Kalyan-Dombivli: The Shiv Sena (UBT) has suffered a major political setback in Kalyan–Dombivli a week before voting as its candidate extended unconditional support to the Shiv Sena led by chief minister Eknath Shinde.Ramchandra Ganpat Mane alias Bhima, the Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from Panel No. 30 (D) in Dombivli, joined the Shiv Sena in the…
Pune: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray filed an affidavit with the Koregaon Bhima inquiry commission in Pune stating that NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s letter, if any, written to him in his capacity as the CM in Jan 2020, and demanding an SIT probe into the Jan 1, 2018, riot at Koregaon Bhima, has…
Mumbai: The driver of the BEST bus that rammed into pedestrians near Bhandup station on Dec 29, killing four, has moved the sessions court seeking bail on the grounds the mishap was the result of an attempt to save lives.Santosh Sawant (52), in his plea, stated that the station road was narrow, crowded, and encroached…
Ulhasnagar: The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation elections have witnessed intense political competition, especially in Panel Number 5, where the contest has emerged as one of the most closely watched battles. Although the Mahayuti alliance includes both Shiv Sena and the BJP, the two parties are contesting the elections separately in Ulhasnagar, adding further significance to key…
Mumbai: At a farewell organised by the Bombay high court on her last day on Thursday, Justice Revati Mohite Dere, elevated as Chief Justice of Meghalaya high court, urged lawyers to speak up for the oppressed. “Speak up fearlessly and advocate tirelessly,” she said. “Be champions of justice,” and be responsible towards the Constitution of…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said he and his cousin Raj Thackeray would “never part ways,” days after the previously estranged cousins announced their reunion ahead of the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and 28 other municipal corporation polls in Maharashtra.The Thackerays announced their alliance on December 24 last…
MUMBAI: The 12 Congress corporators who were suspended from the party for supporting the BJP-led alliance in the Ambernath Municipal Council, along with former Congress Block President Pradeep Patil, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday. The induction took place in the presence of BJP Maharashtra state president Ravindra Chavan, marking a significant…
MUMBAI: Even as the municipal elections are around the corner, Dindoshi Police apprehended a man carrying firearms at Malad East on Wednesday, in violation of prohibitory orders. An FIR has been registered against him under the Indian Arms Act.Around 2.30 pm on Wednesday, a police team was patrolling near Shivshahi Maidan when they noticed an…
MUMBAI: A 58-year-old pedestrian was killed after being struck by a part of a private bus at Dahisar East on Tuesday. Dahisar police have registered an FIR for negligence. The victim, Bhimrao More, 58, lived with his sons and their families in Ashokvan, Dahisar. According to his family, an acquaintance informed them around 6 pm…
Rising illegal immigration poses serious social risks in India MUMBAI: Concerns over India’s security and development are intensifying due to the growing influx of illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries, population experts have warned. They cautioned that unchecked illegal migration is creating severe social, economic, and security challenges across the country.These concerns were expressed during a…
