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Special trains for New Year celebrations

Mumbai prepares to ring in the New Year with celebrations across Marine Drive, beaches, and landmarks.

Workshops, performances & competitions on fest's day 2

The second day of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay's (IIT-B) cultural festival Mood Indigo 2024, themed 'Enigma of Ethnicity,' brought together a packed schedule of competitions, workshops, and performances that kept a swelling number of attendees engaged from morning to night.

Agitated Protesters Seek Death Penalty

In a case reminiscent of the 2014 Badlapur sexual assault, residents of Kalyan staged massive protests on Thursday, demanding the death penalty for a couple accused of kidnapping and murdering a 13-year-old girl.

Voice cloning scam: 24-yr-old loses ₹7.17 lakh

The Nagpur police have uncovered a new cyber-crime tactic where scammers impersonate bank officials, record the victim's voice during a call, and use it to create fake obscene audio notes.

₹26cr weed seized at city airport

Mumbai Customs intercepted five passengers arriving from Bangkok at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, seizing 26.481kg of suspected hydroponic weed valued at Rs26.48 crore.

Panvel court clerk held for 'forging orders'

The Panvel City police have arrested a clerk of the Panvel district court, for allegedly forging the order passed for issuing heirship certificates using the signature of the magistrate and court stamps.

St Jerome Church observes annual feast

St Jerome Church, a Roman Catholic church in Kashimira, Mira-Bhayandar, India, built by Franciscan priests in 1595 during the Portuguese era, celebrated the annual feast on December 26.

Focus will be on rollout of NEP, teacher training

EDUCATION | Chandrakant Patil takes over as min of higher education; Maratha students to get more time to submit docus

Crackdown on Churchgate's 'Khau Galli'

After the FPJ reported that illegal food stalls on J Tata Road - now informally known as 'khau galli' - in Churchgate are causing inconvenience to thousands of office-goers, the BMC has sprung into action.

Man booked for smoking on Mumbai flight

Sahar police on Wednesday booked a passenger on an Abu Dhabi-Mumbai flight for smoking in the aeroplane.

ED Attaches Assets Worth ₹4.62 Crore

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Mumbai, has provisionally attached assets worth Rs4.62 crore as part of its investigation into Fairplay's alleged involvement in illegal broadcasting of cricket and IPL matches and online betting activities.

Eatery owners get bail in ₹23L cheating case

Karthik Shetty and his wife Manjula own Idli Guru, a Bengaluru-based franchise restaurant

Neurosurgeons Ordered to Pay ₹50 Lakh for Medical Negligence

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed an appeal filed by neurosurgeons of Fortis Healthcare, Jaipur, and held them responsible for medical negligence while treating a patient suffering from 'mobile atlanto-axial dislocation' (AAD).

Stock investor buys Worli flat for ₹106cr

Jagdish Naresh Master, a prominent stock market investor and director of Deep Financial Consultants, has purchased a luxury sea-view apartment in Worli for more than Rs106 crore.

BMC levies ₹50L in fines for poor concreting work

BMC requested the Indian Institute of Technology to carry out evaluations after receiving complaints

New Andheri spot for underground hawkers' market

'PALIKA BAZAAR' PLAN | BMC chief orders officials to submit proposal for revised location

Union protests against privatisation of BEST

The BEST Workers' Union on Thursday organised peaceful demonstrations at various depots across the city to protest against the utility's increasing reliance on wet-lease buses.

Sena MLA alleges plot to kill him

The police have arrested two individuals following allegations by Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) MLA from Ambernath, Dr Balaji Kinikar, that a plot to assassinate him had been brewing for the past 15 days. The Thane Crime Branch has launched an investigation into the matter.

New Govt Unani College to Come Up in Raigad

The Maharashtra government has approved the establishment of a new government Unani college in the Raigad district.

Muslims oppose return of 'Satanic Verses'

The Delhi High Court's order to lift the ban on the import of Salman Rushdie's controversial book 'Satanic Verses' has led to heavy opposition from the Muslim community.

Killers of sarpanch should be hanged, says Munde

Dhananjay Munde meets Fadnavis at Sahyadri Guest House; says the case should be tried in fast-track court

42 Yrs On, Court Orders Govt To Execute Contract

The firm filed a suit in 1982 as the govt failed to handover GT Hospital plot to them on lease basis

Govt sanctions ₹5cr to clear arrears of special teachers

The fund to clear the arrears of 52 special teachers under the Central govt's IEDSS programme

Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair-2025 from January 9-11

Hindu spiritual organisations will come together in January for the Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair 2025 at Bangur Nagar, Goregaon.

'Dissatisfied' Shinde meets PM

COURTESY VISIT? | Shinde has neither visited Mantralaya nor convened any official meetings since portfolio allocation; he has been working from his village

Trust seeks security panel for temples

The third Maharashtra Mandir Nyas Parishad passed a resolution to establish a security committee for each temple in the state.

Two motorbikes collide, 1 dead

A bike-borne man was killed and another was critically injured when another motorcycle crashed into their two-wheeler in Tardeo on the intervening night of December 25-26.

Loan scam with morphed pics: 2 held with int'l link

The Bandra police have arrested two persons from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly duping people in Mumbai through fake loans, and sending the extorted amount abroad as bitcoins.

12-yr-old attacked by unleashed German Shepherd

A 12-year-old boy, Ayush Kirte, was attacked and injured by a German Shepherd near BMC School No. 02, Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar, Ghatkopar East, on Thursday afternoon.

Bizman dies at Bandra rly stn, Maha Emergency Med denies report on ambulance delay

The Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) has vehemently denied a report in a section of the press that a 70-year-old businessman, Rama Shankar Singh, died at Bandra railway station on December 24 because its ambulance driver refused to take him to Hinduja Hospital.