Mumbai: Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said while his party supports MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s claim of 96 lakh bogus voters in the state’s poll rolls, it has never said it won’t contest the BMC elections.“We only said that the voter list should be corrected first,” he said when asked about Raj challenging…
NAVI MUMBAI: The body of motivational speaker from Bengaluru, professor Shanmuga S Balasubramanian (58), was retrieved from more than 1,200 ft deep valley of King George view point cliff, Matheran, on Sunday. He had arrived to deliver a lecture for the management team of a company but was last seen on the CCTV camera leaving…
MUMBAI: Noted flautist Padmashree Ronu Majumdar and tabla maestro Kumar Bose have come out with a new album. Called Ramdasi Malhar, it is a rare Raga and very difficult to play, especially in Taal Dhamaar. Talking about the collaboration, Ronu Da said: “My collaboration with Pandit Kumar Bose happened due to huge liking for each…
AMBERNATH: On the occasion of Diwali, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday inaugurated a newly built, fully equipped auditorium in Ambernath, marking a major addition to the city’s cultural landscape.The new auditorium, named ‘Dharmveer Anand Dighe Auditorium’, has a seating capacity of 658 and is modeled on the lines of Thane’s famous Gadkari…
Thane: Two residents were injured Saturday night after the ceiling slab of a ground floor tenement in a single-storey chawl in Vitawa collapsed, causing them to fall from the first floor to the ground.According to Yasin Tadvi, in charge of the Thane regional disaster management cell, the slab separating the ground and first floor weakened…
Mumbai wakes to a pleasant, sunny Monday with temperatures around 32.4°C, ideal for outdoor plans. However, yesterday’s ‘poor’ air quality (AQI 188) might persist in congested areas, advising mask use. The week ahead brings scattered to heavy rains from October 22-24, offering a slight temperature dip, before sunshine returns for the weekend. Mumbai is experiencing…
Maharashtra is revolutionizing its approach to sanitation with a groundbreaking investment of Rs 100 crore in 100 robotic sewer-cleaning machines. This forward-thinking initiative, named ‘From Manhole to Machine Hole,’ seeks to replace perilous manual work with cutting-edge technology. MUMBAI: In a major step towards ending manual scavenging in Maharashtra, the state govt has decided to…
MUMBAI: The Noor Meher Charitable Trust-run Madrassa Tajwidul Quran and Noor Meher High School at the sprawling slum Malvani in Malad West recently installed ‘AI Smart Boards’. This is perhaps the first madrassa in the city to have an AI-assisted education tool. Founded by businessman Syed Ali, popular as Ali Bhai, 25 years ago, the…
Day-old girl covered in ant bites left on road; recovering well: Cops MUMBAI: A night police patrol team found a one-day-old girl, covered in ants, abandoned on the road between two stationary buses in Malad West on Saturday. Police are scouring through CCTV cameras to track down the person who left the baby there and…
Raj Thackeray questions EC ahead of local body polls in Maharashtra NEW DELHI: Criticising the Election Commission ahead of local body elections, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday claimed that 9.6 million fake voters have been added, according to information received by the party. The MNS chief urged the Election Commission not…
