Govindas to aim for 10-tier pyramid
The craze of achieving “greater heights” in the dahi handi festival has been rising among the city govinda pathaks every year.
BJP to support independent candidate
In a change of strategy, the state BJP unit has decided to support independent candidate Prithviraj Kakade against Dhananjay Munde of NCP for the September 2 Legislative Council byelections.
HC REJECTS BANK’S STAY ORDER PLEA
The Bombay HC recently rejected the petition of ICICI Bank seeking stay on the order of adjudicating officer for payment of compensation to two persons who had lost a total of `5.41 lakh in an online
‘Sr citizen policy ready’
Maharashtra will soon have a separate department and a commissionerate for the welfare of its senior citizens.
Drug addict held for attacking American
Two persons have been arrested for attacking 24-year-old American national Mitchell Marks with a razor blade and robbing her iPhone on August 18 in a slow Borivali-bound local train between Marine Lin
UAVs, CCTVs for security
During this Ganpati festival, the Mumbai police will use at least a couple of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called ‘Netra’ for aerial monitoring of crowd management, including one which would be flyin
HC stays hit-and-run proceedings
The Bombay high court on Monday stayed proceedings against Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the Bandra magistrate’s court after a complaint seeking contempt action against him for posting the details of
7-year-old raped by neighbour in Ulwe
The family of a minor girl filed a rape case against the girl’s neighbour at Ulwe village in Navi Mumbai on Sunday afternoon.
MU lab dissections being phased out
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities offering zoology and biology courses to discontinue the dissections of animals in a phased manner.
Report out on how media functions
A report titled ‘#Mediainsights Report’ released on Monday revealed how the media constructs stories and gathers data It highlighted that only one in 11 journalists would use more than half the press