Mumbai: Observing that the prosecution had failed to prove its case because of lapses by police officers, hostile witnesses, and lack of material evidence, a special NIA court that acquitted Lt Col Prasad Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon blast case rejected his defence that his actions were part of his official military intelligence duties and…
Mumbai: In a season of choices and cutoffs, the city’s 18-year-olds revealed where their hearts—and hopes—truly lie. Mithibai College emerged as the clear favourite, drawing the lion’s share of applications, its name pencilled in on about 50,000 admission forms. But it wasn’t just the college that commanded attention. The BCom degree, especially in autonomous institutions…
In a housing society in Khar, residents were shocked when they learnt managing committee members enjoyed an all-expense paid holiday in Bangkok, courtesy a builder.The son of a society chairman in the eastern suburbs, who owned a small software firm, got projects worth Rs 6.5 crore, while the daughter, a doctor, managed to get a…
Mumbai: A 78-year-old fisherman from Worli lost a portion of his left foot due to an infection caused by a rare “flesh-eating” bacteria, according to doctors who treated him for a 20-day period before discharging him last week.The bacteria was identified as Vibrio vulnificus, belonging to the same family that causes cholera, an acute diarrhoeal…
Mumbai: When 13-year-old Khansa Sayyed left Mumbai for Jalna on Saturday afternoon, she carried a new heart and the hope of returning to school next year. The child underwent a heart transplant at Fortis Hospital in Mulund on July 18, after a family donated their brain-dead son’s heart at a Pune hospital. She was discharged…
Pune: A day after CM Devendra Fadnavis said “goondaism” and “bullying” by some contractors in the industrial areas of Pune were affecting growth of the district, the opposition dared him to expose those people and questioned why govt was not acting against them. “I am happy that the CM has admitted that bullying is happening…
Nagpur/Akola: Maharashtra social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat landed in a fresh controversy after a public statement in Akola on Saturday, where he appeared to downplay accountability over public funds. Speaking at the inauguration of the Social Justice Bhavan, the Shiv Sena neta told the audience: “Ask for Rs 5, Rs 10, or even Rs 15…
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) in an editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamna has said Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai must walk the talk on MLAs’ disqualification. The editorial was against the backdrop of Supreme Court’s Thursday judgment, where it said that to protect the foundations of democracy, Parliament must take a call…
Mumbai: A routine ticket check aboard a Virar fast local turned violent on Saturday afternoon when a passenger, caught without a valid ticket, allegedly attacked railway staff and vandalised property at Borivli station.The incident occurred around 3pm onboard a Churchgate–Virar fast train between Dadar and Borivli. Shamsher Ibrahim, a Deputy Chief Ticket Inspector (Dy CTI)…
Navi Mumbai: A seven member Ratnagiri police crime branch squad on Aug 1 seized 2.5 kg of ambergris worth a fortune in the MIDC area by laying a trap. They arrested the accused Ejaj Mirkar (41), who had come to sell the item and seized his two-wheeler during the operation. This was revealed by the…
