Mumbai: A BJP social media functionary has lodged a case with the Maharashtra nodal cyber police alleging that during the protest held by students, several social media accounts circulated a morphed or AI-generated video of Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, along with objectionable content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The nodal cyber police have…
Mumbai: Medical aspirants in the state will have at least 200 more seats to choose from this year. While 150 seats will be coming up in a newly approved private medical college in Aurangabad, 50 have been added to the Government Medical College (GMC) on Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) campus in Nashik.Of the…
Mumbai: A 40-year-old man was arrested by the Gorai Police on Thursday for the alleged murder of his minor son. Police said the accused, Bunty Rao, had a dispute with his wife and drowned their 10-year-old son after taking him out on the pretext of an outing.Rao works as a photographer at Juhu beach. Police…
Kalyan: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray are scheduled to record their statements via videoconferencing before a Kalyan court in a 17-year-old defamation complaint filed by late NCP leader Vasant Davkhare.Thackeray’s statement will be recorded on August 5, and Shinde’s on August 6 under Section 313 of the…
Complaint Over Expired Beverage Triggers Action Against Thane Railway Stall Thane: The Central Railway has temporarily sealed a multi-purpose stall in the waiting room area at Thane railway station and imposed penalty on its contractor after complaints of unhygienic conditions, officials said on Thursday.The action follows repeated complaints from commuters about poor hygiene at the…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has warned all app-based mobility aggregators operating in the state to complete their registration under the newly notified Aggregator Policy by September 1, 2026, failing which strict legal action will be initiated against companies running passenger transport services without authorization.Issuing a strong message to app-based transport platforms, transport minister Pratap Sarnaik…
Mumbaikars experienced a unique creative session combining blindfold painting and sound healing. Participants found the workshop offered a relaxing pause from daily stimuli and pressure. Art facilitator Lavanya Rastogi and sound healer Shikha Jhunjhunwala led the therapeutic event. Attendees expressed liberation and a new way of experiencing artistic creation. The event encouraged letting go of…
Standing Committee chairperson Prabhakar Shinde also defended the proposal Mumbai: BMC’s proposal to replace Mahindra Scorpio-N SUVs with six new Toyota Innova Crysta vehicles for key political office-bearers led to a heated political slugfest at Thursday’s standing committee meeting, with the opposition questioning the expenditure and the ruling BJP accusing it of backtracking on a…
BMC officials said two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will be deployed simultaneously to expedite construction Mumbai: BMC’s ambitious plan to connect Mumbai’s first seawater desalination plant at Manori with the city’s water distribution network through a 7.2-km underground tunnel came under scrutiny in the civic standing committee on Thursday, with corporators raising concerns over water…
The fishermen’s unions met state fisheries minister Nitesh Rane over the issue on Thursday evening Mumbai: Maharashtra’s fishermen unions expressed anger over the state govt’s announcement that the monsoon ban on deep-sea fishing will end on Aug 1, not Aug 15 as stipulated earlier. Koli fishers say this sudden reversal will mainly benefit commercial operators…
