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Mumbai: Non-Marathi auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in Maharashtra who fail to obtain a Marathi language proficiency certificate by Aug 15 will face action, the state transport department said on Friday.The department has made it mandatory for all non-Marathi auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers to complete a four-hour ‘Marathi Bhasha Samvad Pathyakram’ (Marathi communication course) between June…

The deceased, identified as Ravi More, was installing the banner near Veer Bhavan Building in Ulhasnagar No. 2 when he allegedly came into contact with a live overhead electric wire. Ulhasnagar: A 28-year-old man from Kalyan died after being electrocuted while putting up a birthday banner for former deputy mayor Bhagwan Bhalerao in Ulhasnagar on…

A two-decade-old murder case involving the father of a Shiv Sena (UBT) MP has become a flashpoint in the party’s internal conflict. (Omprakash Nimbalkar (L) , Padamsinh Patil (R)) MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Omraje Nimbalkar has so far neither confirmed nor denied reports that he is part of the rebel group moving towards the…

MUMBAI: The city’s east region cyber police have arrested a Virar-based tour operator whose bank account was allegedly used to route money from cyber fraudsters reported across several states. Investigators suspect crores of rupees siphoned from victims were moved through the account before being transferred to other beneficiaries, with part of the trail possibly leading…

Only 3 UBT MPs attend Delhi meet as Sena split deepens MUMBAI: The parliamentary party meeting called by Shiv Sena (UBT) in New Delhi on Thursday was attended only by 3 of its 9 Lok Sabha MPs — Arvind Sawant, Anil Desai and Rajabhau Waze, indicating that ‘Operation Tiger,’ the name given to the Eknath…

Image credits: Sanjay Hadkar MUMBAI: Thousands of office-goers and students were left stranded across Mumbai on Friday morning after an indefinite strike by BEST employees brought the city’s bus services to a near standstill.Long queues were seen at bus stops, including Bhandup, as commuters waited for buses that never arrived before scrambling for suburban trains,…

MUMBAI: The Customs Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch (SIIB-Export), Mumbai Zone-III, has arrested the director of a pharmaceutical company and a customs broker director for allegedly attempting to export a controlled substance to the Czech Republic without mandatory permission from narcotics authorities.The arrested accused have been identified as Venkat Shinde, director of M/s Veeprho Laboratories…

The same account was linked to dozens of cybercrime complaints registered in Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka and West Bengal Mumbai: The east region cyber police, probing an investment fraud racket, arrested a tour operator from Virar whose bank account was allegedly used in multiple cyber fraud cases across the country. Investigators suspect that several crores…

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) union leader Nitin Nandgaonkar on Friday said the ongoing BEST workers’ agitation reflects growing unity among employees, blaming the undertaking and the government for the crisis.“BEST failed to initiate dialogue and instead approached the court. As per directives, they should have invited us for discussions. The contempt lies with BEST,” he…

Mumbai University’s QS World University Rankings 2027 performance has seen a sharp decline in overall standing, slipping from the 664th position last year to the 901-950 band this year – its lowest ranking in four years.However, the university has delivered a striking contrast in the employment outcomes indicator, where it has surged 70 places to…