Mumbai: Now, students from secondary schools run by the same management and located in the same revenue district as the junior colleges will be eligible to seek admission under the in-house quota. But for Mumbai, Mumbai city, suburbs and Thane will be considered as one unit.After receiving complaints from various stakeholders, the state govt issued…
Mumbai: A special MPID court recently ruled against adding as accused two persons who purchased a property for Rs 2.6 crore from two accused in an investment fraud case involving Cosmo Investment and Athena Investment. The court held that those whose involvement is not direct in managing the fraudulent financial establishments cannot be added as…
Mumbai: Chandrakant Yadav, 28, a resident of Thakur Village in Kandivali and a workman in the electrical industry, faces a daily challenge in commuting, waiting at least 30 minutes for a bus on Route 434 (from Andheri to Sainath Nagar-Bamandaya pada). “Some days, the wait extends to 45 minutes. The bus app is of little…
Mumbai: Jameelbhai Khan runs a thriving garment business from six factories in the sprawling slum of Dharavi, among the largest in Asia. He has around 15 tailors stitching tops and kurtis for women from designs sourced from malls. These are sold at the wholesale market in Bandra’s Ghas Bazaar at just Rs 200 and find…
Mumbai: The early onset of rains means the city is battling monsoon illnesses a month earlier than usual, with doctors reporting a noticeable rise in cases of dengue, malaria, typhoid and gastroenteritis.“In the last 15 days, I admitted more than a dozen dengue patients, including two needing ICU care,” said senior medical consultant Dr Gautam…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court vacation bench on Friday declared the arrest of Anchor Group director Hemang Shah, 50, by Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) as illegal, citing failure by police to produce him before a magistrate in 24 hours. The court ordered his immediate release from Arthur Road Jail. The vacation bench, comprising…
Mumbai: In a deeply disturbing case of domestic violence, a 38-year-old woman from Vashi Naka in Chembur suffered serious burn injuries after her husband allegedly set her on fire when she allegedly refused his demand for sex on Thursday. The woman, who received 70 percent burn injuries, is battling for life at Sion hospital in…
Mumbai: Two weeks after a fake list of BJP’s district unit chiefs was circulated on social media, the party released the names for 22 positions on Saturday.BJP may soon announce the name of its state president; working state president Ravindra Chavan is said to be the frontrunner for it. BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule indicated on…
A vehicular underpass that is part of the coastal road project, near the Worli end of Bandra-Worli Sea Link, was opened to traffic on Friday. The underpass goes below Abdul Gaffar Khan Road and connects JK Kapoor Chowk, which handles traffic from Prabhadevi and Dadar, to the coastal road. After its cut-and-cover portion, traffic is…
In place of a turban, a safari hat crowns the Maharaja’s head. As if weary of pearls and emeralds, the Maharani—seated beside him—wears a glowing smile instead.The striking black-and-white photo of Indore’s royal couple in their minimalist chic—he in sunglasses and a blazer, coolly gazing out of his car; she, beautiful and jacket-shrouded, glancing shyly…
