Mumbai: In the wake of the row over Turkish-origin robotic life buoys that were to be deployed at six city beaches and the political backlash from BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT) over Turkiye’s support for Pakistan, BMC’s Rs 4,000-crore waste collection and transport tender has barred joint ventures with foreign firms, reports Richa Pinto.Last month,…
It’s a different kind of coincidence. Three leading legal luminaries from Nagpur are holding key posts in the judiciary in the national capital. Bhushan Gavai (64) is the Chief Justice of India, Atul Chandurkar (60) has been appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court, while Nitin Sambre (58) has been picked as a judge…
Mumbai: A day after leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged “match fixing” between BJP and ECI, state Congress chief Harshawardhan Sapkal on Sunday demanded narco tests on chief electoral officer (CEO) S Chockalingam and then additional CEO Kiran Kulkarni to expose the truth in Maharashtra’s “vote theft” in the 2024…
Mumbai: With state govt conducting one more common entrance test (CET) for BBA, BMS, and BCA, admissions to these AICTE-run courses are likely to impact the academic calendar in degree colleges. The delayed process will leave vacant seats in other courses in several colleges, as students from traditional courses such as BCom, BA, or BSc…
New Delhi: The Adani group has identified a string of projects — well over 310 that will require a capex of about Rs 17,500 crore by March 2029 — to augment the annual passenger handling capacity of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to 6.5 crore passengers annually (CPA). The projects include building a…
Mumbai: From last month, the city’s blood banks have been facing shortage of stocks due to the holiday season. While blood banks are showing signs of recovery, stocks are still not adequate to meet the monsoon needs, which typically see a rise in trauma cases and infectious diseases.As dengue cases rise, demand for platelets increases,…
MUMBAI: Questioning why they chose to order from a restaurant that also offered non-vegetarian options instead of an exclusively vegetarian establishment if they were strictly vegetarian and believed consuming meat would hurt their religious sentiments, a consumer commission has dismissed a complaint filed by two Dadar residents who sought Rs 6 lakh in compensation from…
Thane: A 49-year-old man accused of raping a widow over eight years under the pretext of marriage and cheating her of Rs 5 lakh was acquitted by additional sessions judge D S Deshmukh as the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.In 2022, Kapurbawadi police booked the man for allegedly raping, cheating and threatening…
Thane: State irrigation department declared illegal and ordered the demolition of Antilia ghat being built at a cost of Rs 7 crore by the public works department (PWD) through the funds of BJP MLA Kumar Ailani on Ulhas River in Ulhasnagar’s Shahad area. The direction to Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) came on a complaint by…
Mumbai: A 53-year-old man was arrested by Malwani Police for trafficking three women from Bangladesh to the cityunder the guise of finding them employment in the healthcare industry and pushing them into the flesh trade instead. The women have been rescued by the Malwani police. Police said the women were trafficked across the India-Bangladesh border…
