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MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and Maharashtra government, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and other authorities on a petition challenging the reappointment of Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, vice-chancellor Anirudd...
Concerns include internal strife within the EC and significant risks to voter registration, with claims of potential deletions affecting millions of citizens....
The move follows the Election Commission’s decision to extend the deadline for filing claims and objections to October 12
Mumbai, September 28, 2026: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has raised an objection before the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) against a private player’s proposal to undertake electricity distribution in Dharavi, where BEST c...
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The death of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) district general secretary and lawyer Divyarishi Tiwari after he was electrocuted by an electric pole near DB Mall in MP Nagar has raised questions over the Bhopal Municipal Corporation's (BMC) handling of ...
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Monday, gave directions to Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) for sewage management. The directions prioritise the protection of Bhopal's lakes and groundwater recharge zones, as sewage leakage and untreated discharge...
Mumbai, September 28, 2026: The BMC’s proposed action against unauthorised slum structures exceeding 14 feet triggered a political storm on Monday, with Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) delegations meeting Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide and demanding withdrawal of the move. Thi...
Thane, September 28, 2026: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thane Additional, has held a Navi Mumbai-based cooperative housing society guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice over lapses relating to security services, maintenance bills, CCTV ...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) staged aggressive statewide protests on Monday against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of compromising the electoral roll and weakening democratic processes. Demonstrators held marches across distri...
Mumbai, September 28, 2026: Taking a serious note of the incident of an attack on a teacher, the sessions court on Monday convicted 12 members associated with the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena (BVS), the former student wing which was part of the undivided Shiv Sena, for assaulting a m...
Mumbai, September 28, 2026: The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed an appeal filed by a Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)-based company, BVC Brinks Diamond & Jewellery Services LLP, thereby upholding the South Mumbai District Consumer Commission’s dir...
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) collected 71.990 tonnes of nirmalya during the six immersion days of Ganeshotsav this year. The collected material has been transported to the civic body's Turbhe facility, where it is being scientifically processed into manure for use...
The Maharashtra Public Service Commission has postponed the State Services Main Examination 2026 due to protests from candidates. Aspirants raised concerns about a possible question paper leak and the evaluation process of prior examinations. The commission plans to re-evaluate t...
Navi Mumbai, September 28, 2026: Residents across Navi Mumbai could face disruptions to sanitation, healthcare and other civic services after workers of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) threatened a complete strike after Diwali over the non-implementation of a Rs 7,50...
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s (IRDAI) latest consultation paper has thrown the insurance sector into turmoil, affecting even insurers’ stocks. But it has a backstory. In 2023, IRDAI removed product-wise commission caps. It let insurer boards set pa...
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) has sought an immediate audit of the arrangements made by the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) at 77 artificial and 27 natural water bodies designated for Ganesh idol immersion, alleging that several of the works specified in the tender were either i...
Mumbai: In a major relief for local residents, generic medicine services will soon be introduced at the civic-run Dr. R. N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital and Hinduhridaysamrat Shivsena Pramukh Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Care Hospital. The initiative follows a key meeting held...
Pune, 28 September: Hockey Maharashtra elected its new Executive Committee for the 2026–2030 term, with Manoj Bhore appointed as Secretary General, at the Annual General Meeting and elections held at Orchid Hotel , Regal Hall, Pune, on Sunday. The new Executive Committee will be ...
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Maharashtra president Shashikant Shinde on Monday said party members would join the October 4 protest announced by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray against the ...
Thane, September 28, 2026: The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies — Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party–Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) — mounted parallel, highly symbolic demonstrations in Thane on Monday, targeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar ove...
Alister Augustine Pune, September 28 Pune: The Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress on Monday demanded an independent and impartial inquiry into alleged irregularities in voter lists and sought the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while also warning of a st...
Pune: The Samvidhan Jagar Abhiyan on Monday demanded greater transparency in Maharashtra’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and sought an inquiry into what it described as serious questions surrounding the decision-making and functioning of the Election Commiss...
Pimpri-Chinchwad: Congress workers staged a protest outside the Tehsildar office in Nigdi on Monday against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission's handling of the electoral-roll revision process. The protest was led by Pimpri-Chinchwad City ...
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Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is likely to set up a committee to examine the possibility of allowing stock exchanges to list and trade their own shares on their platforms, according to a CNBC-TV18 report citing sources. If introduced, the proposed...
The Kolhapur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday declined to grant an urgent hearing to a petition challenging 14 administrative actions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar concerning electoral rolls. The petition, filed th...
Mumbai: BMC Mayor Ritu Tawde on Monday took a swipe at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), referring to it as the 'Congress Jitao Party' and alleging that the group is associated with the Congress. Speaking to the media, Tawde first referred to CJP as the “Congress Joint Party” befo...
Hyderabad-based space technology company TakeMe2Space is preparing to launch India’s first networked orbital data centre mission aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in 2028. The company plans to develop a six-satellite constellation aimed at enabling computing infrastructure in space...
Pune: Farmers and representatives of greenhouse and shade-net house manufacturers staged a protest outside the National Horticulture Board (NHB) regional office in Pune on Monday, demanding that the subsidy for protected cultivation be restored to 50% and the restrictive conditio...
