Mumbai: Setting aside the conviction and death sentence of a man (then 29) in the Dec 2016 rape and murder of a physiotherapist (24) in a Mumbai suburb, Bombay High Court held that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he committed the offence.“The evidence led by the prosecution in support of the…
Between January 2019 and August 2026, traffic units in Maharashtra issued 12.8 crore challans. More than half of those have not been cleared Mumbai: Unpaid fines for traffic violations across Maharashtra have reached a staggering Rs 5,724 crore in seven years since the launch of the ‘one state, one e-challan system’, according to traffic police…
Amruta Fadnavis invited Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to her home for a meal MUMBAI: Amruta Fadnavis is usually known to speak her mind on issues. Just a day after the CM’s wife opposed religious curbs on participation in garba events, she reached out to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, describing him as her brother…
Six individuals, including three women, were arrested by Andheri police for a fake raid. MUMBAI: In a Akshay Kumar-starrer Special 26-style plot, a sacked driver allegedly teamed up with two Income Tax officials and others to conduct a fake raid at his former employer’s office in Mumbai and demand Rs 1 crore. The extortion bid…
Mumbai: A day after the MPSC decision to postpone the Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Examination-2026 from October 25 to January 3, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday discussed with student representatives the concerns of MPSC aspirants about paper leaks and assured them investigations would be conducted into recruitment exams from past years too.Fadnavis told…
An FIR was filed against nine students, including Abhirup Paul, based on a complaint by TISS that an unauthorised event was held on the campus on October 12, 2025, to commemorate the first death anniversary of Delhi University professor Saibaba, who had spent nearly a decade in a Nagpur jail after being accused of links…
The fake raid was masterminded by a driver sacked by the company three months ago, said police Mumbai: Two income-tax officials and two others were arrested Thursday for allegedly conducting a fake raid on a Chakala company and demanding Rs 1 crore, taking the total arrests in the case to 10. It was masterminded by…
BMC has proposed an annual expenditure of around Rs 136 crore for the new scheme, which will cover 10,309 units in slum areas that are not adequately served by its regular sanitation services. Mumbai: BMC is set to replace its 13-year-old Swachh Mumbai Prabodhan Abhiyan (SMPA)-Adopted Settlement Scheme with a revamped Brihanmumbai Sanitation Services Scheme,…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the BMC to submit names of ward officers and officers on field responsible for maintaining hygiene and cleanliness, who can be held accountable for garbage dumped on public streets and open spaces.“Enough is enough. The moment we get a complaint, we’ll hold the particular officer responsible and…
The opposition parties in the BMC demanded that the proposal be sent back to the administration for reconsideration Richa PintoMumbai: Frustrated with recurring footpath encroachments and what they describe as a lack of sustained action under the BMC’s Pedestrians First initiative, residents of Breach Candy have devised a “BMC Footpath Report Card” in an attempt…
