Mumbai: Heavy rain continued to lash Mumbai and coastal Maharashtra for the second consecutive day on Monday, disrupting normal life in the region. While the mercury dipped in the city bringing respite from intense heat, many parts of the city and suburbs was waterlogged and some parts were flooded on Monday morning hampering smooth movement of people and vehicles, said officials at the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai's Disaster Control...
08:50 AM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: Railways have decided to launch an SMS-based service for immediate response to passenger complaints regarding housekeeping service in coaches. The service will be launched on a few select trains to facilitate passengers to contact onboard staff through SMS or phone call for complaints related to cleanliness in coaches, toilets and other problems faced during journey. An On-site Passenger Complaint Redressal System (OPCRS) is being developed as envisaged in...
05:25 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Mumbai: Monsoon hits Maharashtra a day ahead ahead of schedule on Sunday, widespread rainfall is expected along the western coast, parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and in the north eastern states. According to the MeT deparment, Rajasthan may witness rainfall three to four days ahead of schedule. According to the weather bureau, Mumbai south recorded 32 mm and suburbs 36.7 mm rain till 5 am on Sunday....
09:51 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Mumbai: A Mumbai sessions court will on June 10 deliver its verdict on actor Salman Khan's appeal against a magistrate's order for his retrial in the 2002 hit-and-run case under stringent charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Sessions court judge UB Hejib had fixed June 10 for deciding the appeal after arguments concluded a month ago. Advancing his argument against invoking the grave charge of 'culpable homicide not...
04:20 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Mumbai: Two young men were killed early on Saturday when the wall of a shopping complex collapsed in Mumbai following torrential pre-monsoon rains, said officials. The two men were were killed in Bhandup suburb of north-east Mumbai. The incident occurred when the retaining wall of the shopping complex near Kajutekdi collapsed following torrential pre-monsoon rains which lashed the city and suburbs through the day Friday. The police said that four...
02:16 PM, Jun 08, 2013
New Delhi: Bookie Ramesh Vyas, who was arrested from Mumbai, has been brought to Delhi. Ramesh will be produced in court post 2 pm on Saturday. Delhi Police will seek his custody in court. Mumbai Police had seized 92 mobile phones and 18 sim cards from Ramesh. Delhi Police had earlier claimed that there is no "straight link" between bookie Ramesh and actor Vindoo Dara Singh who was also arrested...
10:56 AM, Jun 08, 2013
Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala Dutt finally breaks her silence on why she didn't come to visit her dad and why she kept away for so long. ...
11:47 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya on Friday told his agitating employees, who began a hunger strike, that he did not have money to clear their salary dues. "I don't have the money to pay your salary dues, because I cannot use the proceeds from the United Spirits-Diageo deal for this due to an injunction from the Karnataka High Court," Mallya reportedly told the striking employees. The employees of the...
06:52 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Mumbai: Apollo Pharmacy on Friday issued a cautionary advisory against Ranbaxy drugs and temporarily suspended their sale. Earlier, Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital had stopped the use of Ranbaxy drugs. "Our medical committee, which is a very strong committee within Apollo, has reviewed the matter and recommended, as a cautionary measure, we should temporarily suspend sale of Ranbaxy medicines, as we cannot take a chance with patients' safety. So, we have immediately...
04:57 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Mumbai: Four people died and two were injured when a fire broke out on Thursday night at a commercial building in Andheri in Mumbai. The fire broke out at the IBL House in MIDC, Andheri, at around midnight. The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital. Four fire engines were rushed to the spot and over 20 people were rescued. The fire is now under control but the police...
09:11 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Mumbai: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Maharashtra Housing Development Authority (MHDA) for shoddy repairs of buildings. The reprimand flagging off a red signal for a city that's getting ready to face the arrival of monsoons. While the Mumbra collapse highlighted the issue of substandard construction posing a danger to lives, the recent CAG report has come down heavily on the shoddy repair and reconstruction work carried...
07:29 AM, Jun 06, 2013
Actor Vindoo Dara Singh also blamed the media of sensationalising the news and being "irresponsible". ...
11:47 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Watch Bollywood stars react to actress Jiah Khan's suicide at her Mumbai apartment. ...
11:26 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead in her apartment in Juhu, Mumbai on late Monday night. ...
10:20 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead in her apartment in Juhu, Mumbai on late Monday night. ...
09:36 PM, Jun 05, 2013
The Mumbai Cricket Association has banned Shetty for 5 years after his 'black marketing' allegations against the MCA. ...
09:14 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Mumbai: In more trouble for pharma giant Ranbaxy, one of Mumbai's top hospitals asked its consultants to stop buying its products over the adulterated drugs controversy. Mumbai's Jaslok hospital asked its consultants to stop prescribing Ranbaxy products on Wednesday after the company agreed to pay $ 500 million in settlement for making and selling adulterated drugs for over four years in the US. In a note, the Jaslok hospital said...
07:05 PM, Jun 05, 2013
The untimely death of Jiah Khan, like many others before her, once again brings to fore the dark underbelly of Bollywood behind all the glitz and glamour where failure leads to depression and depression to extreme measures. Actor Rahul Roy joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the matter. Q. Dear Rahul! When there is so much stress being a movie actor... why cant the film industry also have a...
07:03 PM, Jun 05, 2013
New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar may have announced his retirement from Indian Premier League but the veteran cricketer is likely to don the Mumbai Indians jersey during the upcoming edition of Champions League T20 which will be held in India from September 17 to October 6. "The prospects of Sachin playing for IPL champions Mumbai Indians in the Champions League T20 is bright," a senior IPL official said on Wednesday. "Since...
05:44 PM, Jun 05, 2013
The disability Act was implemented back in 1995, but the lack of facilities for the disabled is still a matter of concern. And the city in question here is the commercial hub of India, Mumbai. ...
02:26 PM, Jun 05, 2013
