Thane: Police have registered a case against four persons for allegedly cheating an interior decorator here of Rs 97.75 lakh under the pretext of arranging a business loan through CSR funds, officials said on Tuesday.The accused lured the 45-year-old victim, living in the Badlapur area of Maharashtra’s Thane district, by promising him a business loan…
MUMBAI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has demanded that the govt immediately constitute a judicial probe—hold a Court of Inquiry, that is—into the crash of Air India Flight AI 171. In a letter to the ministry, FIP alleged that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) inquiry was “irrevocably compromised” by bias, unlawful leaks, and…
MUMBAI: Seven persons sustained severe burn injuries after a fire broke out in Ram Kisan Mestri Chawl, opposite ESIC Hospital in Kandivali East around 9am on Tuesday. Officials suspect that a leak in an LPG cylinder triggered the blaze inside a ground-plus-one shop.The fire was doused within half an hour, but not before it left…
Mumbai: SNDT University is quietly scripting a story of expansion, with its student rolls swelling to nearly 90,000 this year—the highest in four years. The figure, up from last year’s 84,000, is double what Vice Chancellor Prof Ujwala Chakradeo inherited when she took charge in 2021.The reasons, she says, are not hard to find. A…
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has announced temporary modifications to services on Metro Lines 2A and 7, including single-line operations in some sections, due to an unspecified operational adjustment, effective immediately and until further notice.Maha Mumbai Operations Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL) said, “Metro Line 2A will continue to operate seamlessly between Andheri West and…
MUMBAI: The inauguration of the Navi Mumbai airport will now happen on Oct 30, and the Metro 3 project will be inaugurated on Oct 8, a senior official confirmed to TOI. The two projects were to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sept 30. It is likely that PM Modi will do both…
MUMBAI: The Executive Committee of the Centre for Narendra Modi Studies (CNMS – NaMo Kendra) has formally requested the President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu to confer the Bharat Ratna posthumously on the late Ratan Naval Tata, one of India’s most admired industrialists and philanthropists. Tata passed away on October 9, 2024.In a statement, Prof….
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) took cognisance of a VP Road police station incident, stating that the visitors’ human rights appeared to have been violated, and asked for a report within six weeks from the city police department.The MSHRC took notice of a viral video showing private individuals visiting the VP Road…
The weather data and air quality information referenced in this report comes from AQI.in.Mumbai residents can expect mild, patchy rain on September 24, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 25.9°C and 28.9°C and humidity at 76%. The city’s air quality remains favorable following yesterday’s AQI-IN of 50, with rain showers likely in the late afternoon.The day…
Mumbai: The BMC has filed a case against an SRA developer at Oshiwara Police Station for pumping rainwater accumulated at the project site directly onto the SV Road near Oshiwara Garden. This action, using motor pumps, led to deterioration of the road condition. Civic officials noticed the discharge of rainwater onto the roads while they…