Ganeshotsav may have come to an end, but the memories of Mumbai's grand celebrations continue to linger. Among the many popular pandals that captivated devotees this year, Ganeshgalli's Mumbaicha Raja emerged as one of the major attractions, drawing attention not just on the stre...
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition raising concerns over the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra and posted the matter for hearing on October 5. The petition, filed on behalf of two businessmen, w...
Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay High Court order granting bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who is accused of assaulting doctors and other staff at a Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC)-run hospital in Dombivli. According to a report, the ...
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning to make annual inspections of all bridges and flyovers a regular exercise after a structural audit found that 98 structures required repairs in the city. The civic body has so far completed repair work on 21 bridges and flyov...
Sanjay Raut has accused FDA officials of extorting money from hotels and restaurants during commissioner Tukaram Mundhe's crackdown. He claims that the amounts demanded have significantly increased following recent actions. Raut believes that this practice is an abuse of power, u...
Talking to media persons at his official residence, Ramgiri, the Maharashtra chief minister dismissed the Opposition’s allegations of vote theft.
MUMBAI: A senior professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the reappointment of vice-chancellor Aniruddha B Pandit for a second five-year term, alleging that the prescribed selection procedure was not followed and...
The post, which is usually occupied by a Rashtriya Swayavsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary, has been lying vacant since 2021. The party has made this appointment now with an eye on the 2029 general elections...
BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide has approved the project, with the solid waste management department now working on the tender conditions
Mumbai: The Cockroach Janata Party has announced a protest at Shivaji Park in Dadar on October 2 from 3 pm to 9 pm, alleging negligence and irregularities in the functioning of the Election Commission. Party office-bearer Pranay Ahire said preparations for the protest are underwa...
Kolkata: A day after former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed Election Commission of India (ECI) over SIR, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday had accused opposition parties of spreading ‘canards’ about SIR. Addressing a press conference, Adhikari said that the opposit...
Mayank Kumar appointed as Member, CBIC The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mayank Kumar, IRS (C&IT:1991), Principal Chief Commissioner, Mumbai Customs (Zone-I), as Member, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). POLITICS PEOPLESPE...
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved supply, operation, and maintenance of two more unmanned boat dedicated to the mechanical removal of floating debris and trash from the seawater at Sassoon Dock and Jamshedji Port. Technology-Based Waste Removal Pus...
Kalyan: Urging students to make informed career choices and contribute to the country’s development, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) Commissioner Abhinav Goyal said the youth are the country’s greatest strength and the “ambassadors of New India.” Students Advised To ...
Mumbai: The Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur (SRMD) celebrated the 60th birth anniversary of its founder, Gurudevshri Rakeshji—spiritual master, humanitarian, and devotee of poet-philosopher Shrimad Rajchandra—at the Jio World Convention Centre on 25 and 26 September. 60 New ...
Mumbai: Railway Board Executive Director (Safety) Mukul Kumar is scheduled to visit Mumbai for three to four days to review safety arrangements and inspect the Borivali section, where commuters have been facing delays following the commissioning of an interlocking system. He is a...
Nagpur: In the executive committee elections of the Maharashtra Badminton Association (MBA) for the 2026–2030 term, incumbent President Arun Lakhani has been re-elected unopposed. Alongside him, Shirish Boralkar of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was elected unopposed as Working Presid...
Mumbai: Fisherfolk and residents of Mumbai’s coastal villages will march to the District Collector’s Office on October 19, demanding that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) scrap its proposed desalination plant at Manori, alleging that the project could damage fishing g...
Thane: Following the tragic drowning of two young girls at Jogila Lake, questions have been raised regarding the safety measures put in place by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). Lack Of Protective Measures Alleged Thane City District Congress President Rahul Pingale targete...
The Indian Express report on the functioning of the Election Commission of India is shocking and needs proper probe, Prithviraj Chavan said
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Chief Election Commissioner Dnyanesh Kumar amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) row, alleging that past Election Commissioners genuinely represented the p...
Pune: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) national president Adv. Prakash Ambedkar on Sunday questioned the Election Commission’s role in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra and sought greater transparency in the process. Ambedkar claimed that the exer...
Mumbai: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), has held that an auction purchaser of a property sold during liquidation cannot avoid statutory municipal dues attached to the property, where the property was sold on an “as is where is” basis. BMC Gets Relief In ₹86.58 Lakh Dues...
Key demands include resignation of Maharashtra Tribal Development Minister Ashok Uike, transfer of Tribal Development Department’s Secretary and Commissioner and basic facilities in tribal schools and hostels...
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday reacted to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) row involving the Election Commission of India (ECI), stating that no votes have been stolen, taking a sharp dig at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Fadnavis a...
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) recorded the immersion of 6,77,057 Ganesh idols at artificial immersion facilities across the city during Ganeshotsav, while 7,15,059 kg of nirmalya was collected as part of efforts to prevent pollution of natural water bodies. According...
Mumbai: A viral video circulating on social media shows two women engaged in a heated argument aboard a Mumbai local train over the Marathi language. In the video, the women are seen involved in a verbal clash inside the ladies’ compartment, with the argument reportedly centred o...
