Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Amateur radio operators (HAMs) are finding it difficult to reunite a mentally challenged woman from West Bengal, whom they traced to Mumbai, with her family. The woman, mother of a 20-year-old son and a 16-year-old daughter, allegedly lost her mental balance after facing torture from her husband, relatives said.Thereafter, she started straying from home.”About six years ago, she was traced to Gujarat and brought back to her matrimonial home in Gangarampur, Uluberia, in the…
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Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Ashiana Housing Limited on Wednesday reported a decline in bookings during the first quarter of FY27 as the total area booked during the quarter fell to 3.61 lakh square feet from 5.95 lakh square feet in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.According to the company’s quarterly operational update for the period ended June 30, 2026, the value of bookings also declined year-on-year to Rs 357.80 crore from Rs 430.97 crore. During the quarter, the company re…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain assumed charge as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) on Wednesday. His appointment to the post marks the completion of the leadership transition at the Army headquarters as General Dhiraj Seth took over as the 31st Army Chief, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi, while Lt Gen Sandeep Jain fills the post vacated by the incumbent Army Chief.Lt General Sandeep Jain, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), was commissioned into …
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde on Tuesday took sharp jibe at his predecessor and political rival, Uddhav Thackeray, advising him to look inward rather than throwing brickbats at those exiting the Shiv Sena-UBT. Dismissing allegations of engineering splits within the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena faction, Deputy Chief Minister Shinde emphasised that leaders are joining him voluntarily due to his administration’s development-driven age…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) UBT rebel legislator Sachin Ahir, after switching loyalty to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and filing a nomination for the Maharashtra Legislative Council’s Deputy Chairperson’s post, on Tuesday expressed his gratitude to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. He launched a scathing attack on the Thackeray faction, expressing disappointment over how departing leaders are targeted. Responding to the Thackeray faction labelling him “traitor” and “opportunist,” Ahir stated, “It is u…
Pune, June 30 (IANS) Police investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder case has now revealed that the victim had earlier asked his father about his fiancee and the primary accused, Siya Goyal’s background verification, suspecting her of having an “affair” over her frequent mentions of her alleged lover and co-accused Chetan Chaudhary.According to a statement by Ketan’s father, Vishal Agarwal, recorded in the FIR, a copy of which has been accessed by IANS, it was a common link: Narendra Mittal, …
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) A 24-year-old woman has accused a man of sexually harassing her inside a moving car in East Delhi’s Mandawali area. According to her complaint, the accused (known to the victim) allegedly lured her out on the pretext of eating momos and later insisted on stopping for CNG before diverting the vehicle to a deserted stretch.The woman alleges that the man began making obscene remarks and pressured her into having sex. He touched her inappropriately and wouldn’t let her ge…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) New details have emerged in the investigation into the alleged plot to poison a large number of people during the Muharram procession in Mumbai. Accused Faiyaz Premji allegedly told the police that his intention was not to kill anyone but to cause distress during the Muharram procession. According to investigators, he had even conducted a trial run before the incident to determine the dosage that could prove fatal. Based on the results, he allegedly prepared one-gram packe…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Tuesday hailed the Special Court’s judgement sentencing the prime accused in the horrific Nasrapur minor assault and murder case to death. It has triggered a massive debate across the state regarding the breakdown of law and order and the growing atmosphere of insecurity for women and children in Maharashtra.The Thackeray camp, in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, said that the verdict provides closure to the v…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) A shocking revelation came to light in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on Monday regarding a massive racket operating in Pune.The syndicate has allegedly been defrauding youths of lakhs of rupees by issuing fake appointment letters using forged signatures and seals under the pretext of securing jobs in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), as well as providing fake experience certificates, salary slips and PF accounts in the IT sector.Minister for Industries Uday Saman…