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Despite adopting advanced security technologies at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, the smuggling of gold, electronics and contraband persists. Traditionally reliant on metal detectors, physical frisking, and X-ray scanners, the airport now has integrated sophisticated systems but smuggling continues. Cutting-edge security measures including full-body scanners, advanced baggage screening systems, and enhanced surveillance techniques…

The property cell of Mumbai Police has busted a share market scamster who had allegedly defrauded 400 to 500 persons of around Rs 170 crore. The prime accused, identified as Ashish Kumar Shah, 44, was held from Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh. The police have recovered 1,900 grams of gold, Rs 25 lakh in cash,…

The Manpada police in Dombivli have arrested three persons in a cyber fraud case to the tune of Rs 72 lakh. The accused were identified as Sarvesh Kumar, Mahendra Kumar, and Raj Rajput. The Kumars were held from Delhi, while Rajput was arrested from a Goa casino. The three were traced through the bank accounts…

The reason there are no reported cases of the Zika virus in Mumbai is that civic authorities are not actively looking for it, according to state health department officials. There have been 25 cases of mosquito-borne Zika virus reported in Maharashtra, 21 of which are situated in Pune. While Mumbai reports the highest number of…

With nearly half of July gone, the water stock in the city’s lakes is yet to climb to desired levels. After moderate rainfall across all seven lakes, the water level improved marginally, and the combined stock hit 25 per cent of the total capacity on Saturday morning. However, as the lake levels are still below…

In October 2023, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach visited India, where the IOC, in collaboration with the Olympic Museum and Reliance Foundation, signed a new agreement to expand the Olympic Values Education Programme. During Bach’s visit, a bunch of sports groups from Mumbai’s schools gathered at Reliance Corporate Park in Ghansoli to demonstrate…

In the city to launch projects worth Rs 29,000 crore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Maharashtra has the potential to become the powerhouse of the world, and his government is supporting that dream with infrastructure projects. Speaking at NESCO, Goregaon East, the PM said, “Maharashtra has an important role in the development of the nation….

After a faltering start, this year’s monsoon has finally picked up pace in Mumbai, where rainfall has finally crossed the 1,000-mm mark. Last year, rainfall in the city had hit the same milestone on July 21. According to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Colaba station recorded a total of 1,074.6mm for the…

On July 13, 2011, Mumbai, India`s thriving financial metropolis, was hit by a series of synchronised bomb explosions that shook the city to its core. These bombings, which took place in three busy areas, killed 26 people and injured nearly 130 others. Remembering the 2011 Mumbai bombings is a solemn event in the city. It is…

On July 13, 2011, Mumbai was jolted by a series of coordinated bomb blasts. These attacks struck the city during rush hour, leaving 26 dead and over 130 injured. The Events of the 13/7 Mumbai Bombings The 13/7 Mumbai bombings were a series of three coordinated explosions targeting busy commercial areas of Mumbai: the Opera…

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The 2011 Mumbai bombings, also known as 13/7, were a series of coordinated bomb explosions at different locations in Mumbai, India, on July 13, 2011. Thirteen years ago, three powerful bomb blasts struck the financial capital city during the evening rush hour. 1. The first explosion at 6.54 pm was in the crowded, bustling Zaveri…

Three targets—Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House, and Dadar—were struck by a string of bomb explosions that occurred in Mumbai on the evening of July 13, 2011. The blasts, which were designed to inflict the most amount of damage during rush hour, left over 130 people injured and 26 innocent people dead. The explosions tore apart the…

A director of a school in Kalyan in Thane district of Maharashtra was arrested in connection with the suicide of a 16-year-old student, a police official said on Friday, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, Class XI student Anish Dalvi of Sacred Heart School in Varap had hanged himself in his home in Nimbavali…

Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais on Friday prorogued the assembly at the end of the Maharashtra monsoon session, the last before state polls likely to be held in September-October, reported the PTI. The tenure of the 14th legislative assembly is set to end on November 26. The prorogation order was read out in the House by…

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that the victory of all nine Mahayuti (ruling alliance) candidates in the Legislative Council polls was a trailer ahead of the state assembly polls later this year, reported the PTI. Talking to reporters, CM Eknath Shinde said that a false narrative was set by the opposition in…

