Altaf Shaikh, an alleged drug addict and a history-sheeter, died at the police station on September 11, 2009. He died within hours of being picked up as a suspect in a case of house break-in.
The Maharashtra government has sought dismissal of a PIL seeking Rs 3,000 crore compensation from the current ruling dispensation for a state-sponsored bandh condemning the Lakhimpur Kheri incident last year.
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Thursday announced that devotees will be allowed the Chaityabhoomi Darshan on December 6 to mark Dr BR Ambedkar Mahaparinirvan Diwas, in adherence to COVID-19 protocols.
In the wake of detection of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Maharashtra Government on Tuesday issued fresh guidelines to mark the Mahaparinirvan Diwas on December 6 to pay tribute to Dr Babasaeb Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi in Dadar.