Rare move: BJP unites with Congress to snatch Maharashtra civic body from Shiv Sena — and then the suspensions | Mumbai News

The Congress has suspended all its municipal councillors in Ambernath, along with the block president of the area, after they decided to align with the BJP-led Ambernath Vikas Aghadi to secure power in the civic body. MUMBAI: The Congress has suspended all its municipal councillors in Ambernath, along with the block president of the area,…

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Jeev Sabha backs ‘catch-vaccinate-sterilise-release’ model to save strays | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: At a press conference on Monday, a citizen-led civic platform unveiled a “humane, science-based alternative” to the Supreme Court’s order directing the corralling of stray dogs into shelters. Animal welfare activists, health practitioners, and citizens–united under the newly formed collective Jeev Sabha-argued the ‘catch-vaccinate-sterilise-release’ model is a more effective animal management strategy than mass…

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International Sufi Caravan chief Mufti Manzur Ziyaee condemns attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: International Sufi Caravan head Mufti Manzur Ziyaee has strongly condemned the attack on Hindus in Bangladesh.In a statement, Mumbai-based Ziayee has said that the incidents of killing, mobile lynchings and harassment of members of the minority Hindu community is highly condemnable. He has asked Bangladesh’s interim chief Muhammad Yunus and his administration to crack…

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Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan releases Urdu book on PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speeches | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan, recently released in Delhi the book “Khutbat-e-Modi: Lal Qila Ki Faseel Se”, a compilation of the Independence Day addresses delivered by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Red Fort between 2014 and 2025.Published in Urdu and brought out by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language…

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‘People lack civic sense’: Daisy Shah slams election campaigners after fire breaks out near her Mumbai flat | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: A fire broke out in a house in Mumbai’s Bandra East area, allegedly during an election campaign, prompting actor Daisy Shah to express outrage over the incident. The fire occurred at night while Shah was walking her dogs near her residence. Sharing a video from the scene on Instagram, Shah criticised the campaigners for…

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Ragging row: Student forced to perform namaz at Maharashtra’s private medical college; 2 staffers suspended | Mumbai News

PALGHAR: An alleged ragging incident at a private medical college hostel in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has led to police action and the suspension of a hostel warden and a teacher, after a female student was reportedly forced to perform namaz, according to news agency PTI. The incident occurred on Sunday night at the institute located…

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