All-party delegation from Vidarbha meets PM, seeks Rs 5,000 cr aid

An all-party delegation from Vidarbha, hit by unprecedented heavy rains, o Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought an assistance of Rs 5,000 crore to tackle the massive losses.

TADA court to resume trial against Salem in 1993 blasts case

A special TADA court on Wednesday asked prosecution and defence advocates to proceed with the trial against Abu Salem in the 1993 serial blasts case.

Jundal files bail application in Mumbai court

Alleged Laskkar-e-Toaiba operative and key plotter of 26/11 terror strikes, Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, filed a bail application here saying that though he has been in jail for one year, the trial is yet to start.

Maha Mantralaya staff get salary via Aadhar-linked bank a/cs

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday claimed that it had become the first state in the country to disburse salary of its staff through their Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.

HC says no to CBI probe sought over clean chit to Bishnoi

The Bombay HC refused to direct CBI to probe into alleged malpractice due to which IPS officer KL Bishnoi cleared his LLB exam without appearing for practicals.

LoC attack: Maharashtra CM announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia to martyr`s kin

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday announced ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to be paid to the next of the kin of army soldier Pundalik Mane from Kolhapur, who lost his life during an ambush at Poonch sector.

LoC attack: CM announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia to martyr`s kin

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday announced ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to be paid to the next of the kin of Army soldier Pundalik Mane from Kolhapur.

Seven Hills treated only celebrities, not the poor: MCGM

Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai told Bombay High Court that the hospital run by Seven Hills Healthcare was treating celebrities, but did not fulfil contractual obligation of reserving 20 per cent beds for the poor.

Stray dogs found eating abandoned newborn girl`s body

Stray dogs were found gnawing at the body of an abandoned newborn girl on the government medical college premises here, a senior official said here on Wednesday.

Bombay HC confirms life sentence to four in dowry

Relying on circumstantial evidence, the Bombay High Court has confirmed life sentence awarded to a man and three members of his family for killing the former`s wife and dumping her body into a well.