Richa PintoMumbai: The election of 79 winners in this year’s BMC elections – or 34% in the civic House of 227 — has been challenged in court by their rivals. Among the challengers are former BMC corporators, the daughter of a sitting Shiv Sena MP and a former BJP party leader in the civic body….
Air India Air Services Ltd ground handling staff stage a protest, stop work for 3 hours Times News NetworkMumbai: Thousands of passengers booked on Air India, Air India Express and some foreign airlines on their Mumbai flights scheduled between 10 am and 1 pm on Monday had a harrowing time after employees of AI Airport…
Mumbai: The BMC suggested 15-point reforms to the BEST to improve efficiency and increase revenue, at a time when the undertaking estimated losses to the tune of Rs 2,439 crore for 2026-27 in its latest budget and was seeking a Rs 4,000 crore grant.The reforms included ways to strengthen the power distribution network, embark on…
Mumbai: Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) chairman Pratap Sarnaik said a proposal for a fare hike was under consideration due to rising diesel costs.Sources said there is an additional fuel cost burden of Rs 124 crore on MSRTC due to the recent Rs 3-per-litre hike in diesel prices. The state bus corporation requires an…
Mumbai celebrated ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas’ 75th birth anniversary by inaugurating “Padma Bhushan Pankaj Udhas Chowk” on Peddar Road. The event, attended by numerous celebrities and civic officials, honored his immense contribution to Indian music and humanitarian work. Family and friends shared heartfelt memories, highlighting his enduring legacy. Sunday evening saw Mumbai come together in…
MUMBAI: Former BMC corporators, daughter of a sitting Shiv Sena MP & a BJP party worker who lost the latest BMC polls have a wafer thin margin of seven votes are among the 79 who have challenged the civic election results off various corporator wards. BMC elections were held in January 2026.The former BMC Corporators…
MUMBAI: The Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two men from Borivali railway station for their alleged involvement in a bomb-hurling incident outside an Ashram in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.The accused had allegedly fled West Bengal and travelled to Mumbai to evade arrest, according to news agency PTI.Mumbai Crime Branch said,…
MUMBAI: A week after a tree fell on an auto in Khar, critically injured teenager Aarika Srivastava died Sunday while undergoing treatment. Doctors had declared Aarika, 14, brain dead on Thursday after an apnea test. Following her death, police added a culpable homicide charge against the construction firm linked to the site where the tree…
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of city police arrested builder Sohail Abdullah Dukka for illegally selling flats in a slum redevelopment project at Jogeshwari.The case pertains to a complaint filed by Mohammad Momin, who alleged that Dukka misappropriated crores of rupees while acting as a partner in Unique Developers, the firm executing the “One…
Investigation in one case where the loss is tagged at Rs 13.65 crore is still on Mumbai: The city’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has closed three of the four cases registered against multiple companies and their directors for allegedly defrauding state govt of nearly Rs 123 crore by submitting fake bank guarantees in the solar…
