LONDON: A blogger from Navi Mumbai on a solo round-the-world tour has slammed British police for failing to stop crimes after his motorbike, loaded with his passport and belongings, was stolen from a park in Nottingham.Yogesh Alekari (33) was 24,000km and four months into his world motorbike tour. He had by then motorbiked to 17…
Mumbai: Kathakali legend Kalamandalam Gopi will receive the title of Sangeetha Kala Vibhushan, the highest honour presented by the Shanmukhananda Sabha, at a special function in its King’s Circle premises Sunday.Vadakke Manalath Govindan Nair, fondly known as Kalamandalam Gopi, is a legend who trained actor Mohanlal to play a Kathakali artist for the film ‘Vanaprastham’….
Thane: A history-sheeter ran a car over a 45-year-old Thane resident multiple times, killing him, over an alleged dispute over a land parcel on a busy road in Wagle Estate on Tuesday night. The alleged killer is on the run, while two of his accomplices, who joined him in thrashing the victim, have been arrested….
Mumbai: A court has directed the police to conduct an inquiry into a defamation complaint filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede against former model Namrata Shroff over her social media posts.The Andheri magistrate court on Tuesday asked Amboli police to probe the matter and submit a report by November 30, 2025, Wankhede’s lawyer Malika Shirzade…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Wednesday sought the state govt’s response to a petition to allow eco-friendly Ganpati idols to be immersed in Banganga tank at Walkeshwar and other natural water bodies.Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe heard a petition by Sanjay Shirke, a resident of Malabar Hill. On a PIL and…
Mumbai: Sanitation workers have collected nearly 30,000 sealed water bottles left behind by Maratha quota protesters at Azad Maidan, said BMC. Civic officials said that these sealed bottles will be sent to civic hospitals.Azad Maidan underwent a third consecutive night of cleaning on Wednesday. So far, 125 metric tonnes of waste have been cleared from…
Palghar: A car driver lost his life and five passengers were injured in a tragic accident on Monday along the yet-to-open Mumbai–Vadodara Expressway in Dahanu. The driver was reportedly ferrying local passengers towards Dahanu when the car toppled at Kohrali Pada near Ganjad (Dahanu). The impact of the accident was so severe that the driver…
Thane: The bodies of an unidentified woman and a young girl were found floating in a shallow pond in a secluded field near Kasarwadavli, along Ghodbunder Road, on Tuesday evening.According to Yasin Tadvi, in charge of the Thane Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), officials received an alert around 7 PM regarding two bodies found floating…
Padma Shri recipient Anup Jalota has launched @officialanupjalota, a music label dedicated to mentoring 500 new devotional singers MUMBAI: Padma Shri awardee and ‘Bhajan Samrat’ Anup Jalota has announced the launch of his new music label, @officialanupjalota, aimed at mentoring and introducing 500 new voices to the world of devotional music.The label made its debut…
MUMBAI: The Maratha quota protest matter was resolved with the intervention of the state govt, lawyers representing activist Manoj Jarange, and two others, including organisers of the morcha, informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday. Following this, the protest was called off, and all agitators left Mumbai.The HC Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, who led…
