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MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana, Sanjay Gaikwad, defended his recent assault on a staff member at the MLAs’ hostel canteen, stating he acted out of frustration after being served allegedly substandard food.Gaikwad claimed he had complained about the quality of food at the canteen on four previous occasions. He said he had ordered dal,…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission took up suo motu (on its own) the health menace caused by the steep rise in Mumbai’s pigeon population and their open feeding spaces. On Tuesday, Justice A M Badar, the HR Commissioner, issued a notice to and called for reports from the state principal secretary, Health Dept,…
Mumbai: With activists of political parties resorting to violence in the name of asserting Marathi asmita (prestige), a sense of unease has gripped many, especially in the class engaged in providing services and running small establishments.They fear that they or their employees could be targeted because they do not speak Marathi fluently. Political aggression manifesting…
Mumbai: A dismissed secretary of a production house co-owned by actor Alia Bhatt and her mother Soni Razdan was arrested in Bengaluru on Tuesday for allegedly forging fake invoices and siphoning off Rs 76.9 lakh from the company’s accounts in two years. She had been caught earlier by Razdan for allegedly stealing electronic items and…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has directed the director general of police to personally reply explaining why circulars issued by the DGP office are not followed by police personnel.”It appears to us that in a disciplined police force, the police personnel themselves are not following the discipline and mandatory directions issued by the office of…
Kalyan: A 35-year-old man was booked for assaulting and attempting to bite a 13-year-old boy inside the lift of a housing complex in Ambernath East. The incident took place on July 4, when the boy, who lives on the 14th floor, was headed for his tuition. When the lift opened on the 9th floor, he…
Mumbai: The Crime Branch of the city police has busted a fraudulent foreign exchange racket and arrested four men for duping people by claiming to convert black paper into US dollars. For these US dollars, they made people pay them rupees, at a much lesser rate than the prevailing forex rate.. The accused deceived people…
Uber in Mumbai is set to revolutionize urban travel by integrating Metro ticket booking directly within its app, streamlining commutes. Other features include ‘Price Lock’ for fare stability, ‘Wait & Save’ for budget-conscious riders, and specialized services like ‘Uber for Seniors’ and ‘Uber for Teens’. MUMBAI: Uber has announced in Mumbai that riders can soon…
MUMBAI: Four underage boys went missing from a madrasa at Malwani on Tuesday. Police said they are believed to have run away from the institution. A missing complaint has been registered by Malwani Police.The boys were aged 12, 13, 15 and 16 years. They were staying at the institution for more than a year for…
MUMBAI: The Ansh Theatre Group, helmed by actor, writer, and director Makarand Deshpande, is hosting a week-long festival at Prithvi Theatre, Juhu, from July 8 to 13. The group says it is “curating some of Ansh’s most powerful, long-running plays that have shaped contemporary Indian theatre over the last two decades.” The festival ranges from…
