Priyanka Hosangadi

A nine-year-old girl was allegedly beaten up by a hostel superintendent on June 26 in Maharashtra's Nanded district because she asked for food, it emerged today.

In a gruesome incident, three builders allegedly threw acid in the eyes of an estate agent in Mumbai over a land dispute. The incident happened yesterday after the victim allegedly refused to vacate a house.

A 19-year-old girl from Mumbai has made serious allegations against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble, who is currently the face of moral policing in Mumbai. "Despite not being a prostitute, you are labelled as one. It's all because of Vasant Dhoble", said the teenager claiming her life has been ruined.

In a country where cartoons are creating flutter among politicians, the iconic 'utterly butterly' girl survived half a century. The brand mascot of the Amul butter advertisements, for whom no subject is a taboo, has turned 50. Created by Eustace Fernandes, who passed away recently, the girl in her polka dotted dress, with a matching bow in her hair...

A special court on Tuesday granted bail to seven of the accused in the Adarsh housing scam. All the accused had earlier sought bail on the ground that the investigating agency had not filed a chargesheet even after two months of their arrest. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claims it has 30 more days to act.

At least two people have died, and four are reported injured during a "rath yatra" in Maharashtra's Kolhapur area.

The Maharashtra government believes that 25 tigers are likely to be targeted by poachers from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. The Forest Department in Maharashtra says that an advance of 40 lakhs has been paid to the poachers. It's not clear yet who has commissioned the deaths.

The Maharashtra Government has spent over Rs 25 crores to keep 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab alive since he was captured in 2008. Speaking in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday, state Home Minister RR Patil gave details of expenses for the sole surviving Pakistani terrorist.

Its name is Aashirwad which means "blessings". Just like Adarsh which means "ideal". These are names of buildings in Mumbai, but ironically they have become symbols of the sordid nexus between politicians, babus and builders.

Another oil spill is threatening the fragile ecology of the Mumbai coastline. MV Rak, the vessel that sank off the coast of Mumbai last Thursday, is leaking oil.The oil from the ship which had spread up to seven nautical miles from the vessel yesterday has now spread to 12 nautical miles but the patches are thinning, says the Coast Guard. Talking t...

It was 9:30 pm on Sunday night and the music was pumping in the Mount View resort in Karjat, a two and a half hour drive from Mumbai. The rave at the 3-star resort had been advertised discreetly on Facebook and via sms to college students.Then the police stormed in. They found heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs along with cash worth Rs 3,08,0...

A nine-year-old girl was allegedly beaten up by a hostel superintendent on June 26 in Maharashtra's Nanded district because she asked for food, it emerged today.

In a gruesome incident, three builders allegedly threw acid in the eyes of an estate agent in Mumbai over a land dispute. The incident happened yesterday after the victim allegedly refused to vacate a house.

A 19-year-old girl from Mumbai has made serious allegations against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble, who is currently the face of moral policing in Mumbai. "Despite not being a prostitute, you are labelled as one. It's all because of Vasant Dhoble", said the teenager claiming her life has been ruined.

In a country where cartoons are creating flutter among politicians, the iconic 'utterly butterly' girl survived half a century. The brand mascot of the Amul butter advertisements, for whom no subject is a taboo, has turned 50. Created by Eustace Fernandes, who passed away recently, the girl in her polka dotted dress, with a matching bow in her hair...

A special court on Tuesday granted bail to seven of the accused in the Adarsh housing scam. All the accused had earlier sought bail on the ground that the investigating agency had not filed a chargesheet even after two months of their arrest. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claims it has 30 more days to act.

At least two people have died, and four are reported injured during a "rath yatra" in Maharashtra's Kolhapur area.

The Maharashtra government believes that 25 tigers are likely to be targeted by poachers from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. The Forest Department in Maharashtra says that an advance of 40 lakhs has been paid to the poachers. It's not clear yet who has commissioned the deaths.

The Maharashtra Government has spent over Rs 25 crores to keep 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab alive since he was captured in 2008. Speaking in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday, state Home Minister RR Patil gave details of expenses for the sole surviving Pakistani terrorist.

Its name is Aashirwad which means "blessings". Just like Adarsh which means "ideal". These are names of buildings in Mumbai, but ironically they have become symbols of the sordid nexus between politicians, babus and builders.

Another oil spill is threatening the fragile ecology of the Mumbai coastline. MV Rak, the vessel that sank off the coast of Mumbai last Thursday, is leaking oil.The oil from the ship which had spread up to seven nautical miles from the vessel yesterday has now spread to 12 nautical miles but the patches are thinning, says the Coast Guard. Talking t...

It was 9:30 pm on Sunday night and the music was pumping in the Mount View resort in Karjat, a two and a half hour drive from Mumbai. The rave at the 3-star resort had been advertised discreetly on Facebook and via sms to college students.Then the police stormed in. They found heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs along with cash worth Rs 3,08,0...