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BARAMATI: The clock froze at 8.44am. Ajit Pawar, a stickler for time, ran out of it while keeping a final date with his hometown. News of the plane crash spread in fragments, then hardened into truth. Grown men wept at chowks. Shutters fell. Sugarcane fields stood still under blue skies as a taluka that calls…
MUMBAI: A new flyover in Mira-Bhayander has triggered public scrutiny after a viral social media post flagged what appeared to be an abrupt reduction from four lanes to two. Responding to the criticism, MMRDA denied any design flaw, maintaining that the lane transition is a planned engineering decision.The row erupted after a post by the…
MUMBAI: A sessions court Monday issued a stern warning to nine students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) seeking anticipatory bail, observing their involvement in a criminal case could permanently damage their professional future.The students are under investigation for organising an unauthorised event on the TISS campus at Deonar to commemorate the first death…
MUMBAI: An auto driver was injured after a Mercedes rammed into the threewheeler at Juhu on Monday. The auto, in turn, rammed into a car that was piloting Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s vehicle as part of his security. Brother of the auto-rickshaw driver who got injured in the accident, Mohammed Sameer says, “This incident happened…
MUMBAI: With the chief minister leaving for Davos to attend the World Economic Forum and the date for a lottery to decide whether the mayor’s post goes to the open category, SC/ST, OBC or women likely in the next few days, discussions for power-sharing in the BMC are expected to extend through the month.A lottery…
MUMBAI/PUNE: With negotiations for power-sharing in the Mumbai civic corporation between BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena expected to take time, the Shinde Sena on Saturday corralled all 29 of its newly-elected corporators in a five-star hotel in Bandra.BJP, which won 89 seats in the 227-member BMC House, needs the Sena’s support to get…
THANE: The acrimonious battle between Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena for control of Ambernath municipal council took a new turn Tuesday as rivals BJP and Congress, in a rare move, joined hands to keep out Shiv Sena in its traditional stronghold falling within MP Shrikant Shinde’s constituency. The Eknath Shinde-led party won the highest…
PALGHAR: An alleged ragging incident at a private medical college hostel in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has led to police action and the suspension of a hostel warden and a teacher, after a female student was reportedly forced to perform namaz, according to news agency PTI. The incident occurred on Sunday night at the institute located…
In a shocking turn of events, renowned actress Daisy Shah expressed her deep frustration following a fire that broke out in Bandra East, Mumbai, allegedly ignited by election campaigners using fireworks. While out for a stroll with her dog, Shah passionately criticized the ‘thoughtless individuals’ devoid of civic responsibility, underlining the risks posed by fireworks…
Why Hindi becomes a flashpoint on Mumbai locals Last month, a 19-year-old youth ended his life allegedly after an altercation involving Marathi language during his commute. While the financial capital remains a melting pot, it’s the nature of travel on the local train that’s under lens for sparking discord over lingoWhat was once routine jostling…
