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Rahul Gandhi: How did Maharashtra’s draft SIR list drop 2 crore voters, but add 39 lakh in 2024?

Navi Mumbai ACB Catches RTO Agent Taking ₹4,500 Bribe Outside Kharghar RTO Office

The Navi Mumbai unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday caught a 62-year-old RTO agent while allegedly accepting Rs 4,500 as a bribe from a driving school operator in front of the Kharghar RTO office in Panvel. The accused, identified as Vilas Ganpat Sanagar (62), all...

‘Use negligible’, Maharashtra scraps mandatory Hindi test for govt employees

Maharashtra Govt Grants 1-Year Exemption From Loose Edible Oil Ban, Forms 2 Committees

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Maharashtra government has granted a one-year exemption from the state Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to prohibit the sale of loose edible oil, following objections from traditional oil traders and concerns over the impact on small bu...

11-yr-old bitten by pet dog in Andheri bldg; owner booked

The incident occurred around 3.25pm when the boy, Jash, had come downstairs with his father, Devang Shah, 43, and grandfather after lunch

Mumbai: Special PMLA Court Defers Framing Charges Against Munir Khan Over Health Condition After 14 Years

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: Even after 14 years of having been accused of money laundering, the trial against the self-proclaimed scientist and miracle doctor Munir Khan could not begin. And now, due to Khan’s health condition, the court has decided to defer framing charges agains...

Mumbai Monorail: MMRDA Awaits IIT Bombay Recommendation To Cover Guideway Gaps Before Resuming Services

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is awaiting a technical recommendation from IIT Bombay on measures to cover the gaps between the two elevated guideways of the Mumbai Monorail before services can resume, officials said. The g...

India’s Bishkek Bet: Use The SCO To Hedge In A War-Ravaged World

With war still raging around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the SCO is likely to become an alternative mechanism to find peace where Eurasia’s big three—China’s President Xi Jinping, Indian PM Narendra Modi and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin—have a chance to shape talks toward...

Beed mother runs to win prize money for daughters’ education

Ramabai Ranveer is the sole breadwinner of the family, and works as a domestic cook to support her two daughters

MMRDA told to re-route Thane coastal road on ecological grounds

The stand taken by the MCZMA, whose go-ahead is critical to the project, is a setback for the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA), which submitted its proposal to the coastal authority on August 11...

Eknath Shinde skips Maharashtra cabinet meeting, goes to Delhi ahead of Supreme Court hearing on Shiv Sena party name and symbol case

Uttarakhand Media Delegation Begins Hyderabad Study Tour, Explores Central Government Initiatives

Uttarakhand: A 15-member media delegation from Uttarakhand is on a study tour to Hyderabad from 31 August to 4 September 2026 as part of the Hyderabad Press Tour organised by PIB Dehradun under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The delegation is b...

Riyaa Dalal Storm Into Quarter-Finals Of Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Tournament

Mumbai, September 1: Riyaa Dalal proved too strong for Dea Mehta and scored an authoritative 11-4, 11-0, 11-0 win in a Girls’ U-13 (round 16) match of the 49th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Tournament 2026, played at the Bombay Gymkhana courts on Tuesday. Ariana A...

Mumbai: BMC To Spend ₹10.25 Crore On Vehicles For 'Pedestrian First' Anti-Encroachment Drive

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: As the BMC intensifies its crackdown on footpath encroachments and unauthorised hawkers across Mumbai, contracts for vehicles used to transport discarded material have expired. The civic body is now appointing new contractors to deploy vehicles across t...

AVM Shakti Sharma Scripts History As First Woman Two-Star Officer In Defence Services

New Delhi: In a historic milestone for the Indian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma became the first woman officer (non-medical) in the Indian Defence Forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal (or equivalent). On September 1, she assumed the appointment of Assistant C...

Kalyanphata Traffic Crisis: JKTAC Pushes For Airoli-Katai Freeway Progress And Faster Infrastructure Work

Mumbai: The progress of the Airoli-Katai Naka Freeway and land acquisition for major infrastructure projects were among the key issues discussed during a meeting between the Janrajya and Kalyanphata Traffic Action Committee (JKTAC) and Thane district collector Dr Shrikrishna Panc...

BJP won Mira-Bhayandar civic polls with bogus votes, says Shiv Sena minister

Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik’s Claim ‘Ridiculous’, Says BJP MLA Narendra Mehta

Nepal Floods: Here's Why Ajay Devgn, Manisha Koirala And Sonu Sood's Hearts Beat For Neighbouring Country

Sonu Sood boarded a flight from Mumbai to Kathmandu at 11 am, accompanied by his Nepalese chauffeur and lieutenant of two decades, Chaudhary. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, the actor said, “Over the next two days, I am scheduled to visit around 5-6 areas that are among the w...

Mumbai Suburban Guardian Minister Ashish Shelar Orders Action If Blasting Norms Violated At Dahisar East Transport Hub Project

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: Mumbai Suburban Guardian Minister Ashish Shelar has directed authorities to take strict action against the contractor if violations are found in blasting operations being carried out for the construction of the Transport Hub at Dahisar East Octroi Naka....

