The Israeli Consulate in Mumbai announced plans to erect a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Israel, commemorating his coronation anniversary. MUMBAI: The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai has announced that it will install a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Israel. The announcement was made on the occasion of Shivrajyabhishek Din which refers…
Chaitanya MarpakwarMumbai: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Saturday backed the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest in Delhi seeking the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak.Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said the warning given by the agitation at Jantar Mantar is that one must not underestimate the ‘cockroaches’. “Those…
Thane: A 60-year-old retired man from Thane district and 21 others were allegedly cheated of over Rs 31 lakh through a malicious link (APK file) sent under the pretext of updating a piped gas company’s bill payment, police said on Saturday.The complainant, a resident of Khadakpada in Kalyan, received a WhatsApp message on May 30…
Mumbai: Between June 1 and 5, the state Food and Drug Administration carried out 195 raids across the state that resulted in seizure of banned goods worth around Rs 2 crore and the arrest of 192 people.Most of the raids were carried out in the Konkan division, with 79 raids conducted and 78 people arrested.These…
Mumbai: The extension of the Mrinaltai Gore flyover at Goregaon (West) that is between Ram Mandir Marg and Relief Road was inaugurated by Mayor Ritu Tawde on Saturday morning and was thrown open to traffic by evening.The extension to the flyover is expected to ease traffic congestion in Goregaon, including on Swami Vivekanand Marg and…
At the age when many tend to pop tablets, two pensioners are smiling at a tablet of a different kind — a lit-up electronic notebook held by a young boy, presumably their grandson. This AI-generated WhatsApp display picture belongs to Mulund-based Umesh Prabhu whose new mission is written in bold on the image: “AI after…
Mumbai: Children growing up in India’s urban slums are no longer battling just undernutrition. By the time they reach primary school, many are becoming overweight or obese, creating a dangerous “double burden of malnutrition” that could fuel future epidemics of diabetes and heart disease.That is the key finding of a new study published last week…
Palghar: Police recovered the skeleton of a 32-year-old history-sheeter from the water tank of a housing complex at Nalasopara in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, nearly five months after he went missing, and arrested five men for allegedly murdering him, officials said on Saturday.The victim, identified as Ravi Bidlan, went missing on Jan 15 this year, they…
Mumbai: In a major operation against illegal immigration, Mumbai Police arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly residing in India without valid documents for nearly 15 years, officials said on Saturday.The action was carried out by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Police in Andheri, where officers conducted a targeted operation based on specific intelligence…
Mumbai: On a scorching Thursday afternoon, our vehicle crawls across the uneven terrain of the Mulund dumping ground, lurching over mounds of excavated waste and freshly processed earth. Giant excavators claw into decades-old garbage while conveyor belts, trommel screens and compactors work relentlessly under a cloud of dust. This is not an active landfill. The…
