No daytime block is scheduled on the Western Railway suburban section today. (Representative Image) MUMBAI: Central Railway’s Mumbai Division will operate a mega block on the Main Line between Thane and Kalyan and on the Trans-Harbour Line between Thane and Vashi/Nerul today to undertake essential engineering and maintenance works aimed at ensuring the safety and…
The spell ends after Diwali at Devuthani Ekadashi November 21. Diwali falls Nov 8. MUMBAI: The festival of Ashadhi Ekadashi dedicated to Lord Vitthal-Rukmini was celebrated with devotion and fanfare across the city and state on Saturday. Warkari processions including the dabbawallahs of Mumbai offered prayers in Pandharpur which was the epicentre of festivities. Lord…
Student protesters in Mumbai welcomed the Union education minister’s resignation MUMBAI: Student protesters in Mumbai welcomed the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union education minister on Saturday but felt his exit addresses only a fraction of their concerns.“The resignation will only be counted as a 30% victory because students still lost their lives,” said Samyak…
Thane: An alert group of commuters helped nab a 25-year-old man who was found travelling in a suburban local allegedly carrying a sharp weapon. The youth was subsequently arrested after fellow passengers spotted him and raised an alarm, leading the police to nab him before ehe could escape, officials informed Saturday.According to the police, the…
Mumbai: They balanced on the compound walls of Art Deco buildings, jumped on top of stationary police vans, and wore the national flag on their shoulders. The crowds at Friday’s Tiranga rally held cheeky placards and proud banners: “They said Gen Z only knows how to scroll. Turns out they know how to take a…
Mumbai: An Ahmedabad-based businessman was arrested by airport police on charges of rape. Police said the survivor approached them with a complaint on July 23.The survivor is acquainted with the accused. On July 20, the duo checked into a five-star hotel close to the airport. On July 22, the survivor was allegedly raped, following which…
Mumbai: A friendly two-month-old puppy named Tiny, died after being thrown from a height at Mayfair The View building at Vikhroli on July 20. An FIR has been lodged against unknown persons at Vikhroli Park Site police station. Animal activist Madhuri Sharma was first to respond to the animal cruelty by ensuring that an autopsy…
Bhiwandi: The Nizampura police in Bhiwandi on Saturday arrested three persons, including two 17-year-old juveniles, for allegedly hanging an effigy bearing the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from a flyover, an act that triggered strong protests from BJP leaders and workers.The incident came to light after BJP functionaries noticed the effigy hanging from the…
Following Meena Kumari’s death on March 31, 1972, her contemporary and close friend Nargis wrote a poignant open letter. Titled “Maut Mubarak Ho (congratulations on your death),” the letter published in now defunct Urdu magazine Shama, recalls Kumari once confiding in Nargis: “Baji (elder sister), resting is not in my destiny. I will rest just…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress said its agitation over the NEET paper leak would continue as it demanded criminal action against Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan after his resignation from the post on Saturday. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended Pradhan, praising his education reforms, including the National Education Policy.Congress state-chief Harshwardhan Sapkal made serious allegations against…
