Mumbai: State govt has directed all public universities to carry out an immediate and in-depth physical inspection of every law college affiliated to them and submit a detailed report to Bar Council of India (BCI) within six weeks. The state’s directive follows BCI’s order which took serious cognisance of Supreme Court’s oral observations while hearing…
Baba Siddique was gunned down on October 12, 2024, near his son Zeeshan ‘s office in Bandra East Mumbai: A special MCOCA court on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to the investigating officer in 2024 murder case of senior NCP leader Baba Siddique “for prima facie wilful disobedience” of the court’s earlier order directing…
Aadvocate Nilesh Ojha claimed the court had raised serious concerns over the police investigation. MUMBAI: Advocate Nilesh Ojha, representing Disha Salian’s father Satish Salian has said the Bombay high court on Thursday questioned the Mumbai Police over its decision not to register an FIR in the death of celebrity manager Disha Salian, despite her family’s…
The cyber financial fraud helpline in Mumbai has emerged as a crucial defense against scams, successfully blocking Rs 162 crore in the past few months and accumulating savings of Rs 552 crore since its launch in 2022. One case involved an accountant who fell for a fake message, resulting in a blocked Rs 1 crore…
Virar: Two days after he went missing, the body of a 38-year-old businessman from Santacruz was found on Kalamb beach in Virar. While police suspect he might have drowned, the victim’s family have alleged that he had received death threats following a dispute over water leakage at his warehouse and have sought a thorough probe…
The plan to install bio-absorbent sound barriers along the road bordering the bungalow premises was particularly panned Mumbai: Hours after TOI’s report on Wednesday that the premises housing her official residence—a heritage bungalow in Byculla zoo—was set to undergo a revamp at Rs 2.9 crore within four months of a Rs 2.4-crore facelift, the BMC…
The BJP is upset with Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena minister Sanjay Shirsat’s family visit. MUMBAI: The BJP is upset with Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena over its minister Sanjay Shirsat visiting Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke’s family and meeting them in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.After the BJP expressed displeasure over Shirsat’s meeting the Dipkes, saying it…
Mumbai: Observing that some of the content was “vile’’ “abusive’’ and “certainly defamatory’’, Bombay high court on Wednesday granted urgent interim relief to Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari and directed social media intermediaries to remove posts, including videos, that linked him to the ethanol-blended fuel (EBP) controversy.Gadkari had sought judicial intervention against Meta platforms, X…
Homeopaths questioned the inconsistent opposition Mumbai: It’s one of Maharashtra’s medical paradoxes: why are practitioners of one traditional system of medicine—ayurveda—legally permitted to prescribe modern medicines in a limited capacity, while an attempt to extend a similar privilege to homeopaths has triggered an agitation by allopathic doctors?The answer lies in the route taken.Over three decades…
Multiple services in govt hospitals were crippled on Wednesday Mumbai: On Day 2 of the strike called by resident doctors in Maharashtra over allowing homeopaths to practise modern medicine based on a one-year certificate course, multiple services in govt hospitals were crippled on Wednesday. The national-level Indian Medical Association (IMA) entered the fray, warning the…
