Food inspectors are increasingly burdened by VIP food-tasting duties MUMBAI: Before the guests even reach the venue, all major VIP events have two permanent invitees in common, both tasked with tasting the food for safety prior to the elites and political class feasting on it: food inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and…
The recent stabbing on a Mumbai train has taken a toll on the accused’s family, who claim he staggered home intoxicated and upset, disclosing the incident only the next morning MUMBAI: The family of Roshan Suvarna, accused of murdering co-traveller Mayank Lohar in a train following an altercation over a trivial dispute over keeping the…
A shocking incident in Mira Road saw a 25-year-old man fatally injured when a parked car’s airbag unexpectedly deployed, striking him in the neck (Representative image enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: A 25-year-old man allegedly died in a freak accident in Mira Road after a parked car’s airbag unexpectedly deployed and struck him in the neck…
Mumbai: The BEST has said that it intends to become self-sustainable from next year and that this year would be the last in which it would seek financial support from the BMC.BEST General Manager Sonia Sethi, who addressed BMC standing committee members on Thursday, said the chief minister and deputy chief ministers told BEST that…
Mumbai: Taking note of the death of a minor girl following the collapse of a tree at a construction site in Khar (W) on May 10, the BMC has announced financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the family of Aarika Srivastava (14), who died in the incident, and Rs 50,000 for Harshita Kumar (23),…
Roshan Suvarna was remanded to police custody till June 30 in connection with the murder of a co-traveller, Mayank Lohar, on a local train Mumbai: Roshan Suvarna, who allegedly stabbed Mayank Lohar to death on Tuesday, told investigators that he had disposed of the murder weapon—a knife—around the railway premises after the crime. Police have…
Experts say crowded, unpredictable commuting environments can trigger intense stress responses * Naresh Waghela (63) was beaten to death this April under the Dadar TT bridge after he requested the driver of a car not to park at the location. The driver summoned the vehicle owner and they rained kicks and blows on him.* Motorcyclist…
Experts say crowded, unpredictable commuting environments can trigger intense stress responses * Naresh Waghela (63) was beaten to death this April under the Dadar TT bridge after he requested the driver of a car not to park at the location. The driver summoned the vehicle owner and they rained kicks and blows on him.* Motorcyclist…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted to 30 years’ life imprisonment the death sentences of two men convicted in the 2013 kidnapping and murder of a Nashik district man aged 22. The HC bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande granted the relief to Chetan Pagare and Aman Jat, aged 25 and…
Mumbai: The city police on Wednesday filed a criminal case against a Chembur-based shop owner after he was allegedly found stocking and selling a Pakistan-made cosmetic product despite a govt ban on imports from the neighbouring country.While the city crime branch booked the shop owner and took over the probe to find through which channel…
