'Sweet' water making authorities sweat

Fearing an outbreak of gastro-enteritis and other water-borne diseases in the wake of thousands rushing to Mahim beachin Mumbaito taste 'sweet' sea water, authorities on Sunday said they are......

Shivaji memorial like Statue of Liberty

The Maharashtra government will set up a memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea on the lines of the Swami Vivekananda memorial at Kanyakumari and the Statue of Liberty in the......

Bring back and punish Dawood, say kin of Mumbai blast victims

“Justice will prevail only when Dawood Ibrahim is brought back to the country and punished.” This was how the relatives of some the victims of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts reacted to......

Abu Salem, 5 others convicted in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case

A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court in Mumbai on Friday convicted six persons including mastermind Mustafa Dossa and extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1993......

Why big infra projects get delayed in India

If there is one area in India that badly needs some, it is the planning and implementation of infrastructure projects, says Barun Roy. Image: Godavari Rail Bridge. Photograph: Courtesy,......

Govt plans Rs 90,000 crore underground ring road for Mumbai

The Centre is planning to construct a tunnel ring road in Mumbai that can be linked to the proposed Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway. The cost of the tunnel ring road project, as per initial......

Talks on to end Bandra-Worli link plan impasse

The Maharashtra government is seeking to cap the escalation cost on the Bandra-Worli sea link project at Rs 120 crore (Rs 1.20 billion).Hindustan Construction Corporation, which holds the......