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Bombay HC has not stayed circular on sedition, claims Maharashtra govt

Maharashtra home department claimed that the Bombay HC had not stayed its controversial circular on sedition.

2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Prosecution seeks death penalty for 8 out of 12 convicted

The prosecution on Wednesday demanded capital punishment for eight persons of the 12 convicted in the 2006 Mumbai serial train blasts.

Nearly 7 years since 26/11 attacks, Mumbai gets first CCTV cameras as part of city surveillance network

The first CCTV cameras as part of a surveillance network planned for Mumbai after the 26/11 terror attacks will become functional from Wednesday in selected areas of south Mumbai.

Ban releasing drinking water for Ganesh visarjan: National Green Tribunal

The National Green Tribunal here has issued notices to the state government in an EIL to ban releasing drinking water from dams for the visarjan of Lord Ganesha idols, an activist said here on Tuesday

Inspired by Aamir Khan, 8-year-old girl donates piggy bank savings for Maha farmers

An eight-year-old resident of Nagpur, Rashika Joshi, met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and donated her piggy bank savings to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for drought-affected farmers.

Bombay HC seeks statement from Maharashtra govt on water use for 'shahi snaan'

The Bombay High Court has sought a statement from Maharashtra government assuring that it will not use water from lakes and river for '<em>shahi snaan</em>'.

Bombay High Court refuses to grant interim stay on beef ban during Eid

The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant interim stay on ban on slaughter of bulls and sale of their meat during the Muslim festival of Bakr Eid.

David Letterman will host session with PM Modi in India for climate change TV series

Veteran comedian David Letterman is expected to host a session with Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the nation's energy concerns during his maiden visit to India next year.

Silence, please: Remove illegal loudspeakers used in mosques says Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court has ordered that loudspeakers be removed from mosques that do not have requisite permission for the same in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.

If rape victim's statement is reliable, further corroboration not needed: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction of a 23-year-old man for raping a minor girl while observing that if the statement of a rape victim is trustworthy and reliable, further corroboration is not needed.

'There has to be spirit of tolerance': SC won't interfere with Bombay HC order lifting meat ban

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the Bombay High Court which had stayed the order of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai prohibiting the sale of meat during the Jain festival of Paryurshan.

Don't know Marathi, can't drive autos: Here's how Shiv Sena plans to gain from the move in Maharashtra

Shiv Sena, which started its journey with the plank of sons of the soil and language – together, it is asmita – has not given up on them.

Mumbai goes off the tracks as seven coaches of train derail on Western Railways

Transport services in the city were hit after seven coaches of a local train derailed on Tuesday. Here are some images.

From sleeping in office to wishing it on their exes: Hilarious responses to Mumbai's Tuesday traffic snarl

Thousands of commuters were left in the lurch as several coaches of a Western Railway train derailed at around 11 am on Tuesday near Vile Parle station.

Maharashtra at it again: Now, only Marathi-speaking people can get autorickshaw permits in Mumbai

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued an order making Marathi mandatory for those seeking permit to ride an autorickshaw in Maharashtra.

Selfie-taking statue to Baahubali Ganpati idol: Here's why Ganesh Chaturthi will be interesting

Here are some of the most unique and innovative Ganesh idols being made this Ganesh Chaturthi.

Virar-Churchgate local train derails between Andheri and Vile Parle; Western Railway services disrupted

Thousands of commuters were left in the lurch as several coaches of a Western Railway train derailed at around 11 am on Tuesday near Vile Parle station.

After being acquitted in 2006 blasts case, Abdul Shaikh writes book on 'wrongful' arrests, torture

The lone acquittal in the 2006 blasts case may well prove costly for the police. The man, Abdul Wahid Shaikh has written a book on alleged wrongful arrests, fabricated evidence and custodial torture.

Convicts in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case plead minimum sentence in court

All the twelve convicts found guilty in the case relating to the 11 July, 2006 serial train blasts, which claimed 188 lives in local trains in Mumbai.

Sudden imposition on eating habits not correct: Bombay HC stays ban on meat

The Bombay High Court on Monday stayed the controversial ban on sale of meat in Mumbai on 17 September in connection with the Jain community's fasting season Paryushan, asking why the restriction is only on mutton and chicken and not on fish and eggs.

If the media didn't know that Indrani Mukerjea has a British passport, what does it know?

It has taken the police an incredible three weeks to figure out that Sheena Bora murder accused Indrani Mukerjea held a British passport

Meat ban unravels: Bombay HC stays prohibition on sale of meat on 17 September

The Bombay High Court stayed the ban on meat sale on 17 September, on Monday

Whistleblower or rogue cop: Has 26/11 hero Jillu Yadav let praise 'go to his head'?

Jillu Yadav, who took on 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, is accused of going rogue by senior RPF officials

Shiv Sena members hurl eggs, release roosters at jewellery shop after owner supports meat ban

Eggs were hurled and roosters released at a jewellery businessman's shop by Shiv Sena supporters after he allegedly posted comments supporting the meat ban on a social networking site.

MNS workers put up non-veg food stall outside Jain society in Mumbai to protest against meat ban

Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Sunday put up a non-veg food stall outside a Jain-dominated housing society in Mumbai.

Shiv Sena cash in on Mumbai meat ban, fries BJP with vigorous protests

The irony is the meat ban came from a civic body controlled by the Shiv Sena.

'We pray all the accused should get death penalty': Victims of 7/11 train blasts on the verdict

Firstpost spoke with some of those directly affected by the blasts and here's what they had to say.

Facing flak, Mumbai civic body revokes two-day meat sale ban

Facing flak, the local civic body on Friday revoked its controversial decision to ban sale of meat in Mumbai on two days during the Jain festival of `Paryushan'.

Special Court convicts 12 for 2006 Mumbai blasts: All you need to know about the case

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad had arrested 13 persons for their alleged involvement in the case.