Navi Mumbai: In a combing operation by the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Navi Mumbai crime branch in various nodes across Navi Mumbai Thursday, as many as nine African nationals, including six men and three women, were detained for overstaying their visas and violating the Passports Act and Foreigners Act, apart from already being booked in…
Mumbai: Bombay high court permitted medical termination by JJ Hospital of the 27-week pregnancy of an 18-year-old collegian, observing that she had made a choice.“We see no difficulty in the team of medical doctors proceeding with the process of termination of pregnancy as desired by her as she has made a choice,’’ said Justices Bharati…
Mumbai: A 64-year-old man died while his wife and two firemen were injured after a fire broke out on the top floor of the Atlantic Building on Sherly Rajan Road in Bandra West late on Wednesday night. The fire was brought under control close to midnight. Initially, several people were feared to have been trapped…
Mumbai: An FIR was registered against the principals of 14 schools in Malwani by the local police after a complaint was given by the BMC’s private primary schools department that the institutions were illegal.As per the complaint, the BMC found a total of 164 primary schools in Mumbai in 2025-26 that were illegal. Of these,…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld a 2007 termination of the services of a driver who allegedly used abusive language towards the vice chairman of a society and made vulgar and disparaging utterances towards fisherwomen of the Koli community he was tasked with transporting. He was employed as driver since 2001 and in 2006…
The BEST strike could impact bus services for 23 lakh daily commuters and affect power supply for over a million consumers in the city Mumbai: The BEST Sanyukt Kamgar Kruti Samiti, an action committee comprising 12 employee unions, has called for an indefinite strike from Friday, which could impact bus services for 23 lakh daily…
Mumbai: The state govt has come down heavily on Bandra’s Dr Baliram Hiray College of Architecture for running an unauthorised programme, BSc/BVoc in Interior Design, and cheating and misleading students. After an inquiry by a fact-finding committee set up by the state’s Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), it has been recommended that the college refund…
Mumbai: Security protocols were swung into action after the Azad Maidan police server room received an email warning of a bomb planted on Esplanade Court premises on Thursday. “The threat email was sent from a fake VPN address. We later found that it was a hoax. No court proceedings were halted,” said a police officer,…
Mumbai: From October 1, Powai lake will become free of sewage inflow as all 18 outfalls will be intercepted, the BMC said on Thursday, even as the standing committee witnessed a heated debate over the proposed appointment of an infrastructure consultancy firm for the lake’s redevelopment.The BMC has proposed to appoint AECOM Asia Company Ltd…
The complainant approached the individual to stop him, took him into custody, and brought him to the Andheri Metro Station. (Representative Image) MUMBAI: The Andheri Police registered a case against a youth, Abhinandan Sule, for trespassing on Metro tracks and causing a delay in services, after metro services between Dahisar and Versova had to be…
