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Devendra Fadnavis likens Thackeray cousins’ bonhomie to ‘Putin-Zelenskyy’ peace talks MUMBAI: The political reunion of the estranged Thackeray cousins ahead of the BMC polls has triggered sharp reactions across Maharashtra’s political spectrum, with the ruling Mahayuti likening the tie-up to a “Putin–Zelensky moment” and dismissing it as hype, while supporters call it “historic”.Chief minister Devendra…

Thane: Ambernath police have registered a case against a woman and her associates for allegedly cheating several job seekers by misusing their personal documents and carrying out financial transactions worth nearly Rs 35 crore.According to the complaint, between July 2024 and present, the accused, Salma Syed, along with her associates, allegedly lured several individuals with…

Mumbai: A 63-year-old retired banker lost Rs 1.3 crore in an online investment fraud involving fake IPOs, call options and mutual fund schemes promoted through YouTube and WhatsApp groups. Cyber police have have registered an offence against unknown fraudsters. The complainant, a former bank employee alleged that on Nov 10, she came across a YouTube…

Mumbai: A businessman from Vile Parle lost Rs 80 lakh as the cash he was supposed to send to his business associate in Bengaluru was collected from his house by a scamster, who even showed the code number to his wife to make her believe that he was genuine, officials said. The police have registered…

Mumbai: Flights from Mumbai to Nanded will restart from Thursday after a gap of over five years. The route was shut down in Feb 2020. Officials said Star Air will operate three flights per week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Nanded’s Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport (NDC) is a domestic airport that is now…

Mumbai: A special NDPS court sentenced a 29-year-old man to ten years rigorous imprisonment for the possession and intended sale of a commercial quantity of codeine-based cough syrup. Bablu Gupta was arrested on the night of Dec 31, 2021, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) was on patrolling duty. Cops spotted Gupta standing…

Mumbai: With New Year celebrations and the Dec 31 rush approaching, FDA has been directed to carry out intensive inspections of hotels, restaurants and food establishments to ensure that food served to customers is clean, safe and unadulterated.Food safety officers have been asked to conduct thorough checks, FDA and special assistance minister Narhari Zirwal said…

Mumbai: Each Christmas, the city’s churches, homes, and gaothan squares are temporarily sublet to the Holy Family. Depending on the available real estate, they appear either as a compact nuclear unit — Baby Jesus, Mother Mary, and St Joseph — or accompanied by a sprawling entourage of angels, shepherds, cattle, and kings. Space also determines…

Mumbai: Summoning BMC chief Bhushan Gagrani for the second consecutive day, the Bombay high court came down heavily on the civic administration for failing to implement its own air pollution mitigating guidelines. It accused BMC of “doing nothing” to curb pollution and of poor oversight that failed to ensure dust-mitigation at construction sites.Stopping construction work…

Mumbai: Auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Bombay Dominic Savio Fernandes voiced the community’s hurt amid growing violence against Christians nationwide. He urged Christians to “not be afraid, nor let fear harden your hearts or evoke anger.“Bishop Savio said, “Our hearts are heavy due to reports of disruption to Christmas gatherings in several states… Acts…