After the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra registered a decisive victory in the Maharashtra local body elections, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale termed it a “great success,” saying that the coalition has secured a good result in the entire municipal polls, reported news agency ANI. “The Mahayuti has achieved a great success and it has secured…
Haze was observed across Mumbai during Monday morning, giving way to mainly clear skies by afternoon and evening, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The city recorded a minimum temperature of 20.3 degrees Celsius in Colaba, while Santacruz experienced a cooler 15.2 degrees Celsius, with no rainfall reported at either location. As per the…
Ahead of the high-stakes BMC elections 2026, scheduled for next month, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey on Sunday exuded confidence, saying that “the real Shiv Sena” has consistently won the BMC elections and maintained its hold on the city for the past 30 years, reported ANI. He also took a dig at Congress, dismissing…
A 59-year-old hotel businessman from Wadala has alleged that his brother and business partner forged his signature to secure a Rs 3.45 crore loan from a private finance company while he was abroad. The dispute involves a family-run hotel in Ghatkopar West, established by the complainant’s father and transferred to him in 2012. In 2017,…
Over 300 parents of Witty School students in Borivli have voiced concerns over steep and uneven fee hikes, with some increases reportedly ranging between 60 per cent and 100 per cent when children move from Sr KG to Std I. Parents allege that children studying in the same class are being charged different fees. “Initial…
For nearly three decades, as festive lights twinkle and carols fill the air in Bandra, one small sweet stall quietly tells a larger story of coexistence, enterprise, and changing times. At its centre is Abdul Rashid, a Muslim man who has been selling traditional Christmas sweets in the suburb for almost 30 years, challenging stereotypes…
An 82-year-old former government employee was cheated of Rs 4.96 lakh by cyber fraudsters posing as officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) who kept her under “digital arrest” for more than 56 hours. According to the FIR registered at Navghar police station, the woman received a WhatsApp video call on December 15 from an unknown…
A Kharghar-based couple has achieved two successful pregnancies despite the husband being diagnosed with azoospermia, a rare condition in which no sperm is present in semen. In the latest development, the woman is now two months pregnant with twins following advanced fertility treatment at a Navi Mumbai hospital. The couple married in 2016 and was…
Following the Mahayuti alliance’s clean sweep win (or we can say lead, since official results are not announced) over 213 out of the 288 municipal councils (at the time of going to press), attention has now shifted to the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and polls in 29 other municipal corporations, seen as the…
With New Year’s Eve approaching, the police have launched special and surprise drives to closely monitor habitual drug offenders across the city. Officials said 3015 history-sheeters booked under the NDPS Act are being subjected to regular checks as part of special drives to prevent drug sales and distribution during December 31 celebrations. Mumbai Police have…
Mankhurd’s Cheeta Camp continues to reel under years of neglect, with residents grappling with unfinished roads, clogged nullahs, and an 800-metre stretch of backwaters choked with garbage. While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) undertook partial clean-up work over the past six months, including desilting and unclogging nullahs, the early onset of the monsoon brought the…
The Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal has brought smiles to the faces of more than 150 people after the Kandivli police recovered and returned their lost or stolen mobile phones on Saturday. Over the past year, more than 500 cases of missing and stolen mobile phones were reported at Kandivli police station. With the…
Commuters on Mumbai’s Western Railway (WR) will have to brace for about 75 to 80 cancellations of suburban trains starting Monday for the construction of the important leg of the 6th line till Borivlali. The line is expected to segregate suburban and mail-express trains all the way between Bandra and Borivli. The WR has, however,…
Daily commuters on the Mumbai suburban railway can breathe easy. Indian Railways on Sunday announced a fare hike for long-distance passenger trains starting December 26, but exempted suburban train fares, including Monthly Season Tickets (MSTs). The fare revision primarily targets mail, express, and ordinary class long-distance travel, while protecting short-distance and suburban commuters — a…
A decade of darkness has been dispelled, bringing light literally to the road and lighting up lives, too. On February 19, this year, mid-day reported how residents on the crowded DP Road at Pandurang Budhkar (PB) Marg Worli had been living in the dark (literally) for nearly a decade. There were no street lights on…
Pradeep Nakhwa, the survivor, complainant, and key witness in the case where a BMW occupied by the son of a Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) leader rammed into a scooter last year, has approached the Worli police, stating that following the incident — which claimed his wife’s life — his family and he were in…
This December, Mumbai has consistently recorded concentrations of PM2.5 — considered the worst pollutant —higher than India’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), especially in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Byculla and Mazagaon, Chakala in Andheri East, Deonar, Ghatkopar, Kherwadi in Bandra East, Khindipada in Bhandup, and Malad, according to data available from continuous ambient air…
Season of abundance A shopper is spoilt for choice at a stall near Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church in IC Colony, Borivli West A close eye on dental health An illustration from the book cover. PIC COURTESY/Vaibhav Kumar Never ignore dental health, comes the quick warning from Vaibhav Kumar, head, department of public health…
Do you know what the stars hold for you in terms of love life, career, business and personal wellness today? Well, read on to know your astrological predictions as per your zodiac sign for December 22. Aries March 21 – April 20A casual talk with your spouse/partner brings an awareness about how you should make…
A fire broke out in the kitchen area of a hotel located on Boman Beharam Marg in Colaba, South Mumbai, on Sunday afternoon, officials said. According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the incident was reported at 4.36 pm. The fire broke out in the kitchen of the Social Service Hotel, a ground-plus-four-storey establishment. Firefighters rushed…
