Crypto assets brought under depositors’ protection law; firms must deposit 50% liability before appeal | Mumbai News

Cryptocurrency, other virtual digital asset-based investment frauds can now be pursued under the MPID Act. MUMBAI: In a move aimed at tightening the legal framework against financial frauds and speeding up recovery for duped investors, the Maharashtra legislature on Wednesday passed amendments to the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999…

Read More

Frustrated by parents’ frequent fights, youth attempts suicide from Mumbai building; saved by neighbours | Mumbai News

The incident took place at the Janakalyan Building in Dahisar East where the youth’s aunt stays. MUMBAI: An 18-year-old boy attempted to end his life by jumping off the balcony of a building in Dahisar East on Wednesday, but was saved due to the quick thinking of neighbours. The incident took place at the Janakalyan…

Read More

‘Falling of trees is natural’: Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat’s remark over Mumbai school bus tragedy sparks row | Mumbai News

After a devastating tree collapse in Maharashtra took the life of an 11-year-old boy, minister Shirsat remarks incited fury among the public MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena Sanjay Shirsat has stirred a controversy with his remarks on the death of an 11-year-old boy in a tree collapse incident in Mumbai, saying that the falling of trees…

Read More

Can Mumbai save trees and lives? How technology can predict the next tree fall | Mumbai News

Every monsoon, civic agencies brace for flooded roads, waterlogging and potholes. The death of 11-year-old Vihaan Srivastava after a 70-year-old peepul tree collapsed onto his school van in Mumbai’s Chembur is more than another monsoon tragedy. Coming within a day of a separate incident in Uttar Pradesh‘s Firozabad district, where five people died after a…

Read More

Ignored warnings? BMC notice flagged tree roots damage on Chembur’s 11th road months before fatal crash of Tuesday | Mumbai News

Tree falls on school bus during rain in Mumbai, kills 11-year-old MUMBAI: The death of 11-year-old Vihaan Srivastav on Tuesday afternoon occurred after a peepal tree crashed along Road No. 11 in Chembur—the very stretch where BMC departments had repeatedly warned each other months earlier that road works were damaging tree roots and increasing the…

Read More

‘Vihaan will never play cricket again’: Mother’s grief after Chembur tree collapse kills 11-year-old | Mumbai News

A young boy’s life was tragically cut short when a falling tree crushed the autorickshaw he was traveling in. MUMBAI:A cricket bat clutched tightly in a grieving mother’s hands has become the most poignant symbol of a young life cut short.Heartbreaking visuals emerged on Wednesday of Juhi Srivastav, mother of 11-year-old Vihaan Srivastav, who died…

Read More

Sacred Heart Church Santacruz celebrates 90th anniversary | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Sacred Heart Church in Santacruz West marked its 90th anniversary on June 14, celebrating nine decades of faith and service. The jubilee celebrations combined religious observances with community events that gathered parishioners of all ages.Festivities began with holy mass led by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the main celebrant for the occasion. He unveiled a series…

Read More

‘Roots were flagged months ago’: Mayor orders inquiry after tree crushes school van, kills 11-year-old in Mumbai | Mumbai News

A devastating incident in Chembur saw a seven-decade-old peepul tree collapse onto a school van, tragically claiming the life of an 11-year-old boy. MUMBAI: Amid continuous rain, a seven-decade-old peepul tree crashed onto a school van in Chembur even as its driver tried to take the vehicle to safety. Raju, a security guard at Heritage…

Read More

‘Have not left any party’: MLC Sachin Ahir insists after Shinde Sena entry; no whip applies, say officials | Mumbai News

MLC Sachin Ahir has filed his nomination for the deputy chairperson of the council, a move that has weakened Shiv Sena (UBT) to just five members. MUMBAI: MLC Sachin Ahir filed nomination for the post of deputy chairperson of the council, and Mahayuti, with its numbers, is expected to easily win the election which will…

Read More