Mid Day

SRK banned for 5 years

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:08:53 GMT

Mumbai Cricket Association has banned actor Shah Rukh Khan from Wankhede Stadium for five years for his alleged altercation with officials there Wednesday night.

High-five stunt kills passenger

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:07:22 GMT

Seeing 2 of the accused extend their hands from a moving Borivli local, the third accused from the Churchgate local in the next track reached out his arm to reciprocate, but hit another man, who lost his balance and was run over

Father hacks kids to death

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:52:22 GMT

Father kills two kids with sharp tool; critically injures other two.

Sangma to be next Prez?

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:33:49 GMT

As Odisha and Tamil Nadu CMs support the former Lok Sabha speaker for the job, the NCP leader urges all parties to support a tribal candidate

Pomersbach grabbed me, claims woman

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:30:23 GMT

The woman who was allegedly molested by RCB player Luke Pomersbach broke down in court while describing what happened last night.

What I did was correct, says SRK

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:59:23 GMT

Defending his actions at the Wankhede stadium brawl, Shah Rukh Khan came out all guns blazing and said that the security personnel had manhandled his children and others, and that he deserved an apology from the officials

Farooq Abdullah asks Shahrukh Khan to keep his cool

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:45:45 GMT

Union Minister Farooq Abdullah wants BCCI to find a middle way out to the SRK controversy.

Air India pilots and rsquo; strike may end soon

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:22:34 GMT

Delhi High Court refuses to entertain IPG's plea challenging the court's earlier order restraining pilots from going on an 'illegal strike'; Ajit Singh calls AI unions for talks

Chidambaram stuns Lok Sabha, speaks in Bhojpuri

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:40:39 GMT

Home Minister P Chidambaram, who is known to be fluent in Tamil and English, stunned the Lok Sabha today when he addressed the House in Bhojpuri, receiving praise from Speaker Meira Kumar, who comes from Bihar, for his effort.

Lack of connectivity makes WR and rsquo;s new ATVMs useless

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:31:36 GMT

34 of the 80 new ATVMs introduced on the Western Railway are not linked by LAN to the main server

Bookie worth Rs 4,000 cr arrested for IPL betting

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:11:26 GMT

Cops nabbed five bookmakers, including three of country's top bookies, accepting bets on an IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and CSK

19-yr-old student held for creating fake FB profile of top cop

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:15:56 GMT

Sleuths of the city's cyber cell have arrested a 19-year-old student from Delhi for creating a fake Facebook profile of Police Commissioner Meeran Borwankar

Pink politics?

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:55:39 GMT

While the President of the United States, Barack Obama has come out in support of same sex marriage, activists believe that in India, politicians are still non-committal when it comes to LGBT issues

Fish go to college

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:54:01 GMT

A mammoth fish exhibition to be held at Matunga's Ruia College, aims to foster a love for fish and encourage people to keep these creatures as pets at home

29-year-old stages theft to start beauty parlour

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:41:27 GMT

Woman lodges false complaint of robbery, bruises self to make it seem real, blames brother; cops suspect foul play, find 'stolen' cash and jewellery hidden in her house

Girlfriend and lsquo;returns and rsquo; robber to cops after he fled to her

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:16:47 GMT

After MiD DAY reported that the man had escaped from a police van on April 30 to woo his estranged sweetheart, it emerges that in spite of all his insistences that she run away with him to Uttar Pradesh, she told cops of his whereabouts, leading to h

12 live rounds seized from Palande and rsquo;s house

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:20:41 GMT

Now, cops book Arun Tikku murder suspect under Arms Act

Autowala acquitted of killing man who died 2 months after assault

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:43:56 GMT

Even though the post mortem indicated that the victim died from whiplash injuries, court lets Charkop man walk free owing to victim's original statement saying he accidentally fell into a drain

BEST and rsquo;s 30% shocker for South Mumbai

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:36:50 GMT

Here's a piece of news that is sure to knock the lights out of South Mumbikars' day-to-day life.

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:25:46 GMT

Rs 2 crore was set aside in 2011-12 for equipment to ensure safety at beaches following slew of drowning incidents since December 2007, but nothing was done; same promises made this year

Two months on, 6 fire-fighting bikes lie unused

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:40:07 GMT

Meant for blazes at inaccessible places, bikes yet to be sent to fire stations

TV making parents more aware of child sex abuse

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:49:18 GMT

After Satyamev Jayate episode about child abuse, number of parents calling experts to ask about signs to look for goes up

US-based Puneite and rsquo;s short film at Cannes festival

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:58:18 GMT

Vidyut Latay's documentary focuses on hearing impaired people

CCTV footage helps cops nab debit card thief

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:10:21 GMT

Officials of the Kondhwa police station arrested a 25-year-old man on Wednesday, after he stole another man's wallet at a local gymnasium and used the victim's debit card to shop for gold, besides paying for fuel for his bike at a petrol pump on Mole

Enemies don and rsquo;t want us to win medals: Iran Prez

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:39:16 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has claimed that UK authorities are blocking his attempt to spur on his countrymen at the Olympic Games in London

Prince Philip and rsquo;s red dress gaffe stuns well-wishers

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:37:59 GMT

Prince Philip left royal well-wishers aghast during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee tour in London with a crude comment about a woman's dress.

US scale model of Osama and rsquo;s house revealed

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:52:55 GMT

The Pentagon has unveiled a top-secret model of Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan, which was used by intelligence officials to plan the raid that killed the al-Qaeda leader

Teen student sells own name to raise money for business

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:16:27 GMT

A cash-strapped student in New Zealand is said to have started an auction where the winning bidder will be legally allowed to give him a new middle name

Teen calls cops because she and #39;heard her mum having sex and #39;

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:47:46 GMT

A 15-year-old girl got so upset when she overheard her mother having sex that she called the police and asked to be put in a children's shelter

Woman hit by monkey wrench after interrupting friends having sex!

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:31:34 GMT

A world champion gravy wrestler had to undergo surgery and was left with an eye deformity, after she was hit in the face with a monkey wrench when she caught two friends having sex on her sofa at a party

Rekha takes oath in Rajya Sabha

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:45:59 GMT

Actor Rekha today took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, becoming yet another personality from tinsel town to enter the portals of Parliament.

13 Indian pilgrims die in Nepal plane crash

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:41:56 GMT

The deceased were on a pilgrimage to the famous Muktinath temple, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists; carrier rammed into a cliff in Jomsom, after departing from Pokhara; three Indians survived, including two young girls

Sibal fools none with his promise of free expression

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:52:26 GMT

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal had a couple of interesting things to say for the benefit of cameras in the Rajya Sabha earlier this week

Editorial

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:00:46 GMT

The seat of power should not be the prerogative of a few who continue to occupy it for years. But, that's what happens in our democracy

Mallya in Hollywood?

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:47:49 GMT

A little bird tells us that Siddharth Mallya is considering a Hollywood acting career and will be seeking admission to a prestigious acting school in LA soon