Top five stories from Mumbai you shouldn’t miss

1. BMC polls: We won’t go to BJP with a begging bowl, says Sena leader

1. BMC polls: We won’t go to BJP with a begging bowl, says Sena leader

After playing second fiddle to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the state-level, the Shiv Sena is trying to ascertain its identity as a force to reckon with by forcing the BJP to clarify its stand on the future of the alliance, heading into civic polls across Maharashtra. Read

2. News analysis: Raj Thackeray’s horses bolt ahead of civic polls

Threat and fear is the only way the MNS can now keep itself in the news. It is now not worth even the tickets it might want to hand to whoever is willing to contest the civic polls on its behalf. Read

3. HC approves Parveen Babi’s will 11 years after her death

Almost 12 years after the death of film star Parveen Babi, the Bombay high court has ratified her will, paving the way for most of her assets to be diverted towards social and development endeavours. Read

4. In Mumbai: Rat poison makes cat ill

A resident of Santacruz in Mumbai has claimed that his cat took ill after it ate food mixed with poison that civic officials left in the open parking area of his building to catch rats. The man who approached animal rights activists and filed a complaint with the local ward office of the BMC also claimed that a chicken that ate the deadly mixture had died. Read

5. Parents of 9-year-old girl who lost life in accident donate her eyes

The parents of a nine-year-old girl, who died in an accident on Thursday afternoon, donated her eyes at a Thane civil hospital. Read