Mumbai: A 36-year-old Bangladeshi woman, who was in police custody pending deportation, escaped from the premises of Kurla Police Station in the early hours of Wednesday, triggering an internal probe and a manhunt. The Kurla police as well the city crime branch are trying to trace the woman.According to the police, the incident took place…
Mumbai: A course-correction is being attempted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)—Indian pre-history “always ignored in museums” or given compact spaces for display is now finally getting its due. The museum on Thursday inaugurated ‘The Stone Age: Journey Through Time’, a long-awaited extension of the ‘Networks of the Past’ gallery.The Stone Age marks the…
Mumbai: A consumer district redressal commission has directed the defunct Go Airlines (India) Ltd, which shut in May 2023, to refund Rs 63,161 to a passenger with 8% interest since Dec 26, 2019, for a last-minute flight cancellation. It said the airline itself acknowledged it cancelled the flight and offered a refund but later said…
People across age groups are turning to handmade flower workshops, embracing creativity and sustainability As Mumbai embraces mindful living and sustainable choices, handmade flower workshops are gaining popularity. They go beyond crafting pretty bouquets; they offer a chance to slow down, express creativity and find joy in small moments. In a city that rarely pauses,…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed serious concern over the alleged sexual harassment of employees at a unit of Tata Consultancy Services in Nashik.Fadnavis said the matter was grave, alleging that the acts appeared to have been carried out in a planned manner by a module.However, the chief minister praised the company’s…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has permitted the medical termination of a 27-week pregnancy of a 17-year-old rape survivor, upholding her right to reproductive autonomy.Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on Wednesday said even though JJ Hospital medical board has given its opinion that there is no substantial foetal anomaly, “the petitioner does not wish…
MUMBAI: The Australian Consulate-General in Mumbai on Thursday announced a new initiative aimed at improving school infrastructure in rural Maharashtra through renewable energy and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions.The announcement marked a collaboration between the Australian Consulate-General Mumbai and Swades Foundation to implement the programme in Raigad and Nashik districts.Senior dignitaries attended the event…
MUMBAI: A group of young farmers from Nashik were in Mumbai for the first time this week, that too at the home of the Australian Consul-General’s residence in Breach Candy where they spoke candidly on how they are now no longer waiting for the rains to decide their future. Until recently, most of them depended…
Palghar: A worker sustained severe burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a factory located in an industrial area of Boisar in Palghar district on Thursday, an official said.The incident occurred at 10.45am in Nandosal Industries located in Tarapur Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area, he added.“A company worker suffered around 60% burn injuries in…
Mumbai: State government on Thursday told Bombay high court it has no scheme for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare neurodegenerative disease that is caused by mutated measles virus.Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Shyam Chandak were hearing a PIL filed in September 2025 by Panvel resident Mahadu Belkar whose son was suffering from SSPE…
