Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has censured the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for not processing ‘exit permit’ of US national, James Watson, booked for allegedly attempting religious conversion, despite a sessions court order.Watson moved the HC after the FRRO refused to process his exit permit. Justice N J Jamadar said a government agency cannot…
Mumbai: Railway projects under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) have received a significant financial boost, with a combined allocation of Rs 4,535 crore from the Union and state budgets for 2026–27 — nearly 20% higher than last year.Of the total outlay, the Maharashtra govt has contributed Rs 2,319 crore, while the Centre’s share stands…
Mumbai: The trail of multiple terror threat messages received by Mumbai police over the past three years has reached a dead end. In two cases despite strong technical indicators linking the threats to Pakistani networks, the inability to identify the senders forced the police to close two key cases as “A Summary – true but…
Mumbai: Forest minister Ganesh Naik on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, does not provide for deliberately releasing domestic animals into the habitat of wild animals and providing them with food. Naik said there is no scientific or legal basis that simply providing artificial food will completely stop human-wildlife conflict….
Thane: As many as 121 surprise inspection drives were conducted in the Thane district to deter hoarders and misuse of domestic cylinders for commercial purposes and ensure uninterrupted supply and timely delivery of cylinders to household consumers, district collector Dr Shrikrishna Panchal informed, following a key review meeting.“Though no discrepancy was reported, the special teams…
Mumbai: An unauthorised borewell drilling attempt by a private contractor damaged a section of the underground Metro Line 3 tunnel near CSMT earlier this month, prompting the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) to register an FIR after conducting a technical assessment of the impact.The incident occurred on March 5 within the premises of a govt…
Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that out of 136 cases recommended by the state human rights commission in 12 years, action had been taken in only 57 matters.Fadnavis made the statement in the assembly after BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar raised the issue and criticised the government for inaction despite repeated complaints…
Navi Mumbai: An unidentified woman committed suicide by jumping before a moving train at Kharghar station on the harbour line on Tuesday evening. Prima facie, Panvel GRP have registered an accidental death case.Vijay Tawade, senior inspector of Panvel GRP, informed that the deceased unidentified woman is aged 50-55 years. In the footage of CCTV camera…
Navi Mumbai: BJP MLA Manda Mhatre from Belapur constituency has been hospitalised after suffering a mild cardiac arrest on Tuesday past midnight. Her son rushed her to Apollo Hospital in CBD-Belapur after she complained of severe chest pain and breathlessness, when she was at her bungalow in Agroli village, Belapur.A source at Apollo Hospital informed…
Inside the hushed, hallowed hall of Mumbai’s Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, a curious and quietly courageous thing occurred. A newspaper — that daily dispenser of declarations — invited its readers not merely to believe it, but to think with it. Not simply to consume truth, but to chase it. Tesseract: The Geometry of Truth arrived with…
