In Sept 1927, Khwaja Abdul Hamied (1898-1972), returning from Germany with a doctorate in chemistry, reached Bombay from Columbo. Completely broke, he went to the Khilafat House to see Maulana Shaukat Ali who gave him Rs 50 for the train journey to Aligarh. Hamied went on to found Cipla, the pharma company he and later…
Navi Mumbai: Following the death of a 29-year-old labourer after he fell from the 27th floor of a high-rise under redevelopment in Vashi as he lost balance while carrying out drilling work on Tuesday evening, the MNS city president Gajanan Kale has demanded that NMMC should immediately revoke the commencement certificate (CC) of the said…
Navi Mumbai: Amid environmentalists’ concerns that India’s fast-growing AI-driven data-centre sector could guzzle up to 37.5 billion litres of water annually, the Centre said the country has begun tapping high-tech cooling systems to reduce water usage. The consumption is equivalent to the annual needs of about 7-8 lakh people, or enough to supply a city…
Mumbai: Observing that it is well-established that in cases of sexual assault involving minors, delay in FIR is often natural due to social stigma, fear, and attempts at mediation, refusing to give the benefit of the delay to the accused, a special Pocso court on Saturday convicted and sentenced a 33-year-old man to 20 years…
Mumbai: Before the monsoon, the last stretch of the Santacruz–Chembur Link Road (SCLR) is set to open, with MMRDA completing the crucial BKC–Vakola arm and bringing the entire 10.88-km east–west corridor close to full operation.The final link was achieved with the launch of twin 54-metre composite girders at two levels over the Vakola nullah, stitching…
Palghar: A Gujarat resident, Pushpa Lad (52), was killed and her 16 family members injured after a trailer hit their mini-bus on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad NH in Dahanu on Friday. The trailer driver fled. The family was going to Mumbai airport. A tyre of the mini-bus burst, which made it slow down, and the trailer driver…
Thane: Environmental groups of the city have slammed a district wetland committee after its latest report concluded that eight water bodies in Thane and Navi Mumbai, including prominent flamingo habitats, failed to meet the criteria for wetland protection under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.The Thane district wetland committee stated that none met the…
Mumbai: Pathologist Dr Roshan Shaikh, a double-amputee who is possibly India’s first student with 86% disability to complete both MBBS and MD, has now embraced motherhood after a high-risk pregnancy and delivering a healthy 3.2kg girl.For Dr Shaikh, this moment is more than a medical milestone. After losing both her legs in a train accident…
Thane: Cultivators from the Konkan region have warned of a severe impact on Alphonso mango output this season, with yields expected to touch barely 15% of the normal volume, blaming unseasonal rain, prolonged cloud cover and pest infestations for the fruit’s steep decline.Mango growers from Konkan said the climatic vagaries have been battering the region’s…
Thane: In an initiative to promote interest in science and space research among rural students, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde recently flagged off ‘Mission Bharari’, sending 59 Zilla Parishad school students on a five-day visit to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).Launched on Jan 26, the programme, an initiative of the Thane district administration, drew…
