The first-ever women’s political party unveiled its agenda on Monday and said they would demand 50 per cent reservation for women in elected bodies, including in Lok Sabha.
In a public rally organised by the VBA in Amravati on Sunday, Ambedkar also took a dig at Congress leaders in the state. “The Congress is a party of dishonest leaders. There is no saying when they will ditch you,” he said.
The second phase, which was first expected to become operational in 2015, has so far missed more than 20 deadlines. The cost of phase 1 and phase 2 of the monorail project is Rs 2,460 crore.
One of the oldest markets in South Mumbai, dating back 200 years, people once came here from Maharashtra and Gujarat to sell copper items as scrap. The copper would be melted down into bricks, rolled into sheets for sale or for use in making utensils.
According to police, the woman was in an extramarital relationship with the man, and was allegedly pressing him to marry her. But he felt differently and hatched a plan to kill her.
Thane Crime Branch Unit III had seized at least 170 weapons, including guns, choppers and knives, at the shop owned by 45-year-old Kulkarni on January 15.
MU has proposed nine law colleges, 14 arts, science, commerce (night) colleges, three arts, science and commerce (ladies) colleges, 17 arts and commerce colleges, two fine arts and performing arts colleges, three pharmacy colleges and one management college
"The BMC was supposed to take suggestions and objections from our community but they approached the Worli Koliwada Owners Community Welfare Co-Operative Society of Worli village, which has nothing to do with fishing," said Worli Koliwada Nakhawa Matsya Vyavsay Sahkari Society.
Joining hands with activists from the suburbs, the Congress Monday demanded a rethink on some of the Metro route alignments and designs. Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam also raised questions over the viability of some of the suburban routes.
The woman was allegedly gangraped twice, though both instances were unrelated. The incidents took place within a kilometre of each other on the intervening night of January 15 and 16.
The accused had submitted a false death certificate through his family member before a special court in Mumbai. The incident came to light after a policeman, who suspected the claim of death, went to the accused’s hometown to verify it.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is reeling under a shortage of anti-rabies vaccine, with the sole supplier being unable to provide required vials due to delay in laboratory testing of the life-saving vaccine. According to senior doctors with the BMC peripheral hospitals, the shortage has been noticed since last week after the existing stock started […]
Marginal rise was recorded in the minimum temperature on Monday, as Santacruz weather station recorded a minimum temperature of 18.2 degrees Celsius, a degree above normal.
The NIA counsel told the court that it will take instructions on the issue and inform the court. The court allowed their request and posted the matter on Wednesday.
The report also states that the number of deaths on railway tracks reduced by 33 in 2018. While 3,014 people died on railway tracks in 2017, the number fell to 2,981 in 2018.
Nearly 1,000 slum-dwellers were rehabilitated in Mahul after their slums near the Tansa pipeline were demolished. Protesting since Oct 28 demanding houses elsewhere, they say it’s healthier to live on the footpath.
The city, which recorded 12.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, will experience warmer nights this week, said officials at the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The official added that the reports were required to be submitted after third party inspection by the industrial establishments to take policy decisions at the government level
Describing his experience of meeting late Indian astronaut Kalpana Chawla, Ross said she was a delightful person who was liked in the astronaut office.
According to police officials, the incident took place between September 2017 and July 2018, following which Mayur Kadam submitted a complaint application, which was converted into an FIR last week, at the Worli police station.
In October last year, eight members of a gang based in Chembur were arrested for allegedly providing fake personal identity documents, school and college marksheets and leaving certificates, proof of employment on letterheads of companies and forged copies of police verification of addresses.
The train will start plying between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station and Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi from Saturday.
"My pick on books has a wide range. When I am stressed, I read Jeffrey Archer, a couple of years ago, I was reading Digital Age written by Eric Schmidt, where he sees the world with digitisation and the impact of digitisation across countries and what it means for governments," says Amit Desai.
Police said the incident took place in August last year.
The project, which commenced in March 2018, is being constructed in three phases. As of now, 12 per cent of the work on the corridor has been completed.



