Mumbai

PCB chief gives up hope on India-Pakistan series in December

Shaharyar Khan, PCB chairman, finally gives up hope of organising the proposed India-Pakistan cricket series in the near future.
24 December 2015, 04:54 AM

Air India technician dies in accident

An Air India technician was killed when the ground staff was sucked into an aircraft’s engine at Chhatrapati Shivaji domestic airport in Mumbai yesterday.
17 December 2015, 06:59 AM

Venue allotment for World T20 raises eyebrows

The Indian cricket board's (BCCI) decision to award almost half of the ICC World T20 matches next year to only two venues -Dharamshala and Nagpur -has raised eyebrows.
17 December 2015, 05:12 AM

Gaitonde painting breaks world record for Indian art

An oil painting by an Indian artist sold for 239m rupees ($3.6m; £2.4m) at a Christie's auction in Mumbai, setting a new world record for Indian art.
16 December 2015, 09:16 AM

Megacities to be hit hard by surging sea levels

Large swathes of Shanghai, Mumbai, New York and other cities will slip under the waves even if an upcoming climate summit limits global warming to two degrees Celsius.
9 November 2015, 11:25 AM

AB de Villiers of South Africa is at the peak of his career: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar heaped praise on South African One-Day International (ODI) captain AB de Villliers for his batting performance in the recently concluded limited-overs series against India.
28 October 2015, 07:50 AM

Pitched battle erupts between Team India director Ravi Shastri & Wankhede curator

Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik has lodged an official complaint to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) against Team India director Ravi Shastri for 'abusing him' during Sunday's fifth ODI against South Africa.
27 October 2015, 04:55 AM

Shiv Sena attack derails India-Pakistan cricket talks

A meeting between India and Pakistan's cricket board chiefs in Mumbai has been cancelled after a protest by far-right Hindu nationalists.
19 October 2015, 09:34 AM

Eight die in Mumbai restaurant fire

A possible gas cylinder blast kills at least eight people, most of them students, in a restaurant in the Indian city of Mumbai, police say.
17 October 2015, 13:55 PM

6 held over India ink attack

Police in India's Mumbai city say they have held six members of a Hindu right-wing group for dousing the head of a think-tank in black ink.
13 October 2015, 07:29 AM

Indian activist Sudheendra Kulkarni hit by Shiv Sena ink attack

Right-wing Hindu protesters in the Indian city of Mumbai douse a political activist in black ink to protest at the launch of a book by a former Pakistani foreign minister.
12 October 2015, 10:13 AM

Indian court sentences five to death over 2006 Mumbai blasts: PTI

An Indian court on Wednesday sentenced five men to death for a series of blasts that ripped through packed trains in Mumbai in 2006.
30 September 2015, 07:23 AM

No intention to offend anyone: AR Rahman on blasphemy controversy

AR Rahman said that his "decision" to compose the music for the movie "Muhammad: The Messenger of God", "was in good faith” with no intentions to offend any religious group.
15 September 2015, 07:18 AM

Turning into a music director for Bollywood: DJ Aqeel

After delivering some of the popular remixes for Bollywood, DJ Aqeel is turning into a music director for Hindi filmdom.
10 September 2015, 15:37 PM

Outrage after Mumbai meat ban

A temporary ban on the sale of meat in India's financial capital Mumbai has outraged people.
10 September 2015, 14:37 PM

Thieves in India steal 700 kg of onions as prices hit 2-year high

Thieves stole 700 kilograms of onions from a wholesale trader in central Mumbai, police said, as a surge in prices triggers fears of a return to vegetable heists last seen two years ago.
24 August 2015, 13:15 PM

India building collapse kills 11

At least 11 people die after a building collapsed near India's western city of Mumbai, police say.
4 August 2015, 05:39 AM

13yr Mumbai schoolgirl's letter to teacher exposes rapist dad

In a discreet letter slipped to a teacher last week, a young schoolgirl in Mumbai writes that her father has been raping her and her mother, who was witness to these sexual assaults, did nothing to help, reports NDTV.
23 July 2015, 07:03 AM

Mumbai mayor compares Modi with Hitler

A Mumbai mayor and Shiv Sena leader Snehal Ambekar has compared country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Adlof Hitler.
20 July 2015, 13:58 PM

India toxic alcohol kills 41 in Mumbai

At least 41 people die after consuming toxic alcohol in India's western city of Mumbai, local police say.
19 June 2015, 10:40 AM