Eknath Shinde (File photo) MUMBAI: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday played down speculation about a possible merger between the two Shiv Sena factions, asserting that his party represents the true ideology of late Bal Thackeray.Shinde said his Shiv Sena has the mandate of the people and is continuing the legacy of Hindutva and…
DCM Eknath Shinde was speaking after Mahayuti candidate Ravindra Phatak filed his nomination from Thane-Palghar for the MLC polls on Monday. Mumbai: DCM Eknath Shinde sidestepped and downplayed talks of a merger of the two Shiv Senas, saying that it was his Shiv Sena that is carrying forward the ideology of Shiv Sena founder, late…
Mumbai: Eight candidates, including two from outside the state, secured a perfect 100 percentile in Maharashtra’s MBA/MMS CET results announced on Monday. Of the eight toppers, two are girls. A total of 1.2 lakh appeared for the first attempt of the exam. More than 3,500 candidates took the exam from outside the state. Results for…
Najma Rizwan Sheikh (27) died while undergoing what the doctors of Sheetla Hospital in Chembur said was a “routine” gynaecological procedure Mumbai: An expert committee of JJ Hospital has concluded that six doctors from a Govandi hospital grossly deviated from routine practice by not informing police to conduct an inquest or facilitate a postmortem examination…
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to fast-track the creation of a statewide charging-station network to support the planned scale-up of e-buses under the ‘Viksit Maharashtra’ vision.The state targets conversion of 50% of the ST fleet to electric by 2029, 80% by 2035 and 100% by…
An ex employee working with a gymkhana in the western suburbs was arrested by Kandivli police in a case of misappropriation of Rs 24 lakh. Mumbai: An ex-employee working with a gymkhana in the western suburbs was arrested by Kandivli police in a case of misappropriation of Rs 24 lakh. Police said the accused spent…
Barricading one lane of Marine Drive will create a safe space for walkers, joggers and cylcists Mumbai: Swift action by a police constable and some citizens helped rescue a 46-year-old woman who had jumped into the sea at Marine Drive on Sunday. Police said that when the woman jumped into the sea, police constable Jayesh…
A doctor from BMC’s health and family welfare department said Mumbai has seen an overall decrease in maternal mortality as well as abortion-linked fatality over the last few years, with monthly figures dropping into single digits Mumbai: For the second consecutive year, Mumbai recorded no abortion-linked death in 2025-26, dropping from 19 in 2017-18, shows…
The irony of Suman Kalyanpur’s career is that millions loved the songs she sang, but many didn’t know that she was the singer Mumbai: Singer Suman Kalyanpur was laid to rest with full state honours at Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu Monday afternoon. The remains of the 89-year-old singer, who died at her residence in…
Kalyan: A day after residents, cricket enthusiasts and leaders from various political parties staged a protest against construction activity at the historic railway cricket ground in Dombivli’s Bawanchal area, a Shiv Sena delegation on Monday met Central Railway’s Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Haresh Mina, who assured them that the ongoing work would be halted for…
