MUMBAI: Many men at the packed hall in Mira Road heard Indian-British Islamic scholar Mohammad Akram Nadwi with amazement. Citing instances from early Islam, Nadwi said that stopping women from visiting mosques and offering namaz there is against Prophet Muhammad’s traditions.Contrary to what the Prophet and many of his companions did, most mosques in the…
Maharashtra’s transport department will mandate Marathi language proficiency for autorickshaw and taxi drivers from May 1 MUMBAI: From May 1, licensed autorickshaw and taxi drivers in state will have to demonstrate knowledge of Marathi, with the transport department set to launch a verification drive across 59 regional and sub-regional transport offices.Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said…
Mumbai: In a significant move to revive fee oversight in private schools, the state govt has reconstituted the long-dormant revision committee under the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2011, restoring a key appellate mechanism that had remained largely defunct for the past few years.Retired Bombay High Court Judge M G Gaikwad has been…
Mumbai: Police have booked a sweeper and two others after the carcass of a community cat was found dumped in a trash bin of a housing society in Mira Road.Animal activist Pallavi Patil, who had filed the police complaint against sweeper Shyam Singh, 35, and two others, alleged: “On April 11, the sweeper beat up…
Mumbai: Mercury continued to climb steadily as maximum temperatures touched 36°C, 2.6° above normal, making Tuesday the hottest day of this month so far. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for hot and humid conditions in isolated pockets of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar for Wednesday and Thursday.Tuesday’s maximum temperature was higher…
Mumbai: A spat broke out after Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora targeted the state Congress for not sending its representation at singer Asha Bhosle’s funeral on Monday. Without naming Congress, Deora said in a post on X that every other political party ensured senior representation at the funeral. “One exception stood out, reflecting its disconnect…
Mumbai: Mumbai’s Coastal Road-South, has seen a steep surge in traffic, with usage multiplying nearly sevenfold since its launch in March 2024, almost two years ago. Monthwise data which TOI analysed since the road was started shows that while in the first month an average of 8,787 vehicles used the road, the number has gone…
Mumbai: The DRI on Monday arrested Khalil Surve, kingpin of the gold smuggling racket who was operating from Saudi Arabia using Umrah pilgrims as unwitting carriers. His name had cropped up in February, when the DRI busted a gold smuggling syndicate and seized 4kgs of gold worth Rs 3.47 crore.Surve was arrested on Monday, and…
