Representation pic: BRICS Cultural Festival at Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal Mumbai: The second BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 will be held on Aug 11 and 12 in Mumbai. It will bring together representatives of 15 cities from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Iran and Indonesia. The conclave is being organised by Mumbai First…
Around 90% of the 164 unauthorised schools have the word “English” in their names, reflecting the aspiration for English-medium education in slum pockets (AI Image) MUMBAI: In Baiganwadi, Govandi, the morning rush begins before the school bell. Traffic chokes the narrow roads as autorickshaws, two-wheelers and pedestrians jostle for space. Students in uniforms stream into…
Palghar: State govt has sanctioned Rs 39.86 crore in financial assistance for families, shopkeepers and stall owners affected by heavy rain and flooding in Palghar in July. The district administration has started distributing the relief, with Rs 22.77 crore already reaching 15,190 beneficiaries.Heavy rain in Palghar in July had caused extensive financial losses to residents,…
Mumbai: A 42-year-old accountant of a private company was arrested on charges of rape and cheating after he induced his colleague to help him with his mother’s eye treatment, called her to a hotel in Colaba, sexually assaulted her and later threatened to make this social; he exploited her on multiple occasions.Colaba police arrested the…
Mumbai: A seven-year-old boy allegedly sustained an injury to his upper lip after being hit with a plastic bottle by a daycare staff member at Euro Kids Runwal Forest, Kanjur Marg.The Vikhroli police have booked the staffer under the Juvenile Justice Act.According to the police on Aug 4, the child was at the daycare from…
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a probe into the alleged theft of Rs 18 crore annually from the donation collections of Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple. MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ordered a probe into the alleged theft of Rs 18 crore annually from the donation collections of Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple.He directed officials to examine…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has frowned at state govt for “prolonged” delay in reimbursing private unaided schools providing children between 6 and 14 years free education under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act. It has asked it to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing reimbursement mechanism.“The consequences of such…
Uddhav Thackeray also took a dig at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s interaction with Gen Z Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for meeting defected Sena (UBT) MPs over breakfast in New Delhi recently.“Modi doesn’t have time to meet Gen Z. Modi doesn’t have time to come to Parliament,…
Representational pic of a bike taxi Mumbai: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik’s plan to bring food delivery and e-commerce platforms such as Swiggy, Zomato and Zepto under the state’s proposed bike taxi policy is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon due to significant legal and regulatory constraints. “The matter is under discussion as of now….
The BMC has moved a proposal to allot a 12-acre plot housing the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Complex in Andheri (West) at an annual rent of around Rs 21 lakh and a 50% share in revenue to the mandal Mumbai: Despite opposition from the BJP, Shiv Sena (UBT), activists and residents’ groups, the BMC has…
