Badminton coach stabbed over 1,000 ransom demand in Chembur; 3 booked for attempt to murder | Mumbai News

Mumbai: In a shocking incident of extortion and violence, a 44-year-old badminton coach was brutally attacked by three local goons who demanded a weekly ransom of Rs 1,000 from him. The incident took place late night on Sunday evening at Babasaheb Ambedkar SRA Building in Prabuddha Nagar, Chembur.The complainant, Prafulla Ghatvisave, was chatting with a…

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Flyer arrested at Mumbai airport for tampered passport with missing pages | Mumbai News

Mumbai: A flyer was prevented from boarding a flight to Saudi Arabia at Mumbai International Airport after immigration officials discovered his tampered passport with several missing pages. The accused, Mohammed Akhtar, 23, a resident of Patna, was handed over to Sahar police and subsequently arrested for cheating and under the Passport Act.Akhtar was apprehended on…

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Man held as wife dies by hanging | Pune News

Pune: Bavdhan police on Saturday arrested a 24-year-old man from Mulshi along with his father on charges of abetment of suicide. The arrest follows the death of the suspect’s wife who died on Friday by hanging herself at home. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes, messages and…

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‘Terrorism isn’t saffron or green’: Sanjay Raut blames unemployment; says political spin is dangerous | Mumbai News

DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday stirred a political debate with a statement linking terrorism and extremist ideologies to unemployment, poverty, and lack of education. He also slammed attempts to attach religious or political colours to terrorism, calling it a “destructive force that knows no religion.”“Terrorism is terrorism….

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Soon, students of select Pune ZP schools to learn German and French as extracurricular subjects | Pune News

Pune: Students in Zilla Parishad schools are set to soon have access to foreign language education as an additional extracurricular subject. An agreement has been recently signed with the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) by the Pune ZP administration to implement this initiative.In the first phase, 100 teachers from select schools in the district will…

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Cockroaches found in ultra-long-haul San Francisco-Mumbai Air India flight; airline apologises | Mumbai News

NEW DELHI: Air India has “apologised” for the presence of cockroaches on Saturday’s San Francisco-Mumbai ultra-long-haul flight, due to which some passengers had to change their seats. The flight makes a technical halt in Kolkata, where the aircraft was cleaned before proceeding to its destination, where it landed early on Monday.The airline has said it…

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