MUMBAI: Bombay HC Thursday said its interim orders granting no relief to feeders against a drive to close down kabootarkhanas and permitting BMC to initiate action against those who obstruct or flout its decision continues till next Wednesday as does its protection against razing of heritage pigeon congregation sites.The court, however, added that it was…
An 80-year-old man from Mumbai was swindled out of nearly ₹9 crore over 21 months by individuals posing as four different women online. The scam began with a Facebook friendship request and escalated to WhatsApp exchanges involving fabricated illnesses, deaths, and romantic interests. MUMBAI: A senior citizen fell for a cyber seduction ploy and lost…
Samajwadi Party’s Maharashtra unit president Abu Azmi. NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party’s Maharashtra unit chief and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has stirred a controversy with his remarks on the 2022 Udaipur beheading case, calling the act a “reaction” to derogatory comments made about Prophet Mohammad.Azmi’s comments came while reacting to the release of Udaipur Files, a…
MUMBAI: A fire broke out in a BMC staff bus near Panch Khadda, Kanjurgaon, on the Eastern Express Highway in Kanjurmarg (East) on Friday morning.According to officials, the incident occurred around 7.15 am when the bus, travelling from Bhandup Pumping Station to Bhandup Station, caught fire. The driver and three staff members managed to get…
MUMBAI: Right opposite Sunni Badi Masjid in central Mumbai’s Madanpura lives Ayaz Mohammed Hussain’s family — in a two-room house in an old building named Chhota Isa. Hussain, 65, a retired railway guard, and wife Shama never had to check namaz time on their wall clock or mobile. The 127-year-old mosque’s loudspeakers amplified the azan…
Pune: The integrity of the Periodic Assessment Test (PAT) conducted for students from Stds II to VIII to assess their learning levels from the previous years is at stake after three exam papers were leaked on social media and online sharing platform before the tests began on Wednesday.The Marathi paper for Std VII on Wednesday…
Mumbai: India’s bullion and jewellery industry has expressed anxiety over US President Donald Trump’s proposed imposition of 50% tariff on imports from India. No less than 80-85% of Seepz SEZ jewellery manufactured in Mumbai is exported to the USA. Should the tariffs persist, the spectre of job losses in India cannot be ruled out either,…
Mumbai: Expressing its concern at the serious injury caused to a man in an autorickshaw when an iron rod fell from the under-construction Metro Line 5 site, the Bombay high court on Thursday observed that measures suggested by a committee it appointed in 2023 required expeditious implementation.A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Arif…
A plan proposed by renowned architect Hafeez Contractor to transform the space between the tracks at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse into a “world-class sporting arena” has sparked curiosity, scepticism and resistance among various stakeholders, including BMC, the turf club, locals and activists.The proposal, recently submitted to BMC, envisions a vast underground complex featuring facilities such as…
Thane: Experts and activists have raised serious concerns about recent proposed modifications to the Metro 4 and Ghodbunder Highway widening projects, warning that these changes if implemented would inflate costs unnecessarily and delay the metro’s opening.Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik recently announced plans to build a transport hub beneath eight metro stations between Kapurbawdi and Gaimukh…
