Pradeep GuptaKalyan: The Kalyan judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) on Monday remanded four accused, including Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, to 11 days of judicial custody in connection with the assault on doctors and hospital staff at the KDMC-run Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli.Ahead of the hearing, a large number of Mhatre’s supporters gathered at…
Mumbai: India’s international university experiment is gathering speed. After 13 foreign campuses began operations in the 2026-27 academic year, another set of institutions is preparing to enter the country, including Coventry University, Flinders University, Istituto Europeo di Design, La Trobe University, Lancaster University, the University of Surrey and Western Sydney University.But for students and parents…
A video of the heated argument over language use had gone viral on social media. MUMBAI: A preliminary inquiry into the altercation between a passenger and a ticket checker aboard an air-conditioned Mumbai suburban train has found that the railway employee acted in accordance with the law and prescribed procedures, Western Railway said on Monday.The…
The incident was reported at 1.15 pm at the Wireless Compound in Juhu Gully, behind Jagrut Hanuman Temple in D.N. Nagar. MUMBAI: A 10-year-old boy drowned after entering an excavated pit on private property that was filled with water. The boy was accompanied by two other children for a swim in Andheri (West) on Monday…
Passengers reported breathing difficulties after the incident, with one commuter taken to hospital as a precaution. MUMBAI: Suburban railway network witnessed anxious moments on Monday after passengers aboard an air-conditioned local train reported breathing difficulties near Mulund station, prompting Central Railway to withdraw the rake from service and send one commuter to hospital.Initial reports circulating…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday extended support to the ongoing protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar, backing climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke over their demands related to alleged examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak controversy.Meanwhile, Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike entered Day…
MUMBAI: Mumbai Deputy Mayor and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena corporator Sanjay Ghadi has written to the Municipal Commissioner, seeking the allotment of a vacant civic bungalow within the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan premises in Byculla, citing the long commute from his residence in Dahisar and the need to attend official meetings on time.In a letter…
Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora proposed public shaming for offenders in Mumbai. MUMBAI: Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora on Monday suggested that the BMC consider naming, shaming and fining habitual public urinators, spitters, litterers and blacklisted contractors, while simultaneously ensuring the city has clean, safe and accessible public toilets.In a post on X, Deora referred…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane questioned Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s third marriage, asking whether it should be viewed as an example of “love jihad“.The BJP MLA also urged members of the Hindu community to think carefully before supporting such celebrities.“When celebrities take such decisions in their personal lives, Hindu society should think about it. It…
Pothole-related complaints are known to see a spike after every wet spell when heavy rains expose the quality of substandard roads Mumbai: The BMC has received 2,633 complaints of potholes on roads across Mumbai since June 10, with a large number of complaints — 1,576 — being lodged in the first 12 days of July…
