LBT strike hits business by `75Kcr
The ongoing strike by Maharashtra traders against the Local Body Tax (LBT) has resulted in a loss of nearly `75,000 crore in business and `9,000 crore in revenue to the government, Confede-ration of A
Runaway boy who wanted to escape father, rescued
An 11-year-old boy, who had run away from his Malwani residence to escape being beaten up by his father, was found and rescued by the Colaba police at the Gateway of India on Wednesday.
36 MGM hospital staff unpaid for last 4 months
Over 36 paramedical staff at MGM Hospital in Parel have not received their salary for the last four months.
No place like Mumbai sans traffic
To a tiny degree, the city’s nightmare traffic has eased up. It always does circa May, when Mumbaiwallas head for cooler climes to domestic and international destinations.
Ban on SRK challenged
A complaint has been filed with the office of deputy commissioner of police, which grants licence for places of public amusement under Section 33 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, to take action against
Kunte go-ahead ruffles Shiv Sena
A major clash between the Shiv Sena — the ruling party in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) — and the civic administration is in the offing over the Mithi river desilting issue.
IDBI cuts retail deposit rates by 0.5 per cent
In the first such move since RBI cut its key rates last week, state-run IDBI Bank today cut its fixed deposit rate offering in two maturities by up to 0.50 per cent.
Think more of playing Test cricket than of IPL: Patil
Chief selector Sandeep Patil on Wednesday asked young cricketers to think more of playing Test cricket than taking part in the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
NSUI Mumbai chief denies nangam-style video
Suraj Singh Thakur, head of the Mumbai unit of the National Students Union of India, the Congress’ student body, has been suspended for allegedly dancing naked at a party function in Kandivali last mo
Court rapped for giving bail to 5 staffers
Observing that the lower courts should deal with cases of sexual abuse with more seriousness, the Bombay HC on Monday rapped the lower court for granting bail to five employees who are accu-sed of sex