MLA Ravindra Chavan performing “Sankalp Purti Puja” KALYAN: BJP Maharashtra president and MLA Ravindra Chavan on Monday thanked the Mahayuti government for approving the transfer of 4.25 acres of land surrounding the historic Pimpeshwar Mahadev Temple in Dombivli to the temple trust, bringing an end to a 14-year-long struggle by devotees and local residents.Speaking at…
Maharashtra government has officially acquired the iconic Air India building in Nariman Point for Rs 1601 crore. MUMBAI: Three years after the cabinet approval, the iconic Air India building at Nariman Point was taken over by the Maharashtra govt on Tuesday. CM Devendra Fadnavis presided over the registration of the agreement of the Air India…
Demolition drive at Goregaon, Mumbai MUMBAI: An anti-encroachment drive took place at Aarey Colony of Goregaon in Mumbai on Tuesday. The action is being taken against an alleged illegal dargah in the area over encroachment on government land.Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and police initiated the exercise after notices were ignored and no valid documents were…
Arohi Deshpande (in white) with her support system MUMBAI: When Arohi Deshpande secured all India rank (AIR) 77 in JEE (Advanced) 2026 and emerged as the country’s highest-ranked girl candidate, it marked the culmination of a decision her family had taken four years ago: to uproot their lives and move to Kota.The move began in…
JEE Advanced 2026 topper Shubham Kumar MUMBAI: The IIT Delhi zone stood out in the JEE (Advanced) 2026 merit list, accounting for the top three all-India rankers as well as the highest-ranked girl candidate in a year that also threw up an interesting social trend: a higher qualification rate for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates (52.8%)…
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at multiple locations in Maharashtra and Gujarat on Tuesday as part of a money laundering investigation linked to drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola, officials said. The 59-year-old was brought back from Türkiye by India in April and was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) soon after landing…
JEE (Advanced) 2026 result MUMBAI: Of the nearly 1.8 lakh students who appeared for the JEE (Advanced), 56,880 have qualified. Girls accounted for 10,107 or 17.7% of successful candidates.The most striking feature of this year’s results was the performance of the scheduled caste (SC) candidates. While 38,436 general category students appeared for the exam and…
MUMBAI: Nearly 12 years after a citywide survey was conducted to identify eligible hawkers, the BMC will finally begin distributing QR code based identity cards to them this week. This exercise is expected to be completed within 10 days, with civic officials indicating that even in case of a delay, they aim to wrap up…
Woman held for stealing valuables worth Rs 25 lakh from actor Raveena Tandon’s brother’s house MUMBAI: A 47-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh from the residence of Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon’s brother after allegedly gaining the family’s trust while working as a caretaker, police said…
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that 80 lakh beneficiaries of the Mukhya Mantri Ladki Bahin Yojana have been dropped from the scheme. “When scrutiny of documents from various databases was carried out, it was found that 14,000 beneficiaries were men, five lakh were govt employees, 10 lakh…
