Heavy showers returned to Mumbai and Thane on Saturday evening. The India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for these areas. MUMBAI: After a relatively dry spell over the past few days, heavy showers returned to Mumbai on Saturday evening, with several parts of the city recording over 30 mm of rainfall in a two…
Mumbai: The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Maharashtra, will announce on Sunday whether it will go ahead with the proposed statewide token strike by doctors on Monday. However, several local medical associations said they would not participate in the strike after the Bombay High Court cancelled the bail granted to the accused in the assault on…
Mumbai: Bindu Goswami (name changed), a BA student from a city college, along with many of her classmates, planned to pursue the fourth year of the undergraduate programme. When she enrolled in 2023-24, the course was marketed as a four-year degree with the flexibility to exit after three years. Aspiring to build a career in…
The ED alleged Kharat opened 43 accounts using devotees’ documents in a single day Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet before a special court in Mumbai against Nashik-based astrologer Ashok Kharat, his wife Kalpna Kharat, and four others in a money-laundering case. Kharat is accused of exploiting people’s spiritual faith to run the…
The tribunal also rejected the insurer’s attempt to shift blame to potholes, loose sand or road conditions Mumbai: In a motor accident compensation claim that placed a 15-year-old injured son against his mother, the registered owner of the two-wheeler, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal held that both the mother, Madhavi Tavale, and Tata AIG General…
The second board examination marks the first year of CBSE’s new two-exam system for Class X Mumbai: Nearly six in every 10 Class X students who reappeared for CBSE‘s first-ever second board examination improved their scores, pushing the overall pass percentage for the 2026 batch to 96.78%. The board on Saturday declared the results of…
Vasai: A 34-year-old man drowned in the Tansa river near Khanivade village off the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway while bathing on Friday evening. His body was found floating in the river on Saturday morning.The deceased, identified as Sanju Tukaram Gavte, 34, was a resident of Jabarpada in Pelhar. He was currently staying with his aunt in the…
Mumbai: BMC commissioner and District Election Officer Ashwini Bhide on Saturday directed election officials to expedite the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the exercise had been affected by the recent spell of heavy rain and must now be completed within the stipulated timeline.Reviewing the progress of the exercise in the Mumbai North…
Mumbai: BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide on Saturday directed officials to ensure that all seven under-construction sewage treatment plants (STPs) across Mumbai are completed within the stipulated timeline, saying the projects are key to improving the quality of wastewater discharged into the sea.During a visit to the under-construction 454 MLD Malad STP, she directed contractors to…
MUMBAI: Panic gripped residents of a high-rise residential tower in Mumbai after a pet dog allegedly became aggressive inside an elevator and lunged at three young girls. The incident, captured on CCTV, has gone viral on social media.According to police, the incident took place on Thursday evening at Sheth Irene Tower in Malad, a western…
