Mumbai: The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday approved appointment as permanent Judges, six Additional Judges of the Bombay high court. The six who become permanent HC Judges are Justices Nivedita Mehta, Prafulla Khubalkar, Ashwin Bhobe, Rohit Joshi, Advait Sethna and Pravin Patil. The HC has an approved strength of 94 Judges and a vacancy of…
The strike is against unregulated surge of online pharma-delivery platforms MUMBAI: Across the country, medical shops could face disruptions today as the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has announced a nationwide, one-day closure of pharmacies. In Maharashtra, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said they asked sellers, hospital-attached pharmacies and 24-hour medical stores…
A former American football coach who now scouts startups thinks India’s sports tech moment is real — if it can connect the grassroots to the gridIt was neither a crepe nor a burrito. What was it again? The flaky thing stuffed with cheese and onions that he had eaten in Delhi?“Paratha?” someone suggested.“Oh yes. Paratha….
BMC and UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in association with Neelaya Collective is organising ‘A Toon Club Animation Workshop for children’ at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) The BMC and UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), in association with Neelaya Collective, are organising ‘A Toon Club Animation Workshop for Children’ at the National Gallery…
Santosh Mehrotra (File Photo) With 121 million young Indians neither studying nor working, 80 million people having moved back into agriculture between 2020 and 2024 and youth unemployment having tripled since 2012, a new book arrives as a reckoning. Co-authored by development economist Santosh Mehrotra, visiting professor at the University of Bath’s Centre for Development…
Mumbai: Prominent political strategist Prashant Kishor held a meeting with NCP MP Parth Pawar and his family on Sunday, fuelling speculation about whether he will take on the party. The NCP recently parted ways with Design Box, which had crafted its campaign for the 2024 assembly polls.In a statement on X, Parth confirmed the meeting…
MUMBAI: Actor Twisha Sharma’s sudden death has left her co-star Swetaa Varma shocked and saddened.Reacting to the incident, Swetaa said she could not believe the actor was no more, especially just months after her marriage.Twisha, 33, was found dead on May 12 at the Bhopal residence of her husband, lawyer Samarth Singh, in the Katara…
Ramdas Kokare, Deputy Commissioner of the Solid Waste Management Department, KDMC KALYAN: In a rare move, following sustained public pressure and political intervention, the state government has reappointed Ramdas Kokare as deputy municipal commissioner (solid waste management) in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC). The move comes days after Kokare’s sudden transfer triggered outrage among residents…
Navi Mumbai: A 66-year-old woman residing in the slum colony along KKR road in Turbhe store area was murdered by strangulation and her body stuffed in a gunny sack was found dumped below the streetlight about 300 metres away from her house on Tuesday early morning. Turbhe police have registered an FIR of murder against…
Representative AI-generated image MUMBAI: A roadside observation study conducted in Maharashtra from Dec 2022 to Feb 2025 shows that correct helmet usage among motorcyclists was as low as 19 percent and among pillion riders it was almost non-existent (4 percent). Speeding was most frequently observed among ride-share vehicles (23 percent) as compared to govt and…
