Mumbai: The city crime branch on Sunday arrested a director of a Goa-based shipping company who was allegedly involved in a human trafficking racket while trying to fly to Bangkok. The director, Ajay Shirodkar, was arrested by immigration officials based on a lookout notice.Shirodkar was intercepted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, and seven mobile…
Mumbai: The city’s troubled monorail service suffered yet another disruption Monday morning when a train developed a technical snag near Wadala, forcing an emergency evacuation of 17 passengers.Services between Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk and Wadala were operated on a single line for more than two hours, leading to bunching up of rakes, though operations on…
Palghar: A 50-year-old autorickshaw driver was booked in Maharashtra’s Palghar district for giving false information to the police about a bomb situation, an official said on Sunday.Shyam Ramprasad Singh called up emergency services helpline 112 on September 13 and said a man had planted a bomb at a fire station and held come persons captive…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A 48-year-old daily-wage worker was found dead in his house in Beed district on Saturday night. His family members told reporters on Sunday that the man took the extreme step because he feared the effect of the Sept 2 Maratha quota govt resolution on OBC reservation.Gorakh Devadkar, a resident of Nathapur, was found…
MUMBAI: A 62-year-old man was arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Dadar for allegedly touching a 19-year-old female commuter inappropriately. The accused, DG Makhaan, is a Delhi resident and works as a driver.The incident occurred on 13 September around 12.30 pm. The complainant was travelling with a friend in the general compartment of…
Mumbai: The Economics Offences Wing of Mumbai Police (EOW) has initiated an investigation into an alleged Rs 68-crore fraud within the family-run Rizvi Estates and Hotels Pvt Ltd on a complaint filed by builder Akhtar Hasan Rizvi (83) against his former wife Meena, daughter Reshma and several associates.Rizvi claimed that the accused conspired to forge…
Mumbai: Navghar police have registered a case against the trustees of Chembur-based Vivekananda Education Society following a complaint by the principal of Swami Vivekananda Vidyalaya and Junior College alleging sexual harassment at workplace, cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and illegal termination from service.In 2022, the principal was booked for allegedly hurling casteist remarks on a teacher;…
Mumbai: BJP minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Sunday inaugurated a new kabutarkhana or pigeon-feeding enclosure at the Teen Murti Jain temple in Sanjay Gandhi National Park.“This space has been provided by the Digambar Jain community. My expectation is that each ward should have an authorised kabutarkhana. Every administrative ward must have one such facility. Since…
The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Mumbai is experiencing moderate rainfall on September 15, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 26.2°C and 28.6°C, while maintaining a moderate air quality index of 67 from the previous day. The city…
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s monorail services were disrupted yet again on Monday after a train heading towards Wadala abruptly halted due to a power supply snag between Antophill Bus Depot and GTB Nagar stations around 7.16am.Officials said around 17 passengers were stranded inside the stalled rake. As per protocol, commuters were swiftly shifted to another train with…
