Thane: In a major accident in Ambernath on Friday evening, four people lost their lives while four others were left injured after the driver of a car ferrying a Shiv Sena candidate rammed into around five oncoming vehicles after the car jumped over the divider on a bridge. Police said the driver is suspected of…
Mumbai: After trimming course credits and modifying teaching practices, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is set to overhaul syllabi and assessment methods to reduce stress — and it’s not stopping at classroom reforms. Alumni are being trained as campus mentors, and wellbeing no longer sits on the margins of college life.This August, the institute…
A tanker loaded with 40 tonnes of tar crashed into a median and toppled on Uran phata-Killegaothan road in CBD-Belapur, disrupting traffic for over six hours on Friday, while a cement mixer overturned at Sion Circle, affecting traffic for an hour. An FIR was filed against the cement mixer driver. tnn Source link
Mumbai: The city’s air quality worsened Friday with the average air quality index (AQI) rising to 160 from 136 the previous day, prompting BMC to issue notices to 59 construction sites and ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants in 4 wards — 2 in the island city and 1 each in western and eastern suburbs, where the…
Mumbai: The opposition on Friday raised questions about relatives of BJP’s top politicians being primarily getting elected unopposed in nagar parishads after its candidates withdrew their nominations.Alhad Kaloti, a cousin of CM Devendra Fadnavis, was elected unopposed in Chikhaldara municipal council in Amravati, as was Sadhana Mahajan, wife of BJP minister Girish Mahajan, as president…
Vasai: Nearly a week after a 13-year-old girl allegedly died after her teacher made her do 100 sit-ups, the education department on Friday directed the Vasai school to transfer students of Classes 9-10 to other institutions.A scrutiny of the school, Shree Hanumat Vidya Mandir, following Kajal Gaud’s death on Nov 15 had revealed that it…
Mumbai: In a heartwarming display of honesty, a BMC labourer returned a lost wallet containing Rs 11,500 in cash and important documents to its rightful owner on Thursday. While cleaning at D B Marg in south Mumbai, Naniben Koli, who has worked as a labourer with the BMC for the past two decades, found the…
During his Mumbai concert, global star Akon paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Aadesh Shrivastava, crediting him for his deep connection to India. Akon introduced Aadesh’s son, Avitesh, as the torchbearer of his legacy. Global music star Akon took time out at his high-energy Mumbai concert to pay a moving homage to late music…
Mumbai: The Customs authorities have seized hydroponic weed, gold and diamonds worth over Rs 53 crore and arrested 20 persons in multiple cases over the past week at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here, officials said on Friday.The seizures were made during various operations between November 13 and 20, an official said.In the first set…
Thane: The district administration has launched a two-week-long Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) after 404 leprosy cases were detected and registered in the district in the last four months starting April 2025. This prompted the health department to launch the detection and treatment campaign, where all the risk areas in rural and urban zones will…