A motorman attached to Western Railway (WR) was run over while on duty at Virar Station near Mumbai on Saturday, officials said. According to official information, Motorman Dilip Kumar Sahu was deputed to perform Set No 702 and had reported for duty at Virar at 2.30 pm. He was engaged in shunting operations and was…
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said talks with the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were in their final stages and that an official announcement on an alliance for the upcoming municipal corporation polls would be made in the next two to three days, news agency PTI reported. Speaking to…
Miss lovely gets some self care A cat suns itself on the cricket field during the MSSA inter-school Harris Shield semi-final at MIG Cricket Club, Bandra East Josh, that’s an incredible story! Josh Inglis has every reason to smile. PIC/GETTY IMAGES Talented India batsman Sarfaraz Khan was not the only player to get lucky at…
A fresh environmental controversy has erupted in Thane after Rohit Joshi, environmentalist, and member of the Wetland Grievance Redressal Committee, lodged a complaint alleging destruction of mangroves and reclamation of land near the helipad at Rabodi- Thane west. The plot in question is located adjacent to the police ground. Who has received the complaint? Joshi…
BJP MLA Parag Shah, the sitting legislator from Ghatkopar East, was allegedly involved in an altercation with an auto-rickshaw driver in the Ghatkopar area on Friday, during which he is seen slapping the driver. A video of the episode surfaced online, showing Shah stopping an autorickshaw that was allegedly being driven in the wrong direction…
Chandivli residents are trying to not get carried away with the news that they might get an independent fire station for the area soon. Just ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, the civic body has sanctioned the tender for the proposed Chandivli fire station, a move that residents and activists have welcomed, albeit…
The Malvani police arrested a 37-year-old event organiser for allegedly cheating multiple car owners by offering to rent their luxury vehicles every month, only to mortgage those vehicles with banks and finance companies, swindling lakhs of rupees. Police said the accused took a Toyota Fortuner from a Malvani resident for Rs 60,000 per month, paid…
The epic battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharat went on for 18 days, but the Mumbai Police were much faster in resolving Yudhishthira’s call for justice. Gajendra Chauhan, 69 — best known for his role as Yudhishthira in the iconic 1980s TV show, Mahabharat — fell prey to cyber fraud on December…
Pedestrians navigating the hectic Lucky Hotel junction on their way to Bandra West station have reason to cheer. The MMRDA, which had earlier demolished the existing skywalk to facilitate work on Metro Line 2B, is now set to build a 278-metre-long foot overbridge (FOB). The new FOB will seamlessly connect the Bandra Metro station on…
Do you know what the stars hold for you in terms of love life, career, business and personal wellness? Well, read on to know your astrological predictions as per your zodiac sign. AriesMarch 21 – April 19Be open to advice from an unlikely source, and be willing to do what you need to do. Maintain…
Polling for the posts of presidents and members in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra concluded at 5.30 pm on Saturday, officials said. Voting also took place for 143 vacant member posts in these local bodies, reported the PTI. Prominent civic bodies that went to the polls included Baramati in Pune district and…
Former Maharashtra minister Shalinitai Patil, the wife of late chief minister Vasantdada Patil, passed away in Mumbai on Saturday. She was 94, reported the PTI. Shalinitai Patil held ministerial posts in several Congress-led governments during the 1980s. She rose through the political ranks from being a member of the Satara district council to becoming president…
To improve healthcare services in tribal, remote and rural areas of Maharashtra, the state Health Minister has approved the promotion of 190 medical officers through a transparent counselling process, officials said on Saturday. The promoted doctors were working in Group ‘B’ posts under the Public Health Department and have now been elevated to vacant Group…
BJP MLA Parag Shah, the sitting legislator in Mumbai, was allegedly involved in an altercation with an auto-rickshaw driver in the Ghatkopar area on Friday, during which he slapped the driver. The incident was captured in a video which has gone viral on social media. The incident took place in the afternoon on Mahatma Gandhi…
The Forest Department is considering fitting a radio collar on the leopard rescued from Bhayandar East in Mumbai on Friday, following a human-wildlife conflict in which seven people were injured in a crowded residential area. The leopard was captured after it entered a densely populated locality and attacked several residents, triggering panic among locals. On…
Mumbai Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Azmi on Saturday condemned reported attacks on minorities in Bangladesh and also slammed Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over hijab row, the ANI reported. On attack on minorities in Bangladesh, Azmi said that injustice must be opposed everywhere, but added that problems within India should be addressed first. Speaking to…
The BJP and Shiv Sena are treading cautiously before committing to contest the upcoming elections to the Thane Municipal Corporation in an alliance, with a decision expected in the next two days, reported news agency PTI. Thane is considered the home turf of Shiv Sena leader and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. A political dispute…
Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad on Saturday said that voters in the metropolis would reject the BJP’s `religious politics and double standards` in the upcoming municipal elections, choosing instead to focus on pressing civic concerns, reported the PTI. Polling for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is scheduled for 15…
Mumbai commuters brace for disruption as Western Railway (WR) announces the cancellation of 80 local trains daily starting December 21. To carry out the work in connection with the sixth line on Kandivali and Borivali section, a block of 30 days will be undertaken from the night of December 20th/21st and will continue up to…
A court in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra`s Thane district on Saturday adjourned till January 17 the hearing in a defamation case filed by an RSS worker against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for remarks on the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, reported PTI. The case came up for hearing during the day in the court of the Joint…
