NEW DELHI: A 31-year-old man from Mumbra was booked by police on Wednesday for allegedly divorcing his 25-year-old wife by saying “triple talaq.” The incident occurred on Tuesday when the man contacted his wife’s father to declare the divorce. He reportedly justified the action because his wife “was going alone for a walk.” Police have…
KHARAGPUR: A truck driver from Maharashtra was beaten to death after stepping out of his vehicle to help a biker he had hit in Kharagpur, West Bengal, on Wednesday night. The biker also died in the accident.Shyam Shankar Dhankuar was heading towards Chaurangi when he hit 30-year-old Arjun Nayek around 10.30pm. Instead of fleeing, Dhankuar…
THANE: A gas leak was reported late Thursday night at a chemical company in Ambarnath’s Morivali MIDC in the district of Thane in Maharashtra. Following the incident, residents of Morivali MIDC and surrounding areas complained of eye irritation and difficulty in breathing.After getting information about the incident, the fire brigade team reached the spot and…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray is protesting outside his party headquarters at Dadar along with his family and other party leaders against the Badlapur sexual abuse case, wearing black masks.Following the Bombay high court order on Friday, the MVA had called off its Saturday’s statewide bandh and decided that all its politicians would wear…
THANE: A 36-year-old cousin has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the district sessions court here for the brutal killing of his nine-month pregnant sister and her husband in a case of “honor killing.”The Additional Sessions Judge DS Deshmukh also imposed a collective fine of Rs. 1,10,000 on Mansuri, who worked at a…
KALYAN: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s son and incumbent MP Shrikant Shinde (37) will be Mahayuti‘s candidate for Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency. His name was announced by deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday after BJP workers supporting local party MLA Ganpat Gaikwad had on Friday raised slogans against Shrikant at a party event and demanded the…
THANE: The Hill Line police in Ulhasnagar have arrested BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad and two other individuals in connection with the shooting of Shiv Sena’s Kalyan east city president Mahesh Gaikwad and local leader Rahul Patil inside the police station.The police have arrested all three on charges of attempted murder, rioting, and Arms Act violations.Apart…
BHIWANDI: Two people died and five others suffered injuries when a single-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Thane district late on Saturday night.The Bhiwandi fire brigade team started rescue operations by midnight that lasted for nearly three hours.The single-storey building having six flats and located on Durga Road in Dhobi Talao area of Bhiwandi…
