Mumbai: Upset with the local police for failing to provide CCTV footage of the Kandivli police station, where a coaching class owner has alleged he was assaulted by the complainant and a police officer in connection with a fee dispute, the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has directed the city police chief and the…
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and the senior management of Amazon Web Services (AWS) remotely laid the foundation of AWS’s first data centre in Maharashtra on Tuesday.This is part of their $8.4 billion investment commitment. This is in addition to investments worth $3.7 billion.“I had the privilege of signing this fresh investment at WEF, Davos…
Kalyan: After objections raised by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray, the railway administration has corrected the wrongly written Hindi name of Shahad railway station.On Friday, during his visit to Shahad, Thackeray met party workers near the railway station, where he noticed an error in the station’s name displayed outside. While the name was…
Mumbai: The economic offences wing (EOW) of the police on Tuesday recorded the statement of Arun Khurana, executive director and former deputy CEO of IndusInd Bank, in connection with the alleged accounting irregularities worth around Rs 1,960 crore.The EOW’s banking unit registered a preliminary enquiry and has begun a probe. The investigation originates from a…
Mumbai: Hoardings will not be permitted on building terraces and compound walls in Mumbai following the state govt’s acceptance of a report submitted by the judicial committee led by former Chief Justice Dilip Bhosale. This decision aims to prevent incidents like last year’s Ghatkopar hoarding collapse that resulted in 17 fatalities.The cabinet meeting, chaired by…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) has dismissed the appeal of suspended Assistant Police Inspector (API) Riyazuddin Kazi, an accused in the planting of explosives in a vehicle near Antilia, the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani.The MAT, while rejecting his plea for reinstatement, said that Kazi’s actions were “more like a seasoned criminal than a…
Navi Mumbai: An increasing number of potholes on the arterial Thane-Belapur (TB) Road, a key link between Navi Mumbai and Thane city, is causing vehicle breakdowns and significant traffic snarls throughout the day. Motorists allege that authorities show little interest in maintaining the 15km-long and 6-lane concrete road, which connects Sion-Panvel Highway in Turbhe with…
MUMBAI: The third generation of the legacy comes together. Hrishikesh Majumdar, son of flute wizard Padmashri Ronu Majumdar and Shikhar Naad Qureshi, son of famous percussionist Taufiq Qureshi, have won the prestigious CMA CLEF Music Award for their album “Beats and Winds.““I feel so proud of both the musicians coming together and making beats and…
MUMBAI: After Mother Dairy and Amul, Milky Mist Dairy Foods Ltd has lowered product prices to relay the benefits of the recent reduction in GST rates to consumers. The company said it is simultaneously increasing milk procurement prices to support farmers.Over 300 product categories including paneer, cheese, butter, ghee, condensed milk, ice cream, and chocolates…
MUMBAI: In a relief to actor Shah Rukh Khan, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone Bench, Pune, dismissed an appeal that challenged the renovation permission granted for Mannat, his sea-facing residence in Bandra (West).Santosh Daundkar, a Mumbai Central resident, filed the appeal and, through his advocate Aditya Pratap, argued that the Maharashtra Coastal Zone…
