Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will promote self-employment, entrepreneurship and financial independence among economically weaker sections of the Jain community through interest-free loans and other welfare initiatives, Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar said on Sunday. He also announce...
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Mumbai: A 63-year-old retired man from Kanjurmarg East has allegedly been cheated of Rs15.28 lakh by cyber fraudsters who trapped him in a sextortion racket after sending him a Facebook friend request using a fake female profile. The accused allegedly recorded an obscene video ca...
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Mumbai: The Bombay Catholic Sabha, along with Our Lady of Good Counsel High School and Church, Sion, organised a silent protest on Saturday against the design of the newly opened Sion bridge, alleging that it has obstructed vehicular access to the school and church premises. Prot...
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Mumbai: The Chunabhatti police have registered a case against a doctor working at a prominent central Mumbai hospital, his alleged girlfriend and his mother for allegedly abetting the suicide of his 36-year-old wife. The victim, who worked as a nurse at the same hospital, died by...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reportedly decided to continue its legal proceedings against Ajay Devgn over the Vimal pan masala advertisement controversy, despite the Bollywood actor approaching the Bombay High Court to challenge the action. FDA Commissio...
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Mumbai: The BMC is struggling to appoint expert members to its Tree Authority. After four years of administrative rule, the Tree Authority members (corporators) were appointed earlier this year post-BMC elections; however, the appointment of expert individual panel members was pe...
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Two years ago, the Sensex fired to an impressive 85,000 for the first time, but since then the market has been in a steep and prolonged decline. What seemed like a roaring bull market around September 2024 soon lost the momentum and plunged around 16 percent to hit a low of 71,42...
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Mumbai: India's most wanted online gambling tycoon, Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged mastermind behind the multi-crore Mahadev Online Book betting syndicate, has been extradited from the Oman by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in a major breakthrough in the probe into o...
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Mumbai: For lakhs of Mumbaikars, local train travel has become a daily test of patience. After years of adjusting to delays and overcrowding, commuters are now demanding accountability, better services and safer journeys, especially after the October 26 disruption that brought Ce...
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New Delhi [India], November 1: Digi Yatra has commenced trials for international passengers at seven airports across India, marking a further step in the adoption of digital technology in the country’s aviation sector. The trials, scheduled to run from November to December 2026, ...
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Mumbai: Maharashtra’s newly formed Jain Minority Development Finance Corporation (JMDFC) disbursed Rs 51 crore in interest-free loans to 511 needy people from the community during its first such drive organised at Aradhya Bhakti Park in Ghatkopar. The financial assistance, handed...
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PM Modi's Gen-Z-style swipe at Congress energises BJP rank and file Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent foray into Gen-Z-style digital messaging, the BJP’s revamped IT Cell has launched a coordinated social media campaign against the Congress. Under new leadership, mi...
