Vijaya Mehta’s riveting, slice-of-life creations include the poignant teleplay ‘Hamidabai Ki Kothi’ and ‘Pestonjee’ Mumbai: Legendary theatre and film personality Vijaya Mehta, known simply as Bai to generations of theatre lovers and moviegoers, passed away at age 91 Tuesday.Born in Vadodara on November 4, 1934, Vijayabai found her calling as a teenager. She met theatre…
The wire is valued at around Rs 40 lakh Mumbai: The city Crime Branch arrested four persons for allegedly impersonating MTNL officials and stealing nearly 985 metres of underground MTNL copper cable worth Rs 39.40 lakh from Borivali East.The police said they caught the accused red handed while they carried digging tools and machinery. Police…
According to the revised BMC circular, the employee will be required to take charge of the new post within 15 days from the date of acceptance of the promotion order Mumbai: Following a demand for a probe into civic engineers declining promotions, the BMC has issued a revised circular stating that if it is found…
Times News NetworkMumbai: In a significant ruling with implications for insolvency cases across sectors, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday held that workmen are entitled to receive their full provident fund and gratuity dues even if their employer hadn’t maintained separate provident fund and gratuity accounts. In its order, the appellate tribunal…
The alleged middleman was sent to police custody till July 3 Navi Mumbai: Rabale police on Monday arrested a man who allegedly extorted a Navi Mumbai co-opted corporator on behalf of a woman who had filed a rape complaint against him last month. The corporator, Sahil Devidas Chougule from Shiv Sena, filed a complaint that…
Mumbai : India’s ambitions in artificial intelligence will not be realised merely by producing elite AI engineers or introducing AI into existing courses. Its long-term edge, academic leaders argue, lies in building both deep AI expertise and broad AI literacy across disciplines.A media roundtable hosted by the Mehta Family Foundation on Thursday brought together the…
The incident occurred near Heritage Pride on Road No. 11 around 3 pm when the tree fell on a Make Force school bus (MH03/CV-7439) carrying 13 students. MUMBAI: An 11-year-old boy died and four other students sustained minor injuries after a roadside peepal tree was uprooted and crashed onto a school bus of Universal High…
A nationwide Jail Bharo campaign involving farmers, workers and agricultural labourers has been planned on August 10 at district headquarters across the country, AIKS leaders said. MUMBAI: Raising concerns over growing agrarian distress, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Monday announced a series of nationwide agitations, including participation in a countrywide Jail Bharo movement…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray downplayed Sachin Ahir’s defection, stating his party is unfazed by leaders leaving. MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday sought to downplay senior MLC Sachin Ahir’s defection to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, saying his party was no longer surprised by leaders leaving despite being given key…
Thane police are hunting for alleged TET paper leak mastermind, suspecting papers were leaked during transport from an UP printing press to Maharashtra exam centers (Representative image enhanced with AI) BHIWANDI: The probe into the state Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak has revealed that the papers may have been leaked while being transported from…
