Vasai: A 43-year-old woman and her 19-year-old son received burn injuries on Thursday aorund 6 pm after a gas cylinder blast inside their third-floor apartment in Virar (W) owing to a leakage. The incident occured in the A-wing of Golden Oak building. The mother-son duo were rushed to the hospital by the neighbours who were…
Mumbai: An 18-year-old college-goer and his female friend of the same age lost their lives after their scooter crashed into a stationary truck at Evershine Nagar in Malad on Wednesday night. Police have registered an FIR against the truck driver for obstructing traffic and parking dangerously, and are looking for the truck driver. This is…
Mumbai: Among adolescents and young adults, self-harm is increasingly becoming a language of pain—an expression of betrayal, distress and anxiety when words fall short. It is not always a wish to die, counsellors say, but an urgent attempt to feel heard, to release emotions that have nowhere else to go.Members of the Tata Institute of…
Mumbai: Mumbai University has recorded a sharp increase in its PhD output this year, with the number of doctoral degrees set to be awarded increasing 43% from 401 last year to 577 this year so far. University officials said the figure is likely to cross 600 by the time the annual convocation is conducted on…
Even as municipal authorities invest thousands of crores to revive the long-polluted Mithi river, the core question continues to be whether these projects finally stop the sewage, flooding and stink that have defined the river for decades. Experts say that while the current works are substantial, smaller localised measures, such as basic screens at outfalls,…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted to a businessman who misbehaved with a woman in a lift and assaulted her along with his friends “to such an extent that she suffered a miscarriage”.Justice Neela Gokhale ordered Goregaon West resident Rhythm Goyal (25) to surrender before the trial court within “two days…
Mumbai/Nagpur: Threat emails warning of bomb explosions were received by the Bombay high court, several local courts, and banks across Mumbai and Nagpur on Thursday morning, causing panic and paralysing legal proceedings. Police and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads (BDDS) conducted extensive sweeps at all the locations, before declaring the threats as hoax as…
Kalyan: A drunk car driver on Wednesday night rammed into four vehicles on Shahad Bridge in Kalyan, injuring four people.According to police, the accused has been identified as Rishabh Kariaram. He was reportedly on his way to Shahad railway station to pick up a friend when, due to heavy intoxication, he lost control of the…
Mumbai: Barely a fortnight after World AIDS Day, when India celebrated a 49% drop in new HIV infections since 2010, data from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) points to a nagging problem: Patients dropping out of treatment.The data, acquired using the RTI Act by south Mumbai resident Chetan Kothari, showed that 20,312 HIV-positive people…
Mumbai: The Congress on Thursday began interviewing candidates aspiring to contest the BMC election on the party ticket, aiming to conclude the process in a couple of days before finalising the candidate list. A total of 950 applications expressed a desire to contest the election. Mumbai has 227 seats and the Congress expected to form…
