MUMBAI: The BMC’s proposal to replace Mahindra Scorpio-N SUVs with six new Toyota Innova Crysta vehicles for key political office-bearers led to a heated political exchange at Thursday’s Standing Committee meeting, with the opposition questioning the expenditure and the ruling BJP accusing it of going back on a decision that was taken unanimously by all…
MUMBAI: India’s spiritual tourism boom is drawing travellers of all ages, but one trend stands out this year’s Amarnath Yatra. A growing number of women are choosing to undertake the Amarnath Yatra solo, a pilgrimage long associated with organised groups and family travel. Solo women made up 17.64% of Amarnath bookings this year, which was…
Officers and personnel from the task force will be given a 30% incentive allowance Mumbai: The state govt has announced a 30% incentive allowance for police officers and personnel serving in Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), citing the hazardous nature of their work and the risks involved in tackling organised drug networks.The state has also created…
Kishori Pednekar and Ganesh Khankar are among those who are set to get new cars for ‘greater comfort’ Kishori Pednekar and Ganesh Khankar are among those who are set to get new cars for ‘greater comfort’ Kishori Pednekar and Ganesh Khankar are among those who are set to get new cars for ‘greater comfort’ Kishori…
The commission held that the denial of carriage followed Jain’s failure to comply with baggage and check-in requirements Mumbai: A district consumer commission has held that an airline’s refusal to allow boarding after a passenger failed to pay excess baggage charges and missed the check-in deadline does not amount to deficiency in service when the…
The latest I-T data received by the state shows that 94,000 farmers from the beneficiary list pay income tax Mumbai: The Mahayuti govt had initially estimated that its Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar loan waiver scheme would benefit 56 lakh farmers in the state. However, its exclusion criteria have cut the number down by around 1.4 lakh…
Some, like the Parsi Dairy Farm in Marine Lines, reopened only on Tuesday after another round of inspection was carried out by the area’s food safety team. MUMBAI: Following back-to-back inspection of food establishments by the FDA, which has been on a licence suspension spree across the city’s restaurant landscape, eateries are finding themselves racing…
Mumbai: The D B Marg police arrested a 26-year-old science graduate, S K Mandal, from West Bengal for allegedly preparing and selling APK files to fraudsters who used them to cheat gullible victims.“We have arrested Mandal from West Bengal. He is originally from Jharkhand. The Android Application Package (APK) files prepared by the accused were…
Students can be seen enjoying vada pav after school. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) MUMBAI: Vada pav, samosas, cold drinks, chocolates and ice creams will no longer be allowed to be sold, distributed or advertised inside schools or within a 50-metre radius of school premises in Maharashtra under a new statewide order issued by…
MUMBAI: A second-year BTech student at IIT Bombay died by suicide in his single-occupancy room in Hostel No 4 on the IIT Powai campus on Tuesday night, police said.Powai police said they suspected a failed love affair was the reason behind the death of the 20-year-old, a student of Materials Science and Engineering (often paired…
