Mumbai: Veteran Konkani musician, composer and singer Henry D’Souza, renowned for iconic songs like ‘Ye Ye Katrina’ and ‘Ami Dogi Sezara’, died at his Mumbai residence on August 14, aged 83.Born in 1943 in Basrikatte, Chikkamagaluru, D’Souza later settled in Mumbai, where he studied law, dabbled in journalism, and eventually carved a career in Konkani…
Mumbai: The MHB police busted a hydroponic cannabis cultivation and production lab operating from a house in Borivli West and arrested a 30-year-old man, identified as Babbu Kamat, in connection with the case. Two other accused are reportedly absconding. Police registered a case on Aug 15 and are investigating the matter.Acting on a tip-off about…
Mumbai: Sahar police arrested 20 agents from Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh for allegedly running a racket that provided passports using forged documents to Indian, Bangladeshi and Afghan nationals between March 2025 and Feb 2026, leading to a sharp dip in cases registered. Police said adding the name of the agent in an FIR…
Mumbai: Four candidates from Haryana were arrested along with seven modified mobile devices during the non-teaching written examinations held by Central Sanskrit University for the Multi-Tasking Staff (Group D) guard or peon post at Kendriya Vidyalaya in IIT-Powai on Aug 9, and were sent to jail on Friday after completion of five days of police…
Fadnavis took to social media to put out figures countering Pawar’s claim that the situation was concerning. MUMBAI: The state continues to be number one in industrial presence and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar should realise that 76% of companies that close down are defunct companies, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday.He was responding…
Mumbai: In a relief for nearly 3,000 community health workers (CHV) engaged by the BMC, the Bombay High Court held that they are entitled to receive minimum wages.“Though branded as volunteers, CHVs almost work as workers of the municipal corporation. They do not merely ‘volunteer’ in a real sense but actually discharge vital duties for…
Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe MUMBAI: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Saturday stressed the need for “independence” in the food people consume, saying it should be healthy, safe and standardised rather than merely tasty.Speaking to reporters on Independence Day, Mundhe said the quality of food has…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest till Aug 31 to a former student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), who was booked for allegedly raising inflammatory slogans for the release of jailed UAPA accused Umar Khaled and Sharjeel Imam at an unauthorised campus event.Justice Prafulla Khubalkar continued interim protection…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal claimed that chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was not accepting the reality of the closure of businesses in the state, as revealed in Lok Sabha, and was making a desperate attempt to deny it.Sapkal claimed that as many as 36,211 private companies in the state have shut down over the…
Mumbai: Flagging the growing population of stray dogs, Bombay high court on Friday asked the state govt to “aggressively” implement the animal birth control (ABC) programme.“Instead of trying to catch hold of the growing number of dogs, you have to catch hold of the adult dogs so that it is ensured that they are sterilised……
