Mumbai: Three companies emerged as frontrunners when bids were opened on Tuesday for BMC’s Rs 2,368-crore bioremediation tender to scientifically treat 185 lakh tonnes of waste at the Deonar dumping ground —one of the oldest and most toxic landfills in the country. Only one of them, Re Sustainability Ltd, has experience in handling Deonar’s solid…
Mumbai: Six years after a man was killed as he intervened in a fight between two neighbours, a sessions court on Tuesday sentenced two men to life imprisonment. Additional sessions judge A Subramaniam held Siddhesh Dagale and Suraj Salve guilty of murder and other relevant offences under the Indian Penal Code. Two other accused, Umer…
Mumbai: MNS’ insistence on a particular route, deviating from the normal route sanctioned for demonstrations, led to the police commissioner refusing nod for the morcha, said CM Devendra Fadnavis. He said permission is given to all to hold morchas. “This is a democratic country, and we give permissions to all. I inquired with the CP……
Mumbai: An aspiring model and his female associate were apprehended for allegedly compelling a 32-year-old chartered accountant to die by suicide after extorting Rs 2.47 crore from him since 2024. The accused reportedly spent the money on online gaming and share market activities.The deceased, who ended his life at his Santa Cruz (East) residence on…
Mumbai: Police on Tuesday launched a search for a singer-songwriter, Yasser Desai (35), after he allegedly climbed the railing of the Bandra-Worli sea link and performed a dangerous stunt early in the morning. They lodged an FIR against him and two aides after clips of the stunt went viral.Police are probing whether the stunt was…
Mumbai: Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai on Tuesday said that whenever he gets an opportunity, he tries to balance the guiding principles of state policy of the Constitution and fundamental rights. Gavai mentioned that it was a tightrope walk to balance the directive principles and fundamental rights. He stated that the three…
Mumbai: The 30-day deadline for India to submit the Air India Boeing 787 accident investigation preliminary report to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) closes this week. As the ICAO places no obligation on the investigating country to make the preliminary report public, India can legally keep it under wraps. Since an aircraft accident investigation…
MUMBAI: Reacting to the abuse and threats allegedly made by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Javed Shaikh’s son against social media influencer Rajshree More, Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane strongly criticised the MNS.He accused the party of inaction, claiming they would not act against the accused because he is a Sheikh, and alleged that the party…
MUMBAI: A pro-Marathi rally led by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and supported by other pro-Marathi groups under the banner of Marathi Ekikaran Samiti witnessed high drama in Mira Road on Monday. The march was organized in response to a recent traders’ protest against an incident where an MNS activist slapped a food stall owner…
MUMBAI: Amid the ongoing language row, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers were detained by police on Tuesday in Mira Bhayandar while attempting to counter a traders’ protest. MNS Thane district chief Avinash Jadhav was taken into preventive custody before the protest began.Avinash Jadhav after his release said that “I am happy that the marathi manus…
