Mumbai: An international panel of experts has, for the first time, recognised fatty pancreas disorder (FPD) as a distinct disease, ending decades of uncertainty over whether excess fat in the pancreas is merely an incidental finding or a clinically significant condition.Called the Melbourne Consensus, the statement published in the ‘Nature Reviews: Gastroenterology & Hepatology’ warned…
Vasai: The body of a 40-year-old man who was swept away in a drain during the recent torrential rains in Vasai-Virar was recovered in a decomposed state from a creek in Virar, 12 days after he went missing. With the latest recovery, the rain-related death toll in the Vasai-Virar region has risen to 11.Torrential rainfall…
Mumbai’s football fans are transforming homes into viewing parties for the late-night World Cup final. Many are setting up big screens and gathering friends to avoid pub closures. Some professionals will watch the match from their offices due to late work shifts. The event includes a Super Bowl-style halftime show with major international artists. Mumbai…
Heavy showers returned to Mumbai and Thane on Saturday evening. The India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for these areas. MUMBAI: After a relatively dry spell over the past few days, heavy showers returned to Mumbai on Saturday evening, with several parts of the city recording over 30 mm of rainfall in a two…
MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday came out in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk and the students’ agitation, accusing the Centre of displaying “indifference” towards the ongoing protest and failing to engage with the demonstrators despite the agitation continuing for nearly three weeks.Addressing a press conference, Pawar said the future…
Vasai: A 34-year-old man drowned in the Tansa river near Khanivade village off the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway while bathing on Friday evening. His body was found floating in the river on Saturday morning.The deceased, identified as Sanju Tukaram Gavte, 34, was a resident of Jabarpada in Pelhar. He was currently staying with his aunt in the…
Mumbai: In a suo motu action, Bombay High Court took up the matter of an assault on doctors of a civic hospital in Dombivli and stayed the bail granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and other co-accused. The HC directed Mhatre, who was already released, to surrender by July 19 by 5 pm. The…
Mumbai: With the Parliament session beginning on Monday, there is growing speculation about whether the NCP (SP) will support the NDA govt’s delimitation bill and also whether it will merge with the NCP. While on Saturday, NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil once again claimed that no talks were on regarding a merger, NCP (SP) MP…
Mumbai: Bindu Goswami (name changed), a BA student from a city college, along with many of her classmates, planned to pursue the fourth year of the undergraduate programme. When she enrolled in 2023-24, the course was marketed as a four-year degree with the flexibility to exit after three years. Aspiring to build a career in…
The ED alleged Kharat opened 43 accounts using devotees’ documents in a single day Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet before a special court in Mumbai against Nashik-based astrologer Ashok Kharat, his wife Kalpna Kharat, and four others in a money-laundering case. Kharat is accused of exploiting people’s spiritual faith to run the…
