Mumbai: Former NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede told the Bombay High Court on Monday that he never demanded or took a bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan to spare his son Aryan Khan following the latter’s arrest in a cruise drugs case.Wankhede’s counsel, Aabad Ponda, was arguing the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer’s plea…
Autonomous colleges surge in Maharashtra amid UGC relaxations (Representative image) MUMBAI: The number of autonomous colleges in Maharashtra has more than tripled over the past five years, rising from 100 in 2020 to 314 in 2025. Mumbai University accounts for the highest number in the state with 130 autonomous colleges, followed by Savitribai Phule Pune…
Quick-thinking resident foiled a kidnapping attempt in Vikhroli’s Damodar Park. MUMBAI: The presence of mind shown by a resident prevented a man from kidnapping two minor girls from a housing society in Vikhroli. Mohammad Zakaria Qamar Naeem Shamsi (21), a resident of Damodar Park, Maitri Co-operative Housing Society, who helped police arrest Suraj Prasad Banwasi,…
IWSA’s urban rainforest brings biodiversity alive “A tropical rainforest,” says naturalist Vijaya Chakravarty, “is like a multi-storey building. You have the ground cover, the shrubs, the creepers, and, towering above them, the trees.” And every ‘floor’, she continues, motioning up a trunk, forms a distinct ecological niche inhabited by some species or another, from orchids…
MUMBAI: The city’s hospitality and food supply chains are feeling the heat as Mahanagar Gas Ltd’s partial curtailment of 20% of piped gas to commercial and industrial users begins to cause ripples across the city. Around 30-35% of hotels in Mumbai that depend on piped gas have been affected, forcing many establishments to reduce items…
Mumbai: IIT Bombay is investigating an allegation of plagiarism reported against a professor from the institute. A mail alleging plagiarised content in his thesis and a few of his published papers, along with the original source, was sent to the institute’s administration about three weeks ago. While institute authorities refused to divulge details, they said…
MUMBAI: Two men were arrested by the Bangur Nagar Police from Uttar Pradesh for duping a Mumbai-based businessman of Rs 7 lakh by offering to convert plain paper into currency by applying certain chemicals and powders on it. The accused were identified as Prakash Kumar Gupta, 25, and Rajsingh Prasad, 47. The 34-year-old complainant lives…
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) revived its Heat Action Plan ahead of the peak summer months, bringing back measures such as installing green shade nets and water fountains at major traffic intersections to provide relief from soaring temperatures.The heat mitigation measures, which came amid the civic body simultaneously allowing the cutting of a large…
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday started operations at the city’s only veterinary hospital in Juinagar. The facility, built at Rs 6 crore, was ready in 2021. Animal welfare groups had criticised the civic body for the long delay in opening it. The outpatient department began functioning with three veterinarians and four staff…
Maharashtra’s CET Cell has introduced strict new regulations to combat exam malpractice MUMBAI: The use of AI tools, hidden cameras, screen mirroring, smartwatches or any remote-access software during any CET conducted in the state may lead to canellation of candidature for the entire year and/or legal action under the new regulations aimed at preventing malpractice…
