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Gajendra Shekhawat, on Wednesday, handed over the gazette notification to Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant on the Centre’s move to award classical language status to the Marathi. | Mumbai: Union Minister of Culture Gajendra Shekhawat, on Wednesday, handed over the gazette notification to Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant on the Centre’s move to award classical language status … Read more

(From left) Anjali Raina, Neera Nundy, Justice SJ Kathawalla, Amitabh Jaipuria, Ziaa Lalkaka and Darshana Shah at the jury meeting. Photo by Salman Ansari | SALMAN ANSARI At the conclusion of The Free Press Journal’s Angels of Mumbai Season 2024, which featured 38 change-makers, six esteemed jury members came together to select the top 10 … Read more

The Nashik City Police on Tuesday shared a dramatic high-speed car chase video on their X handle. According to the police, a drug smuggler was apprehended after an hour-long chase on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. In their post, the Nashik Police stated that the chase began when a red MH-02 registered car, … Read more

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Religious leader Ramgiri Maharaj has said that ‘Vande Mataram’ should be India’s national anthem. ‘Jana Gana Mana’, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted as national anthem in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly on January 24, 1950. “This song was sung by Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata in 1911. The … Read more

Mira Bhayandar: In a significant step aimed at providing an efficient and safe alternate transport network to decongest traffic, the urban cable car project has been mooted for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) under the central government’s ambitious “Parvatmala Project” a National Ropeways Development Programme. The proposal was tabled before the Union Minister for Transport … Read more

Mumbai: Observing that it was a crime against the society, the Bombay High Court refused to quash two cross FIRs filed by two families from Hindu and Muslim communities against each other following a scuffle in October 2024.  While emphasising that the offences are clearly made out in both the FIRs, a bench of Justices … Read more

Torres Jewellery, a jewellery chain operating six stores in Mumbai and nearby areas allegedly defrauded 1.25 lakh investors of over Rs 1,000 crore through a Ponzi scheme, promising high returns. The company at the centre of the controversy, then shifted blame to its CEO and other employees, accusing them of running the fraudulent scheme and … Read more

Mumbai: The Borivali police have registered an FIR against developers Pravin Satra and Premji Satra for alleged cheating. The developers are accused of failing to complete a rehabilitation agreement but constructing another building and allegedly selling its flats without mandatory occupation certificates, fire safety clearances, or lift installation approvals. About The Case The case was … Read more

Mumbai: The Sakinaka police have registered an FIR against four persons for allegedly cheating under the pretext of securing medical admissions for nine aspirants. About The Case The accused operated a fake SEZ Academy in Sakinaka and allegedly took Rs 45 lakh from the complainants. The case was filed on January 6. According to the … Read more

Mumbai: MRA Marg police have solved the gold heist and firing case near CSMT within 24 hours of the incident and arrested two suspects. Kiran Dhanawade, 47, and Haroon Noor Mohammad Madia, 45, are from Girgaon and Dongri, respectively. A search is on for two more accused, including the gunman. About The Case According to … Read more