Nashik/Nagpur: A magistrate court on Sunday extended astrologer Ashok Kharat’s remand in police custody till April 1 in a rape case after the investigating officer cited an ongoing probe and the need for digital experts to analyse a cloned copy of his seized phone in his presence.The special investigation team (SIT) probing the case has…
Mumbai: Among the mourners who assembled at the iconic Masjid-e-Iranian at Dongri on Sunday to condole the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei was a little girl. She offered her gold earrings to Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, the representative of Iran’s supreme leader in India, as a way to help the war-hit…
Thane: Thousands of households across several parts of Thane, including Vasant Vihar, parts of Ghodbunder Highway, Kolshet, Manpada, Majiwada and Balkum, woke up to major inconvenience Sunday morning following a snag in the power transmission lines that led to a sudden four-hour-long electricity cut.Officials said a Padgha–Kamba–Kharbav–Kolshet transmission line tripped at 6:05 AM, while another…
Mumbai: A 27-year-old motorcyclist lost his life after being hit by another two-wheeler rider at Goregaon West on Saturday. Goregaon police have registered a case of negligence and are looking for the accused biker.On Saturday morning, Arif Shaikh, who works in a mall, left home on his motorcycle. Around 7.30pm-8pm, an autorickshaw driver brought a…
MUMBAI: A 44-year-old Nepean Sea Road teacher, her husband, and the insurance company have been ordered to jointly pay nearly Rs 1 crore as total compensation to the family of a 25-year-old dental intern killed in an alleged 2018 hit-and-run. The amount is inclusive of interest. Dipali Lahamate, a BDS graduate, was undergoing her internship…
Mumbai: The Centre’s Rs 10 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel is unlikely to bring immediate relief to consumers, as the benefit appears to have been absorbed by oil marketing companies, said experts. Retail fuel prices in cities like Mumbai have remained unchanged.Industry data shows even as central excise duty was…
Mumbai: A month after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended that countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) could try certain new, speedier and easier tests, there are indications that the BMC may conduct a pilot project to check the efficacy of one of these recommendations: tongue swabs.Tongue swabs entail using a swab to…
Mumbai: The state govt has invited corporates to undertake social responsibility schemes in various districts to improve healthcare access for the people.This appeal was made at a meeting held as a part of the Maharashtra Impact and Sustainability Convergence Programme on Saturday, with state health minister Prakash Abitkar addressing national and international organisations involved in…
MUMBAI: After 27 LPG cylinders, including five filled ones, were stolen from a delivery vehicle in Kandivali (West) police have launched an investigation, officials said on Saturday.The incident took place in the Charkop area and comes at a time when there are concerns over supply disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the…
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) secured the top position in the state under the 150 Days Sevakarmi Plus Programme, official said on Sunday. It was also ranked fourth in the state in the 150 Days E-Governance Reform Programme of the Government of Maharashtra.Commendation certificates were presented to MMRDA Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee by…
