Dhanalaxmi allegedly told Pant Nagar police that she had grudges against Sapna as she had lodged two complaints against her family, including allegations of domestic violence, harassment and unnatural sex Mumbai: Two days after a Ghatkopar woman, Dhanalaxmi Ganji, and four others were arrested for allegedly killing her daughter-in-law Sapna (35), a lookout circular has…
TISS has also instituted a Viksit Bharat fellows programme under the initiative Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has launched the Viksit Bharat Vichar Kendra (VBVK), an interdisciplinary think tank aimed at strengthening policy research and academic engagement around India’s development goals under Viksit Bharat.Set up as a five-year institutional initiative, this centre…
Cajetan Pires, an amputee, was pushed off a moving local train by an able bodied passenger and killed Mumbai: An eyewitness to Thursday’s incident where a disabled commuter was pushed off a moving local train and killed by an able-bodied traveller following a row over seats told the police that onlookers had intervened and offered…
The accused was arrested in Bengaluru Mumbai: MIDC police in Mumbai arrested a 44-year-old chartered accountant from Bengaluru, Pankaj Gupta, on Aug 15 in connection with an FIR that alleged he embezzled Rs 1.19 crore from an investment management firm in Mumbai where he worked as CFO for almost two years. Gupta allegedly deleted his…
Mumbai: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the business licences of two more elite clubs in the city –The Bombay Presidency Radio Club in Colaba and the Khar Gymkhana — over alleged severe hygiene violations, including lack of pest control, improper thawing of frozen food, and spitting marks observed on the premises.Inspections at…
Mumbai: Thursday’s incident where a disabled commuter was pushed off a moving local train and killed by an able-bodied commuter following an argument over seats should be a “wake-up call” for the Railways, said activists, demanding sustained action against unauthorised travel in Divyangjan (handicapped) coaches. In 2025, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) registered over 23,000…
CCTV grab of the accused Anil Shinde Mumbai: Anil Shinde, who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 25-year-old airhostess, on Tuesday told police that he and his two friends, who also impersonate as transgender persons, would hire autorickshaws to various residential societies every day seeking alms. They preferred travelling by auto because of fear…
The FIR was registered recently based on a written complaint received by the police. Police are probing the case and are yet to make any arrests. MUMBAI: BKC police on Wednesday registered a first information report (FIR) against a diamond merchant, who had an office at Bharat Diamond Bourse, for allegedly duping an NRI by…
Navi Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), western zone bench (Pune), has slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the Thane collector for failing to file a reply on the problem of heaps of debris found dumped at several locations, including at coastal regulation zone (CRZ) sites, in the district. The NGT called the…
As per the FIR, Rinki Biswas was booked under the BNS sections for theft in a dwelling house and criminal intimidation. (AI-generated image) MUMBAI: A hotel management student, Rinki Biswas (30), was arrested in Kolkata and brought to Mumbai for allegedly duping a 30-year-old man from Sahar Village, whom she befriended through a marriage portal…
