Nikita Niraj Arora

A major fire broke out at a commercial building in north Mumbai's Malad today just before noon, engulfing the area in thick black smoke and causing a long traffic jam.

At Lasalgaon in North Maharashtra, Asia's largest onion market, prices are a whopping Rs 60 per kg. The same quantity last year was selling for Rs 15, indicating a 300 per cent increase.

Five students of Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) were arrested from campus after midnight on Tuesday and a dozen more were charged in an escalation of a two-month long row over the Centre's choice of the institute's chief.

In a post-midnight crackdown at the Pune film institute FTII, five students were arrested and taken to a police station after the institute's director, Prashant Pathrabe lodged a complaint against them for detaining him on campus on Monday.

Pune film institute director Prashant Pathrabe, who was held captive by students inside the campus for a few hours on Monday evening, was released after the police was called in. The police continues to remain at the institute.

At an apartment building in Maharashtra's Pune, residents feel shock - and guilt - as they remember a boy who had looked miserable in the past few months. The boy, Chaitainya, was allegedly beaten to death with a cricket bat by his own mother, Rakhi Balpande.

Whether it is helping farmer widows in Wardha and Yavatmal districts or reaching out to the poor in Mumbai's slums, the resolution of 65-year-old, retired police commissioner AN Roy, is absolute.

Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria has ordered an investigation into the last week's raids at hotels and lodges during which couples were allegedly detained and harassed by the police. The police action -- allegedly dragging out consenting couples from hotel rooms -- faced widespread criticism from the civil society.

The protesting students of Pune's Film and Television Institute of India have hit back at the administration for asking 30 students to vacate the hostel, calling their decision as "tyrannical", as their strike entered the 58th day.

The mini-skirt controversy is not the only issue dogging self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa. There is a police case against her as well for inciting a family to demand dowry. Besides, a Mumbai-based lawyer has lodged a complaint with the police, accusing her of being a fake guru who encourages her followers to kiss and hug her.

A landslide occurred at the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in the early hours on Friday morning.

The Nashik district administration has rebutted claims made by activists that the Godavari river is polluted with sewage.

The police in Maharashtra have admitted that a 17-year-old rape survivor in Jalna town was raped again because she was sent as bait to catch her assaulters. The police officers involved in the botched operation are being investigated.

The Shiv Sena today spoke out against the decision of the Bombay High Court to restrict roadside pandals during Ganpati, Dahi Handi and Navrati festivals. The court, on June 24 had pointed out that temporary pandals set up during festivals encroach on footpaths and cause noise pollution.

The government has reportedly postponed the interview to select the new Director of Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute (FTII) which was to be taken by a panel headed by Chairman Gajendra Chauhan. The term of the current Director, DJ Narain, is ending on July 18 and interviews for the post were scheduled to be conducted tomorrow.

A major fire broke out at a commercial building in north Mumbai's Malad today just before noon, engulfing the area in thick black smoke and causing a long traffic jam.

At Lasalgaon in North Maharashtra, Asia's largest onion market, prices are a whopping Rs 60 per kg. The same quantity last year was selling for Rs 15, indicating a 300 per cent increase.

Five students of Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) were arrested from campus after midnight on Tuesday and a dozen more were charged in an escalation of a two-month long row over the Centre's choice of the institute's chief.

In a post-midnight crackdown at the Pune film institute FTII, five students were arrested and taken to a police station after the institute's director, Prashant Pathrabe lodged a complaint against them for detaining him on campus on Monday.

Pune film institute director Prashant Pathrabe, who was held captive by students inside the campus for a few hours on Monday evening, was released after the police was called in. The police continues to remain at the institute.

At an apartment building in Maharashtra's Pune, residents feel shock - and guilt - as they remember a boy who had looked miserable in the past few months. The boy, Chaitainya, was allegedly beaten to death with a cricket bat by his own mother, Rakhi Balpande.

Whether it is helping farmer widows in Wardha and Yavatmal districts or reaching out to the poor in Mumbai's slums, the resolution of 65-year-old, retired police commissioner AN Roy, is absolute.

Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria has ordered an investigation into the last week's raids at hotels and lodges during which couples were allegedly detained and harassed by the police. The police action -- allegedly dragging out consenting couples from hotel rooms -- faced widespread criticism from the civil society.

The protesting students of Pune's Film and Television Institute of India have hit back at the administration for asking 30 students to vacate the hostel, calling their decision as "tyrannical", as their strike entered the 58th day.

The mini-skirt controversy is not the only issue dogging self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa. There is a police case against her as well for inciting a family to demand dowry. Besides, a Mumbai-based lawyer has lodged a complaint with the police, accusing her of being a fake guru who encourages her followers to kiss and hug her.

A landslide occurred at the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in the early hours on Friday morning.

The Nashik district administration has rebutted claims made by activists that the Godavari river is polluted with sewage.

The police in Maharashtra have admitted that a 17-year-old rape survivor in Jalna town was raped again because she was sent as bait to catch her assaulters. The police officers involved in the botched operation are being investigated.

The Shiv Sena today spoke out against the decision of the Bombay High Court to restrict roadside pandals during Ganpati, Dahi Handi and Navrati festivals. The court, on June 24 had pointed out that temporary pandals set up during festivals encroach on footpaths and cause noise pollution.

The government has reportedly postponed the interview to select the new Director of Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute (FTII) which was to be taken by a panel headed by Chairman Gajendra Chauhan. The term of the current Director, DJ Narain, is ending on July 18 and interviews for the post were scheduled to be conducted tomorrow.