Tag: Mumbai

Death toll from Mumbai building collapse jumps to 33

MUMBAI: The death toll from a building collapse in India’s commercial capital Mumbai jumped to 33 Friday after rescuers pulled more than a dozen bodies...

7 dead, dozens feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse

Nine families were living in the building, which is located in Mumbai’s Dongri neighbourhood, an area full of narrow streets with closely packed buildings, some nearly a century old

Heavy rain brings floods, traffic snarls to Mumbai

Many businesses asked employees to leave early in expectations of worsening traffic jams, as the rain coincides with high tide conditions in the western coastal city, threatening to overload an ageing drainage system.

Australia cricketers forced to haul own luggage onto vehicle at Mumbai...

The Australian cricket team arrived at the Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport late on Monday night, for their tour of India, which comprises of a...

Educated girl can’t cry rape if ditched by boyfriend: Mumbai High...

MUMBAI: A promise to marry cannot be considered an inducement in every rape case, the Mumbai high court has ruled while granting pre-arrest bail...

Mumbai HC grants bail to three men accused for killing Muslim

The family of Mohsin Shaikh, a 28-year-old in Pune who was murdered in June 2014, allegedly by members of the Indian Hindu Rashtra Sena...

Indian flight diverted after passenger sits on food cart

Indian budget airline IndiGo was forced to divert an international flight on Thursday after an unruly passenger sat on the plane’s food cart before...

Krunal, Rohit reinvigorate Mumbai’s campaign

Rohit Sharma returned to a familiar batting position that has brought him considerable success to thwart Royal Challengers Bangalore's designs on a flat Wankhede...

Mumbai dance bars to reopen amid worries trafficking of women may...

After a 10-year hiatus, dance bars are set to reopen in Mumbai and Maharashtra state with activists warning women and girls could be trafficked...

Mumbai women fighting for Right to Pee want men to join...

Activists and charities campaigning for better access to public toilets for women in Mumbai are asking men to join the movement, saying greater gender...

Calls to protect sex workers as Mumbai’s red-light industry goes underground

Police crackdowns and higher rents are driving Mumbai’s commercial sex industry out of traditional red-light areas and underground, with calls on Friday from social...

Mumbai police rescue dozens of boys from work

MUMBAI-Police in India's Mumbai placed nearly 70 poor boys in care on Tuesday after rescuing them from traffickers who were bringing them to the...

Mumbai beat Delhi by 15 runs

Mumbai Indians handed Delhi Daredevils their eighth straight loss, beating them by 15 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede...

18 die in stampede in India

At least 18 people were killed and more than 40 were injured in a stampede in India's western city of Mumbai. According to local officials,...

Train inferno near Mumbai, nine dead

At least nine people were killed in an Indian train fire early Wednesday, reports said, just a week after 26 were killed in a...

Veteran actor Pran passes away in Mumbai

Legendary actor Pran, loved and feared in equal measure by moviegoers for his roles in Bollywood hits like 'Milan', 'Madhumati' and 'Zanjeer', passed away...

Special screening of Lincoln held in Mumbai

Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Lincoln, starring Daniel Day- Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, is riding high across international film awards nominations and the US box...