MUMBAI: The Thackeray cousins criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for saying he had forgiven the students who abused him and his mother during the NEET protests, with MNS chief Raj Thackeray urging him to also tell the BJP’s trolls to stop their abuse. “I agree that the language was inappropriate. But you should also say…
MUMBAI: The city’s transport network faces the threat of major disruption after the BEST Workers Union issued a deadline to municipal authorities, warning of a major agitation if long-standing grievances over wage agreements, fleet ownership and land sales are not addressed by mid-August. The warning comes as the union leadership broke ranks with an umbrella…
A five-storey Bhiwandi building collapsed, killing ten people and injuring three others MUMBAI: The state govt ordered an inquiry into the crash of a part of a five-storey Bhiwandi building that claimed 10 lives.An FIR was lodged against the contractor hired for repairs, Ashok, and building owner, Bilal Khan, under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not…
Image used for representative purpose only MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India appears to have crossed an important milestone in its clean energy transition, with solar power helping meet record summer electricity demand without a proportionate increase in coal-fired generation, according to a new analysis that points to a gradual but significant shift in the country’s electricity mix.The…
A BJP Chhattisgarh social media post contrasted two Gen Z mindsets using a dancer’s video. Urwashi Palandurkar accused the party of using her footage without permission. MUMBAI: A social media post by the BJP’s Chhattisgarh unit contrasting two “Gen Z mindsets” has sparked a political row after Mumbai-based professional dancer and content creator Urwashi Palandurkar,…
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences abruptly postponed its convocation ceremony. MUMBAI: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) abruptly postponed its 86th annual convocation, scheduled for Sunday, just two days before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant was to attend as the chief guest, leaving hundreds of graduating students and their families stranded…
MUMBAI: A High Court bench of acting CJ Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad directed that suspension of Poornima restaurant be treated as an “improvement notice” till next Tuesday, with fresh inspection on Wednesday. “All litigants should be treated equally before the law. No special treatment to any, and FDA inspections cannot be lopsided,” the…
State IMA demanded that special police protection must be deployed at the MMC office Mumbai: As a decision from the medical education ministry remains pending over the induction of homeopaths into modern medicine based on a one-year course, Maharashtra Medical Association (MMC) officials on Friday said the situation is increasingly turning tense.Just a day prior,…
The HC sought ward-wise action to ensure strict and constant vigilance against garbage dumping Mumbai: Bombay high court on Friday cited photos of uncleared garbage on roads and pavements, including in the Fort area in south Mumbai. Expressing distress at the lack of proper implementation by BMC of its own Clean Mumbai campaign, it sought…
The Akhil Sarvajanik Utsav Samiti has urged the government not to ban plaster of Paris idols outright, rather to insist on the use of eco-friendly paints for the idols Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday held a stakeholders’ meeting to consider PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to use clay idols during the Ganesh festival.Hitesh Jadhav,…
