Mira Road: A 75-year-old woman from Mira Road was allegedly duped of Rs 1.7 crore by a cyber fraudster who befriended her on Facebook and posed as a foreign-based man planning to move to Mumbai and live with her.According to the police, the woman came in contact with a man identifying himself as Prince Faisal…
Mumbai: BMC is set to seek the standing committee’s approval to extend the contract of the agency carrying out biomining and remediation at the Mulund dumping ground by 216 days to process an additional 7 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste found at the site. A proposal seeks approval for the revised contract period up…
Large-scale infestation of live flies was found in various areas of the kitchen. MUMBAI: The FDA suspended the food business licence of The Bombay Presidency Radio Club and the registration certificate of Khar Gymkhana over severe hygiene, structural and food safety violations.Both establishments had failed to ensure proper waste management and pest control and had…
Governor Jishnu Dev Varma called for stronger economic, technological and innovation partnerships between Maharashtra and the German state of Hessen. MUMBAI: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma called for stronger economic, technological and innovation partnerships between Maharashtra and the German state of Hessen.He said the Mumbai-Frankfurt and Maharashtra-Hessen connect could open new opportunities for industry, investment, research…
When the world’s greatest symbol of love joins hands with a global movement for peace… a new journey begins. Dr Huzaifa Khorakiwala, founder of the I Am Peacekeeper Movement, and acclaimed filmmaker Akbar Khan recently launched the global journey of Taj Mahal – An Eternal Love Story.While Dr Huzaifa Khorakiwala has inspired a global movement…
Powai police arrested Anil Shinde within four hours of an FIR. He posed as a transgender person to gain entry into a building. MUMBAI: Powai police arrested Anil Shinde, 28, from Kalwa within four hours after an FIR was registered at 11 pm on Tuesday in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 25-year-old…
Mumbai’s mortality data shows little change in leading causes of death. A snapshot of Mumbai’s mortality data shows little change in the city’s leading causes of death, with heart disease and cancer accounting for the largest numbers. While nearly 10,000 deaths were attributed to cancer in 2023, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases also continued to…
Proposal for mayor’s social media team dropped in BMC MUMBAI: The BMC standing committee on Thursday deferred the controversial proposal pertaining to a Rs 25.12 lakh contract for handling of social media at the mayor’s office.The proposal was marked “not taken” without any discussion.Listed under the public relations department, the contract is for extending the…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court has dismissed a Pune-based canteen operator’s petition challenging an FDA order directing the implementation of two regulations that prohibit the sale of HFSS (high fat, sugar and salt) foods within school premises and within 50 metres of a school gate.Justices Riyaz Chagla and Firdosh Pooniwalla held that the “petition is misconceived…
The ‘Queen’ actress, on Thursday, shared a video of Tagore’s recent interview on her Instagram Stories and said she respected the veteran actor’s right to have reservations about the national song. MUMBAI: Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has responded to veteran actor Sharmila Tagore’s recent remarks on ‘Vande Mataram’, arguing that the national song should not be…
