Mumbai hostage drama: 17 children, 2 adults rescued after 2-hour ordeal; police seize airgun, chemicals MUMBAI: Seventeen children and two adults rescued after hostage situation in powai studio. The 19 people were kept hostage for almost two hours in a studio at the Mahavir Classik building in Powai today. They were rescued after a police…
How police stormed in to rescue 17 children, 2 adults from Powai studio MUMBAI: Seventeen young actor aspirants who had come to audition at RA Studio in Powai on Thursday found themselves trapped in a scene far from the one they had prepared for — held hostage by the very man they thought would give…
Mumbai: Over 10 children held hostage inside studio NEW DELHI: At least 20 children were taken hostage inside R D Studio in Mumbai on Thursday, police said.Mumbai Police said a man identified as Rohit Arya has taken several children hostage in Powai and, in a video, demanded to speak to specific people — warning he…
MUMBAI: A 56-year-old businessman from Goregaon has lodged a police complaint against two tax consultants for cheating him to the tune of Rs 31 lakh.The complainant runs a fabrication business. His friend’s firm had hired one of the accused as a tax consultant since 2016. The complainant trusted him and hired him in 2018. The…
Mumbai: An 81-year-old woman died after being hit by a BEST bus while she was on her way to a temple in Mulund (W) on Monday morning. The deceased, Usha Kherani, was walking towards the Bileshwar Mahadev Temple around 10.20 am, when a BEST bus hit her near 5th Road, opposite Aarey Milk Center. She…
MUMBAI: In its continued efforts to promote the culture of reading and boost reading habit among youngsters and students, the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), under Union Ministry of Education, is holding a massive Urdu Kitab Mela or Urdu Book Fair at Aligarh.To be held between November 22 and 30 at Cultural…
Mumbai’s pioneering community biogas plant, a beacon of sustainable waste management at Pali Hill, has abruptly ceased operations after eight years. The plant, which powered streetlights using neighbourhood waste, was shut down due to operational unfeasibility cited by the appointed agency. Residents and local authorities are now in talks to revive this award-winning initiative. MUMBAI:…
Mumbai: Two men were held by the North Region Cyber Police for duping a senior citizen of Rs 50.5 lakh in a digital arrest scam.The complainant is a retired bank official. Between Sept 11 to 24, he received audio and video calls over WhatsApp from an individual claiming to be a Nashik police officer. He…
Mumbai: Three years after the issue first came to light, hundreds of schools across Maharashtra continue to operate illegally without govt recognition or regulation, even after repeated directives to shut them down. While some action has been taken, official data shows that many institutions remain outside the education department’s oversight, and the overall situation remains…
Mumbai: The city crime branch is likely to interrogate a man who was recently arrested by Delhi police for his alleged links with Pakistan’s spy agency ISI. City police had nabbed his brother earlier this month for allegedly posing as a scientist with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and travelling abroad under multiple fake identities.Suspecting…
