Mumbai: Financially stressed BEST undertaking is set to receive a major relief ahead of Diwali, with BMC expected to release Rs 500 crore in financial assistance. The funds will primarily be used to clear pending gratuity payments to retired employees and strengthen the undertaking’s financial position.According to available information, gratuity payments have already been made…
Raj Thackeray expressed his discontent over the ongoing delays in the improvement of the Mumbai-Goa National Highway MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday attributed the prolonged delay in completing the Mumbai-Goa National Highway to what he termed “political interference”, questioning why contractors had left the project and why land acquisition and…
Around 90% of the 164 unauthorised schools have the word “English” in their names, reflecting the aspiration for English-medium education in slum pockets (AI Image) MUMBAI: In Baiganwadi, Govandi, the morning rush begins before the school bell. Traffic chokes the narrow roads as autorickshaws, two-wheelers and pedestrians jostle for space. Students in uniforms stream into…
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a probe into the alleged theft of Rs 18 crore annually from the donation collections of Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple. MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ordered a probe into the alleged theft of Rs 18 crore annually from the donation collections of Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple.He directed officials to examine…
MUMBAI: The Centre should withdraw the proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Bill or refer it to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed discussion among all political parties instead of rushing it through Parliament, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) working president and MP Supriya Sule said on Friday.Sule also said all eight Lok Sabha MPs of…
2 booked for creating 22 mule bank accounts used for 42 cyber scams nationally Mumbai: Khar Police has registered an FIR against two men for running 22 mule bank accounts through which at least 42 cyber fraud cases were perpetrated throughout the country. Police said an amount of Rs 7.42 crore was defrauded collectively in…
Mumbai: Two men were arrested from Raipur in Chhattisgarh by a Vanrai Police team in connection with a case of cheating a logistics firm to the tune of Rs 94 lakh. Police said the accused were on the run for the past year. More arrests are likely.Last year, the vice-president of a logistics firm registered…
Representation pic: BRICS Cultural Festival at Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal Mumbai: The second BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 will be held on Aug 11 and 12 in Mumbai. It will bring together representatives of 15 cities from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Iran and Indonesia. The conclave is being organised by Mumbai First…
Palghar: State govt has sanctioned Rs 39.86 crore in financial assistance for families, shopkeepers and stall owners affected by heavy rain and flooding in Palghar in July. The district administration has started distributing the relief, with Rs 22.77 crore already reaching 15,190 beneficiaries.Heavy rain in Palghar in July had caused extensive financial losses to residents,…
Mumbai: A 42-year-old accountant of a private company was arrested on charges of rape and cheating after he induced his colleague to help him with his mother’s eye treatment, called her to a hotel in Colaba, sexually assaulted her and later threatened to make this social; he exploited her on multiple occasions.Colaba police arrested the…
