Mumbai: Minister Ashish Shelar’s assertion that a land’s original reservation cannot be altered to only suit a particular use appears to be at odds with BMC’s actions. Proposals for changes in land use have been made for multiple sites in the city and a 1,005sm plot housing the now defunct century-old Alexandra Theatre in Byculla…
A government press release stated the interest rate will be 1% higher than the interest rate at which the Reserve Bank of India provides loans to commercial banks. Mumbai: In a major decision, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to pay an additional 1% interest if there is a delay in payment of…
Devendra Fadnavis said a study by the Centre for Seismic Technology was already underway, but directed authorities to rope in additional reputed institutions to conduct a more comprehensive assessment of the situation Palghar: Four back-to-back earthquake tremors struck Jawhar taluka in Palghar district on Monday night, triggering panic among residents and prompting several people to…
Mumbai: Concerns over regulatory compliance, civic and infrastructure problems, political instability and the business environment have come into focus after 36,211 private companies were liquidated, dissolved or struck off in Maharashtra over the past five years. The figures, disclosed by the ministry of corporate affairs in the Lok Sabha to a query by Shiv Sena…
Navi Mumbai: As the 80th Independence Day approaches, TOI visited the descendants of the freedom fighter Babu Genu, who was run over at Kalbadevi by a truck transporting imported cloth during the Swadeshi Movement in 1930. Around 200 km from Mumbai, in Mahalunge Padawal village, Ambegaon taluka, Pune district, the grandnephew of Babu Genu, Kisanrao…
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s transport commissioner Rajesh Narvekar has begun a high-level probe into a multi-crore vehicle fitness certificate scam spanning at least nine major Regional Transport Offices (RTOs), including Andheri, Wadala, Thane and Vashi in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Preliminary findings suggest fitness certificates were issued to several commercial vehicles by bypassing mandatory norms, potentially allowing…
Police said the trio committed the offences within three days of arriving in Mumbai. (AI-generated image) MUMBAI: Three women from Madhya Pradesh were arrested in Andheri for allegedly carrying out two robberies within 48 hours, stealing Rs 75,500 in cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 3 lakh, police said.The accused were identified as Sonam Baneri…
Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday directed that action should be taken against food adulterators, including adulterators of milk and cheese, under organised crime laws like MCOCA.Shinde said milk and dairy product adulterators played with the health of citizens, and especially the lives of young children.“Children drink large amounts of milk. Fake cheese…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Tuesday offered quick relief to Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd, which challenged the FDA move to stop the sale of some of its medicines.The FDA was only “displaying its powers”, said the high court bench of acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad.For Cadila, senior advocate Birendra Saraf said…
Bombay high court allowed ILS Law college students to appear for exams due to attendance issues (File photo) MUMBAI: In a huge relief to students of ILS Law college in Pune barred from appearing for their semester-end law exams in the academic year 2025-26 for attendance shortfall, Bombay high court on Monday permitted them to…
