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Man held with drugs in Powai

The Sakinaka police have arrested a notorious drug dealer, Appu Bihari Mandal, 29, and recovered 8gm of MD (mephedrone, a narcotic substance) worth Rs1.20 lakh.

Daylight jewel heist: Two held from MP, UP; one hid in haystack

The Mumbai police have cracked the high-profile daylight robbery at Rishabh Jewellers in the Saat Rasta area of Mahalaxmi, wherein jewellery worth crores of rupees was looted at gunpoint on December 29 last year.

Cotton Candy Man Held for Sex Assault

A 28-year-old cotton candy seller has been held for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl, his neighbour.

Ayurvedic oncologist gets research acclaim

A research paper by Kharghar-based ayurvedic oncologist, Dr Kiran Kalyankar, was selected in the recently conducted 10th World Ayurveda Conference held in Dehradun.

MahaRERA Redefines SRO Criteria

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has decided to redefine the minimum criteria for the formation of a self-regulatory organisation (SRO), for developers outside the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), from 500 projects to 200.

UID for all infra projects to curb double payments

IDENTITY FIX Aims for better coordination and transparency in development process; CM says it will accomplish what Aadhaar did

Baba murder: Shoaib Memon is spl PP

In the sensational killing of three-time legislator, Ziauddin Abdul Rahim Siddique alias Baba Siddique, the state government has appointed advocate Shoaib Memon as the special public prosecutor.

Uproar Over Engineering Result Delays

The future of 5,000 engineering students at the University of Mumbai (MU) has been jeopardised due to prolonged delays in the release of re-evaluation results for their first and second semesters.

HC to pass order on plea to curb ticket scalping

The Bombay High Court on Thursday reserved its order on a public interest litigation (PIL), seeking guidelines to curb black marketing and ticket scalping at major events.

CBI Files Case Against One of Its Officers

The CBI has registered a case against one of its deputy superintendents of police and others for allegedly obtaining undue advantage from different individuals who were within the ambit of an investigation being conducted by him.

Woman, 76, jumps off 7th floor of Dadar building

A 76-year-old woman, Bharti Narayan Gandhi, allegedly ended her life by jumping from the seventh floor of her building in Dadar (East) on Thursday.

BJP MLA fights for justice for sarpanch's kin

BEED SARPANCH MURDER

New logo celebrates the design movement that shaped Bombay

An ode to the design movement that blazed its way across the world in 1925 – from New York and Miami to Casablanca and Bombay

AQI tracker down as central pollution board servers crash

At a time when major cities in India, including Mumbai, are grappling with worsening pollution, citizens are unable to track the Air Quality Index (AQI) as the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) server is down since December 31.

FDA inspects 63 restaurants; 61 fail to meet regulations

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted surprise inspections of hotels and restaurants in December, issuing improvement notices to 61 establishments and cancelling the licence of one for failing to comply with regulations.

Judge Recuses From Hearing Teltumbde Case

Justice Sarang Kotwal of the Bombay High Court, on Thursday, recused himself from hearing the plea filed by Dalit rights activist Anand Teltumbde seeking discharge from the 2018 Elgar Parishad case.

WR: Non-AC double-decker to be phased out

The last remaining non-AC double-decker coaches of the Mumbai Central-Valsad fast passenger train (09023/24) are likely to be retired on January 4 as their codal life has expired.

Land Revenue Code set to be amended

The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, approved amendments to Section 220 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, in a meeting held on Thursday.

AI to streamline visitor management at Mantralaya

In a bid to enhance security and streamline visitor management at Mantralaya, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed officials to implement advanced AI technology.

HC to cease monitoring probe in Pansare murder

The Bombay High Court on Thursday decided to cease monitoring the investigation into the 2015 murder of Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Govind Pansare, while directing the sessions court to expedite and conclude the trial promptly.

Mumbai Bank set to open govt salary accounts

Decision made in the absence of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was reportedly on foreign holiday

₹8.09 cr of city bizmen attached

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs8.09 crore in an ongoing investigation involving Abhay Sajanlal Chokshi and Siddharth Abhay Chokshi.

255 Bank Accounts Linked to Terror Funding, Says ED

Malegaon Money Laundering Case

Extra Five Beds Meant for Cops, Not Karad: CM

The Beed police station where key Beed murder accused is being held, allegedly ordered five beds

END GAME FOR ROHIT?

To use a hyperbole, it may be curtains for Captain Rohit Sharma, though the media's loving spin suggests he's 'opted out of the fifth Test. But, make no mistake; this might be a choreographed 'voluntary' exit to avoid the inevitable axe.

Ladki Bahin: Time to Smell the Coffee

With the state government now firmly in place, the next big challenge is finding the money to implement the grand promises made, particularly the Ladki Bahin scheme.

Maratha committee to get new address

The severe space crunch in Mantralaya has forced the state government to ask a committee headed by a retired high court judge to vacate its office space, which will be relocated to a rented space elsewhere.

Baby's day out ends in tragic road mishap

A two-year-old baby, out for sight-seeing in the new year with her father and mother on their family two-wheeler, was killed in an accident on Wednesday when their vehicle skidded on a road in Parel, flinging them to the ground, where they were run over by a tempo coming from behind.

Will Munde Lose Beed Post?

With a close associate of Minister Dhananjay Munde being arrested for alleged links to a case of extortion and the murder of former Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, sources suggest senior leaders may consider excluding him from the position of Guardian Minister for Beed.

Suicide Abetment Rap on Loan Recovery Agent

The Kurar police have registered an FIR against Vijya Ohal, 47, an employee of Cholamandalam Finance Company, for allegedly abetting the suicide of Suraj Jaiswal, a 27-year-old transporter.