Witness says he tried to help FBI arrest suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacks Washington Post By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, Desperate to cooperate after his arrest, a confessed Pakistani American terrorist tried to help US authorities engineer the arrest of a suspected mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and he proposed setting up ... See all stories on this topic »
| India's Mumbai raises drinking age AFP MUMBAI — Indian state legislators have voted to raise the age limit for buying alcohol in the country's entertainment capital Mumbai, sparking fury among young people and concern from the drinks industry. Lawmakers agreed on Wednesday evening to ... See all stories on this topic » |  AFP |
Sun, SpiceJet Stocks Sink in Mumbai on Investigation Report Bloomberg Sun TV tumbled a record 28 percent to 272.55 rupees in Mumbai. SpiceJet sank 16 percent to 34.5 rupees at the 3:30 pm close, the steepest fall in almost five years. “It's a free fall for these stocks,” said Ashish Shah, an analyst at BP Equities Pvt. ... See all stories on this topic »
In Evidence: a Terrorist's To-Do List New York Times By GINGER THOMPSON CHICAGO — When the authorities arrested David C. Headley, the man who has since confessed to helping plot the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India, they confiscated two items essential to the plans for his next plot: a book ... See all stories on this topic »
Statistical highlights: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Times of India PTI | May 28, 2011, 09.56am IST CHENNAI: Statistical highlights of the second play-off match of the IPL between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. # Chris Gayle has aggregated 608 (ave 76.00) in 11 matches in the present edition of the IPL ... See all stories on this topic »
Raj jumps to uncle's defence, slams dy CM Times of India MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has created ripples in political circles by coming to the rescue of his uncle, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray who was slammed by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and deputy CM Ajit ... See all stories on this topic »
Slain Pakistan's journalist's Mumbai attack theories from beyond the grave Telegraph.co.uk The 2008 Mumbai attacks were originally planned by Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency but hijacked by rogue retired military officers and al-Qaeda figures who believed a devastating attack could provoke a new war with India, according to Syed Saleem ... See all stories on this topic »
Mahindra Shares Slump in Mumbai After Quarterly Profit Misses Estimates Bloomberg By Siddharth Philip - Mon May 30 11:03:13 GMT 2011 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (MM), India's largest maker of sport-utility vehicles and tractors, fell the most in almost four months in Mumbaiafter fourth-quarter profit lagged behind analysts' estimates. ... See all stories on this topic »
Defense lawyers cross examine prosecution's star witness in Mumbai terror case Chicago Sun-Times The men had such divergent views that Headley would have never divulged to Rana that he was using Rana's overseas immigration office to conduct surveillance work for Lashkar prior to the 2008Mumbai terrorist attacks, Rana's attorneys insinuated. ... See all stories on this topic »
Indian shares rise 0.9 pct on firm Asia; Reliance Comm drags Reuters MUMBAI, May 31 (Reuters) - Indian shares rose 0.9 percent on Tuesday tracking firm Asian markets, with investors awaiting domestic economic growth data for the March quarter to provide further cues. Banking stocks led by HDFC Bank were top contributors ... See all stories on this topic »
Mumbai's bizarre tactics were their undoing Deccan Herald Commanding and thoroughly deserved as Royal Challengers Bangalore's Qualifier 2 victory on Friday night was, Daniel Vettori's men will be the first to acknowledge the generous help that came their way, courtesy a few bizarre moves by the Mumbai Indians ... See all stories on this topic »
Sex, 'dhokha' behind Mumbai machinations: Iskcon Bangalore Daily News & Analysis By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA Madhu Pandit Dasa, the head of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), Bangalore, on Monday termed the supervisory committee constituted by the Iskcon, Mumbai as illegal and ... See all stories on this topic »
| GVK to face bigger problem than GMR if ADF is scrapped Moneycontrol.com Should Mumbai and Delhi international airports ask passengers to pay airport development fees? The airport economic regulatory authority (AERA) will decide on this matter after it gets feedback from various stakeholders. CNBC-TV18's Swati Khandelwal ... See all stories on this topic » |  Moneycontrol.com |
Mumbai's Sky-High Property Prices Set to Fall, Say Experts CNBC.com Property prices in India's financial capital Mumbai have surged 40 percent in less than two years, even surpassing peaks reached in 2008. Homes in Mumbai's prime locations, for example, can cost up to $2000 a square feet. But warning signs have emerged ... See all stories on this topic » |  CNBC.com |
Take all steps to curb inflationary pressure: PMEAC Business Standard PTI / Mumbai June 02, 2011, 18:19 IST Amid price rise worries, PMEAC Chairman C Rangarajan today said all available policy measures should be put in place to bring down inflation to the comfort zone of below 5%. "We must use all of our policy ... See all stories on this topic »
Government halts demolitions in Golibar The Hindu Mumbai: Medha Patkar, leader of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), ended her nine-day fast at Mumbai's Golibar colony on Saturday after the government handed her two resolutions incorporating the demands of the agitators. ... See all stories on this topic » |  The Hindu |
