Mumbai Blasts, 10 dead, 64 admitted to hospital

8 51 PM National Investigation Agency personnel already in Mumbai, assisting police in the investigation.Apart from the three blasts there is no other information about any other blast, says Chidambaram.

8 :50 Ten dead, confirms Home Minister P Chidambaram. 54 admitted to hospitals. Number of injured could be higher.

8:40 pm Maharashta CM says 13 dead, 81 injured in serial blasts

8: 38 pm Indian Mujahideen prime suspect, says CNN IBN, citing sources.

8:19 pm  Home ministry confirms two dead, over a 100 injured. One explosion was in a Maruti Esteem, one at a bus stop and one on a motorcycle. Home minister convenes high-level meeting to review situation.

8:09 pm  BSF plane leaves for Mumbai carrying NSG personnel  and forensic experts.

8:08 pm  MH43 A 9384 is the number of the  car in which the Dadar bomb was planted

8:07 pm  9 taken to JJ Hospital, 20 to GT Hospital and 15 victims taken to St George’s hospital

Blast victims at Zaveri Bazaar. AP

8:06  Huge crowd near blast sites. Police are unable to control the crowd, except in the core blast area.

8:04 pm Initial reports suggest all explosives were in vehicles

8 :03 pm Police say 2 people have been injured and taken to the hospital from Dadar Kabutar Khana. The blast  that took place near a multi-faith religious structure shattered glass in nearby shops

8:01 pm NSG rushes to Mumbai to co-operate with the police

7:59 pm Police sources: IED ( Improvised explosive device) used in all three  blasts

7:59 pm Terror strike, says Home Ministry

7: 53 pm  Eight killed , 70 injured, says CNN IBN citing police sources

7:49 pm   Dadar blast took place at bus stop near Antonia Da  Silva school

7:49 pm Victims of Opera House and Zaveri Bazaar blasts taken to JJ Hospital, while Dadar blast victims taken to KEM Hospital

7:45 pm: Police evacuating Opera House . Area cordoned off.  Blast took place near Prasad Chambers

7:45 pm: The Home ministry has confirmed that they are serial blasts.

7:44 pm:  Maharashtra ATS  team is at the blast sites.

7:44 pm: Following the Mumbai blasts, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai have been put on high alert

7:33 pm: The police is probing a tiffin box found near an electric pole in Dadar.

Damaged car at Kabutar Khana in Dadar. Rajas Kelkar/Firstpost

7:20 pm: Explosions have been reported in Zaveri Bazaar near Crawford market, near Opera House in South Mumbai and Dadar’s Kabutar Khana in Central Mumbai. The three blasts took place almost simultaneously at 7:10 pm. At least 15 people have been injured so far, says CNN IBN, citing police sources. Howebr, a Times Now report put the injured figure at 100. No independent confirmation has been available so far. The Mumbai police has been put on high alert after the blast. Police road blocks have been put in place to check vehicles and people leaving the blast sites.

7:26 pm:Police and fire brigade are at the blast site at Opera House. However, the nature and the intensity of the blast cannot yet be confirmed. Eyewitnesses say fire has been brought under control at Zaveri Bazaar. Maharashtra Home Secretary speaking to CNN IBN did not confirm whether it is a terror attack or not.