Thane: The Thane Crime Branch has solved a 12-year-old murder case, arresting construction contractor and “reel star” Surendra Patil (55) for allegedly abducting and killing a Dombivli resident over a property dispute and dumping his body in a forest near Murbad in 2014.Police said victim Karan Bagul, who owned around ten guntha of land in…
Thane: As many as 23 people, including two foreign nationals, have been arrested and narcotics worth nearly Rs 1.4 crore seized during a week-long special anti-drug campaign in Thane district, a senior police official said on Thursday. The crackdown on drug networks and users covered areas under Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar police commissionerate (zone 1) falling in…
Mumbai: Hundreds of passengers booked on late-night SpiceJet flights from Mumbai to Bengaluru, Delhi and Ahmedabad faced long delays and cancellations on Wednesday night and early Thursday, leaving many stranded at the airport through the night.Among the worst affected was a Mumbai–Bengaluru red-eye flight (SG 874), scheduled to depart at 1.55am, which eventually left about…
Thane: Daily trekking on Yeoor Hills prompted Thane girl Akshara Goel to set her sights on climbing the Everest once her ICSE Class 10 results were released. She will celebrate her academic success at the Base Camp of Mount Everest on May 17.Goel, a student of Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School, Thane, scored 98.8% in her…
The music we listen to today, and the content we watch on TV, YouTube and other OTT platforms, has been facing backlash across the country over its “objectionable” nature, especially songs that appear to glorify crime.From songs linked to Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah being taken down, to the controversy around “Sarke Chunar Teri…
MUMBAI: Former MLA and Prahar Janshakti Party leader Bachchu Kadu on Thursday joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and became a Sena candidate for the MLC polls. On Wednesday, Kadu had hinted that he was open to negotiations on his Prahar Janshakti Party’s merger with the Sena. Kadu said Shinde has accepted all the conditions…
MUMBAI: Jiya Jacob, the 11th accused held in the suspected drug overdose case that led to the deaths of two MBA students, was on Thursday remanded to judicial custody by a magistrate court in Borivali. Vanrai Police are now looking for Jacob’s live-in partner, Mahesh Khemlani, who is believed to have moved abroad after the…
Mumbai diners will soon know if their paneer is dairy-based or a vegetable oil substitute. MUMBAI: If you’re ordering your favourite paneer tikka or butter paneer at restaurants across Mumbai and Maharashtra, expect a new level of transparency from May 1. Diners will now be clearly told whether the “paneer” on their plate is real…
Mumbai’s real estate is set for a major shift as the new Mumbai-Pune Expressway bypass, the Missing Link, promises to slash travel times MUMBAI: As Mumbai’s housing demand spills beyond its saturated core, the upcoming Missing Link on the Mumbai–Pune Expressway is poised to reshape the region’s real estate geography, catalysing growth across the emerging…
MUMBAI: Hundreds of passengers booked on late-night SpiceJet flights from Mumbai to Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi were put through a gruelling sleepless night on Wednesday night and Thursday early hours due to inordinate delays and cancellation. Among the worst hit was a SpiceJet red-eye flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru which departed nine hours late on…
