MUMBAI: One of the mule accounts in a foreign bank used to siphon off a city couple’s Rs 58 crore saw transactions amounting to Rs 513 crore, including large cash deposits and cryptocurrency, in the last 14 months, shows Maharashtra cyber police’s probe. Police had earlier suggested a transnational cybercrime network.Six more suspects were arrested…
MUMBAI: The original owners of the Sanjan bungalow property, which was later converted into an affordable sanatorium for members of the Parsi-Irani community, have strongly opposed its sale to a builder.The Davierwalla family sold their ancestral property to the World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust Funds (WZOTF) in 1997 at a “below market rate” of Rs 65…
MUMBAI: In a momentous and spiritually uplifting occasion, the government of Maharashtra hosted the state level launch ceremony of “Hind Di Chadar – Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji’s 350th Shaheedi Shatabdi Samagam” at Yogi Sabhagraha, Dadar (E), Mumbai recently. It brought together faith, culture, and history under one roof.The day-long programme began with workshops…
Mumbai anticipates a moderately pleasant day today, October 27, 2025, with clouds and light rain, temperatures around 30.6°C. Yesterday’s air quality was “good” (AQI 38), the lowest this month, a trend expected to continue with forecasted rain. The week ahead promises consistent rainfall and moderate temperatures, offering a cooler respite. Residents should prepare for showers…
Mumbai: A 42-year-old fisherman from Uttan, Delio Tulji, was rushed to Wockhardt Hospital in Mira Road on Oct 6 after being bitten twice on the hand by an eel while handling his fresh catch. The attack was so severe that he was at risk of amputation. He suffered deep wounds, severe swelling, heavy bleeding, and…
Navi Mumbai: India has legally protected just 102 wetlands out of over 2,00,000 that have been mapped by ISRO—a startling admission by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) that has triggered alarm among conservationists. The revelation came in response to a plea by environmental watchdog NatConnect Foundation, which urged Prime Minister…
Thane: Traffic on the busy Mumbra bypass was briefly disrupted on Sunday evening after a boulder rolled down near Rehmania Hospital. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident, officials said.According to information received from Thane Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Management Cell, at 7.44 pm, a boulder fell on the lane leading from Shil to Thane,…
Mumbai: She will no longer have to conduct car and two-wheeler driving tests nor inspect any commercial vehicle such as autos and buses for fitness in Thane. Sujata Madke (29), is elated today as she took a ‘big leap’ from her RTO role as assistant inspector at the Thane office to being appointed as a…
Mumbai: Many parts of the state, including Mumbai, Konkan, northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha, will continue to see light to moderate unseasonal rain and thunderstorms till Wednesday owing to the merging of two low pressure systems and active depressions in the Arabian Sea, IMD has predicted. MMR had received showers in the past few days owing…
Mumbai: In a first, the BMC has unveiled a bustling commercial world lying behind the narrow lanes and corrugated roof-tops of Mumbai’ slums. By identifying and levying tax on close to 8,000 such units, in an exercise it started only this year, the civic body has managed to generate property tax bills worth about Rs…