As many as seven Congress MLAs defied the party`s directive while voting in Friday`s biennial elections to 11 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, results showed, reported the PTI. Congress, which has 37 MLAs, had fixed a quota of 30 first preference votes for its candidate Pradyna Satav, and seven remaining votes were to go…

Nearly two months after the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse, Mumbai Police on Friday evening filed a 3,299-page chargesheet against four accused in the case at the Esplanade magistrate`s court in Mumbai, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, the chargesheet contains the statements of more than 100 witnesses including suspended IPS officer Quaiser Khalid, then GRP…

The number of Zika virus cases has shown an upward trend in parts of Maharashtra. There are a total of 21 cases detected in Kolhapur and Pune. The virus is primarily spread by mosquitoes. Most of the Zika virus cases has been detected in Pune and the tally now stands at 18. The latest cases…

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that the BJP-led NDA alliance at the Centre and the ruling `Mahayuti` coalition were the future of the country and Maharashtra, respectively, while the Congress was history, reported the PTI. Speaking in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on the last day of the monsoon session, CM Shinde criticised…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Friday during her first visit to Mumbai after the declaration of Lok Sabha elections 2024 results more than a month ago. Mamata Banerjee, the chief of the Trinamool Congress, reportedly met Pawar at his residence, `Silver Oak` in south Mumbai….

PM Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stones of several projects totaling Rs 29,400 crore during his first visit to Mumbai on Saturday as prime minister following his election for a third term. Among these projects is the twin tunnel between Thane and Borivali, which is likely to revolutionize transportation in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region…

On July 13, 2011, Mumbai, India`s financial capital, was devastated by a series of coordinated bombings that left the city in a state of chaos and devastation. The incident came to be commonly known as 13/7 bombings. The incident claimed lives of  civilians and damaged infrastructure and public property and is still fresh in memories…

The Bombay High Court reportedly quashed a magistrate`s order permitting RSS worker Rajesh Kunte to submit fresh and additional documents in a pending criminal defamation complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the PTI reported on Friday. Rajesh Kunte had lodged a defamation complaint in 2014 before the Bhiwandi magistrate`s court in Thane district, claiming that…

A small portion of the roof of Mumbai’s biggest railway station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) fell off due to heavy winds. No one was injured in the incident, an official said. “A portion of chajja broke and fell on the roof between platforms 6 and 7 and no one was injured in the incident,”…

Shil-Daighar police in Thane arrested three persons for sexually assaulting and killing a 30-year-old woman. Police sources said the three accused, who are purportedly sadhus (ascetics) of a temple in the area, killed the 30-year-old woman and threw her dead body in the hilly area near the temple to ensure her body would not be…

Investigators in the Worli hit-and-run case suspect the politician’s son was heavily intoxicated while driving the high-end car. Police said Mihir Shah confessed to consuming several drinks at a Juhu pub, then bought four more beer cans and drank them in the car while driving to Marine Lines. He then took another chauffeur-driven SUV, purchased…

Rameshwar Mishra, an army naik who was arrested for entering a high-security VVIP area at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to get a close look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January last year, was apprehended by the Vanrai police on Wednesday night. This time, the 38-year-old allegedly posed as a National Security Guard (NSG) member…

Suspended IPS officer, Quaiser Khalid, a former Government Railway Police (GRP) commissioner, and his successor Ravindra Shisve, the current commissioner, have had their statements recorded before the SIT of the Mumbai Crime Branch in connection with the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse, which claimed 17 lives and left several injured. Khalid stated that he allowed the hoarding…

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The North Regional Cyber Police have apprehended three individuals linked to a courier fraud racket who allegedly duped complaints for a sum of Rs. 65 lakh last month. The arrested individuals have been identified as Shubham Padawe (26), Fayan Akram Sheikh, alias Milu (22), and Adnan Mirza (21). The police action has resulted in the…

The main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, Mihir Shah, was reportedly under the influence of alcohol when the horrific incident, in which one woman was killed, took place, a Mumbai police official on Thursday. As per the PTI report, a police probe team recreated the accident scene in the early hours of the day…