A woman teacher has been arrested over the death of a Class 6 student who was allegedly forced to perform 100 sit-ups for coming late to school in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said......
A 59-year-old man died and 18 others, including five fire brigade personnel, were hospitalised after chlorine gas leaked from an old cylinder in Vasai town in Maharashtra's Palghar district on......
Chimaji Appaji remains one of the foremost military generals of the Maratha Empire who inflicted a crushing defeat on the Portuguese. IMAGE: The Maratha siege of Vasai, 1739. Photograph: Kind......
A massive traffic jam on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district stranded more than 500 students and commuters for nearly 12 hours, officials said on Wednesday.......
Seventeen persons, including a mother-daughter duo, were killed and six others seriously injured after a portion of an unauthorised four-story building collapsed on an adjacent vacant tenement at......
Of the Rs 474.4 crore insurance cover, the largest component -- Rs 375 crore -- has been allocated towards personal accident cover for volunteers. IMAGE: A view of the Ganesha idol decorated with......
'I don't know when I will be able to access those funds.' IMAGE: Account holders at the New India Co-operative Bank's Versova branch, north west Mumbai. Photograph: Sahil Salvi The Reserve......
'As on August 25, 94,753 Govindas have been insured.''This number is expected to rise further, as proposals for 5,000 to 8,000 Govindas are received daily.' IMAGE: Youngsters fall as they form a......
Television actor Tunisha Sharma (21) on Saturday allegedly committed suicide on the set of a serial in Vasai in Maharashtra's Palghar district, a police official said. Sharma went to the washroom......
The 23rd Vasai Taluka Kala Krida Mahotsav 2012 was a huge success with over 45,000 participants and an encouraging audience turning up. The event, staged to encourage up-and-coming talent,......
Sachin Tendulkar with Vasai Virar Mayor's Marathon full marathon winners Army runners Neeraj Pal and G Lakshmanan, along with Kavita Raut of ONGC, broke course records while winning men's full......