Mumbai

Uddhav stresses 50-50 formula for sharing power with BJP

7:41 pm October 24, 2019

Mumbai: Indicating that he would drive a hard bargain in talks with the ally BJP during government formation, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Thursday that it was time to implement “fifty-fifty” formula for power-sharing. The BJP had won or was leading on 101 seats and Sena on 57 seats out of the total […]

Polls: Maximum City delivers minimum seats for Congress

7:39 pm October 24, 2019

Mumbai: Riven by infighting ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday managed to win just four assembly seats out of the 29 seats it contested in Mumbai, faring poorly than in 2014. Congress candidates Aslam Sheikh, Varsha Gaikwad and Amin Patel retained their Malad West, Dharavi and Mumbadevi constituencies, respectively, while party […]

Abhishek Nayar retires from all forms of cricket

3:06 pm October 23, 2019

Mumbai: Veteran Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar has retired from all forms of cricket. “I’m absolutely satisfied… there are so many cricketers out there who would want to be in the position I am today. I can only be grateful and thankful to have had the opportunity to play for this long… absolutely no regrets…I’m a […]

4 held guilty of stabbing, shooting dead Cong corporator

10:01 pm October 22, 2019

Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Tuesday convicted four men for the brutal killing of a Congress corporator in Thane district in 2010 and said it will announce the quantum of punishment on Wednesday. Ajay Pandey, Gulam Rasul, Vishal Mhatre and Rajesh Singh were found guilty of murder under IPC section 302 by Additional Sessions Judge […]

Not interested in Marvel movies, says Fernando Meirelles

9:28 pm October 22, 2019

Mumbai: Oscar-nominated Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles says he does not know whether superhero films are bad as he has not watched any of the films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Scorsese had likened the MCU movies to “theme parks” experience rather than true cinema, sparking a huge debate in Hollywood with noted names like Francis […]