Mumbai: Nearly a week after two bullets were fired at two separate flats of an Andheri-based housing society, Oshiwara Police arrested actor Kamaal R Khan in the case on Saturday. Police recovered a German-made pistol and 21 rounds from the actor’s bungalow in Versova.The motive is still being probed. Police said Khan was checking the…
Mumbai: With the lottery for the reservation of the post of mayor completed, the BJP is likely to register all its BMC corporators on Tuesday.BJP Mumbai unit president Ameet Satam said a decision on whether the BJP and Shiv Sena should register together as a group or as separate groups is still being evaluated. The…
Thane: An NCP MLA’s nephew in jail for his alleged involvement in a Rs 1.5-crore rice procurement scam in Thane’s Shahapur taluka died in hospital due to brain-related complications.According to Khadakpada police, Harish alias Bhau Daroda, nephew of Shahapur’s NCP MLA Daulat Daroda, was lodged in Adharwadi Jail in Kalyan after being arrested in Dec…
Navi Mumbai: A 68-year-old retired civil engineer residing in Nerul was duped of Rs 4 crore in an online gold trading scam operated by a gang of cyber fraudsters, who lured the victim with high returns on his investment. The incident occurred between February and November last year.As the fraudsters claimed that their trading firm…
MUMBAI: The police have submitted a chargesheet against three foreign nationals working as celebrity make-up artists for outraging the modesty of a woman whose flat they had taken on rent. The chargesheet said the accused declined her permission to inspect her flat, in which they had illegally carried out alterations. When she tried to inspect…
MUMBAI: NGO Salaam Bombay Foundation’s preventive health education programme marked the 20th version of its flagship forum Bal Parishad. This initiative helps adolescents from deprived communities engage directly with policymakers and authorities, and bring positive change to their communities.Over 200 students from govt and govt-aided schools attended as did senior policymakers and administrators including state…
Mumbai: LG Electronics India Limited (LGEIL), a leading player in the consumer durables industry, on Friday announced it successfully secured an eligibility certificate from the Directorate of Industries, govt of Maharashtra. The aforesaid certificate was issued under the state’s Electronics Policy 2016, which validates an investment of Rs 705.74 crore made by LGEIL between November…
Mumbai is set for a bright and comfortably warm winter day on Saturday, January 24, 2026, with sunny skies and clear visibility, as temperatures are expected to hover in the mid-20s. However, air quality remains a concern, having been in the “poor” range on Friday, January 23, with an Indian AQI of 193, prompting recommendations…
Sixty years ago today—Jan 24, 1966—it was just another routine day in India, to start with. But around 12.30 pm, the news broke that the father of India’s nuclear programme, Homi Bhabha, was among 117 passengers killed in an Air India Boeing 707 crash over Mont Blanc in the Alps, Switzerland.The flight was headed for…
MUMBAI: Bombay HC on Friday rapped BMC for failing to rigorously implement measures to curb pollution in Mumbai and warned that it would stop the municipal commissioner’s salary.“We come to the conclusion that there is no genuine and sincere effort made by the municipal corporation. We may pass a similar order as proposed against the…
