Mumbai: Police on Saturday booked a 40-year-old JCB machine driver for causing death by negligence after crushing a woman sleeping at Chimbai maidan.The incident took place at around 4 am on Saturday. Bandra police received information and arrived at the spot. An injured unidentified woman was lying down on the ground. People who had gathered…
MUMBAI: Mumbai has emerged as the top performer in Maharashtra’s ongoing drive to digitise employment records of education department staff, with nearly 60% of employee data uploaded so far.The state-wide exercise covers both teaching and non-teaching staff across government and aided institutions. Employees were required to upload documents such as appointment orders, joining reports, approval…
MUMBAI: In a case highlighting the emotional and legal complexities of relationships forged in the digital age, the Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR registered under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) of sexual assault after noting that the parties had amicably settled their dispute and the complainant no longer wished to…
MUMBAI : 2025 was a landmark year for Western Railway, marked by significant achievements in electrification, infrastructure, safety, and digital transformation. A landmark achievement by Western Railway in 2025 was the complete electrification of its Broad Gauge network, a testament to the zone’s dedication to sustainable and energy-efficient operations. This milestone aligns with national goals…
MUMBAI: Former Nepal prime minister Baburam Bhattarai on Saturday offered a wide-ranging critique of South Asia’s political economy, arguing that the region’s persistent poverty, inequality and instability are the result of extractive institutions, weak state capacity and a failure to build inclusive democracies. Speaking at IIT Bombay’s TechFest, Bhattarai said Nepal’s own turbulent political history…
AI-generated representational image. PALGHAR: The husband and sister-in-law of a 35-year-old woman were arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing her following a domestic dispute in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said. The incident took place in the MB Estate area of Virar West. The victim, Kalpana Soni, lived with her husband and in-laws, according to news…
Shiv Sena’s UBT faction leader Anand Dubey. MUMBAI: The Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena on Monday lashed out at the Congress ahead of the crucial BMC polls, accusing the party of “backstabbing” them after the Grand Old Party formed an alliance with the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA).UBT leader Anand Dubey openly criticised the…
Inside India’s student housing boom Picture this: You step out of the airport and into the open doors of a chauffeured car. You are driven to a sleek building in an upscale neighbourhood, where staff greet you with a cool drink as the manager checks you in. You are shown your room, wallpapered, wainscoted and…
Navi Mumbai: A 34-year-old man has been arrested by NRI coastal police for allegedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl residing in his locality in Karave village on Dec 24 night.A police officer informed that, on Dec 24 around 9.30 pm, the accused identified as Pravat Kumar Paik, a daily wage labourer, entered the girl’s house…
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested Hong Kong based supplier’s company director for mis-declaring and causing a loss of Rs 30 crores in a luxury furniture import case. She is the third accused to be arrested in the case. The DRI in May this year arrested two — Rizwan Iqbal Chunawala and Sajid…
