Arrested bookies lost `1,500cr on IPL bets
Bookies and punters suffered losses of around `1,500 crores following the police action against betting in IPL-6, said a Mumbai police official who sought anonymity.
Ansari pushes for literacy in Muslims
Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari has advocated modern education for the Muslim community and termed it as the most important challenge for them.
Nod for minority development grants
The state has approved the release of grants for various schemes for the development of the minority community, including modernisation of the madrasa institutions.
State explains land lease basics
The state government has issued a press note to explain the basic fundamentals of the renewal of land leases policy in a reply to the legal notice slapped by the former central information commissione
Varsity students to get a ‘darbar’
Starting next academic year, the University of Mumbai will have a monthly students’ darbar or students’ grievance redressal meeting where students will be able to address their grievances to the conce
5 top bookies flee country
At least five bookies, who are believed to be amongst the country’s top bookies and are wanted accused in the Mumbai police’s and Delhi police’s betting cases, have fled the country, highly placed sou
Pawar wants all IPL matches to be probed
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday finally broke his silence over the IPL spot-fixing scandal and demanded that all IPL matches be probed.
Pawar wants all IPL matches to be probed
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday finally broke his silence over the IPL spot-fixing scandal and demanded that all IPL matches be probed.
Minors steal bikes for joyrides, held
The Dharavi police has arrested three boys, who are minors, for allegedly stealing bikes from the area. The boys used to go on joyrides and then abandon the vehicles after they ran out of petrol.
‘Bmc can’t act against indoor mannequins’
Despite the tough stance adopted by the BMC against display of lingerie in public areas, the civic officials say that no action can be taken against skimpily clad mannequins inside shops, as the civic