The Christian community nationwide will welcome the birth of the Saviour Jesus Christ, son of God, at midnight mass tonight. A canopy of green, red and white decorations along with a flourish of golden stars seem to shower heavenly blessing, finds Bella Jaisinghani.Holy Family Church, ChakalaThis church in Andheri East has been beautifully decorated in…
MUMBAI: In his first Christmas message since taking office, the archbishop of Bombay John Rodrigues has “urged the faithful and all people of goodwill to go beyond external festivities… and immerse themselves in acts of kindness and generosity”.He highlighted two essential ways to celebrate Christmas. “The first is by giving glory to God. The angels’…
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad on Wednesday came down strongly on the Mumbai civic administration—BMC—for failing to implement its own air pollution mitigating guidelines. They kept the matter back at 4 PM, asking Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani to remain present again.The Chief Justice asked the civic counsel,…
MUMBAI: A 63-year-old retired banker lost Rs 1.35 crores in an online investment fraud involving fake IPOs, call options and mutual fund schemes promoted through YouTube and WhatsApp groups.The East Region Cyber police have have registered an offence against unknown fraudster and are carrying out money trail.Complainant, a former bank employee who retired in 2022…
Uddhav & Raj Thackeray reunite ahead of BMC polls MUMBAI: The long-awaited political reunion of the Thackeray brothers came after 20 years, with the two joining hands ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls on Wednesday. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) announced an alliance for the BMC and…
Mumbai: Former Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) CEO S V R Srinivas has been appointed managing director of the Amaravati Growth and Infrastructure Corporation Limited (AGICL) by the Andhra Pradesh govt led by N Chandrababu Naidu. AGICL is a special purpose vehicle created for implemention of development projects in the Amaravati capital region. Srinivas retired in…
Mumbai: Senior IPS officer and National Investigation Agency (NIA) chief Sadanand Date was on Monday repatriated to Maharashtra and is likely to take over as the state’s police chief once incumbent Rashmi Shukla retires on Dec 31. Date, a 1990-batch IPS officer, was appointed as the head of NIA in March last year. Date, who…
With their agreement on seat-sharing finalised for the BMC and other municipal corporation elections, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will formally announce the political alliance of their parties, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS, on Wednesday. MUMBAI: With their agreement on seat-sharing finalised for the BMC and other municipal corporation elections, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), questioning the lack of concrete measures to protect workers at construction sites in the city who are “exposed to severe pollution and health threats”.Pointing out that the right to health is a fundamental…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Tuesday heard a petition filed by Vijay Mallya, founder of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, challenging the validity of the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act, 2018. Adjourning the matter to Feb 11, it directed Mallya to make a statement or file an affidavit by then about when he intends to return…
