Vikram Bhatt (File Photo) UDAIPUR: Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari Bhatt were arrested in Mumbai on Sunday in connection with a Rs 30 crore cheating case registered in Udaipur, Rajasthan, police said. The case stems from a complaint filed by Udaipur-based IVF specialist Dr Ajay Murdia, founder of Indira IVF, who has alleged…
Thane: A 20-year-old passenger was arrested on Saturday after an alert ticket inspector aboard an AC suburban local caught him travelling using an allegedly forged local season ticket pass.According to the Thane railway police, who registered a case on Saturday, a CR ticket inspector, Prashant Kamble, posted at CSMT, was checking tickets in the third…
Mumbai: The steering committee for the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, formed three years ago, has been dissolved after its last meeting in July, without any official intimation. As the first batch under the policy is now set to graduate with their three-year degrees, or even enter the fourth year, a new…
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, long seen as a launchpad for India’s brightest startups, has quietly crossed an even more telling milestone. It incorporated a company of its own. This is not an incubated spinoff or a faculty-seeded venture, but an organisation owned and anchored by IIT Bombay itself. On Nov 7, 2025,…
Mumbai: A multispeciality hospital will soon start functioning in Palghar, a tribal district plagued by poor medical infrastructure. It will be run by the World Memon Organisation’s WMO Memon Hospital. Spread over 1.75 acres, the 116-bed hospital located on Saatpati Road is one of the few multi-speciality hospitals in Palghar. Founded with the munificence of…
Palghar: A 35-year-old debt-ridden man allegedly committed suicide by setting himself ablaze in Palghar district shortly after midnight on Sunday, police said.His wife and nephew also suffered burns while trying to put out the fire, they said.The incident occurred at 12.40 am at Phulpada in the Virar area.The deceased, identified as Akilesh Vishwakarma, ran a…
Thane: Over 700 trees on the vast premises of Thane Regional Mental Hospital campus are likely to be removed from the 63-acre campus to accommodate the reconstruction of the ageing facility.Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) tree authority has sought objections from residents after the Public Works Department (PWD) recently sought permission to displace the trees apparently…
Mumbai: Amboli police registered an FIR on Friday, against Ola and Rapido on the basis of a complaint given by an RTO officer regarding illegal operation of bike-taxi services.Motor vehicle inspector Babu Teli, attached to Andheri RTO, stated in the FIR that four riders associated with Rapido and one with Ola was found running bike-taxi…
Mumbai: A 65-year-old woman lost her life after being knocked down by an autorickshaw while she was out for a morning walk at Khar recently. The auto driver, Kailash Singh, brought her to the Bhabha Hospital but she succumbed to her injuries at 5.30 am. Police have registered an FIR against Singh. The victim would…
Mumbai: The sinking of the passenger-cargo liner, SS Tilawa, which sailed from Mumbai in 1942, was commemorated on the 83rd anniversary at a public function in Leicester, UK, recently. The 80th commemoration was held at the Bombay Yacht Club in Mumbai in Nov 2022.As many as 280 passengers died, and 670 survivors were rescued when…
