Both independent chefs and collectives are driving the Koli culinary market, largely through referrals and WhatsApp marketing. The tilapia, a freshwater fish, is far from home in a Koli kitchen. Yet on Friday, a batch of shapely tilapia patties made their way down the final stages of an assembly line — water, semolina, hot oil on the…
The SC granted bail to Abhijeet Ganesh Kadu after over seven years in custody (Representative image) MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has granted bail to Abhijeet Ganesh Kadu, a MCOCA gangster in the 2019 murder of Pune gangster Nilesh Wadkar, noting that he had spent over seven years and six months in custody and co-accused with…
Former TISS student Abhirup Paul was arrested after his anticipatory bail was rejected (Representative image) MUMBAI: Hours after the anticipatory bail applications of two former students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) were rejected in a case stemming from an unauthorised campus event to pay homage to the late Delhi University professor G N…
I remember the early days of our sickle cell work not through files or review meetings but through faces.I remember sitting in a tertiary hospital with parents trying to understand how an inherited blood disease they had never been warned about had entered their children’s lives so early, and so harshly. Many were healthy carriers…
Raj Thackeray expressed his discontent over the ongoing delays in the improvement of the Mumbai-Goa National Highway MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday attributed the prolonged delay in completing the Mumbai-Goa National Highway to what he termed “political interference”, questioning why contractors had left the project and why land acquisition and…
Around 90% of the 164 unauthorised schools have the word “English” in their names, reflecting the aspiration for English-medium education in slum pockets (AI Image) MUMBAI: In Baiganwadi, Govandi, the morning rush begins before the school bell. Traffic chokes the narrow roads as autorickshaws, two-wheelers and pedestrians jostle for space. Students in uniforms stream into…
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a probe into the alleged theft of Rs 18 crore annually from the donation collections of Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple. MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ordered a probe into the alleged theft of Rs 18 crore annually from the donation collections of Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple.He directed officials to examine…
A person examining bank documents can be seen. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) MUMBAI: Khar Police have registered an FIR against two men for allegedly operating 22 mule bank accounts through which at least 42 cyber frauds were perpetrated across the country. Police said Rs 7.42 crore was collectively defrauded in these cases. One…
A 24-year-old law graduate died after jumping from his apartment (AI image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: Kherwadi Police have registered a case of abetment of suicide against two women after a 24-year-old law grad jumped to his death from his 13th floor apartment in Bandra East recently.Police said the two women were threatening…
Tharoor said young people are an increasingly significant segment of the population and will form the largest single voting bloc in the 2029 elections. MUMBAI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said politicians must listen to young people and engage with them, arguing that Gen Z and Gen Alpha will play an increasingly important role in…