Jeddah-bound Saudi flight grounded at Mumbai airport Arab News By SHAHID RAZA BURNEY | ARAB NEWS MUMBAI: Some 277 Jeddah-bound passengers booked on Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV 745 have been stranded at the Mumbai airport since Monday morning, airport and airline officials said on Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic »
Kumud Drugs MD arrested in Mumbai IBNLive.com PTI | 08:06 PM,Jun 02,2011 Mumbai, Jun 2 (PTI) Four persons including the Managing Director of a drug company in Maharashtra were arrested today in connection with illegal manufacturing and distribution of psychotropic substances worth Rs 3.9 crore. ... See all stories on this topic »
Tissue and bone from Don Bosco's hand coming to Mumbai Daily News & Analysis By Manoj R Nair | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA This August, Mumbai will bear witness to a relic of Don Bosco as part of the plans to observe his 200th birth anniversary in 2015. The relic — tissue and bone from his right hand — is embedded in a ... See all stories on this topic »
SpiceJet aircraft makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport The Hindu A Mumbai-Hyderabad SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing within half-an-hour of taking off from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport here early on Friday after a smoke alarm went off in the flight. All the 140 passengers on board disembarked safely, ... See all stories on this topic »
World Environment Day — are we bothered? Daily News & Analysis By Gauri Sinh | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Mumbai saw a rather unusual case of abduction this weekend. A red sand boa was stolen from Byculla zoo. Reports say there is a huge demand for this non-poisonous snake in the illegal market - tantriks believe ... See all stories on this topic »
Only 19 L trees in Mumbai makes greens see red Times of India MUMBAI: If the health of a city can be measured by comparing its tree cover with its population thenMumbai needs an urgent green transplant. The city's 1.3 crore inhabitants have a green cover of just 19.12 lakh trees. In effect, there is just one ... See all stories on this topic »
Mumbai-based model and agent arrested for passport fraud Daily News & Analysis By Aniruddha Rajandekar | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA Twenty-year-old Mumbai-based model Jiya Ashok Chopra was arrested by the Bund Garden police, along with her agent Arvind Rajendra Bhat, for allegedly trying to forge documents to procure a passport. ... See all stories on this topic »
Air India cuts local, intl flights citing lower demand Times of India MUMBAI: State-run carrier Air India has withdrawn at least 25 flights across domestic and international sectors till June 15, citing lower demand, a spokesman said. "We are in a lean season. On a daily basis, Air India operates around 480 flights, ... See all stories on this topic »
India has full access to Headley: Napolitano The Hindu The US has given India “full access” to David Coleman Headley, the US-based Lashkar-e-Taiba operative of Pakistani origin who played a key role in the Mumbai attacks, US Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic »
Vodafone tries to silence Facebook critic Business Standard Mumbai resident gets legal notice for repeatedly rapping its service; warned to stop and remove all past comments, too. It could be a wake-up call to consumers who vent dissatisfaction on Facebook and Twitter about their service providers. ... See all stories on this topic »
3849 flats sold at quiet Mhada lottery, next round in May '12 Times of India MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) on Tuesday sold 3849 of a total 4034 flats across the city through a publicly conducted lottery at Rang Sharada auditorium, Bandra. This was the fourth lottery successfully ... See all stories on this topic »
NCP yet to finalize stand on renaming Dadar station Times of India MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has yet to finalize its stand on the issue of renaming Dadar railway station as Chaitya Bhoomi in memory of Babasaheb Ambedkar knowing the political backlash in Maharashtra. NCP spokesperson Prakash Binsale ... See all stories on this topic »
Proposed rental law gets brickbats Times of India MUMBAI: Tenant associations in the city have decried a proposed legislation drafted by the Centre that will bring paltry old rentals on par with market rates. The groups claim that the move does not allow for Mumbai's unique rental system and might ... See all stories on this topic »
Indian developer Unitech's FY11 profit falls 16 pct Reuters MUMBAI May 30 (Reuters) - Unitech , India's second-biggest listed real estate company, reported annual profit fell 16 percent but said it was targeting sales bookings of 50 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) for the current year. ... See all stories on this topic »
Congress may drop Mumbai unit chief, Delhi minister Times of India NEW DELHI: Congress is set to replace Kripashankar Singh as president of Mumbai city unit and has mounted pressure for dropping of Delhi PWD minister Raj Kumar Chouhan, upping the ante on anti-graft action and keep up the heat on Opposition BJP to sack ... See all stories on this topic »
Govt refuses to defend Hafiz Saeed in US court Pakistan Daily Times American national Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his spouse Rivka had been killed by terrorists at the Nariman House (renamed as Chabad House) in Mumbai in 2008. The deceased couple's son, Moshe, and others had filed nine claims against Hafiz Saeed ... See all stories on this topic »
