MUMBAI: “I’m not gonna cough at this point, my lungs have adapted, it’s fine. Oh, you think this is the outside? No, this is what’s happening inside you,” actor and stand-up star Vir Das said in an Instagram video, commenting on Mumbai’s deteriorating air quality. The clip, filmed in his living room, featured a smoke…
2 held for running sex determination centre at cattle shed in Jalna JALNA: Police in Maharashtra’s Jalna district have dismantled an illegal foetal sex determination and abortion racket operating from a cattle shed, leading to the arrest of two individuals on Wednesday. The operation was uncovered during a raid by police and health officials at…
Mumbai, on November 27, 2025, is experiencing a pleasant and sunny morning with clear skies and a gentle breeze, setting a comfortable tone for the day. Temperatures are expected to remain agreeable, making it an opportune time for morning strolls and various outdoor activities . However, the city recorded ‘very poor’ air quality yesterday, with…
CM: Rename IIT Bombay as IIT Mumbai MUMBAI/NAGPUR: CM Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that he would write to the Union HRD minister as well as PM Modi to change the name of IIT Bombay to IIT Mumbai. He made the announcement to the media in Nagpur after MNS chief Raj Thackeray took objection to…
Mumbai: A 26-year-old labourer working at a construction site died on Wednesday evening after a cement mixer trolley fell on him at a construction site in South Mumbai. The incident was reported at 6:59 pm from S.V.P. Road, opposite Mirza Ghalib Market in Chandanwadi, officials said. According to preliminary information, the accident occurred during ongoing…
MUMBAI: Though the purpose of travel is academic in nature, it is still a “sort of luxury”, observed a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court Wednesday and rejected a plea by academician and author Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the 2018 Elgar Parishad case.Teltumbde had sought permission to travel to Kochi, Kerala, to participate as…
Mumbai: The Union cabinet has approved the construction of third and fourth railway lines between Badlapur and Karjat, removing one of the most crippling bottlenecks on Central Railway’s (CR) suburban corridor. The section currently runs on just two tracks, forcing both suburban locals and long-distance trains onto the same pair of lines—a situation that routinely…
Mumbai: Buried in this year’s MBBS cutoff table is a shocking number: 118. That’s the NEET score of a student who has entered a private medical college under the “meritorious” state quota. Meanwhile, hundreds of students with scores close to 400 remained without a seat as the admissions closed in Maharashtra.The final admission chart showed…
Mumbai: Paving the way for trial to commence against five accused allegedly involved in the attempted murder of actor Salman Khan, a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court this month framed 15 separate charges against them. On April 14, 2024, a motorcyclist and a pillion rider discharged several rounds at the balcony…
Dombivli: A 29-year-old woman was found murdered inside her locked residence at Kolegaon area in Dombivli. Manpada police have begun an intensive search for her husband, who has disappeared and is now the prime suspect.The deceased, identified as Jyoti Dahije, was discovered dead on Tuesday afternoon. Her husband, Popat Dahije 33), a mason by profession,…
