CBI arrests two more persons in NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested two more persons in the alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak case, taking the total number of arrests so far to 13, as investigators continue to piece together what they describe as a sprawling network involved…
MUMBAI: A 29-year-old man was murdered in Dahisar East after he confronted his sister-in-law’s lover and tried to convince him to end their affair. The deceased has been identified as Sagar Sugire. Police said Sagar and his brother, Mahesh Sugire, lived in Mira Road. Mahesh works as a labourer. were informed, following which a murder…
Poor nighttime cooling disrupts sleep & increases risk of heat stroke: Expert MUMBAI: In Mumbai, the number of ‘unusually warm nights’ in a year more than doubled from an average of 12 nights in 1981-2010 to 26 in 2011-2024, according to an analysis of IMD data by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).“Poor…
A dispute over housing goats for Bakrid rituals inside a Mira Road housing society escalated into protests and a bizarre pig-carrying incident. MIRA BHAYANDAR: The Mira Road area in Thane witnessed an extraordinary scene on Tuesday, a policeman running frantically with a pig in his arms while a crowd chased him, trying to grab the…
Pimpleshwar Devasthan Temple, Mumbai MUMBAI: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the transfer of nearly 4.3 acres of industrial land at Dombivli to the Pimpleshwar Devasthan Temple Trust at a nominal cost, based on encroachment rules.Located along Kalyan-Shil Road, the Shri Pimpaleshwar Mahadev Temple, believed to be around 150 years old, received pilgrimage site status…
MUMBAI: The BMC improvements committee on Wednesday sent back to the civic administration a proposal to hand over the sprawling SevenHills Hospital campus at Marol to a private player, following strong opposition from Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) corporators who questioned the timing, transparency and terms of the move.The proposal was not rejected but was…
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has convened a meeting of party office bearers, MPs, and MLAs in Mumbai. MUMBAI: Fuel prices and energy policy returned to the political spotlight this week, with the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) [NCP (SP)] launching a twin attack on the BJP, questioning both the Centre’s fuel pricing policy and…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s mounting public debt and alleged delays in clearing payments to small contractors triggered a fresh political row on Wednesday, with NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) accusing the BJP-led state government of pushing nearly three lakh contractors and developers into financial distress.NCP(SP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase claimed that the state’s public debt has crossed Rs 10…
Victim Sandhya Jain (56) and CCTV footage snip of culprit biker (R) NAVI MUMBAI: A Navi Mumbai based journalist Sandhya Jain (56), who writes on women’s rights and safety, was badly injured in a hit-and-run accident recently on the Palm Beach Road, as a speeding motorcyclist jumped a red signal to crash straight into her…
The structures proposed to be handed over to the BMC also include 27 flyovers and four foot overbridges Mumbai: BMC has decided to take over 27 flyovers and several allied structures built by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) only if the state agency transfers maintenance funds and hands over key technical documents related…
