Mumbai: LT Marg police arrested a sales executive Dilip Sampatraj Jain (44) and his brother Vikram Sampatraj Jain (44), for allegedly misappropriating 3.5 kg of gold jewellery worth Rs 3 crore belonging to his employer, a wholesale mangalsutra trader in Kalbadevi. They were produced before court and was remanded to police custody. The complaint involves…
Mumbai: Across the state, blood banks have been advised to prepare for a surge in blood donation camps during the upcoming festive season, as social organisations and political outfits often mobilise large numbers of donors.In a circular issued on Aug 12, the State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) instructed blood centres that during the months of…
Mumbai: Aarey police said the 17-year-old daughter of a real estate developer was battling depression for two years and did not leave any suicide note. The junior college student was slated to fly to London in 15 days to join a college where she had enrolled for further studies.The deceased, an only child, was undergoing…
Mumbai: In a divorce battle spanning two cities, the Bombay High Court on Thursday partially overturned a Mumbai family court order. The court observed the man himself moved out of the matrimonial home in 2022, two decades into the marriage, and thus his plea not to dispossess him could not be granted. “Unless a person…
Thane: A 47-year-old autorickshaw driver was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment by Thane court for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in March 2018. The girl, along with others, testified in court against the convict. The accused was convicted under multiple sections, including kidnapping (Section 363 IPC), outraging modesty (Section 354 IPC), and sexual…
Navi Mumbai: Vitthal More, deputy leader of Shiv Sena (UBT), resigned from his position in Navi Mumbai, citing internal party politics as the reason. He clarified he will continue to work as a grassroots worker in the coming days. In his resignation letter addressed to party chief Uddhav Thackeray, More expressed his disappointment over not…
Thane: The Ram Ganesh Gadkari Rangayatan auditorium, one of the first recreational facilities of Thane, will be reopened today on Independence Day after renovation for almost 10 months, officials informed.The auditorium, known for hosting cultural and fine arts events, was constructed following instructions from Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray after requests from residents following the…
MUMBAI: In a divorce battle spanning two cities, the Bombay High Court on Thursday partially overturned a Mumbai family court order. The court observed that the man himself moved out of the matrimonial home in 2022, two decades into the marriage, and thus his plea not to dispossess him could not be granted. “Unless a…
Chocolate is proof that happiness can be unwrapped. It doesn’t just melt in your mouth — it melts away stress, too. But have you heard of chocolate meditation workshops that Mumbaikars have been attending over the weekend?Discovering chocolate meditation Chocolate meditation is a mindfulness practice where you eat chocolate slowly and deliberately, using all your…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has rapped the BMC for not following procedure in its policy for transferring tenancy to a woman of a shop-cum-residence in a Worli building that was razed for redevelopment.“There was no reason for the municipal corporation to unnecessarily stick to the stand that unless an NOC (no objection certificate) of all…
