Founder slams excessive ads at Mumbai's Ganesh Utsav pandals: ‘Polluting the very essence’

Moti and Hamam are described as heritage soap brands that hold a distinctive position in the nation’s cultural and nostalgic history. According to the statement, these soaps have made a lasting impression on virtually every Indian.

The Sopara Buddhist relics, uncovered 144 years ago, will now be put on public display. The exhibition is highlighted as a key part of the Asiatic Society of Bombay’s plan to make its historic collections more accessible.

Nearly four years after the Metro Line 7 opened, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is planning to build a pedestrian bridge at the Gundavali western express highway crossing. The bridge aims to give commuters a safer way to cross the highway, which they have been doing at street level since the line’s inauguration.

A senior citizen was tricked into giving ₹31 lakh after being promised a “money‑rain” and a buried‑gold scheme. The fraud started in 2016 when the victim was introduced to a man who claimed to have special glasses that could see underground, leading to the loss and the arrest of two suspects.

A single judge, Justice M M Sathaye, ruled that the fact a victim is an illegal immigrant does not reduce the seriousness of an offence committed against them. The judgment emphasizes that the victim’s immigration status does not diminish the crime.

The National Crime Branch uncovered an interstate drug operation that smuggled cannabis from Odisha, concealing it inside steel pipes loaded onto a commercial goods carrier. The seizure involved a large quantity of the drug, valued at several crore rupees. The bust disrupted the network that was transporting the narcotics across state lines.