Nagpur | 1 month ago
Death sentences commuted for six in Khairlanji massacre
Nagpur, June 14 - The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court Wednesday commuted the death sentences of six people accused of massacring a Dalit family in Maharashtra's Khairlanji village in 2006 to prison terms of 25 years each, evoking sharp reactions from Dalit groups.A division bench of Justices A.P. Lawande and R.C. Chauhan turned down a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation - challenging ... read more

Mumbai | 3 months ago
Kasab to be kept in Arthur Road prison
Mumbai, May 7 - Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, now waiting for the gallows, will continue to be lodged at the high security Arthur Road Central Jail in south Mumbai, officials said Friday.Kasab, who was awarded the death penalty for his role in the 26/11 terror attack, will continue to remain in this jail and the state government has no plans to shift him anywhere else, Minister of ... read more

Mumbai | 3 months ago
Congress-NCP differences crop up over Pune top cop's transfer
Mumbai, April 20 - Sharp differences appeared between the ruling coalition partners Congress and Nationalist Congress Party - Tuesday over the transfer of Pune Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh.While Minister of State for Home Ramesh Bagwe - announced in the state legislative council that Singh would soon be transferred from his post, Home Minister R.R.Patil, who is from the NCP, denied any such ... read more

Mumbai | 5 months ago
26/11 conspiracy hatched in Pakistan, asserts prosecution
Mumbai, March 9 - The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks conspiracy was hatched in Pakistan and the terrorists were trained by the Pakistan Army, the prosecution said, starting its final arguments in the trial of Ajmal Amir Kasab here Tuesday.Charging that the terror attacks were 'state-sponsored', Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said that even the Pakistani Army was involved and had trained the 1 ... read more

Mumbai | 5 months ago
Sena hints at lifting ban on Australian, Pakistani cricketers
Mumbai, Feb 17 - Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has indicated that the party has lifted the ban on Pakistani and Australian cricketers taking part in the Indian Premier League -.Thackeray said in a carefully worded statement issued Tuesday night that the party had continued to oppose the participation of Australian players in the upcoming IPL despite Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's pleas. 'The ... read more

Pune | 6 months ago
Pune bomb was kept in backpack: Chidambaram
Pune, Feb 14 - A powerful bomb that ripped through a popular bakery here killing nine people was apparently left in a backpack, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Sunday.After an early morning visit, Chidambaram told reporters that the terrorist who brought the bomb to the German bakery Saturday evening may have posed as a customer. 'The bomb was apparently planted in a backpack and left there. Th ... read more

Pune | 6 months ago
Eight killed, 20 injured in Pune bakery blast
Pune, Feb 13 - At least eight people were killed and 20 injured when a 'suspected bomb blast' ripped through the German Bakery in the upscale Koregaon Park area of the city Saturday evening, police said.The blast, initially suspected to have been caused by the bursting of a gas cylinder, engulfed the entire bakery in flames, trapping many of the victims. 'We suspect it is a bomb blast,' Pune's Jo ... read more

Mumbai | 6 months ago
'MNIK' releases in all theatres in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Feb 13 - Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'My name is Khan' has opened in all theatres in Mumbai, Pune and across Maharashtra, a spokesperson of director Karan Johar said Saturday.'All centres in Mumbai, Pune and Maharashra have opened 'My Name is Khan',' the spokesperson told IANS. Meanwhile, Karan Johar, who is attending the Berlin Film Festival where his film had a red-carpet premiere Friday, sai ... read more

Mumbai | 6 months ago
Ignoring Shiv Sena, many more Mumbai theatres screen 'MNIK'
Mumbai, Feb 13 - Enthused by the huge public response, Mumbai theatre owners pushed aside their fears of belligerent Shiv Sainiks to screen Shah Rukh Khan's 'My Name is Khan' Saturday, a day after only a handful of halls released the film.On Friday, only 13 theatres had released the film, including six multiplexes and four single-screen halls. The movie was originally set to be released in 63 thea ... read more

Mumbai | 6 months ago
'MNIK' releases in 13 Mumbai halls to huge response
Mumbai, Feb 12 - Tremendous response marked the limited release of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'My Name Is Khan' in 13 cinema halls here Friday even as the Shiv Sena continued its protest against the film across Maharashtra.Shiv Sainiks attempted to disrupt the screening of the film at all the 13 cinema halls here despite heavy security arrangements. The film was originally scheduled to be released in ... read more