Pune: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed notices to be issued to Maharashtra govt in a couple of appeals filed by two co-accused against the Bombay high court’s order rejecting their bail pleas regarding the May 19, 2024, Porsche car crash case in Pune. “Issue notice to the respondent, returnable on 30.01.2026. Learned standing counsel…
This is the first election in over two decades where Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin, the MNS chief Raj Thackeray, are fighting the polls together. In an interview to TOI, Uddhav said the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS have come together for the sake of Marathi and Mumbai unlike the MahaYuti which is bound together…
New Delhi: Coming out in support of the demolition drive in Turkman Gate area, Delhi BJP on Wednesday condemned the stone-pelting on police personnel and alleging there were “attempts to create religious unrest”. AAP, which said the situation was concerning, called for “dialogue and transparency”.“The encroachment removal drive was carried out in compliance with High…
Pune: Even as Maharashtra gears up for municipal corporation elections, thousands of voters across the state continue to find their names duplicated on electoral rolls, often linked to more than one polling station. The issue, reported across all 29 municipal corporations, raised fears of confusion on polling day and placed the burden of verification squarely…
Mumbai: Static and videography surveillance squads as well as flying quads have been set up to help conduct the BMC elections and to ensure strict and effective implementation of the model code of conduct. According to a civic release, municipal commissioner and district election officer Bhushan Gagarani directed the squads, which have been set up…
Pune: State govt on Wednesday granted a second one-month extension to the five-member committee investigating alleged irregularities in the Mundhwa land purchase deed linked to deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s son Parth. The committee, headed by additional chief secretary (revenue) Vikas Kharge, was formed in early Nov after allegations surfaced about procedural lapses in the registration…
Mumbai: Kurar police filed an FIR against a candidate’s relative under Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act and Maharashtra Police Act for setting up an illegal medical camp in Malad East without permission from local police or BMC. The case was lodged on the basis of a complaint by a junior BMC engineer who also heads an…
Pune: The PMPML on Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs50,000 on a social media influencer, who had recently made a video aboard one of its buses while posing as a conductor. The influencer had borrowed the uniform and ticket vending machine of a PMPML conductor earlier this month while making the video. Transport body officials…
Mumbai: Sena’s candidate Haji Saalim Qureshi sustained four stab injuries to the stomach after an unknown assailant attacked him while he was campaigning at Sant Dyaneshwar Nagar in Bandra East on Wednesday. Supporters rushed him to hospital. Sources said the injuries necessitated multiple stitches. Prime facie, police suspect political opponents to be behind the attack.Citing…
New Delhi: A spot inspection of the flyover in northwest Delhi’s Netaji Subhash Place, from where a 27-year-old scooterist fell to his death on Sunday, has revealed that there were no protective barriers between the two carriageways — which could have prevented the fatal fall.Sourabh, 27, was returning from a New Year’s party in Rohini…
