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29 May 2017

Egypt

Eman Ahmed eats herself for the first time in years

Eman Ahmed, formerly the world's heaviest woman who underwent weight-loss surgery in India, fed herself for the first time in 25 years, doctors at Abu Dhabi's Burjeel hospital said.

23 May 2017

Bombay High Court

Madhur Bhandarkar case- Model Preeti Jain's bail extended

The Bombay HC has admitted the appeal of model-actor Preeti Jain, who was convicted for plotting the murder of film director Madhur Bhandarkar.

22 May 2017

India

Will abide by ICJ's decision on Kulbhushan Jadhav, assures Pakistan

While iterating that Pakistan's laws will take precedence over the ICJ's verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistani high commissioner Abdul Basit said Islamabad will abide by the court's ruling.

19 May 2017

India

Four new cyber cells for Mumbai Police

Amid a rise in cyber attacks, Mumbai Police have decided to form four new cyber cells. Moreover, 186 posts have been sanctioned for these new cells.

18 May 2017

India

ICJ rules in favour of India, stays Kulbhushan Jadhav's execution

The International Court of Justice has ruled in favor of India over alleged R&AW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav, whom Pakistan had sentenced to death over espionage-charges.

18 May 2017

India

Survey: Dadar is Mumbai's dirtiest railway station

The Quality Council of India considered toilets on railway stations and management of tracks, dustbins and conducted a nationwide cleanliness survey of 407 railway stations.

17 May 2017

Maharashtra

WannaCry ransomware attack- Maharashtra government releases helplines

Owing to the recent WannaCry ransomware attack on government office computers, the Maharashtra government has come up with helpline numbers.

16 May 2017

Maharashtra

This year, Maharashtra has 13,000 fewer engineering seats

According to the data released by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), the number of engineering seats in Maharashtra has dipped from 1.43 lakh to 1.30 lakh for the upcoming academic year 2017-2018.

15 May 2017

Egypt

Eman has leaky heart that could be fatal - Doctors

Doctors in Abu Dhabi have stated that there is a leak in Eman Ahmed's heart, which could prove to be fatal. However, they added that Ahmed, who was considered the world's heaviest woman, also managed to lift her paralytic right arm for the first time in 25 years.

15 May 2017

Navi Mumbai

Database can help Mumbaiites to watch out for sex-offenders

Kerala governor P Sathasivam, during a legislative Assembly session in Thiruvananthapuram detailed a plan to maintain a national sex offenders' registry.

Mumbai dumps 2,100 million litres of raw sewage in sea

Data revealed that Mumbai dumps 2,100 million litres of untreated sewage directly into the sea off its coast everyday. This makes Mumbai's coastline one of the most heavily polluted in the world.

13 May 2017

India

Mumbai on high alert- 26 Pakistani nationals go missing

Mumbai police are on high alert after it came to light that 26 Pakistani nationals have gone missing. Among them is a shopkeeper who stayed in Juhu for 10 years.

12 May 2017

Paris

Mumbai- 5 arrested from film-industry for trafficking children to Paris

On Thursday, 5 people from the film industry including a make-up artist and a spotboy were arrested in a case involving trafficking of children to Paris.

11 May 2017

Justin Bieber

Baahubali actor Prabhas denies brand endorsement worth Rs. 18cr

After the release of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and its success at the box-office, every brand wants to collaborate with actor Prabhas for commercial endorsements.

10 May 2017

Justin Bieber

Mumbai Police to go bulletproof 9 years after 26/11

9 years ago when Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare went to take on the terrorists involved in 26/11, his bulletproof vest was no match for the terrorists' AK-47s.

09 May 2017

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber in Mumbai: The Indian grandiosity that is 'Purpose'

All spotlights have turned to Mumbai as it prepares to host India's biggest celebrity event yet. Justin Bieber, heartthrob of millions, is in town.

09 May 2017

Justin Bieber

Maharashtra- Junk food in school canteens banned

Sale of junk food in school canteens of Maharashtra has now been prohibited by the government.

09 May 2017

Egypt

Eman Ahmed, formerly world's heaviest woman, being treated in UAE

Last Thursday, Eman Ahmed (former heaviest woman of the world) left Mumbai's Saifee Hospital to continue her treatment in UAE.

06 May 2017

Japan

The dark forces behind a growing addiction to porn

The Maharashtra IT department recently revealed that daily, 30,000 users log in to Mumbai's free public Wi-Fi to access porn.

05 May 2017

Navi Mumbai

After Eman, Saifee hospital to start fundraising for obese children

After successfully raising over 21 lakh for the surgery of Eman Ahmed, doctors from Saifee hospital are planning to launch a similar campaign for helping 7 obese children.

05 May 2017

Maharashtra

30,000 people using Mumbai's free WiFi daily for porn!

