Mumbai

Mumbai’s residents are embracing a new weekend trend: visiting vibrant sunflower farms on the city’s outskirts. These outings offer a refreshing escape, fostering family and pet togetherness amidst stunning blooms. Beyond picturesque views, participants enjoy authentic farm-to-table meals, creating meaningful connections with nature and local produce, a welcome pause from urban life. As winter gently…

58-year-old BMC staffer booked for using forged documents to get job (Representative image) MUMBAI: The BMC officials have booked a 58-year-old civic employee for allegedly securing a job in the BMC by submitting fake educational certificates. Based on the written complaint the Chief Clerk posted at Kasturba Hospital under the Family Welfare and Maternal and…

Mumbai: BJP minister Nitesh Rane on Wednesday termed madrasas “breeding grounds for terrorists” and said he would urge CM Devendra Fadnavis to shut down Islamic schools in the state. Citing a viral video purportedly showing a maulvi beating up a student, he told reporters, “It is from Sawantwadi, my home district, and I am also…

Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday partly sustained and partly set aside an arbitral award passed in Aug 2023 in favour of Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), which operates the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro line 1, in an over Rs 1,000-crore dispute linked to construction, operation and maintenance.The arbitrators had said MMRDA should pay MMOPL over…

Navi Mumbai: Union home minister will attend a mass commemorative programme being organised this Sunday in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, as part of a two-day event to mark the 350th martyrdom year of Guru Tegh Bahadur. PM Narendra Modi will join it virtually.CMs of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, MP, UP and Gujarat, three governors, former TN BJP…

MUMBAI/PUNE: Alleging that Marine Drive police had refused to register a case he sought to file against VSR, Rohit Pawar said he would now get an FIR filed in Baramati on Thursday.NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule also demanded on Wednesday that the Central govt should issue an official statement in Parliament when its session…

Mumbai: The BMC earmarked Rs 7,456 crore for healthcare in its 2026-27 budget, a marginal increase over the previous year’s Rs 7,380 crore. While Rs 2,219.7 crore is set aside for capital projects such as the ongoing redevelopment of peripheral hospitals and a 16-storey multi-specialty hospital in Kamathipura, experts argue the revenue expenditure required to…

Mumbai: Bombay HC has held that ED’s Jan 5 arrest of the founder of a private company, The Green Billions Limited (TGBL), in a money laundering case “was illegal”.Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad on Tuesday set aside the Prevention of Money Laundering Act court’s Jan 6 and Jan 9 remand orders and…

Mumbai: Dismissed cop Sachin Waze moved a special NIA court to expunge remarks linking him to a co-accused in the 2021 Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder cases. Invoking the iconic Bob Dylan lyrics “How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?”, Waze’s 17-page application said he is…

Mumbai: The BMC proposed establishing an on-premises data centre and disaster recovery facility at the City Institute of Disaster Management, Parel, to further reinforce system reliability.This state-of-the-art infrastructure will ensure robust system resilience, enhanced data security, and uninterrupted operations during emergencies, enabling seamless decision-making when it matters the most.The BMC disaster management department also explored…