Mumbai

Two killed by speeding dumper; driver held

3:51 pm February 25, 2020

Mumbai: Two pedestrians died after being knocked down by a speeding dumper in suburban Lower Parel here, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place late on Monday night when dumper driver Sachin Kumar Chavan allegedly knocked down Sanjay Sakharam Pawar (59) and Pratap More (50) and also damaged a stationary car near Bawla Masjid, […]

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Ireland education fair organised in Lucknow

10:34 pm February 23, 2020

Lucknow: The Irish government on Sunday organised its education in Ireland fair in Lucknow for students who wish to pursue higher education in Ireland. The fair saw Irish institutes addressing various aspects pertaining to programmes available, intakes, offer acceptance, campus life, accommodation, international student support, scholarships, culture, and queries of students and parents here, a […]

Mumbai: Senior citizen who killed wife and fled arrested

8:10 pm February 16, 2020

Mumbai: A 67-year-old man who allegedly killed his wife over their debts and her illness in suburban Powai a few days ago and fled leaving behind a note informing he was going to commit suicide was arrested on Saturday, a senior Mumbai police official said. Ajit Lad had killed his wife Sheela at their Sukh […]

Two people were arrested after the Mumbai Crime Branch busted a flesh trade racket on Saturday, said an official.

Bar raided in Mumbai, six held, four women rescued

6:54 pm February 16, 2020

Mumbai: Police have arrested six persons and rescued four women from a bar in suburban Andheri, where obscene dance was being performed, an official said on Sunday. The raid was conducted late Saturday night at Ram Bhavan Bar, police said. “The bar was raided after police received a tip-off that women were made to perform […]

Maharashtra: Woman lecturer set on fire by stalker dies

9:47 am February 10, 2020

Mumbai: The 25-year-old woman lecturer who was set on fire by a stalker in Maharashtra’s Wardha district last week died at a hospital in Nagpur on Monday morning, a police official said. Ankita Pisudde, a resident of Hinganghat town in Wardha, was critical after sustaining 40 per cent burns on February 3 when she was […]