Mumbai: BJP politician Kirit Somaiya on Monday visited the Gamdevi police station and asked for action to be taken against actor Imran Khan, who had arrived at August Kranti Maidan for an anti-CEC protest on Saturday.“Imran Khan staying in India for the last couple of days is showing extremism, fanaticism… Indians cannot tolerate it. Khan…
Truck drivers form the backbone of India’s logistics supply chain, yet many face income volatility and lack structured retirement benefits. Mumbai: The All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) to promote financial literacy and strengthen the financial well-being of India’s trucking…
BEST committee member Ajay Singh on Monday urged the undertaking to develop its own independent e-ticketing platform instead of continuing with an external service provider. I Mumbai: With the agreement for the app-based e-ticketing system used by the BEST nearing its end, BEST committee member Ajay Singh on Monday urged the undertaking to develop its…
Police have arrested the tanker driver, Masher Zuber Ali (21). VIRAR: A woman and her four-year-old son were killed after a speeding water tanker rammed into their two-wheeler near Kopri Naka in Virar on Monday morning. Police have arrested the tanker driver.The family was on its way to seek blessings at the Jivdani Devi temple…
Mumbai: A passenger was handed over to Sahar police after allegedly smoking tobacco in a chillum inside the lavatory of a SpiceJet Dubai-Mumbai flight on Oct 9, cabin crew member Neeraj Rawat said in a complaint. Sahar police arrested the accused passenger, Mohamed Uvesh Noor Mohammad Aibani (26), under the BNS section for endangering lives…
Actor Imran Khan’s presence last week at a Mumbai protest saw BJP ex-MP Kirit Somaiya raise questions over his citizenship. Somaiya’s query has triggered a discussion on what the law provides for as rights to Indians, foreigners, and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) in relation to free speech, assembly, and protest.Rights of citizensIndian citizens have…
Kalyan: Supporters of BJP MLA Sulabha Gaikwad allegedly assaulted a supervisor at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s (KDMC) Umbarde waste processing plant on Monday, accusing him of being under the influence of alcohol. The incident reportedly took place in the presence of Gaikwad and KDMC deputy commissioner Ramdas Kokare during an inspection that raised concerns over…
‘Mediator’ who passed on MPSC exam paper, Rs 5L arrested Mumbai: The city crime branch probing the MPSC drug inspector exam paper leak case on Monday arrested an alleged mediator who helped pass on a photocopy of the question paper and Rs 5 lakh between the owner of a coaching academy and the father of…
Mumbai: IIT Bombay has advertised for ad hoc positions of 20 counsellors. These include 16 student counsellors and four senior counsellors. The possible joining date for the counsellors is as early as Oct 15, indicating the urgency in the matter. The institute has been taking steps to strengthen the Students’ Wellness Centre, following the death…
Mumbai: Sahil Wakode, the second-year BTech student at IIT Bombay who died by suicide last month, in his written statement to the institute after being caught copying, had said he would not repeat the mistake and had asked for a “chance”, police sources said.Wakode apologised and said it was a mistake and that he had…
