MUMBAI/KOLKATA/HYDERABAD: Politics and the pulsating anger of Pahalgam and its aftermath put the fabled acrimony of an India-Pakistan cricket match in the shade on Sunday as the two sides took the field at the Asia Cup in Dubai.Shiv Sena (UBT) and BJP traded bouncers in Maharashtra, with the former calling the match “an insult to…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad as the city experienced a rain-soaked Monday morning, with traffic slowing down during the office rush hour due to waterlogging in low-lying areas across the city and suburbs.King’s Circle and Matunga market were among the worst-affected areas where…
Mumbai: A day after a roadside dweller was left critically injured after a speeding SUV jumped onto the footpath and hit him, Ghatkopar police arrested the driver Bhavika Dama (30) and her friends Koram Bhanusali (30) and Aniket Bhansode.As the medical test confirmed that Dama, who sustained injuries to her hand, was driving under the…
Mumbai/Kolkata/Hyderabad: Politics and the pulsating anger of Pahalgam and its aftermath put the fabled acrimony of an India-Pakistan cricket match in the shade on Sunday as the two sides took the field at the Asia Cup in Dubai.Shiv Sena (UBT) and BJP traded bouncers in Maharashtra, with the former calling the match “an insult to…
Mumbai: Nearly 95,000 passenger vehicles in Maharashtra are now fitted with mandatory tracking devices that allow real-time monitoring and onboard SOS alert facilities to boost commuter safety, especially for women, officials said on Sunday.These GPS-enabled Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTD) also allow authorities to pinpoint a vehicle’s location instantly from the newly set-up control room…
Growing up was an “immersive experience” for Gauri Krishnan. Paintings, music, books… her Vadodara household was steeped in art which included, in the 1980s, a series of skulls her abstractionist father, Ratan Parimoo, painted even as her printmaker mother, Naina Dalal, asked him to stop. “The surrealist skulls were frightening to others,” recalls Krishnan, “but,…
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted all 17 accused in a 2015 rioting case in which police personnel were injured and public property was damaged here, citing “total failure of identification” and serious investigative lapses.The prosecution’s evidence was insufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt, Additional Sessions Judge Vasudha L…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) has granted in-principle approval to BMC’s proposal for developing a plaza in front of the Kala Ghoda statue and converting five more adjoining streets into pedestrian-only zones — taking total such streets to 10. The cost is estimated at Rs 10 crore, reports Richa Pinto.BMC had last year…
Mumbai: A 42-year-old rickshaw driver from Chembur died allegedly after being administered medicines and an injection by a quack doctor, who was later found to have no medical qualifications. The Chunabhatti police have registered a case following a complaint by the victim’s wife.According to the FIR, the deceased, Nantun Jha, had undergone a molar extraction…
Thane: A massive car rally was held on Sunday from Bhiwandi in Thane district to Jassai village in Navi Mumbai, demanding that the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport be named after late farmer leader D. B. Patil.The rally, which began from the Mankoli area in Bhiwandi, witnessed participation of over 2,500 vehicles and nearly 12,000…
