Mumbai: Former members of the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) are alleging political interference in the council’s upcoming April 26 elections, which would be the first to be held in a decade. The dispute has split the Indian Medical Association (IMA) into two rival factions, each claiming to be the organisation’s sole legitimate representative.The rift centres…
MUMBAI: Nearly 10 months after a Parents and Senior Citizens’ Tribunal directed a man to vacate his 70-year-old father’s suburban apartment that he had been forcibly occupying for years, police, in the presence of an officer from the tehsildar’s office, evicted him recently.The tribunal’s order had come in May 2025, but the son continued to…
Mumbai: Police arrested one person in connection with a fraud where a merchant navy officer was duped while trying to book a resort accommodation online.The incident had occurred on Jan 2. Around 6 am, the complainant was browsing online to book a hotel room at a resort in Karjat. He found a link and clicked…
Mumbai: Over 240 passengers who landed in Mumbai over 10 days ago on an Air India (AI) flight from New York may finally see an end to their long wait for their bags. On March 18, flight AI116 was diverted to Medina, Saudi Arabia, after a suspected fire in the cargo hold. AI said all…
Mumbai: With BMC chief Bhushan Gagrani’s scheduled retirement on March 31, a senior cabinet minister said his successor will likely be appointed on Monday.Gagrani is unlikely to get an extension. The minister said IAS officers Ashwini Bhide, Sanjay Mukherjee, Aseem Gupta and Milind Mhaiskar are in the running for the post. “The CM will take…
Mumbai: A consumer commission in Thane has asked Ola Electric Technologies to replace a defective electric scooter, or provide a full refund following a series of technical failures, citing “sheer deficiency” in customer service.The chronology of events shows the vehicle was not in proper condition and had various defects. “Not disclosing all relevant and necessary…
Mumbai: A 33-year-old man working in the shipping industry was killed after being struck by a train at Ghatkopar station recently. Kurla Govt Railway Police (GRP) have recorded an accidental death and are probing further.The incident occurred on March 27. Narendra Mandre was struck by an Up fast air-conditioned local at platform 4 of Ghatkopar…
Mumbai: Public hearings for the 23-km-long Versova-Bhayander coastal road were not held specifically for the fishing communities because the road does not run through any fishing villages, said BMC officials. But the potential impact of creekside construction and mangrove loss on their livelihoods has been recognised and will be compensated, they added.Authorities are commissioning the…
Mumbai: Animal Animal lovers and activists on Saturday held a silent protest at Carter Road in Bandra West over the installation of ‘No Pets Allowed’ notices along the seaside promenade by the Bandra Bandstand Residents Trust. They said that only a competent authority, like the BMC, has the right to issue any public notice along…
Mumbai: In a strongly worded “bold order”, a sessions court has held that the time has come to give strong message to executive officers and bureaucrats that their omission and inaction to take proper action at appropriate time is causing serious issues regarding the country’s as well as the state’s economy.Setting aside a magistrate’s order…
