Mumbai: Pointing to the need to protect the woman as the accused’s friends and relatives pressurised her to take back the case after his arrest, a sessions court rejected the bail plea of a senior software developer (28) accused of sexually exploiting a woman under the false promise of marriage.“The offence is serious in nature…
Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray (File image) MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday demanded that civic elections in wards where candidates—mostly from ruling parties—were elected unopposed be cancelled and the polling process restarted. Addressing a joint event with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray, Uddhav alleged that democracy in the country…
Mumbai: School education in India rarely changes all at once. Yet through 2025, a series of reforms that had moved gradually through policy pipelines began appearing simultaneously in classrooms, examination systems, and administrative frameworks. Structural reorganisation, shifts in assessment patterns, and the expanding role of technology unfolded in parallel across school boards and states. The…
Mumbai: Dinesh Jagtap, office secretary of BJP, Mumbai, lodged a complaint against one Shilpa Keluskar for allegedly stealing an AB form and submitting it to the election officer for the BMC elections. The Sion police registered the case for theft against Keluskar.The complaint stated that Keluskar was initially given party’s AB form as a candidate….
Mumbai: A fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in Andheri West on Saturday afternoon at 2.10 pm at Chandiwala Pearl Regency on SV Road, opposite the Andheri subway.According to officials, the fire was confined to the 1st floor of the ground-plus-18-storey building and originated from electric wiring in the electric duct between the…
Priya Sarvankar Gurav, a candidate from the Shivsena-BJP Alliance, files the nomination for the BMC election 2026 MUMBAI: A closer look at the BJP’s list of 137 candidates for the upcoming BMC elections shows a tilt towards women. Of the total nominees, 76 are women and 61 are men- among the party’s highest-ever representation of…
Thane: The forest department stepped up vigilance in parts of the city abutting the forest areas following the sighting of a leopard at two different spots in the early hours of Saturday. The forest staff is investigating whether the wild cat spotted on the two different CCTV footages sourced from the locations is the same….
Kalyan: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly murdered over a dispute related to gratuity fund money by her mother-in-law with the help of the latter’s friend in Kalyan. Both accused have been arrested. The incident, which appeared to be an accidental death, was later confirmed as a case of premeditated murder. The deceased has been identified…
Opposition cries foul over ’68’ unopposed wins in Maharashtra civic polls MUMBAI: A large number of candidates from the Mahayuti parties are set to be elected unopposed in the municipal corporation polls, a situation that was confirmed by BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye. Upadhye said on X: “The BJP’s momentum continues. From the Mahayuti, 68 corporators…
Mumbai: The Vatican, through the archdiocese of Bombay, has appointed Msgr Stephen Fernandes as its new auxiliary bishop. The ordination took place at Our Lady of Salvation Church in Dadar on Saturday. At the time of his announcement, Bishop Fernandes served at the apostolic nunciature in New Delhi, and resided at the CBCI Centre. He…
