MUMBAI: The Centre should withdraw the proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Bill or refer it to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed discussion among all political parties instead of rushing it through Parliament, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) working president and MP Supriya Sule said on Friday.Sule also said all eight Lok Sabha MPs of…
Mumbai: A 28-year-old man was arrested by Dahisar Police in connection with a digital arrest scam where a senior citizen had been duped of Rs 4.5 lakh.The 71-year-old complainant lives in Dahisar East. Between July 2 and July 3, a caller contacted the complainant, claiming to be senior police inspector Rajesh Mishra. He scared the…
2 booked for creating 22 mule bank accounts used for 42 cyber scams nationally Mumbai: Khar Police has registered an FIR against two men for running 22 mule bank accounts through which at least 42 cyber fraud cases were perpetrated throughout the country. Police said an amount of Rs 7.42 crore was defrauded collectively in…
A CCTV grab of the alleged assault Thane: Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre walked out of Kalyan’s Adharwadi jail on Saturday after the Bombay High Court granted him bail in connection with the alleged assault of a doctor at a municipal hospital in Dombivli last month.His legal counsel said the bail formalities were completed on…
Mumbai: Two men were arrested from Raipur in Chhattisgarh by a Vanrai Police team in connection with a case of cheating a logistics firm to the tune of Rs 94 lakh. Police said the accused were on the run for the past year. More arrests are likely.Last year, the vice-president of a logistics firm registered…
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…
