Noted artist Tyeb Mehta passed away early Thursday morning at his residence in Mumbai. He was 84 years old. The artist was suffering from heart trouble. He was survived by his wife Sakina, a son and a daughter.
His canvas at a Christie’s auction in June 2008 fetched him his highest-ever price of $2 million. Mehta’s [...]

Water crisis looms large over Pune, as delayed arrival of monsoon has lead to the drying up of water in Khadakwasla dam, lone source of water to the city. According to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) authorities, only 2.23 per cent of water is now available in the dam. They have been forced to slash [...]

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has on Tuesday inaugurated Bandra-Worli sea link. This is India’s first cable-stayed bridge in the open sea, which reduces the 40-minute journey to just 7-minutes.
The Rs 1634 crore 8-lane freeway opened after almost five years of delay and disputes on Tuesday. This sea-link will be a relief to the commuters between [...]

Bandra-Worli sea link will be inaugurated by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on 30th June. The bridge has been designed in such a way that vehicles heading Worli will slow down and turn left for the exit which they have to reduce speed further while negotiating the turn and even while exiting (from the bridge) use [...]

Ajit Pandey, who acted as a gangster’s aide in the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire”, has been arrested for extortion charges by Crime Branch in Mumbai. Pandey has been accused of threatening Pramod Kapoor, the owner of a film production company.
Posing as a relative of Chhota Shakeel-Irfan Husry (a fictitious character)-he told Kapoor that the [...]

Mumbai>: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has been admitted to the intensive care unit of the Lilavati Hospital here. According to sources, Thackeray, 83 years old, was admitted to the hospital for a “routine medical check-up”.
The foundation day function of Shiv Sena, which completes 43 years on Friday, has been called off apparently due [...]