MUMBAI: A family of four, husband (40), wife (35), and two daughters aged 16 and 13, died on Sunday due to suspected food poisoning, police said on Monday.Police identified the deceased as Abdullla Abdul Kadar, his wife Nasreen and two daughters Aayesha (16) and Zainab (13). Kadar ran a mobile accessories shop. Police sources said…
Mumbai: A 75-year-old doctor has filed a police complaint alleging Rs 6.7 crore fraud and forgery in a real estate partnership. The EOW has booked two developers for cheating and forgery with Malabar Hill police and have taken over the probe. Complainant Tushar Motiwala has accused partners Hiten Sheth and Milan Sheth of financial irregularities,…
MUMBAI:At least three people died, including a senior citizen, a young man, and a young woman, after a speeding motorcycle hit a pedestrian at Marine Drive in South Mumbai on Monday morning. The accident occurred around 5.45 am at the Parsi Gymkhana junction signal on N S Road, when the pedestrian was crossing the road,…
With Elphinstone Road flyover (above) demolished, its high-volume traffic has had to be diverted, clogging adjoining roads. MUMBAI: Ongoing work on five bridges in south and central Mumbai has disrupted traffic in the island city.Closure of the Sion and Elphinstone Road flyovers, and partial closure of Parel TT flyover have diverted traffic onto already congested…
Navi Mumbai: After a week-long probe in the murder case of a labourer whose body was found under the flyover near NMMC headquarters on April 17, CBD-Belapur police have arrested one accused, while his aide is being traced. The victim’s body was discovered on April 17 morning. A police officer said that the murder victim…
Navi Mumbai: Despite multiple plantation projects over the past decade, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) had no consolidated data on how many native and fruit-bearing trees survived, according to a 43-page RTI response. The information, sought by NatConnect Foundation in Navi Mumbai, asked for ward-wise plantation data, survival status and future plans. The civic…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) proposed to induct 200 CNG and electric buses into its public transport network under the Green Fleet initiative this year in Navi Mumbai. With 150 CNG and electric buses already in its possession while doing away with the diesel-run buses, NMMT planned to procure 100 more CNG…
Navi Mumbai: Badminton in Maharashtra is set to enter a new phase with the launch of the Phoenix Badminton Super League-2026 (BSL), a franchise-based league that organisers said is the first of its kind in the state. The Owners Meet and Greet, held recently, brought together franchise holders and key stakeholders ahead of the tournament,…
Mumbai: Several animal lovers from Mazgaon have submitted a signed memorandum to the BMC and other state authorities regarding a friendly stray dog, Coco, who is being targeted by certain dog haters.“False complaints have been filed by a certain hater alleging that Coco has bitten people. Surprisingly, in one complaint, the dog bite happened far…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has quashed an FIR registered against a 65-year-old man holding that the allegations of sprinkling white mustard outside a neighbour’s house do not constitute an offence under the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013.Justice S G Chapalgaonkar…
