Navi Mumbai: A Vashi family who lost their 22-year-old daughter helped save the lives of four patients on Thursday, said Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) officials.Mumbai metropolitan region has so far seen 39 cadaver donations this year, which have resulted in 100 patients getting a fresh lease of life.ZTCC officials said the Vashi donor suffered…
Mumbai: Observing that now-a-days flat owners “commonly” carry out alterations to cover open terraces or modify residential premises, the Bombay High Court this week directed Maharashtra government to come up with comprehensive guidelines to specify the types of permissible alterations in individual flats or buildings.“There cannot be two classes of citizens: those who obey the…
Mumbai: A severed human leg was found entangled under a long-distance train coach at CSMT on Friday. The limb was sent to St George’s Hospital by the Govt Railway Police (GRP), and an investigation was started.During the maintenance of 11058 UP Amritsar–CSMT Express train on July 17, the on-duty maintenance staff, during the undergear examination…
Vasai: The body of a 40-year-old man who was swept away in a drain during the recent torrential rains in Vasai-Virar was recovered in a decomposed state from a creek in Virar, 12 days after he went missing. With the latest recovery, the rain-related death toll in the Vasai-Virar region has risen to 11.Torrential rainfall…
MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday came out in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk and the students’ agitation, accusing the Centre of displaying “indifference” towards the ongoing protest and failing to engage with the demonstrators despite the agitation continuing for nearly three weeks.Addressing a press conference, Pawar said the future…
Mumbai: In a suo motu action, Bombay High Court took up the matter of an assault on doctors of a civic hospital in Dombivli and stayed the bail granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and other co-accused. The HC directed Mhatre, who was already released, to surrender by July 19 by 5 pm. The…
Mumbai: With the Parliament session beginning on Monday, there is growing speculation about whether the NCP (SP) will support the NDA govt’s delimitation bill and also whether it will merge with the NCP. While on Saturday, NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil once again claimed that no talks were on regarding a merger, NCP (SP) MP…
Mumbai: Bindu Goswami (name changed), a BA student from a city college, along with many of her classmates, planned to pursue the fourth year of the undergraduate programme. When she enrolled in 2023-24, the course was marketed as a four-year degree with the flexibility to exit after three years. Aspiring to build a career in…
The ED alleged Kharat opened 43 accounts using devotees’ documents in a single day Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet before a special court in Mumbai against Nashik-based astrologer Ashok Kharat, his wife Kalpna Kharat, and four others in a money-laundering case. Kharat is accused of exploiting people’s spiritual faith to run the…
The second board examination marks the first year of CBSE’s new two-exam system for Class X Mumbai: Nearly six in every 10 Class X students who reappeared for CBSE‘s first-ever second board examination improved their scores, pushing the overall pass percentage for the 2026 batch to 96.78%. The board on Saturday declared the results of…
