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HC quashes charge-sheet against former

The Bombay High Court has quashed a charge-sheet against a former bishop of the Church of North India (CNI) and three officials in a criminal complaint from 2008, accusing them of signing an illegal agreement with a builder to sell land around the Afghan Church in Colaba.

Digital arrest: 84-yr-old man loses ₹20 lakh

An 84-year-old Girgaon resident lost Rs20 lakh to scammers impersonating CBI officials in a digital arrest scam.

Ayushmann leases flat for ₹90K per mth

Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana and his wife, Tahira Kashyap, have leased their high-end apartment in Goregaon West to Pallavi Ankit Tiwari for a monthly rent of Rs90,000.

Residents demand end to horizontal parking

Lokhandwala Residents’ Association (LRA) of Kandivali (E) has written to the traffic police highlighting traffic issues faced by the citizens due to horizontal bike parking at Hanuman Nagar.

Christmas cheer with charity drive for poor

In the spirit of Christmas, the youth and parishioners of Jogeshwari (E)-based Infant Jesus Church organised a charitable project to bring comfort to the poor and needy.

Drugs: Fewer operations, huge seizures

This year, Mumbai witnessed a decline in the number of drug-related operations compared to the previous year.

Air India to get 34 planes for training in Amravati

Air India has placed an order for 34 trainer aircraft to train cadet pilots at its upcoming flying training organisation (FTO) at Belora Airport in Amravati.

CIDCO faces legal notice for illegal temples

The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has been served a legal notice by an environmental group Natconnect Foundation for allegedly failing to comply with judicial orders to remove 30 illegal temples located on the landslide-prone slopes of Belapur Hill.

NGO demands action on illegal food trucks

Organisation writes to CM; calls for food trucks to be shut down; demands names of civic officials in FIR

Bazaars, carols and confessions: Mumbai prepares for Christmas

Mumbai is preparing for Christmas on December 25 with carol-singing events, Christmas bazaars, socials, and festivals of sacred music.

Woman gets back ₹15L lost to cons 5 months ago

Five months after losing Rs40 lakh in a fake stock investment scam, a Mira Road-based woman got back a part of the siphoned money amounting Rs15.20 lakh on Wednesday.

Masseur arrested for sexual harassment of Spanish woman

Forensic tests will confirm whether Kumar had taken any inappropriate videos of the woman, her friend

BEST bus accident: Toll rises to 9, process starts to revoke driver's licence

In the Kurla BEST bus accident, the death toll has risen to nine after one more injured victim succumbed to injuries during treatment at Sion Hospital.

DPS Lake to be conservation reserve, states RTI reply

The process to conserve the 30-acre DPS Flamingo Lake is to take effect at the earliest by a high power committee appointed by the state government.

Upgrade plans for Colaba STP

The BMC plans to enhance the capacity of Colaba Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to 15 million litres per day (MLD) and convert it into an advanced tertiary plant.

K-East ward official held in ₹2 cr bribe demand case

The Anti-Corruption Bureau's (ACB) Mumbai unit has arrested Mandar Ashok Tari, an official from the BMC's K-East ward for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs2 crore from a man to not take eviction action on his property and to cooperate with the unauthorised construction.

Judiciary, space at centre of IIT-B's last day of Techfest

IIT-B Techfest 2024 concluded with a series of events that highlighted innovation, creativity, and intellectual discourse.

Whistleblower blows lid off APMC traders scam

Whistleblower informs Bharat Co-op Bank and RBI that Smart Distributors and Nileshkumar Vinodchandra & Co availed 'cash credit', showing 'bogus stocks'

BJP, Sena pay tributes to RSS founder Hedgewar

Led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, ministers and MLAs of the ruling Mahayuti partners, the BJP and the Shiv Sena on Thursday morning trooped into the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s main facility at Reshimbagh in what has become an annual ritual.

HC dumps plea challenging Waikar's election

The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed the election petition filed by Amol Kirtikar, Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate in the Lok Sabha election, challenging the victory of Eknath Shinde faction's Ravindra Waikar from the Mumbai North-West constituency.

Amended VAT bill gets nod in council

Oil companies, who supply fuel to traders operating boats on the high seas, will now come under the ambit of VAT.

Parents should not bear brunt of son's sin

The Bombay High Court on Thursday observed that the parents of the deceased accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case should not be punished and directed the Maharashtra government to explore options for their shelter and employment.

Yuva Morcha vandalises Congress city office; several workers booked

Hooliganism | The BJYM workers stormed the Congress office, damaged furniture and threw ink at posters of Rahul, Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi; police resorts to lathi charge

You will be CM one day, Fadnavis tells Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday told his deputy and NCP leader Ajit Pawar that he will become CM one day.

Scrap 20% export duty on onions, Ajit urges Centre

In a letter to Piyush Goyal, Pawar highlighted the plight of farmers from Nashik

'Maha committed to contribute to a developed India'

Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has vowed to fast-track the state's development, promising to lead Maharashtra towards progress at three times the current pace.

MLAs allowed to fund solar panels in CHS

Few cooperative housing societies in the metropolis are aware of a government decision that permits the use of MLAs' area development funds for free installation of rooftop solar panels and rain harvesting systems.

Brain dead man gives new lease of life to four people

A 23-year-old brain dead patient gave a new lease of life to four people after his family donated his liver, kidneys and pancreas.

Kundra in UK to be with his ailing father

Businessman Raj Kundra, husband of actress Shilpa Shetty, is currently in Britain after skipping two summons in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe linked to a pornography case.

Court releases seventh accused in SEEPZ case

The defence said that Rekha Nair was not provided grounds of arrest at the time she was placed in custody