Mumbai/Pune: State social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat (Shiv Sena) has received a notice from the income tax department seeking an explanation for the increase in his financial worth between the 2019 and 2024 assembly elections, report Chittaranjan Tembhekar, Chaitanya Marpakwar & Prasad Joshi.Documents submitted to the EC showed the Sambhajinagar West MLA’s movable and immovable…
Mumbai: State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Thursday announced a crackdown on not just Uber Shuttle, but every other aggregator bus operator, including Cityflo, for “not obtaining licence from state govt”. He added that stringent action will also be taken against senior RTO officials responsible for “not taking action” against bike taxis and aggregator buses…
Mumbai: A day after a video of his punching a canteen staffer at the MLA hostel in Colaba for serving him “stale” food went viral, Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad targeted South Indians, claiming they “operated dance bars and ladies bars in Maharashtra” and “ruined its culture and youth.” He was referring to the canteen…
Kalyan: A 31-year-old man from Kalyan, Vilas Mhatre, succumbed to complications from dengue fever at a private hospital in Kalyan on Thursday, becoming the first victim of the mosquito-borne illness in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) this monsoon.Mosquito-borne diseases have slowly being increasing in numbers across MMR since rains began in late May. BMC’s fortnightly health…
Thane: A 13-year-old girl’s testimony proved crucial in securing a conviction for a 50-year-old who sexually assaulted and harassed her, reports Nishikant Karlikar. Special judge D S Deshmukh of Thane special court convicted and sentenced the accused to the time already served in jail since his 2019 arrest. The accused, a neighbour, allegedly lured the…
Mumbai’s supper clubs are emerging as intimate, invitation-only gatherings, offering a refreshing escape from transactional urban life. These IRL meets prioritize real conversations and shared stories over curated meals, fostering connection and community. Hosts create unique dining experiences, from Sichuan feasts to coastal Karnataka thalis, emphasizing storytelling and the joy of coming together. At a…
Mumbai: A major milestone was achieved on Wednesday in the construction of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor, with the first breakthrough in the 21km tunnel between BKC and Shilphata. The breakthrough marks the completion of a 2.7km continuous tunnel section in India’s first high-speed rail project.The BKC-Shilphata tunnel includes a 7km stretch beneath Thane creek….
Vasai: A newborn child was found in a pile of garbage, wrapped in a plastic gunny bag on Thursday afternoon. This girl child is said to be around two months old. The baby was found when a man, who had gone to the bushes to relieve himself, heard her cries. Upon following the sound, he…
Mumbai: Aryan Mishra, alias Aaru, a 33-year-old LLB dropout from Lucknow and leader of a gang of online fraudsers, was arrested recently for allegedly defrauding a Mumbai-based healthcare logistics company of Rs1.96 crore between April 12 and April 15. Mishra transferred the funds to cyber fraudsters in China after converting the siphoned money into cryptocurrency.The…
Mumbai: A dismissed secretary of a production house co-owned by actor Alia Bhatt and her mother Soni Razdan was arrested in Bengaluru on Tuesday for allegedly forging fake invoices and siphoning off Rs 76.9 lakh from the company’s accounts in two years. She had been caught earlier by Razdan for allegedly stealing electronic items and…
