MUMBAI: The Thackeray cousins criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for saying he had forgiven the students who abused him and his mother during the NEET protests, with MNS chief Raj Thackeray urging him to also tell the BJP’s trolls to stop their abuse. “I agree that the language was inappropriate. But you should also say…
A five-storey Bhiwandi building collapsed, killing ten people and injuring three others MUMBAI: The state govt ordered an inquiry into the crash of a part of a five-storey Bhiwandi building that claimed 10 lives.An FIR was lodged against the contractor hired for repairs, Ashok, and building owner, Bilal Khan, under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not…
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences abruptly postponed its convocation ceremony. MUMBAI: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) abruptly postponed its 86th annual convocation, scheduled for Sunday, just two days before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant was to attend as the chief guest, leaving hundreds of graduating students and their families stranded…
A BJP Chhattisgarh social media post contrasted two Gen Z mindsets using a dancer’s video. Urwashi Palandurkar accused the party of using her footage without permission. MUMBAI: A social media post by the BJP’s Chhattisgarh unit contrasting two “Gen Z mindsets” has sparked a political row after Mumbai-based professional dancer and content creator Urwashi Palandurkar,…
Mumbai: Even as the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation announced plans this week to develop its own Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) for the city, a toolkit for a different kind of CCAP was launched in Mumbai on Thursday.The Community Climate Action Plan, developed by the non-profit YUVA, is not a one-size-fits-all formula but an adaptable…
BJP neta Ganesh Khankar’s statement comes days after the BMC floated a proposal to induct new Toyota Innova Crysta SUVs for the Leader of the House, Leader of the Opposition and chairpersons of statutory committees Mumbai: Amid the controversy over the BMC administration’s proposal to lease new Toyota Innova Crysta SUVs for top political functionaries,…
MUMBAI: A High Court bench of acting CJ Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad directed that suspension of Poornima restaurant be treated as an “improvement notice” till next Tuesday, with fresh inspection on Wednesday. “All litigants should be treated equally before the law. No special treatment to any, and FDA inspections cannot be lopsided,” the…
Victim, Mohansingh Parmar (L), The prime accused, Sagar Bhanusali (R) VASAI: Waliv police have cracked the attempted murder of Vasai-based industrialist Mohansingh Parmar (46), arresting seven persons, including the alleged mastermind, who investigators say plotted the attack to evade repaying him Rs 32 crore and gain complete control of their company, GSM Foils.The prime accused,…
Bhiwandi: A Good Samaritan who offered shelter to relatives, three daily-wagers from one family counting down the minutes to the end of the day’s work, and a wife struggling with survivor’s guilt. The building crash plunged many families into insurmountable grief.Shamim Ansari (32) did not even live in the building and had rushed to offer…
The role of the reactor was multipurpose—training scientists, doing experiments in what is known as neutron physics, the production of radioisotopes and studies in shielding of nuclear radiation Mumbai: Saturday. Aug 4 1956. 3.45 p.m.Seventy years ago on this very day, as the monsoon was unleashing its full fury, India was rocketing into a new…
