Mumbai: She is neither a student preparing for competitive examinations nor someone directly affected by the alleged NEET-UG paper leak.Yet Rhiya, the Mumbai actor-model whose image of standing in front of a police van during Wednesday’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest went viral, says she felt compelled to take to the streets because she believed…
Diesel generators pose greater air pollution risks than previously understood (Representative image) MUMBAI: Diesel generator (DG) sets, relied upon by millions of homes, housing societies, hospitals, offices, industries and construction sites during power outages, could be contributing far more to urban air pollution and public health risks than previously recognised, according to a new study…
Rhiya Ahir confronted police in Mumbai, questioning their response to student demonstrations (Photo credit: X, shared by multiple users) MUMBAI: A young woman standing with her arms outstretched in front of a police van during heavy rain has emerged as one of the defining images of protests in Mumbai held in solidarity with the CJP’s…
Student politics in Mumbai has seen a significant decline in recent years (Representative image, enhanced with AI) The anti-CAA-NRC protests of December 2019 were among the last instances when Mumbai’s campuses appeared politically vibrant.Though it briefly seemed student politics in the city was witnessing a revival, the momentum quickly faded. With student union elections absent…
Mumbai Police on Thursday initiated a probe after a viral video allegedly showed a police driver threatening student protesters. MUMBAI: Mumbai Police on Thursday ordered an inquiry into a viral video purportedly showing a police driver threatening student protesters with fabricated criminal cases if they returned to agitate. The widely shared video allegedly shows the…
Mumbai remains under an orange alert for heavy rainfall and strong winds (Representative image) MUMBAI: Mumbai remained under an orange alert for the third consecutive day on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places along with gusty winds of 60-70kmph.Neighbouring Palghar continued under a red…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra govt has become the last state to abolish the controversial institutional quota round for medical admissions. Additionally, the state govt has decided to bar for two years candidates who participate in admission rounds, block seats and then do not end up taking admission anywhere. “The selected candidates who do not report or…
Thane: A domestic dispute over a saree allegedly ended in a murder in Badlapur East, where a 30-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly killing her husband with a pressure cooker lid before strangling him to death and attempting to pass off the crime as a heart attack.The accused, Sunita Hariram Singh, 30, was arrested after…
A video showing Cockroach Janta Party protesters escaping a police van has gone viral. MUMBAI: A video purportedly showing detained Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters being freed from a police vehicle during a protest in Mumbai has gone viral on social media.The video, widely shared online, appears to show a youth discreetly opening the rear…
Cooperation minister Balasaheb Patil said that after the scheme was expanded during the recent state assembly session, the total amount for the loan waiver has gone up from Rs 36,585 crore to Rs 40,980 crore. Mumbai: The state government announced its first list of 553 beneficiaries from the total of 56 lakh farmers earmarked for…