Mumbai, the first Indian city to have government Wi-Fi connectivity, now has about three lakh people who access the services daily.

04 May 2017

Bombay High Court

Mumbai: 5 local stations to get clinics charging Re.1/patient

In approximately two months, Central Railway (CR) stations will have medical facilities that would charge Re. 1 per patient.

04 May 2017

Bombay High Court

Shifu Sanskriti founder also monetarily scammed his "disciples"

Shifu Sanskriti founder Sunil Kulkarni has been charged with forgery after police recovered a cheque-book where he forged an alleged disciple's signature, for a Rs. 23cr deal with a Bhopal-based ice cream firm.

03 May 2017

Shiv Sena

Railways considers high-speed Spanish trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route

Spanish firm Talgo has offered to operate trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, which would reduce travel time between the two cities to 5 hours.

02 May 2017

Bombay High Court

Bombay judge uses WhatsApp and Truecaller to issue summons

Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court, recognized for his witty orders, issued summons to a defendant via WhatsApp.

01 May 2017

India

Urbanpod: India's very own capsule hotels in Mumbai

Presenting Mumbai's infamous space crunch as a hospitality fad, two entrepreneurs Hiren Gandhi and Shalabh Mittal have opened Urbanpod, India's first capsule hotel opposite Santa Cruz Electronic Export Processing Zone in Andheri, Mumbai.

28 Apr 2017

Bombay High Court

Model Preeti Jain sentenced to 3-years over Madhur Bhandarkar murder-plot

On 28th April, Indian model Preeti Jain was sentenced to 3 years in prison for plotting the murder of film-maker Madhur Bhandarkar.

28 Apr 2017

Bombay High Court

Mumbai: Survey declared Gateway of India's public toilet dirtiest

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation conducted its survey of pay-and-use toilets, and discovered that the public toilet at Gateway of India is one of the dirtiest.

Gondia Crash: Instructor, trainee die after crash splits aircraft

Flight instructor captain Rajan Gupta (35) and trainee pilot Himani Kalyan (24) died when their aircraft crashed in the Wainganga River near the Maharashtra-MP border.

27 Apr 2017

Maharashtra

Mumbai Police bust 'One Coin', an online scam

Mumbai Police has arrested 18 people in connection with 'One Coin', an online scam which promised people lakhs in return for an investment of Rs. 11,900. The arrest led the cops to 4 bank accounts from which Rs. 18.97crore was revived by them.

27 Apr 2017

Bombay High Court

Shifu Sanskriti's Sunil Kulkarni a crook, arrested several times

Police officer Shekhar Tore recalls arresting Sunil Kulkarni, head of the cult Shifu Sanskriti, in Pune 20 years ago for allegedly conning a home-loan seeker. He was suave, spoke fluent English, and easily trapped the gullible.

26 Apr 2017

Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai realty market makes space for 1BHKs

Due to a deficit in customers for premium, large-sized flats, real-estate developers in Mumbai are going back to building affordable 1-BHK homes worth Rs. 50-60 lakh.

26 Apr 2017

Egypt

CT Scan rules out stroke, proves Eman Ahmed is healthy

Eman Ahmed underwent a CT scan yesterday, amidst allegations by her sister claiming that she suffered from a stroke during her three-month-long treatment in Mumbai.

Cannot deny flats based on food habits: BMC

The BMC's Municipal Commissioner, Ajoy Mehta has clarified that developers cannot withhold occupancy certificates to home buyers based on their dietary habits.

25 Apr 2017

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Class 12 admission procedures to go online

Maharashtra's Education Department said admission-procedures for Class 12 students in state-run junior colleges will go online from the academic year 2017-2018.

24 Apr 2017

Maharashtra

Mumbai: 1 arrested for attempting to derail local train

A 19-year-old named Deva Sukhlal Kaul was arrested for attempting to wreck a local train and has been sent to police custody till 27th April.

Mumbai: College students hack biometric attendance system

Approximately 200 students from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) in Matunga, hacked the institute's biometric attendance system.

21 Apr 2017

Bombay High Court

More parents approach Bombay HC against 'sex racket' targeting daughters

After parents of Shivangi and Samira Sule, alleged victims of domestic violence, claimed the cult Shifu Sanskriti lured their daughters into a sex and drugs racket, two more couples have also approached the Bombay HC saying its founder Sunil Kulkarni had "trapped their daughters".

20 Apr 2017

Chennai

Hoax hijack threat: Man arrested for fake email

A Hyderabad man has been arrested for sending a hoax hijack threat for Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai airports.

20 Apr 2017

Bombay High Court

Save us from our parents: Mumbai girls urge HC

23-year-old Shivangi Sule and her 21-year-old sister Samira walked from the Bombay HC to Marine Drive holding placards saying, "Neither we are prostitutes, nor are we drug addicts."