Mumbai: After two days of satisfactory air, Mumbai’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Friday, with the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 130 from 67 on Thursday and 70 on Wednesday — the steepest single-day spike recorded in the last three months. The reading pushed the city back into the moderate air category,…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said govt has requested a CBI inquiry into the plane crash that killed deputy CM Ajit Pawar last month. “We received a letter from the NCP seeking a CBI inquiry. We have written to the Union home ministry and the case will now be investigated by CBI, along with…
Vasai: A 31-year-old was stabbed and beaten to death on Friday night in Nalasopara (W). Police have arrested one, while teams have been formed to trace the remaining. In the FIR, five have been named — Roshan Singh, Jagan Mehndi, Sunil Malusare, Suraj Singh, Tinkle Mishra, with at least four other unknown accused. The victim…
Mumbai: As the budget session gets underway without a leader of the opposition (LoP) in both Houses for the first time in many years, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said MVA must move a no-confidence motion against assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar. He alleged that the assembly is being run in an arbitrary…
Mumbai: A major narcotics haul of charas worth around Rs 14 crore was detected at Mumbai’s Bandra Terminus after an unclaimed bag was found aboard the Awadh Express early Sunday morning, officials said. The train arrived at the platform at 4.20 am, and a heavy black bag was found by officials in one of the…
A college dropout from Bihar, Anand Chaudhary, was arrested from IIT-Bombay’s hostel premises for allegedly planting five live bullets in his childhood friend’s bag MUMBAI: Police arrested a college dropout from Bihar, Anand Chaudhary (23), from IIT-Bombay’s hostel premises on Feb 19 for possession of five live 7.65mm bullets that were found in a bag…
Deported Bangladeshis are repeatedly returning to Mumbai, with Rabiya Nasir Mulla caught for a second time after being sent back last August MUMBAI: Barely six months ago, Rabiya Nasir Mulla was caught living illegally in Mira-Bhayander and deported to Bangladesh. Recently, the 46-year-old was caught again- this time in Vile Parle – and is again…
Thane: In a major crackdown, police have unearthed an alleged racket involving illegal stimulation, extraction and sale of human eggs and arrested 3 women in Badlapur East, exposing what officials described as exploitation of economically vulnerable women.Initial investigations have found agents identified women willing to “sell” eggs for Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000. Mumbai: Violent…
Mumbai: A “Bengali baba” or self styled godman was arrested by a joint team of Railway Protection Force (RPF) from Central and Western Railway for illegally pasting and distributing publicity material in trains and on railway premises. The joint operation was carried out on Feb 17.Mohammad Nazir Andari was apprehended from a dargah at Reay…
MUMBAI: A director of a construction firm and his son have been booked by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for inducing a businessman to invest Rs 5.15 crores promising a high returns through MOU by falsely claiming development rights and failed to fulfil contractual obligations, hid the issue of land disputes, demanded additional funds and…