Wet, but monsoon not here yet Times of India MUMBAI: Sporadic rains provided Mumbaikars, who had been sweating it out all these days, with a glimmer of hope on Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon in parts of the city. The showers, though shortlived and followed by high humidity levels, ... See all stories on this topic »
India Economic Summit to be shifted to Mumbai Business Standard The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) will host their annual India Economic Summit 2011 in Mumbai instead of New Delhi on November 20 and 21. The summit, will, in its 27th edition, for the first time, ... See all stories on this topic »
Drink at 18 in Lucknow, 25 in Mumbai, 16 in Rome IBNLive.com New Delhi: While people in India are considered mature enough to vote and drive at the age of 18, the Maharashtra government have raised the minimum drinking age in the state to 25 years for consumption of rum, whisky, vodka and country-made liquor. ... See all stories on this topic »
Hike in drinking age a gimmick, say Mumbai youngsters Mangalorean.com Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Terming the Maharashtra government's decision to hike the minimum age for consuming liquor as "unnecessary", Mumbai youth Wednesday said the move was a gimmick on the part of the government and will not work. ... See all stories on this topic »
LeT wanted hostage swap to free Kasab Times of India While the LeT attempted to make foolproof plans to attack Mumbai, the 10 men involved in the carnage made a number of mistakes, thus leaving crucial clues behind for Indian intelligence agencies, according to court documents unsealed in the United ... See all stories on this topic »
Main accused in rupees 2.5cr rail scam held in Mumbai Times of India JAIPUR/AJMER: Almost a month after a scam of Rs 2.5 crore was detected at the Ajmer division of North Western Railways (NWR), the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested the main accused Muzzafar Ali Bohra in Mumbai. An RPF team is bringing Bohra ... See all stories on this topic »
HSC: Pass percentage dips in state; Mumbai at 69.52% Indian Express The results for all divisions— Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik and Latur— were announced simultaneously. This year there has been a drop in the pass percentage of the state and even Mumbai division. ... See all stories on this topic » |  Indian Express |
| China lowers Everest guard for Mumbai teen Mangalorean.com But now, Beijing has lowered its Everest guard for a feisty Mumbai teen, giving her the rare visa and permit to climb Mt Everest from Tibet. Though Bhagyashree Sawant could not go right up to the 8848m summit and was forced to turn back when only 48m ... See all stories on this topic » |  Mangalorean.com |
Adarsh land belongs to state: Shinde Times of India MUMBAI: Former Maharashtra chief minister Sushilkumar Shinde submitted his affidavit to the judicial commission probing Adarsh and said that the state government was the owner of the plot allotted to the controversial society. ... See all stories on this topic »
Decision on Navi Mumbai SEZ split deferred Hindustan Times PTI The government on Tuesday deferred a decision on a request from Mukesh Ambani-promoted Navi Mumbai SEZ for splitting itself into five zones, seeking more details from the developer. The issues was taken up by the Board of Approval (BoA) headed by ... See all stories on this topic »
Mumbai's coastal security satisfactory, says RR Patil Hindustan Times The issue of coastal security had reached its peak after the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks after 10 terrorists en Patil took a ride on the Samudraprahari — a coastal security boat — along with BJP opposition leader Eknath Khadse and BJP ... See all stories on this topic »
27-year-old held for sending terror mail Times of India MUMBAI: A 27-year-old youth was arrested by the anti-terrorism squad on Tuesday for sending a terror mail to the CBI. Tushar Sawant, a resident of Vidhya Vihar, had sent a mail stating that terrorists were going to carry out a major bomb blast in 13 ... See all stories on this topic »
26/11 Mumbai attacks: Pakistan court adjourns hearing again till June 11 Economic Times ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven Mumbai terror attack suspects today gave prosecutors time till June 11 to substantiate their contention that India would allow a Pakistani Judicial Commission to interview key ... See all stories on this topic »
MTNL launches push email services in Delhi, Mumbai The Mobile Indian Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), which provides GSM telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai, has announced Push- email services for all its mobile subscribers in the two metro cities. The service was launched first in Mumbai on May 27. ... See all stories on this topic » |  The Mobile Indian |
Pakistan silent on judicial panel?s visit to india to quiz 26/11 magistrate Economic Times According to Government sources, Pakistan is yet to revert to the authorities here on when its judicial commission plans to travel to Mumbai to record the statements of the 26/11 magistrate, investigating officer and the doctor who conducted ... See all stories on this topic »
Leopard strays into Hema Malini's bungalow in Mumbai Daily News & Analysis Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI A leopard strayed into actress-MP Hema Malini's bungalow in suburban Malad today and left hours later, forest officials said. The veteran filmstar was not present at the bungalow, located in Dindoshi area, when the big cat, ... See all stories on this topic »
Case against Mumbai University official The Hindu The Mumbai Police on Wednesday registered a case against the Mumbai University's Examination Controller after a student complained of assault by the professor following an argument. “We have registered a case against Vilas Shinde under Sections 323 and ... See all stories on this topic »
