of Purti group of companies related to former BJP President Nitin Gadkari. Probing the alleged dubious transactions of the Purti Power and Sugar Limited (PPSL) since 2012, the department has completed assessments pertaining to the last two financial years and has found evasion to the tune of more...
10:27 AM, May 05, 2013
Mumbai: A minor fire broke out in a chawl at Khetwadi near Gol Deval temple, Grant Road on Saturday night. Eight fire engines and four ambulances also at the spot. There are no reports of casualties or injuries yet. More details are awaited. ...
11:34 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians will be hoping that Kieron Pollard recovers in time from his finger injury and is available against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. "Obviously, Pollard is feeling better as he's practising today. It's not a fracture, that much I am sure. But I am not exactly sure what it (injury) is and I'm sure the call on him will be taken tomorrow," informed in-form batsman Dinesh Karthik. Pollard...
08:24 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: Twenty two management graduates of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), working in various companies, will lose their jobs and possibly face arrest in a forgery case. According to the Crime Branch, these graduates had cleared their management entrance exam with the help of imposters. Police has arrested six people in connection with the case. The prime accused has been identified as Alok Kumar, a B Tech graduate...
03:20 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: A 29-year-old man was arrested on Friday in Mumbai for allegedly killing his mother-in-law and grievously injuring his brother-in-law at the latter's residence in Pune, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid and the accused Selvankumar Nadar was nabbed from Dharavi area and handed over to Pune police. The accused stabbed to death his mother-in-law Pramani Nadar (52) and injured his brother-in-law Deeprajan Nadar...
02:19 AM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew faces bribery charge now. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday evening arrested a Railway Board member in Mumbai. He was reportedly carrying Rs 90 lakh in cash. During interrogation, he revealed that the money was meant for payment to Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla. The CBI said that the Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar wanted his posting to be changed. He had...
10:15 PM, May 03, 2013
Mumbai: Two passengers, a girl and her relative had acid flung on to their faces by a man who had covered his face on Thursday on board a train between Delhi and Mumbai. The girl lost vision in her right eye and her face was disfigured. They were admitted to a hospital in Byculla in Mumbai. Two others were hurt in the process too. The accused is absconding and has...
10:34 AM, May 03, 2013
Islamabad: The Pakistani prosecutor handling the 26/11 Mumbai attack case and the Benazir Bhutto assassination case has reportedly been shot dead in Islamabad. Chaudhry Zulfiqar, the prosecutor of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), was shot dead by unidentified armed men in Islamabad on Friday morning, Pakistan's Geo News reported. Reports say unidentified armed motorcycle-borne men opened fire on Chaudhry Zulfiqar. He was critically injured and was being rushed to the hospital...
09:22 AM, May 03, 2013
Mumbai: Police claimed to have busted an MBA entrance test racket, with the arrest of six persons, including a B Tech graduate, at the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS). The B Tech graduate, who is the prime accused in the case, has been identified as Alok Kumar, who cleared the NMIMS entrance test several times by impersonating real applicants. About 87 students cleared NMIMS Management Aptitude Test (NMAT)...
10:08 PM, May 02, 2013
New Delhi: In a relief to the residents of Campa Cola compound in Worli in Mumbai, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the demolition of buildings and granted five months to flat owners to vacate the premises. A bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi, however, said that no further time would be given to the flat owners and directed them to file affidavit in the apex court giving undertaking that...
06:04 PM, May 02, 2013
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad fans wanted a win at home on Wednesday and at the same time wanted to see the best of Sachin Tendulkar. But only one was possible, as a Tendulkar special would have ruined Hyderabad's hopes of a win. And Ishant Sharma bowling the Mumbai Indians' opener ensured that Hyderabad bagged two crucial points, though it left Tendulkar fans tad disappointed. It's a privilege for every bowler to...
12:51 PM, May 02, 2013
Mumbai: The tracks have been laid and the much-awaited Mumbai Metro is a step closer towards making Mumbaikars happy. After missing six deadlines, the air-conditioned elevated metro line will now be thrown open to the public by the end of this year. The service will be available between 5:30 am and midnight and the frequency of the trains will initially be 3.5 minutes. Six lakh commuters are expected to travel...
07:39 PM, May 01, 2013
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated on Wednesday the first trial run of Mumbai's ambitious mass transit project, the Mumbai Metro. The trial run took place on the the first phase of the metro covering a 2 km stretch between Versova and Azad Nagar in Adheri. This was a part of the 11.4 kilometre long line on the Versova-Adheri-Ghatkopar corridor. The line will connect the eastern and the western...
11:25 AM, May 01, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai's ambitious mass transit project - the Mumbai Metro - will have its first trial run on Wednesday and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will be one of its first commuters. The project, which is a tie up between Reliance Infra and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), was started in February 2008 to augment the overburdened local service of the railways. The first phase of the metro will run...
08:19 AM, May 01, 2013
