Category archives for: Mumbai

Bombay High Court allows Bidhan Barua to undergo sex change

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday cleared the path for 21-year-old Bidhan Barua to undergo a sex reassignment surgery. Guwahati based Bidhan Barua had contacted the Bombay High Court after his family threatened him when he was in Mumbai for his operation. This comes after the state and the centre govt told the court [...]

22-year-old woman gang-raped in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Three men allegedly raped a 22-year-old woman in the presence of her husband after threatening him with a knife in Borivli (W) on Monday. The MHB Colony cops have caught Harish alias Jitu Nagin (25) and Sunny Singh (23), while the third rapist has yet to be tracked. A court on Tuesday remanded the [...]

Mumbai: Model Aparna Sharma arrested for rash driving

Mumbai: Model Aparna Sharma taken into police custody late night on Friday when she was found guilty of rash driving in Lokhandwala area. According to reports, Aparna Sharma hit three vehicles including a Honda city car, while driving her Maruti SX 4 car. In this incident, three people have sustained serious injuries, who later admitted [...]

Mumbai airport want 500% hike in charges

Mumbai airport is set to follow in Delhi’s footsteps by increasing airport charges. The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority(AERA) would consider Mumbai airport’s demand over the next two months to raise charges by around 500%. Airlines, struggling to keep operations going, will have no choice but to pass on the hike to passengers, industry sources said, predicting a [...]

Citibank pays Rs 950cr for 3 lakh sq ft in Mumbai

 MUMBAI: Citibank has signed the biggest commercial office space deal in the country, shelling out Rs 950 crore for about 3 lakh sq ft spread over six floors of a 12-storey building in the Bandra-Kurla Complex. The Citi mega buy comes in a year when firms are tightening belts under the cloud of an economic [...]

Three dead, fifteen injured after falling

 Mumbai:  Three people died after they fell from a local train between Nahur and Bhandup stations (central line) during heavy rush. Fifteen people were injured. The Nahur station is just before Mulund station. Central Railway primary PRO Vidyadhar Malegaonkar said the reason of the event was overcrowding. Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy has announced compensation for [...]

Thousands stranded as rail services hit

 Mumbai: Thousands of commuters were stranded on the Central Railway (CR) stations after the fire broke out  flame in a signal cabin between Kurla and Vidyavihar stations at mid night. The fire was controlled within half an hour by the fire brigade. A  CR spokesperson informed as he said, ”There was a fire in the signal cabin [...]

Mumbai: Auto strike hits commuters

 Mumbai: An NCP-led autorickshaw partnership in Mumbai has gone on trike demanding a hike in lowest work out. The action by Sharad Rao’s Mumbai Autorickshawmen’s Union (MAU) came despite a Re 1 hike on lowest work out – from Rs 11 to Rs 12 – permitted by the Local Transportation Power (RTA) last week. Over [...]

‘Mumbai Police’ release new campaign in western suburbs

MUMBAI: Jolted by two back-to-back drunk-driving accidents, the police have flagged off a campaign against the menace in some western suburbs. Early on Monday, they booked 25 motorists for drunk-driving in the Oshiwara to Bandra belt. The campaign, which was personally supervised by the zonal deputy commissioner, will now be performed consistently in the areas. [...]

Mumbai: University students fume at re-exam decision

 MUMBAI:  Mumbai University’s statement of a re-examination for Marketing and Human Source Management (MHRM) paper seems to have dampened vacation plans for more than 75,000 TYBCom students, who took the last paper of their final year on Saturday. Some students were seen preparing to cancel their trips while others cutting it short. Some were happy [...]

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