Reconstructing genius: Soon, a peep into beautiful minds

Wednesday 21 November '07

For those lamenting the decline of cerebral matter on the idiot box, here’s a window to peep...

Mahabaleshwar’s honeymoon couples get to win govt prizes for delaying babies

Monday 12 November '07

In Satara district alone, 25,000 marriages take place annually and in 80 pc cases, babies are born within a year; officials are now offering cash incentives to delay babies.

Sr KPMG official held for sexual harassment

Tuesday 9 October '07

The mumbai police on Monday arrested Vikram Uttamsingh (44), partner and head of Finances...

Second polio case in Maharashtra this year

Wednesday 3 October '07

A four-and-a-half-year-old girl from Vasai, Sobha Kumari, who died of meningitis in Bihar in mid-August...

Images of dying classmates haunt students

Tuesday 28 August '07

The students and teachers of Amrutvahini College of Engineering in Sangamner, the sleepy town in Ahmednagar district, who survived the twin blasts...

Grief and disbelief in Maharashtra college that lost 7 students

Monday 27 August '07

Sangamner is stunned. Just three days ago, one of its brightest boys went to Hyderabad. He returned to the village today, dead.

Spare the child

Sunday 24 June '07

The sudden influx of tourists from Thailand has raised concerns of child abuse in the Andaman and Nicobar islands...

For a miracle, an 8-yr-old needs lot of magic

Thursday 26 April '07

On Tuesday, eight-year-old Ashley Vanristella waved his wand to cast a spell on over 150 children and adults at Naya Jeevan Ashram in Shahpur, 100 kilometers from Mumbai.

Girl next door, Minal was man of the house

Thursday 19 April '07

They hoped for the best and weren’t quite prepared for the worst. So when news came in, Alkesh Wasu and Mayur Dhakka

No sex education please, it corrupts, and this is Maharashtra

Saturday 31 March '07

With CBSE booklet for teachers trashed by MLAs, Deshmukh govt says its own booklet too will be withdrawn

Egg and chicken question still

Sunday 18 February '07

The culling of birds in Navapur began this day last year and a lakh and a half birds were killed and the area’s biggest business was hit.

Lawyer, retired as Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

Tuesday 23 January '07

Shakir Husain Abdeali Merchant worshipped work and harboured only one wish: to be able to continue working until his last breath.

Came from Gujarat, was the family’s only earning member

Wednesday 17 January '07

For Mumtaz Motani, the last six months have been hell. Having lost her husband, Ramzanali Motani, in the 7/11 serial train blasts, she has been unable to put her mind onto anything else.

Engr celebrated granddaughter’s birthday 2 days before death

Sunday 7 January '07

In a television commercial, a grandfather gifts his grandson a bicycle for his birthday. Nothing unusual for most viewers, but for 10-year-old Aditi Talpade, the ad spells heartbreak.

Came to Mumbai from Jalgaon, loved shayari

Tuesday 5 December '06

Anis Patel loved to take care of his plants. His family also knew him to be a shayar — writing couplets on current affairs whenever an idea got to him.

Railway officer, an avid traveller and adored by colleagues

Thursday 30 November '06

In the fifth floor office of the electrical department of Western Railway at Churchgate, July 11 is a painful memory.

China remembers Kotnis, Hu to meet Dr’s family

Sunday 19 November '06

During the most difficult days of the anti-Japanese war when we were badly in need of medical staff and facilities...

Two passengers die on flights to Mumbai

Sunday 5 November '06

Two persons died onboard two separate international flights coming into the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in the wee hours of Saturday.

Never missed Borivali local, was looking for a groom for eldest daughter

Friday 27 October '06

Two years ago, when Govindramji became a grandfather, he decided to take it easy at work so that he could spend more time with his grandson.

Diamond trader from Surat, came to Mumbai for children’s sake

Saturday 30 September '06

Diamond trader from Surat, came to Mumbai for children’s sake

Polio back in Mumbai

Wednesday 27 September '06

A week after the World Health Organisation warned of a world-wide polio threat following the outbreak in Uttar Pradesh, the virus has surfaced in Mumbai.

Amway distributor came from Jaunpur in UP, made Mumbai his home

Tuesday 26 September '06

Anirudh is 18, but looks and acts older than his age. He has to. He’s the man of the house now.

Stockbroker from Bhavnagar, children haven’t been told yet

Friday 15 September '06

“Where are you? Are you coming?” That was Naresh’s last SMS to his brother-in-law before boarding the Virar Fast on July 11...

Lived his Mumbai dream, introduced grandson to market

Thursday 7 September '06

Once a week he would go to the Dadar market to shop for vegetables and fruits for the family. More than his contribution to the house, it was the 70-year-old’s way of keeping himself busy.

Railway auditor, was rushing home to help daughter with maths

Friday 1 September '06

Working for the Railways, Anandnath Tiwari knew all about trains. So to get back to his Nallasopara home from Mumbai Central everyday, he would take a mail train rather than a local.