Thursday, February 16, 2012

BMC, Maharashtra municipal corporation polls: Top 5 highlights

BMC, Maharashtra municipal corporation polls: Top 5 highlights


BMC, Maharashtra municipal corporation polls: Top 5 highlights

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:24 PM PST

Polling for 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra- Mumbai, Thane, Ulhasnagar, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Nashik, Akola, Amravati, and Nagpur were held today.


Mumbai shocker: Poor turnout for city election

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:21 PM PST

Mumbai today worked overtime to earn its reputation as a city with no interest in deciding who will govern it.


Class 11 students open fire at classmate, three injured

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 12:09 PM PST

Panic spread in a government school near Amritsar after two Class 11 students opened fire on their classmate with a rifle on Thursday over a minor dispute. The student luckily escaped but three others...


Kolkata rape: Conspiracy to malign us, says Mamata

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:44 AM PST

A day after a woman in her mid-30s alleged that she was raped in a car in Kolkata on the night of February 5, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has reacted strongly to the allegations.


Woman held with arms, ammunition brought from Pak

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 08:59 AM PST

A woman passenger, who came to Amritsar from Pakistan by Samjhauta Express train, was nabbed by Customs officials at the railway station in Attari for bringing arms and ammunition, officials said toda...


Mumbai world's 2nd least expensive city, Delhi 4th

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:07 AM PST

A high rate of inflation may be pinching hard on day-to-day life of people in the country, but a global survey has named two Indian cities -- the financial hub Mumbai and the national capital New Delh...


Woman jumps to death with 3-year-old son

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 05:52 AM PST

A woman along with her three-year-old son allegedly committed suicide in Mumbai's suburban Borivali, police said today.


14-year-old girl dies after well being constructed under NREGA collapses

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:59 AM PST

A 14-year-old girl in Jharkhand died after a well, which was being constructed under the government's flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), collapsed.


Tibetans clash with police outside Chinese embassy in Delhi

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:32 AM PST

Dozens of Tibetan activists clashed with police in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi today, protesting against China's policies in Tibet.


New architect, fresh hope for Dharavi slums

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:18 AM PST

On February 4, 2004 the Maharashtra state government passed an ambitious resolution stating it would redevelop Asia's biggest slum area in Sector 5 of Dharavi. Eight years have passed, and no measures...


Italy cruise tragedy: A month later Indian still missing; family says he'll come back

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:39 AM PST

Three days back, in a local church on the small island of Giglio in Italy, congregated a crowd of people for a prayer service. Exactly a month ago, they had seen the Italian luxury cruise liner Costa ...


'Let me vote for my bahu, before you extern me'

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:28 AM PST

When it comes to the BMC polls, or any elections for that matter, each vote counts. Realising this, Juhu resident Mariappa Devendra approached the Bombay High Court yesterday, just hours away from pos...

Monica Bedi is threatening me: Filmmaker

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:14 AM PST

She may not have had a remarkable movie career so far, but Monica Bedi has certainly led an eventful life, best exemplified by the fact that several films based on her life are either being shot or ar...


The thief who stole cars as per client's orders

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:48 PM PST

Javed, alias Bablu Mukhtar Khan (28) specialised in what has to be one of the most niche skills on offer in the world of commerce: stealing and delivering cars, according to the specifications of the ...


Why 24,000 cops in Mumbai can't vote today

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:32 PM PST

It is ironical that those entrusted with the duty of ensuring that you are able to exercise your right to vote will not be able to avail of it themselves. More than 24,000 police personnel -- includin...


Railways employee stabbed by suspended colleague

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:54 PM PST

A 46-year-old Railways employee was stabbed allegedly by his suspended colleague outside Rail Bhavan on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

School student commits suicide in hostel room

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:41 PM PST

The body of an 11th-standard student was found hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room of a private school in Udumalpet in Tirupur district on Wednesday, police said.


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