Mumbai

Gaitonde painting breaks world record for Indian art

An oil painting by an Indian artist sold for 239m rupees ($3.6m; £2.4m) at a Christie's auction in Mumbai, setting a new world record for Indian art.
Megacities to be hit hard by surging sea levels

Large swathes of Shanghai, Mumbai, New York and other cities will slip under the waves even if an upcoming climate summit limits global warming to two degrees Celsius.
‘AB de Villiers is at the apex of his career’

Sachin Tendulkar heaped praise on South African One-Day International (ODI) captain AB de Villliers for his batting performance in the recently concluded limited-overs series against India.
Shastri ‘abuses’ curator at Mumbai match

Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik has lodged an official complaint to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) against Team India director Ravi Shastri for 'abusing him' during Sunday's fifth ODI against South Africa.
Shiv Sena attack derails India-Pakistan cricket talks

A meeting between India and Pakistan's cricket board chiefs in Mumbai has been cancelled after a protest by far-right Hindu nationalists.
Eight die in Mumbai restaurant fire

A possible gas cylinder blast kills at least eight people, most of them students, in a restaurant in the Indian city of Mumbai, police say.
6 held over India ink attack

Police in India's Mumbai city say they have held six members of a Hindu right-wing group for dousing the head of a think-tank in black ink.
Indian activist hit by ink attack

Right-wing Hindu protesters in the Indian city of Mumbai douse a political activist in black ink to protest at the launch of a book by a former Pakistani foreign minister.
Five to die over 2006 Mumbai blasts

An Indian court on Wednesday sentenced five men to death for a series of blasts that ripped through packed trains in Mumbai in 2006.
No intention to offend anyone: AR Rahman

AR Rahman said that his "decision" to compose the music for the movie "Muhammad: The Messenger of God", "was in good faith” with no intentions to offend any religious group.