Mumbai: What began as a probe into a digital arrest scam led cyber police to a high- tech operation where messaging and video calling apps like WhatsApp were cloned dozens of times on the same device before shipping it overseas to facilitate global cybercrime. Four men were arrested from Tripura in this connection and police…
Mumbai: The 47th metropolitan magistrate court has issued a non-bailable warrant against former Religare Enterprises chairperson Rashmi Saluja after she repeatedly failed to appear in connection with alleged irregularities in the allotment of employee stock options (ESOPs) at Care Health Insurance Ltd.The case stems from an economic offences wing chargesheet against Saluja and 3 others—former…
Mumbai: A special court in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district has acquitted former state minister Anil Parab in a case of alleged illegal construction of a resort and tax irregularity, ruling that the prosecution has failed to prove its case.Besides Parab, who is a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, special judge at Khed Prasanna S Chandgude, hearing cases…
Mumbai: In a significant development in the suspected fatal drug overdose case, police on Wednesday told a magistrate’s court that prime accused Mahesh Khemlani had ordered 4,000 ecstasy pills from Europe and had them couriered to a co-accused’s residence in Ulhasnagar. Police also said that a USTD wallet was used to facilitate payment. The court…
Mumbai: In a move that could fundamentally alter how private medical colleges in Maharashtra admit students, the state CET Cell has proposed doing away with the controversial institutional round, the final stage of admissions that has for years operated outside the centralised counselling process overseen by govt.The proposal, officials confirmed, has already received clearance from…
Mumbai: Calling it a “miracle” that lakhs of residents continue to live in structurally unsafe buildings, a committee appointed by Bombay high court has raised alarm over the condition of the city’s ageing cessed structures, highlighting delays in redevelopment and acute shortage of rehabilitation housing.The panel’s report estimates that nearly four lakh tenants are currently…
Navi Mumbai: To address traffic congestion at Kalamboli Junction, the Kalamboli Junction Improvement Project was implemented by the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation, and six unauthorised constructions on a service corridor in Kamothe, opposite MGM Hospital, created obstacles in the project. The unauthorised constructions department of Cidco conducted an eviction campaign and all six concrete…
Mumbai: The state election commission (SEC) has issued a notice to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by approving funds for municipal councils during the election period without its permission and sought a detailed report.Officials said MPCB held its 186th board meeting on Nov 25, 2025, when the…
Mumbai: A special court on Wednesday granted Enforcement Directorate (ED) permission to arrest Praful Lodha, in custody for multiple serious offences, to investigate allegations of money laundering. The order allows the central agency to take custody of Lodha to unearth the money trail and identify the source of funds used for the acquisition of various…
Mumbai: The BMC standing committee has directed the civic administration to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into all proposals passed by the mechanical and electrical (M&E) department over the past four years. BJP member Makarand Narwekar alleged that a Rs 62-crore tender for the installation of LED lights below skywalks was awarded to a company…
