Five stories from Mumbai you shouldn’t miss

HT Unclog Mumbai: Making of maximum city’s Metro maze

HT Unclog Mumbai: Making of maximum city’s Metro maze

Twelve years ago, the Congress-NCP government gave Mumbai a gleam of hope with a master plan. Travelling around the city need not be uncomfortable, the plan promised. By 2021, a 146-km Metro line will provide weary commuters an alternative to crowded locals. Read

As it happened: Rahul Gandhi gets bail in defamation case

A magistrate’s court in Bhiwandi granted bail to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case on Wednesday. The case was filed by an RSS (Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh) worker for Gandhi’s remarks blaming the outfit for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Read

10 things we know about controversial preacher Zakir Naik and his ‘unlawful’ NGO

The government decided to declare controversial TV evangelist Zakir Naik’s outfit Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) an unlawful association under The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on Tuesday. Read

Sheena Bora murder: Bombay high court rejects Peter’s bail plea

The Bombay high court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea filed by Peter Mukerjea, former media baron and an accused in the Sheena Bora murder case. Justice NV Sambre, who was hearing the plea, however, will record the reasons for having rejected the plea on Thursday. Read

BEST’s double-decker bus rams into a tree in Mumbai, 6 hurt

At least six people were injured after the double decker BEST bus they were riding on hit a tree’s branch near Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Bandra on Wednesday afternoon. Read