33 held in online gambling racket
The Samta Nagar police allegedly busted an online-gambling racket with the arrest of 33 persons, who were involved in gambling via online games.
Infant burnt in stove blast battling for life
A six-month-old girl from Satara, who sustained severe burn injuries in a stove blast last month, is currently battling for life at Masina Hospital in Byculla.
State CID, city cops’ data varies by 30%
The state police’s survey on one of the most notorious street crimes — chain-snatching — in Mumbai, contradicts that of the city police’s findings.
‘Destroy old Scotch bottles during routine checks’
The state excise commissionerate last week issued a circular asking local excise inspectors to destroy empty Scotch bottles during routine checks at bars.
BMC relaxes rules for lalbaug trust
The BMC has decided to relax rules for the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal that had refused to pay a fine for the potholes created while constructing their pandal last year.
325 schools attend science exhibition
Around 325 school students from the city came up with innovative ideas in the “Inspire award exhibition,” a science exhibition held in Holy Name High School, Colaba.
Customs cargo office gets sniffer dog
In a first in the country, the cargo customs office at the Mumbai airport has got a sniffer dog for routine checks and scanning of parcels.
Sensex falls 68 points in choppy trade
In highly volatile trade, the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark sensex ended lower for the second day Wednesday, losing over 68 points on sustained selling by investors who fear RBI might take more tightening measures to support falling rupee.
Tata Motors Q1 net down 24%
Home grown auto major Tata Motors Wednesday reported a 23.81 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,762.81 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.
Economic crime up, recovery down
Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, shares a prominent position among top cities of the world where economic offences are on the rise.