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Mumbai: Bombay high court on Wednesday granted interim relief to two women aged above 50, allowing them to go ahead with requisite tests necessary to verify fitness before proceeding with an assisted reproductive techniques (ART) procedure to conceive by accepting donor gametes.The HC last month appointed former Maharashtra advocate general Ashutosh Kumbhakoni as amicus curiae…

Mumbai: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the Maharashtra State Compressed Biogas (CBG) Policy, 2026. Officials said a coordination committee will be established in every district; biogas projects will be implemented on a PPP (public-private partnership) and hybrid annuity basis. A budgetary provision of Rs 500 crore has been made for the current year. This…

Mumbai: A special court on Tuesday denied bail to Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim Khan, an alleged member of a banned outfit, the Popular Front of India (PFI), who was booked under the stringent anti-terror Act — the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Khan has been behind bars since his arrest on Sept 22, 2022, in a…

Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan acknowledged inconvenience during a BJP-backed women’s march in Mumbai MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan on Wednesday acknowledged that commuters faced disruption during a BJP-backed march in Mumbai’s Worli, but said a woman who confronted him over the traffic jam used inappropriate language.He said he apologised to the woman at the spot…

Bombay High Court has permitted four individuals accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts to challenge charges under the UAPA and other offenses MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Wednesday allowed appeals filed by four accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case to challenge the charge framed against them under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA (Unlawful Activities…

Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai has voiced strong criticism regarding Mumbai’s infrastructure, particularly the poor state of roads and civic works in Andheri MUMBAI: Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai has sparked fresh debate over Mumbai’s infrastructure after criticising the condition of roads and civic works in Andheri, saying Indian cities often showcase “world-class buildings” alongside…

Mumbai: Mira Road police have registered a sexual assault FIR against BJP corporator Laxman Jangam from Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation under BNS Section 69, which criminalises sexual relations induced by a false promise of marriage (it does not amount to the offence of rape), even as he filed a cross complaint against the complainant alleging extortion…

Palghar: A major explosion inside a makeshift firecracker manufacturing unit in Konsai village of Palghar’s Wada taluka killed one worker and left four others injured on Tuesday afternoon. One of the injured is critical. The firecracker unit had been operating illegally from an old farmhouse covered with a tin shed. Police have arrested three persons…

Navi Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Navi Mumbai, on Tuesday arrested Dr Kailas Gaikwad, Deputy Municipal Commissioner of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 42,000 from a sub-contractor.ACB officials said the complainant approached the agency on April 20, alleging that Gaikwad had demanded a bribe to clear a…

Thane: The Nagpur-based Mahametro has appointed a general consultant for the execution of the 29km-long Thane Integral Ring Metro project, officials informed on Tuesday.An infrastructure firm, AECOM, bagged the contract to work as the general consultant for the ambitious project following a bidding process, said officials. “The consultant will be responsible for design review, project…