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1,300% rise in investment frauds in city

There has been an over 1,300% rise in cybercrimes involving investment schemes in Mumbai from January to September this year, as compared to the cases registered during the same period last year.

Nagpur man held with pistols in Kashimira

Less than three days after busting an inter-state arms supply cartel, the crime branch unit (zone I) attached to the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) arrested a Nagpur-based man who was found in possession of illegal firearms in Kashimira on Wednesday.

IIT-B event to unveil 4D proteomics setup

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) will host a symposium on November 12, focused on advancements in 4D-Omics technology.

2 mths On, no action against erring cops

The Mumbai police have yet to take stern action against four personnel from Khar police station who were caught on video planting drugs in a man's pocket before arresting him for possession of 20 grams of mephedrone, a banned narcotic substance.

Oly physio, father duped in Bandra West clinic deal

The Bandra police have registered an FIR against developer Niraj Kakkad for allegedly cheating sports physiotherapist Swapnil Mate and his father Parmeshwar Mate, 67.

2 more held in Baba Siddique murder plot

In the Baba Siddique murder case, two more suspects, Aditya Raju Gulankar and Rafiq Niyaz Shaikh, both 22, were arrested on Thursday by Mumbai Crime Branch, joining Gaurav Apune, arrested a day earlier in Pune.

CBI to attach bizman's property in London

The CBI is in the process of attaching a 100 million-pound property on the Strand in London, allegedly purchased by Pune businessman Avinash Bhosale using illicit funds from Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) and builder Sanjay Chhabaria's Radius group.

Parents await action in school abuse case; cops downplay claims

Teacher slapped child for refusing food; another teacher informed parents, leading them to see changes in child's behaviour

Ward officer to blame for illegal construction: Patel

Amin Patel, 61, the Congress MLA from Mumbadevi voted six times by Praja Foundation as Mumbai's best legislator, has said that the assistant commissioner of the BMC's B Ward is to blame for rampant illegal construction in the area.

HC suggests tutorials on how to fill out election forms

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday suggested that the Election Commission of India (ECI) should have tutorials on how to fill out the nomination forms, while adjudicating multiple petitions filed by persons after their papers were rejected by the returning officer (RO).

Budget up 98% yet threefold rise in primary healthcare vacancies

BMC HEALTH CHECK-UP - None of the municipal wards meet criterion set in development plans of one public dispensary for every 15,000 population

Christians direct ire at Congress over lack of poll representation

Christian groups are angry with political parties for ignoring the community during the allocation of seats in the assembly polls.

No need to campaign in Mahim: UBT

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Thursday that his party has approached the authorities, seeking permission to hold a rally at the Shivaji Park in Dadar on November 17. Shivaji Park falls in Mahim assembly segment.

Despite opposition, Ajit Pawar campaigns for Malik, daughter

Despite strong opposition from the BJP to NCP candidate Nawab Malik's candidacy, NCP chief Ajit Pawar attended a massive rally organised by Malik in the Mankhurd area, as well as a rally for Malik's daughter, Sana Malik, in the Anushakti Nagar constituency.

Cong bans rebels for six years

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday said all the party rebels contesting against the official candidates of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have been suspended for six years.

BJP: Cong wants to erase Constitution

WAR OVER CONSTITUTION - After BJP's 'red book' remark, the party points out 'blank notebook' as Constitution; Congress defends

Room for lot of math after results: Patil

NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Dilip Walse Patil said on Thursday that political equations may change in the state after the November 20 assembly elections.

'Caste census will remove 50% quota cap'

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday expressed full support for the demand for a nationwide caste-based census, as raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Modi, Rahul lead charge in last phase of Maha campaign

PM Modi to hold rallies on Nov 9; Amit Shah has already arrived in Maharashtra for campaigning

INDIA PLEASED AS PUNCH

NEW VISTAS - India hopes to leverage its ties with Trump to meet its goal as manufacturing hub

'Hurt' Ajit slams remarks abusing uncle Pawar

Whatever he (Khot) said was highly condemnable and connotes 'vinash kale viprit buddhi,' says the DyCM

India calls out Canada

For blocking Australian media outlet after it broadcast press meet of Jaishankar

SRK told to cough up ₹50L in death threat

After actor Salman Khan, it is now actor Shah Rukh Khan who has received a death threat.

Satanic Verses ban notice is 'lost'

In a curious turn of events, the Delhi High Court has held that the Customs notification issued 36 years ago banning The Satanic Verses written by Salman Rushdie has to be presumed to be non-existent since it was untraceable.

Bishnoi & co on t-shirts: e-retailers are in a spot

Maharashtra's cyber cell has registered an FIR against multiple e-commerce platforms and sellers for selling T-shirts glorifying gangsters like Lawrence Bishnoi and Dawood Ibrahim.

Bloody love story

hama is the first love story of the horror comedy universe, says Ayushmann Khurrana

Trump has to fill 4,000 positions

Donald Trump's impending return to the White House means he'll want to stand up an entirely new administration from the one that served under President Joe Biden.

Sharda Sinha: Voice of Chhath falls silent, the songs live on

A nurag Kashyap, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Huma Qureshi, and Sonu Nigam were among the prominent cinema personalities who condoled the death of popular folk singer Sharda Sinha, fondly called ‘Bihar Kokila’ by her fans.

Myths And Truths

With the release of Mithya, actors Huma Qureshi, Avantika Dassani and Naveen Kasturia discuss their views on myths and industry dark truths

Ben Stokes missing as Draca, Netravalkar line up for IPL auction

England Test skipper Ben Stokes is missing from the list of 1,574 players while his former teammate James Anderson, Italian quick Thomas Draca and India-born USA medium pacer Saurabh Netravalkar have all registered for the IPL mega auction to be held in Jeddah on November 24 and 25.