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HC restrains eatery's 'Burger King' name
In an interim order, the Bombay High Court on Monday restrained a Punebased eatery from using the name \"Burger King\" till Sep 6 while hearing a plea by U.S.based fast-food giant Burger King Corporation (BKC), which accused the former of trademark infringement.
Name Pune Int'l Airport after Tukaram Maharaj: MP Mohol
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol took to X (formerly Twitter) late on Sunday to announce that he met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, demanding that Pune International Airport be named after Sant Tukaram Maharaj.
BJP's Mulik slams NCP's Tingre
FISSURES IN MAHAYUTI | The controversy erupted over the absence of Eknath Shinde's and Devendra Fadnavis's pictures from the posters put up by NCP
NCP (SP) demands Fadnavis's resignation over attack on cop
PUNE In the wake of the attack on a policeman with a sickle (koyta) in Pune, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) staged a protest on Monday, demanding the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the state's home minister, claiming that the law and order situation in the city has deteriorated.
BARTI students celebrate as govt grants 100% scholarships
PUNE 1 For the last two and a half years, PhD students have been struggling for fellowships at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Research and Training Institute (BARTI).
CIDCO sale for homes, shops in Navi Mumbai
Housing The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has announced the sale of 100 shops in the Bamandongri Complex, with online registration opening on 30 August.
MahaRERA training for new website
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) will conduct classroom and virtual training for all real estate stakeholders to facilitate familiarity, easy navigation and user-friendliness of MahaRERA complaint and regulatory integrated technology implementation (MahaCRITI).
13 booked for ₹200cr MHADA redvpt fraud in Thane
The Chitalsar police have booked 13 persons from a real estate firm for its involvement in irregularities concerning the redevelopment of buildings on MHADA land between 2014 and 2019.
NHRC probe in man's illegal house arrest
The National Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has ordered the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police to conduct detailed investigations into the allegations levelled by Mira Road resident Rajendra Goyal against Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Kale for harassment and keeping him under house arrest for five days without any valid reasons.
Bizman's murder unveils fin-feud
Sumit Jain and Aamir Khanzade, both estate agents, went missing; Jain found dead
Car with Indian Army sticker hits two in Navi Mumbai
Vehicle was occupied by MBA student from Belapur and her male friend; police say girl’s father is in the Indian Navy
Illegal Parsik Hill excavation for school sparks outrage
In a brazen violation of environmental norms, the landslide-prone base of Parsik Hill in Belapur, Navi Mumbai, is being excavated for a school project with heavy machinery.
Ring Metro Rail project to transform realty landscape
The Union cabinet's approval of the Integral Ring Metro Rail Project (IRMRP) in Thane has sparked positive sentiment in the city's real estate sector.
HC fines German firm ₹IL for delayed plea
Firm approached HC challenging the decision of the Indian Patent Office rejecting its application in 2023
Control units to monitor live CCTVs in MBMC schools
To further enhance the safety and security of students, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has decided to set up an integrated control and command unit to monitor live feed streamed by closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in municipal schools.
Express train engine glitch delays Mumbai bound local services
Delays affected both fast, slow local train services, as some fast trains had to be diverted onto the slow corridor
Amid boycott, church opts for e-auction
Amid boycott by the families that had been renting stalls for generations for the Bandra fair, the Mount Mary church allocated counters through an online auction on Monday.
WR AC locals: ₹4 lakh ticket fines in 2 days
Between August 23 and 24, the Western Railway caught 1,273 passengers travelling without tickets in air-conditioned (AC) locals and collected more than Rs4 lakh in fines.
Ganja worth ₹5cr hidden in cereal boxes
With the arrest of three alleged drug peddlers, the Mumbai Airport Customs has busted a syndicate involved in smuggling of marijuana or ganja worth Rs5 crore from Bangkok.
Lord Krishna, a prophet for Ahmadiyyas, Baha'is
In one hadith - a form of Islamic oral tradition that compiles the words and actions of Prophet Muhammad - he is believed to have said, \"There was a God's prophet in India, who is dark in colour and his name was Kahan.,, According to Ahmadiyya belief, 'Kahan' in hadith quoted from 'Hamadan Dailmi Chapter AlKaaf is Lord Krishna.
Mumbai celebrates Janmashtami with grand poojas and social welfare events
Mumbai reverberated with religious fervour on Monday, marking Krishna Janmashtami, with the zealous devotees all set for celebrating dahi handi today (August 27).
Cops counsel girls over brutal assault
The video of a 14-year-old girl in a school uniform being thrashed by her classmates and girls from another school has gone viral on social media.
MTHL success: 7 months, 50 lakh vehicles
More than 50 lakh vehicles have taken the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), also called Atal Setu, since it opened for traffic on January 13.
After 3-year suffering, teen beats rare disorder
A 17-year-old girl from MiraBhayandar suffering from myasthenia crisis finally beat the rare long-lasting neuromuscular disorder after a three-year long suffering. Due to the disorder, Gayatri Suta reeled under breathing difficulty, double vision and inability to swallow food, while shedding 30 kg.
New Parel terminus to take off CSMT load
The Central Railway has finalised a much-needed plan, which could not materialise eight years ago, to construct a state-of-the-art terminus for long-distance trains at Parel.
Autopsy done, cause of death still under wraps
TISS STUDENT DEATH | Other students say that incident has instilled fear in them; security measures stepped up in area
₹970 cr nod to convert 5k MSRTC buses to green LNG
The Maharashtra government on Monday granted approval for the conversion and maintenance of 5,000 diesel-run MSRTC buses to Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) as part of the state-run undertaking's green transport initiative.
Dowry burning: No bail for woman
The Bombay High Court has refused to suspend the sentence of a woman convicted for setting ablaze her daughter-in-law within seven months of marriage.
Check coastal road noise, AQI every 2 mths: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the inspection of the Coastal Road once every two months to monitor noise caused and the quality of air for the next six months with regular follow-ups.
Only 53 responses to BMC's draft hoarding policy
MSRDC has opposed the BMC's proposal that all agencies share 50% revenue from ads with it