New Delhi: The trailer of Malayalam thriller 'Mumbai Police' is out now. The film is directed by Roshan Andrews. Prithviraj dons the role of a police officer in the film. Jayasurya and Rahman will be seen in pivotal roles in the film. Aparna Nair and debutant Hima Davis are the heroines in the film. ...
04:14 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Mumbai: There may be embarrassment for the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad in the 7/11 train serial blasts trial. The phone records of four alleged bombers have shown that they were not at the blast site when the bombs were planted. The ATS had arrested five alleged bomb planters in connection with the case and had claimed that they along with seven wanted Pakistani men had planted bombs at the Churchgate station...
01:18 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Mumbai: NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday reviewed political situation in Maharashtra at a meeting in Mumbai to discuss preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Home Minister RR Patil were among those who attended the meeting, held at Ajit Pawar's official residence at Malabar Hill in Mumbai this evening. NCP had contested 22 Lok Sabha seats out of the...
01:31 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Mumbai: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped in a house in suburban Vakola by four youths, who were arrested on Friday, along with the survivor's female friend for her alleged role in the crime, police said. The accused Melwin D'Souza (22), Sachin Yadav (22), Bipin Singh (22), Venkatesh Naidu (20) and a 16-year-old girl, who is friend of the survivor, were booked for abduction and gangrape among other IPC sections,...
10:33 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Mumbai: Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday hit on the right hand while batting at the nets during Mumbai Indians training session ahead of their IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Tendulkar tried to cut a delivery from Jacob Oram when the extra bounce caught him unaware, hitting him on the right hand. "I should be fine for tomorrow," the veteran said. His team-mate Dwayne Smith also said the...
09:16 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Mumbai: After thumping Pune Warriors India in what has been labelled as a 'massacre' by Chris Gayle, Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to extend their glorious run when they clash with the Mumbai Indians in Game 37 of IPL 6 on Saturday. RCB have quite simply been the team to beat with six wins from eight matches thanks to their batting, which bloomed with Gayle's 175 not out from 66...
08:40 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Mumbai: Four men reportedly drugged and gangraped a 13-year-old girl in a house in suburban Vakola, Mumbai, police said on Friday. The survivor was asked by one of her female friends to accompany her, after the latter was invited by a male friend to his house in Vakola on Thursday evening, the police said. As the victim reached there, four boys were already present in the house. After the six...
05:09 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Mumbai: The sessions court in Mumbai on Thursday sentenced a 50-year-old man to ten years' rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife. According to the police, in April 2012, a neighbour found Suryakant Koli (50) and Malumma Koli (45) lying in pools of blood at their house in Govandi area. While Suryakant survived, Malumma was declared dead at hospital, with 17 wounds on her body. Police found out that Suryakant had...
02:26 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Mumbai: The trial of suspected LeT operative Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case will start in Mumbai from May 4. "The sessions court (which is conducting the trial) on Thursday issued production warrant against him," said a crime branch official. Mumbai crime branch took Jundal's custody from Delhi Police in the 26/11 case on July 21, 2012, and filed chargesheet in October. The chargesheet...
08:49 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Mumbai: Observing that there was enough evidence to nail the guilty, the Bombay High Court has upheld the life imprisonment awarded to a Pune resident for raping and killing his minor niece eight years ago. A Pune sessions court had awarded life imprisonment to Bhiva Chapte on two separate counts of rape and murder of the girl. He was also handed down 7-year jail term for causing disappearance of evidence....
11:31 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Thane: In a tragic incident, three children, including two siblings, died of suffocation after they got locked inside a car parked at a godown near their house while playing, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred at Kalher village in Thane district. The deceased were identified as Dileep Amar Maji (7), Ruby Amar Maji (5) and Raj Vinodsingh Soni (6), they said. "The incident occurred on Wednesday, when the children...
10:40 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Mumbai Indians' opener Dwayne Smith, who lead his team to victory against Kolkata with a match winning knock of 62 in 47 balls at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday said that he wanted to play out Sunil Narine as he was in a wicket-taking form and wanted to get himself in and pick up the pace after judging the nature of the track. Chasing a tricky 160 to win on...
10:11 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Kolkata: Mumbai Indians regular skipper Ricky Ponting, who has been struggling with the bat, willingly opted out of the team for the crucial tie against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens Wednesday. "Ponting himself opted to sit out today's (Wednesday) game. We wanted to get our foreign players' combination right, and he volunteered to stay out. It takes a big heart to take such a decision," stand-in skipper Rohit...
03:02 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Kolkata: Observing that 160 was a defendable target, Kolkata Knight Riders' spinner Sunil Narine Wednesday rued the absence of all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who could not turn up to bowl after getting injured while batting against Mumbai Indians in their IPL encounter at the Eden Gardens here. "The target of 160 was defendable but we fumbled at the end. Kallis is a world class bowler and his absence badly hurt our...
02:16 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Kolkata: The fans that thronged to Eden Gardens on Wednesday hoping to see a special innings from Sachin Tendulkar on his 40th birthday were sent home disappointed doubly disappointed, as the master batsman flopped and Kolkata Knight Riders were beaten in another last-over match. Set a target of 160, Mumbai won with five wickets off the penultimate delivery thanks to Dwayne Smith's bullish 62 and two stabilizing innings from stand-in...
11:49 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Kolkata: A spell of shower could have turned Sachin Tendulkar's birthday celebrations into a damp squib but the 'Weather Gods' finally relented as the legend didn't forget to mention that "age is never a factor." "Age should not be a factor. As long as I'm enjoying the game, my body and my mind are going hand in hand together, then it works." On his own admission, Tendulkar had to use...
09:07 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Mumbai: Abu Jundal, an alleged operative of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and a key handler during the 26/11 terror attacks, has approached Bombay High Court seeking that he should not be kept in solitary confinement in the same cell where Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab once stayed. Jundal has been lodged in Arthur Road prison in central Mumbai. His cell was earlier occupied by Kasab, the lone arrested terrorist of 26/11 attacks,...
07:53 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Karachi: In a rare show of support for the local film industry, a leading Pakistani distributor and exhibitors have decided to shun two big releases -- Shah Rukh Khan's 'Chennai Express' and Akshay Kumar's 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbai 2' -- this Eid. Distributor Abdul Rashid told PTI that they have decided not to screen the two Bollywood movie to give a chance to four Pakistani films releasing on...
06:43 PM, Apr 24, 2013
To be writing about a boy whom you have seen unfold from a talent into a genius is a tad embarrassing. My hesitancy to write on Sachin Tendulkar is more out of the fear of riding piggy back on a name the world seems to have dissected. And my passion for writing is not so strong as to sideline the feeling. But his birthday is an international occasion, especially in...
03:33 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Jamwadi: India may be heading for another bumper grain harvest, if the first forecast for this year's monsoon proves correct, but the rain may be too little - and too late - for southern and western states already parched by the worst drought in four decades. Although 2012 monsoon rains were, overall, just seven per cent below normal, these states - including major sugar producer Maharashtra and cotton-growing Gujarat -...
06:23 AM, Apr 24, 2013
