MUMBAI: London-based doctor and YouTuber Sangram Patil was briefly detained at Mumbai international airport on Saturday in connection with a defamation case lodged by BJP media cell functionary Nikhil Bhamre.A city police official confirmed that he was detained by the crime branch and served a notice under Section 35 (3) of BNSS, which provides for…
Mumbai: The sons and daughters of political leaders have entered the fray for the high-stakes BMC elections, armed with professional graduate and postgraduate degrees. An endodontist, an MBA, and candidates with backgrounds in humanities are among those seeking to secure a seat. From Arun Gawli’s second daughter to Arif Naseem Khan’s son, and children of…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday reacted sharply to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s remark that “only a Hindu will become the PM of India,” saying, “He’s a tubelight in his mind.”In a tweet posted by news agency PTI, Owaisi said, “He has taken an oath on the Constitution, but does he…
Mumbai: London-based doctor and YouTuber Sangram Patil was briefly detained at Mumbai international airport on Saturday in connection with a defamation case lodged by BJP media cell functionary Nikhil Bhamre.A city police official confirmed that he was detained by the crime branch and served a notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS, which provides for issuing…
MUMBAI: Just four days before her retirement on Jan 3, former DGP Rashmi Shukla submitted a report to the state home department saying an offence should be registered against ex-DGP and former Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey, along with two other police officers, for conspiring to arrest Devendra Fadnavis, who was opposition leader, and Eknath…
MUMBAI: BJP candidate Makrand Narwekar , brother of state assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar, is among the richest candidates in the forthcoming BMC elections, with assets worth Rs 124 crore declared in his affidavit.The 47-year-old two-time corporator, listed as an advocate in his affidavit, purchased 27 land parcels in Alibaug between Oct 2022 and Nov 2025….
Mumbai: At 76, Krishna Mhadgut is the oldest candidate in the BMC election this year—and he bristles gently at the idea that age should even enter the conversation.“What has age got to do with contesting an election?” he said. “If I don’t get calls late at night asking me to come the next morning for…
Mumbai: A 37-year-old pedestrian was killed after a dumper allegedly rammed into him in Mulund, Mumbai, on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Suresh Babu Jagtap, a resident of Khindi Pada, Bhandup. According to police, the accident took place when Jagtap was walking along the road and was hit by the dumper, resulting in severe…
Thane: A street play was staged at Dativali Lake Under the Diva Ward Committee to ensure maximum citizens exercise their democratic rights and help increase the voting percentage in the forthcoming Thane civic elections.The play was one of the various promotional events held by the election department under the Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation…
Navi Mumbai: An FIR was registered at Kharghar police station against a 25-year-old woman for obstructing the police and the Panvel civic body’s static surveillance team (SST) from carrying out their election duty of vigilance during the model code of conduct for the Panvel City Municipal Corporation election, when the MUV in which she was…
