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BJP rebel Gokul Gite (L) defeated ruling Shiv Sena candidate Narendra Darade (R) in the Maharashtra Legislative Council’s (MLC) Nashik local authorities constituency. MUMBAI: BJP rebel Gokul Gite scored a surprise victory in the Maharashtra Legislative Council’s (MLC) Nashik local authorities constituency on Monday, defeating ruling Shiv Sena candidate Narendra Darade.Counting was held for the…

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday hit out at the BJP over the alleged irregularities in donations at the Ayodhya Ram Temple, claiming the alleged “robbery” reflected a complete breakdown of law and order.In an editorial published in its mouthpiece Saamana, the party accused the BJP of “looting” the Ram Temple and also targeted Union…

The rainfall was concentrated mainly over south Mumbai and parts of the western suburbs during the early morning hours. MUMBAI: Rain lashed parts of Mumbai on Monday morning, bringing relief from humid conditions and drenching several areas after weeks of a largely dry spell.Between 6am and 7am, the island city received an average rainfall of…

In Parel, Vinayak Wairkar grew up in a household where two generations had gone to jail for Shiv Sena. His uncle was part of Balasaheb Thackeray’s original security detail, the Bhagwa Guard, in the years when the party was young and its enemies were real. “Everyone was ready to lay down their lives on a…

Illustration of a Bandra street as it will look in 2050 Mumbai: In the 1950s, one side of a typical street in Bandra (W) would have ten plots and 10 houses with about 50 residents and perhaps four cars among them. In the 1990s, with higher floor space index (FSI) — the ratio that defines…

Rain-ready morning walkers at Marine Drive on Sunday morning Mumbai: Mumbai parts of Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai received a brief spell of pre-monsoon showers on Sunday morning, bringing slight relief from the hot and humid weather.In the 24-hour period ending Sunday 8.30am, the IMD Colaba observatory recorded 6.8mm of rainfall and the IMD Santacruz…

Thane: Alleging a complete collapse of Thane’s water planning system, three BJP legislators on Sunday accused the municipal administration of pushing over 25 lakh residents into the clutches of an unregulated tanker mafia that is allegedly profiteering from the city’s chronic water shortage while Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) authorities look the other way.Addressing a press…

Mumbai: Customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) arrested two Indian passengers for smuggling 19.017 kg of hydroponic weed worth over Rs 6.65 crore in the illicit market from their baggage following their arrival from Bangkok.The arrested persons have been identified as Tejinder Gaba, 48, a resident of Karnal, Haryana, and Rohan Chandrakant Mahale,…

Thane: A 75-year-old Mumbai-based businessman was allegedly duped of Rs 56 lakh by a ‘healer’ who promised to cure his ailments with alternative treatments before allegedly blackmailing him using nude photographs, police said.According to the Kasarvadavali police, the accused and an associate befriended the businessman at a Mumbai hospital nearly two years ago while he…

Mumbai: Students across Mumbai appeared for the NEET re-examination amid heavy security deployment and tight monitoring at centres on Sunday. For a majority of students, physics was the toughest and lengthiest section, with many categorising the overall paper as ‘moderate’ to ‘difficult’.Unlike the May 3 examination, students found the re-test more challenging and requiring more…