MUMBAI: The Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj, are not a cause for worry for the BJP. “We will win decisively,” said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in an interview with an online channel. “Thackeray is no longer a brand. There was only one Thackeray brand and that was late Balasaheb Thackeray.”In the interview aired on Friday,…
Mumbai: Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Friday accused state assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar of violating the model code of conduct in force for the civic polls and interfering in the nomination process. Narwekar countered the allegations, stating that a false narrative was spread by the opposition and that he was a victim of abuse.Congress…
Mumbai: The BMC should raise its health expenditure to 25% of its budget over the next 5 years, end private partnerships, and recruit more healthcare staff on a war-footing, as Mumbai’s public healthcare was weakened by privatisation, vacancies, and underinvestment.This demand is the central plank of a unique health manifesto worked out by Jan Swasthya…
Mumbai: As citizen groups across the city prepare manifestos and citizens’ charters to be handed over to aspirants contesting the upcoming BMC elections 2026, several interesting demands have emerged.In the Chandivalicha Manifesto prepared by a local Chandivali Citizens Welfare Association (CCWA), the top demand is that the candidates take an anti-defacement pledge. The group, in…
For retired couple Ovita and Ajit Parulekar, nights are not what they used to be. Their social life, once hobbled by road closures and chronic congestion around their Shivaji Park home, has shifted from first gear to fourth. And they have the cause of their erstwhile exasperation to thank for it—Metro 3 or the Aqua…
Mumbai: The city police’s 1930 cyber helpline has managed to save or block around Rs 202 crore of online fraud funds in 2025.Soon after the cyber call centre receives a complaint about a fraud, it tries and blocks the bank accounts of the accused persons to stop or freeze the transfer. As a process, the…
Mumbai: A 25-year-old man has been arrested from Surat by North Region Cyber Police in connection with a Rs 21 lakh e-challan scam. Police said the accused received a portion of echanthe defrauded amount into his bank account. Investigators are looking for his associates.The complainant and his wife are based out of Malad. On Dec…
Navi Mumbai: More than 200 employees of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) who were assigned election duties but failed to attend the mandatory training programmes were served notices and warned of disciplinary action. The absences were recorded during the Belapur division training sessions held at Vishnudas Bhave Theatre in Vashi as part of preparations…
Vasai: Police on Wednesday arrested a 25-year-old barber, Abdul Rehman Shah, for allegedly playing anti-national songs in his shop in Naigaon’s Chinchoti area in Vasai taluka after local residents complained about him.Naigaon police booked him under Section 197 (1) (d) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for publishing false or misleading information that jeopardizes India’s sovereignty,…
Mumbai: With rising cases of exploitation of women’s trust through promises of marriage to secure “friendly loans”, a civil court ordered a local businessman to deposit Rs 7.5 lakh as a condition to defend himself in a civil suit filed by the purported victim. The legal battle began when the woman moved the civil court…
