Mumbai: It is perhaps the swiftest reward for jumping ship. Rakhi Jadhav, ex-NCP corporator and group leader in the last BMC general body, joined the BJP early Monday afternoon in the presence of BJP Ghatkopar East MLA Parag Shah. A few hours later, Shah posted a picture announcing Jadhav as the BJP’s candidate from Ward…
Mumbai: Jiya Rai (17), an Indian para swimmer with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the daughter of an Indian Navy sailor posted at Colaba, received the Audrey Scott Award from the Channel Swimming and Pilots Federation of the United Kingdom for being the youngest successful swimmer of the year 2024 to swim the English Channel on…
Mumbai: The state govt on Monday appointed Transport Commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar as Chairperson of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC). The General Administration Department (GAD) issued a notification. Former Director General of Police (DGP) Rajnish Seth was the current chairman of MPSC. He was appointed in 2023. Bhimanwar is an IAS officer of the 2009…
Mumbai: The Mumbai fire Brigades special inspection drive ahead of New Year celebrations in the city saw inspections being carried out at 2474 establishments which includes restaurants, malls, gymkhanas, banquet malls etc. off these notices were issued to 52 establishments while action initiated against 122. Action has been initiated under provisions of the Maharashtra Fire…
Mumbai: In a boost to India’s clean-energy and climate action efforts, NTPC and IIT-Bombay have successfully completed drilling the country’s first geological well in Jharkhand to test the feasibility of underground carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. The drilling of a second well in the vicinity has also commenced, primarily to monitor and study the behaviour of…
Mumbai: Animal welfare groups and NGOs across India decided to launch a ‘Do Or Die’ movement on January 4, in a final bid to appeal to the Supreme Court to stay their cruel order of putting all stray dogs in shelters.Some activists are also calling it Do Or Die-2, while recalling that Mahatma Gandhi originally…
Mumbai: A fire broke out late Sunday night at Adani Western Heights, a high-rise residential building at Four Bungalows in Andheri (West). The incident was reported at 10.57 pm on Dec 28, to the fire brigade. The fire is said to have originated from electric wiring and electrical installations inside a flat located on the…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR of sexual assault after noting that the parties settled their dispute amicably and the complainant no longer wished to pursue the case.The FIR was lodged at Arnala police station in Nov 2025 following a complaint by a woman who alleged that she was induced into a physical…
Mumbai: In an important ruling clarifying the boundaries between judicial administration and consumer law, the South Mumbai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed a complaint against the Registrar of the Bombay City Civil & Sessions Court. The commission held that litigants seeking certified copies of court records are not “consumers” and that the functioning of…
Kalyan: Bringing major relief to motorists in Kalyan and Dombivli as well as the neighbouring cities of Ulhasnagar, Ambernath and Badlapur, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has completed repair and maintenance work on the Waldhuni railway overbridge in record time of eight days. The bridge will be reopened for motorists on Monday morning.KDMC had sought…
