Mumbai: Offering a reprieve to actor Akshay Kumar against unknown persons and some e-commerce sites for infringing his personality rights, the Bombay High Court directed the immediate removal of certain ‘deepfake’ content online. The HC said its immediate interim intervention was necessary and “such content needs to be removed from the public domain immediately, not…
Mumbai awakens to a sunny, breezy October 17, promising a comfortable day with highs of 33.1°C, perfect for outdoor activities. While yesterday’s air quality was ‘poor’, slight improvement is anticipated, though sensitive individuals should remain vigilant. The week ahead forecasts mostly clear skies, with a chance of rain by Thursday, signaling a welcome shift towards…
MUMBAI: Seven members of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) recently quit the party and switched over to the Congress, becoming office beaters in the city Congress.While Abul Hasan Khan was president of the VBA (Mumbai), Syed Mohd Mehdi Rizvi was general secretary of VBA , Suresh Sunder Shetty was ex-president of VBA, Adv. Satish Gunderao Shinde…
Mumbai: Choreographer and dancer Manya Aggarwal has just wrapped an OTT platform movie in which she worked as an assistant choreographer and dancer. Currently, she is teaching kids Bollywood and Hip Hop dance and also performing gigs in the US. Passionate about dance from a very young age, it was her mother who first spotted…
MUMBAI: Inert waste from the Deonar landfill will be used as constrution material for the Dharavi redevelopment project. Under the plan, the state has identified several land parcels in suburbs such as Deonar, Kanjurmarg and Malad for relocating residents who are deemed “ineligible” for in-situ Dharavi housing. The MoU grants NMDPL rights to develop over…
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on October 14 approved the sale of herbal hookah in restaurants, allowing a plea by 12 owners of hookah bars to operate their businesses without constant police raids and threats of shutdown when they broke no law. Justices Riyaz Chagla and Farhan Dubash stated that the petitioners are “not prohibited”…
MUMBAI: The state govt recently told Bombay high court it will pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the widow of a man from Qureshi Nagar in Kurla East, who was allegedly lynched by cow vigilantes two years ago. It will also transfer the case to a fast-track court.Afroz Ansari (24), a homemaker, moved HC last…
MUMBAI: In a first, Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Rajesh Gawande has been appointed as the state’s new Secretary for Protocol, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Diaspora Affairs replacing Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Manisha Mhaiskar who was Chief Protocol Officer. Gawande is currently the Regional Passport Officer (RPO) in Mumbai and will be on state…
Newly appointed Indo-American Society president CS Parameshwar congratulated Ambassador Sergio Gor, pledging collaboration to strengthen India-US ties MUMBAI: Newly appointed president of the Indo-American Society, CS Parameshwar, congratulated Ambassador Sergio Gor on his appointment and pledged to collaborate with the ambassador’s office to further strengthen relations between India and the United States.“For over 60 years,…
MUMBAI: The integration of all transport infrastructure in the city will be completed by 2029, said CM Devendra Fadnavis, reiterating that a person will be able to travel from one point to another in 59 minutes.At a real estate conclave in the city on Thursday, Fadnavis said the setting up of the war room had…
