Heavy rain lashes parts of country, cripples Mumbai

The monsoon spelt mayhem in several parts of the country on Monday, particularly Mumbai where local train services and flight operations were hit and everyday life disrupted as well as Assam that......

Truckers' stir: Relief as fuel tanker refilling begins in Maha

Amid protests in parts of Maharashtra by some truckers' associations against stricter punishments in the new law on hit-and-run cases, the refilling of tankers carrying petrol and diesel started at......

Shinde orders probe into Samruddhi Expressway accident

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday ordered a probe into a road accident on the Samruddhi Expressway which claimed 12 lives. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with......

Mumbai celebrates Janmashtami with gusto, 124 Govindas hurt in dahi handi

At least 107 'Govindas', youngsters involved in the formation of multi-storeyed human pyramids as part of 'Dahi Handi' celebrations associated with Janmashtami, were injured in Mumbai on Thursday,......

Was India at all ready for monorail?

Mumbai Monorail was to be built in two phases - Phase I of 8.93 km and Phase II of 11.20 km. The first phase ran operations for around three years before services were abruptly halted, owing to a......

'Fuel at Doorstep' remains a distant dream for retail users

The permission right now is for delivery only for stationary usage. This limits the service to those who operate units like diesel generation sets. When Indian Oil Corporation chose Pune for its......

How Gadkari plans to change the way you travel

'Do not want to stop production of petrol, diesel cars.' ‘Environment-friendly and cost-effective indigenous production is our philosophy.’ Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari,......

Strike evokes mixed response; banking, transport services hit

While some states like Kerala and Telangana were badly hit by the strike, the impact was partial in Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra Image: Women react from inside a police vehicle after their......