MUMBAI: A special court on Saturday acquitted 8 accused including deputy CM Sunetra Pawar’s brother Padamsinh Patil in the 2006 murders of Congress leader Pavanraje Nimbalkar and his driver, Samad Kazi. Patil (86), a senior NCP functionary and former state minister, is alleged to have orchestrated the murder of Nimbalkar, his cousin, due to political…
India’s nuclear power expansion reached a key milestone with the successful installation of the reactor pressure vessel at Kudankulam Unit-5 (Image enhanced with AI) MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India crossed another milestone in its nuclear power expansion programme on Monday with the successful installation of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) at Unit-5 of the Nuclear Power Corporation…
NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad questioned govt’s decision to locate the facility in a densely populated residential area Thane: NCP (SP) on Friday accused Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) of pushing through a proposed 54-acre data centre project of a tech giant in Balkum without transparency, alleging that citizens and elected representatives were kept in the…
BEST employees continue their indefinite strike for a second day (File photo, Image enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: Despite appeals from the Maharashtra transport minister and the invocation of the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA), employees of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking continued their indefinite strike for the second consecutive day on…
Navi Mumbai: A Karjat taluka youth, Jitesh Ruthe, 24, was killed in a fatal accident reported on the Panvel-Karjat road on Friday morning. The biker was hit by a dumper, leading to the accident. Meanwhile, a Panvel youth, Chumankumar Mahato, 29, died, while pillion rider Bikeshkumar Sharma, 29, sustained grievous injuries when a dumper hit…
BMC said pothole repairs on roads under the defect liability period must be carried out by contractors at their own costs Mumbai: BMC has directed its ward-level officials to ensure that all pothole-related complaints in the city are resolved within 24 hours.Additional municipal commissioner (projects) Abhijit Bangar instructed engineers to make sure that potholes are…
Mumbai: An adult leopard was seen on CCTV footage attacking a dog inside the IIT-Bombay campus in Powai in the wee hours of Friday.A resident lecturer informed that the leopard came inside a staff hostel at around 2.30 am and attacked a local community dog, and later dragged it away towards the bushes.No humans were…
Mumbai: The city police’s Crime Branch Unit 10 on Wednesday arrested Hyderabad-based EduVio Learning Solution Pvt Ltd directors Aditya Kumar Arogonda and Arvind Rao in connection with an alleged MBBS admission racket in which parents were promised guaranteed seats through the NEET counselling process but neither got admissions nor refunds, police said.A local court remanded…
Navi Mumbai: A 55-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing his 16-year-old daughter since 2016, when she was seven. Police said the girl gathered courage to lodge a complaint against her accused father as she claimed that she was unable to bear the repeated sexual abuse and threats for several years at…
Mumbai: In the wake of surge in electricity demand driven by new Metro corridors and data centres in the city, Tata Power on Friday unveiled a 400 kV ring network inside Mumbai, aimed at enhancing reliability and ensuring uninterrupted supply across the city. Power demand in Mumbai is expected to rise by nearly 40% over…
