Mumbai

NGO seeks SIT probe from SC into encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey, aides

8:30 pm July 11, 2020

New Delhi: An NGO moved the Supreme Court on Saturday for an SIT probe into the killing of Vikas Dubey and his two aides in Uttar Pradesh, saying the police version of the encounter of the gangster “raises many serious questions”. People’s Union for Civil Liberties, which had moved the top court seeking an SIT or CBI probe into UP police encounters between […]

PMC bank: Wadhawans bail rejected, offence grave says court

11:50 pm July 10, 2020

Mumbai: Economic offence is committed with “cool calculations” for personal profit regardless of consequences to community and need to be viewed seriously, observed a court here while refusing bail to HDIL promoters Rakesh and Sarang Wadhawan. The Wadhawan duo are accused in the multi-crore rupee Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank scam case. They had sought bail claiming no […]

Short-term lockdowns not of any help in controlling COVID-19: AIIMS director

10:56 pm July 10, 2020

Mumbai: Short-term lockdowns will not be of any help in arresting the transmission of coronavirus, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria said on Friday as cities like Pune in Maharashtra announced shutdowns of up to 10 days to stem the spread of the pandemic. The AIIMS director noted that a lockdown has to be at least 14 […]

Cancer patient commits suicide at KEM Hospital in Mumbai

2:52 pm July 9, 2020

Mumbai: A 20-year-old cancer patient allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital here, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night in a ward of the civic-run hospital where the man hanged himself from a window grill by using a cloth, a police official said. The […]

Mumbai: Teen stabbed to death in Dharavi

9:09 pm July 8, 2020

Mumbai: A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death by three men during a scuffle in Dharavi area of central Mumbai on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in the afternoon hours at Hanuman Chowk, where Kaushik Narayankar was attacked by three unidentified men, an official said. The victim, a vegetable vendor who lived in […]