New Delhi: Crediting PM Narendra Modi for starting the revival of ‘khadi’ from the time he was Gujarat CM, home minister Amit Shah said the sales of khadi and village industry products have jumped five fold from Rs 33,000 crore to over Rs 1.7 lakh crore in the past 11 years of the Modi govt…
Mumbai: Mumbai witnessed many idol immersions on Thursday as part of the Durga visarjan festivities. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), a total of 1,574 idols were immersed across the city by 9 pm.Of these, 355 were Sarvajanik (community) idols, while 1,219 were Gharguti (household) idols. Civic officials said no untoward incident was reported…
Today, gaming communities are bringing board game lovers together to bond over international faves and new-age desi ones On a weekend afternoon at a cafe, one table is buzzing with laughter as players engage in a card game, another table has a set of players racking their brains, and the third is brimming with chaos…
Thane: The Thane railway police retrieved and returned jewellery lost in various train thefts since 2017 along the Thane railway section to their rightful owners. The collective value of the jewellery is over Rs 5 lakhs.“The police teams cracked all the cases and retrieved the stolen items following meticulous investigations that included surveillance and intelligence…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu joined the Dussehra festivities at the Red Fort grounds on Thursday, drawing a parallel between the festival’s message of good triumphing over evil and India’s fight against terrorism. Shri Dharmic Leela Committee hosted the event at Madhavdas Park where Murmu symbolically drew the bow to mark Ravan Dahan. “When terrorism…
Mumbai: In a ruling underscoring the priority of investor protection, the designated court under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act on Wednesday rejected a plea by the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking to appropriate over Rs 5.5 crore from a reserve fund to recover a loan from a company accused of…
New Delhi: The spirit of Dussehra came alive with chief minister Rekha Gupta participating in the festivities at Pitampura, using the occasion to reflect on its deeper significance.“Vijaya Dashami is a celebration of truth’s triumph. Today, we come together to perform the ritual of Ravan Dahan. Throughout history, ego and unrighteousness never prevailed, and they…
Mumbai: Bombay HC on Tuesday ordered BMC to probe a road project in Mulund sanctioned in 2018 over a 19-year-old’s petition filed in 2024 alleging that bills and challans were inflated to misuse Rs 90 lakh of public funds.Ayman Shaikh, a former BMS student from Ghatkopar, filed queries under RTI Act during a college campaign…
Mumbai: Cyber police arrested a 27-year-old Prabhadevi resident Vishal Viras for providing mule bank accounts to cyber fraudsters. The fraudsters had lured a Thane businessman to invest in stock trading through an app and duped him of Rs 5.11 crore between April and Aug. Viras received Rs 18 lakh in last two months. WhatsApp chats…
Mumbai: In a case highlighting the risks faced by homebuyers due to stalled real estate projects, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), Mumbai, directed a developer and its directors to refund over Rs 45 lakh along with Rs 15 lakh interest to a couple whose flat allotment was unilaterally cancelled in a housing…
