5 stories from Mumbai you shouldn’t miss

How police cracked the Preeti Rathi acid attack case

How police cracked the Preeti Rathi acid attack case

Ankur Panwar, convicted of murdering Preeti Rathi by throwing acid on her, had lied to the police claiming he had nothing to do with the attack when he was picked up by the Mumbai crime branch for questioning. Read

Zika alert sounded across major airports

Following the recent outbreak of Zika in Singapore and Malaysia, authorities have reverted to screenings passengers across major Indian airports from Thursday. The advisory from the union health ministry asked the Mumbai airport to set up Zika help desks ahead of the immigration area at T2. Read

Talgo train delayed by 17 minutes during speed trial at 140kmph

The Spanish-made Talgo train got delayed by 17 minutes during it second spell of trial run at the top speed of 140 kmph on Thursday. The Railway ministry resumed speed trials after a gap of three weeks from Wednesday. The high-speed train is expected to cover the distance between New Delhi and Mumbai in 12 hours and 12 minutes. Read

MNS workers attack Ghatkopar fruit vendors, vandalise their carts

The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has resorted to violence once again. MNS workers were arrested for assaulting fruit vendors and vandalising their carts at Amrut Nagar in Ghatkopar on Wednesday evening. Read

WR to run 8 special trains on Ganpati immersion night

Western Railways plans to run eight Ganpati special suburban services between Churchgate and Virar on immersion night. Read