Mumbai

Five arrested for extorting Rs 6.4 lakh from herb seller

11:49 pm February 8, 2021

Mumbai : Police have arrested five people,one of them facing more than 40 criminal cases, for allegedly extorting Rs 6.4 lakh from a herb seller in suburban Bandra, an official said on Monday. The Mumbai police crime branch Unit 3 in coordination with Unit 12 personnel made the arrests on Sunday, he said. The police […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Maha: Abducted Navy sailor burnt alive, hunt on for kidnappers

11:14 pm February 6, 2021

Thane: A 26-year-old Navy sailor who had been abducted in Chennai on January 30 was set on fire by the kidnappers in jungles of Maharashtra’s Palghar district and he died of injuries, the police said on Saturday. Suraj Kumar Dubey, the victim, died while he was being shifted to hospital in Mumbai on Friday, district […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Maharashtra home minister’s pic with ‘criminals’?

10:16 pm February 2, 2021

Mumbai: A photograph of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh being flanked allegedly by some criminals during his recent visit to Aurangabad surfaced on Tuesday. Asked about it, Deshmukh told reporters in Nagpur that he has instructed police officials to do a background check now on before anyone sees him with memorandums. The senior NCP leader […]

Sonu Sood moves SC against HC order on illegal construction notice illegal construction notice ‘

3:44 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: Actor Sonu Sood has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order which dismissed his appeal against a BMC notice over alleged illegal construction at his residential building in Mumbai’s Juhu area. Sood’s petition stated that his application for conversion has been approved by the Municipal Commissioner subject to Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) permission. It said the high court […]

Myntra changes logo after complaint calls signage offensive to women

8:33 pm January 30, 2021

New Delhi: Fashion e-tailer Myntra is changing its logo following a complaint by a Mumbai-based activist who alleged that the brand’s signage was offensive towards women. When contacted, Myntra confirmed the development. The logo is being changed across Myntra’s website, app and packaging material. The complaint had been lodged last month with the cyber cell in Mumbai by Avesta Foundation’s Naaz Patel. Speaking […]