Mumbai: Mumbai Indians opener Dwayne Smith, whose 36-ball 50 guided the home team to a huge win over the high-flying Royal Challengers Bangalore, said the triumph will inspire his team to be more consistent in the ongoing IPL. "Any win in IPL should be a confidence booster... I am sure we will try to be as consistent as possible. It was a very good wicket. Good bounce and pace was...
12:51 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Mumbai: Over 27,000 restaurants in Mumbai are likely to remain closed on Monday in response to a call by Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association (AHAR) to protest the imposition of service tax on partly air-conditioned restaurants in the budget. AHAR's bandh call has also been supported by hotel associations in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India among others. "From April, I have to charge...
11:17 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Playing just his first match for Mumbai Indians, Dhawal Kulkarni showed what an asset he could be for his side. The seam bowler played a key role in restricting Royal Challengers Bangalore to 136, which were 58 short of the mammoth 194 posted by Mumbai Indians on Saturday. Kulkarni thrived on the start given by Mitchell Johnson and Lasith Malinga when they strangled Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan in the...
10:30 AM, Apr 28, 2013
In cricket it rarely happens that a player loved by public for playing for his country is booed when he represents a different franchise in a Twenty20 game. But Virat Kohli, who is the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, was booed and called a 'cheater' after his side went down to Mumbai Indians on Saturday. Kohli, who was clearly flustered by the crowd's reaction, didn't like it a bit and...
09:07 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued eviction notices to around 200 families in Worli's posh Campa Cola Compound after a landmark Supreme Court judgement. The residents are preparing to face the demolition squads starting Monday that will raze all illegal floors in the cluster of buildings. While the BMC claims the apex court's judgement will give more teeth to its drive against illegal constructions, the ruling is set...
08:51 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Mumbai: Medium pacer Dhawal Kulkarni removed Royal Challengers Bangalore's top order in the blink of an eye to help Mumbai Indians to a thumping 58-run win here at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday night. This was Mumbai's fifth win in eight matches, while Bangalore suffered their third defeat in nine matches. In pursuit of a gargantuan 195, Bangalore got their start off on the wrong foot with Mitchell Johnson and...
11:39 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Live Updates from Game 37 of IPL 6 between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. An all-round show my Mumbai Indians helped them beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in a one-sided contest at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. With this win, Mumbai go up to the fourth spot on the points table. ...
07:10 PM, Apr 27, 2013
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