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Visits Anna Hazare At Bombay Hospital, Wishes Him Speedy Recovery

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday, September 1, visited senior social worker Anna Hazare at Bombay hospital where he is undergoing treatment due to ill health. During the visit, Fadnavis inquired about Hazare’s health and extended his best wishes for his spe...

8-year-old’s death in road crash in Bandra: Police say CCTV footage of spot grainy

Motorist Sent To 14 Days Of Judicial Custody; Bail Plea To Be Heard On Sept 2

Maharashtra Govt Makes Healthy Food Mandatory At Official Meetings And Canteens

Mumbai: Healthy snacks, nutritious meals and balanced menus will now be mandatory at government and semi-government meetings, official programmes, training sessions, conferences and canteens in Maharashtra. The decision was taken at the state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Mini...

Mumbai Man Booked After Pet Dog Bites 11-Year-Old Boy in Andheri

Maharashtra Healthcare Update: Gadchiroli Hospital Marks 500th Birth, Provides Free Maternal And Neonatal Care In Tribal Region

Gadchiroli, September 1, 2026: For women living in remote and tribal areas of Gadchiroli, reaching a hospital for childbirth can mean long journeys, limited transport and financial difficulties. Against this backdrop, the birth of the 500th baby at Lloyds Kali Ammal Memorial Hosp...

Mumbai Taxi, Auto Fare Hike Offset By ₹2 CNG Price Rise On Same Day; Drivers Say Benefit Eroded

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: Mumbai's taxi and autorickshaw drivers woke up to higher fares on Monday, but the relief was short-lived. On the same day, Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) raised the price of CNG by Rs 2 per kg, taking the rate to Rs 88 per kg. Drivers say the simultaneous ...

Mumbai Ganpati Procession Waste Turned Into Footwear For Tribal Children Through BMC Recycling Initiative

Mumbai: Footwear discarded or lost during the massive Ganpati idol arrival processions in the Lalbaug–Parel–Chinchpokli area will no longer simply end up as waste. In a unique recycling initiative, thousands of slippers, sandals, shoes and boots collected after the processions wi...

Maharashtra Targets Drug-Free State By 2029 With Multi-Department Anti-Narcotics Policy

Maharashtra has set an ambitious target of completely eliminating the menace of narcotic drugs from the state by 2029, with the state Cabinet approving a comprehensive policy based on a “whole-of-government approach” to strengthen the ongoing Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan. Two-Pronge...

‘When Operation Tiger 3.0 is successful, it’ll be breaking news’: Sena minister hints at UBT MLAs’ defections in Maharashtra

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) Denies Speculations That Its 14 MLAs Are Likely To Switch To Eknath Shinde’s Party

Mumbai teen becomes First Female Para-Swimmer to Achieve Triple Crown

Mumbai: BMC Plans ₹1.79-Crore Steel Nets Along Vakola River To Curb Garbage Dumping

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The BMC is once again turning to steel nets to tackle rampant garbage dumping in Mumbai’s nullahs. After installing similar nets at several vulnerable locations over the past two years, the civic body now plans to erect 10-foot-high steel nets along a s...

Mumbai Metro Line 6 May Begin Services Without Full Depot As MMRDA Plans Temporary Maintenance Facility At Vikhroli

Mumbai: The proposed Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar-Vikhroli) is likely to commence operations without its full-fledged car shed, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) planning to use a pit-line facility for routine inspection and maintenance of Met...

KDMC Political Crisis: BJP Demands Removal Of MNS From Civic Administration, Threatens Opposition Role

Kalyan: The ruling alliance in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) appears to be heading for a fresh political showdown, with the BJP openly demanding that the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) be removed from the civic administration. The BJP has warned its ally, the...

Mumbai Crime: CBI Books Railway Official For Allegedly Demanding ₹8,000 Monthly Bribe To Avoid Shop Demolition

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a probe against a railway official for allegedly demanding undue advantage from a man who runs his commercial establishment within the railway premises in order to avoid demolition action. Accordin...

Assault on doctors in Thane: Supreme Court says Bombay High Court fully justified in taking suo motu cognisance, staying bail

Mumbai: Lloyds Realty Plans ₹1,935-Crore Cluster Redevelopment Project In Goregaon West With 771 Homes

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: A private developer named Lloyds Realty, a subsidiary of Lloyds Enterprises, plans to invest Rs 1,935 crore through its associate company in a cluster redevelopment project involving five housing societies in Mahesh Nagar, Goregaon West. The project, lo...

6 booked after viral video shows bridge stunts over Mumbai's Bhayandar creek

Six individuals faced action after performing stunts and painting graffiti beneath a railway bridge. The group entered railway premises without permission to film their daring activities. Investigators traced the participants through social media and vehicle registration details....

Panvel Civic Body Delays Death Certificate Of Former API Ashwini Bidre-Gore Despite Tehsildar Order

Navi Mumbai: Despite a clear order from the Panvel Tehsildar directing the municipal corporation to register the death of former assistant police inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore and issue a death certificate, the Panvel Municipal Corporation is yet to complete the process, even afte...

ITAT rules tax officer cannot pin entire stamp-value gap on one co-owner

BEST Signs 25-Year Solar Power Deal With SECI, Renewable Energy Share To Rise To 43 Per Cent

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has taken a major step towards expanding its green energy portfolio by signing a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 220 MW of solar pow...

Ganeshotsav Reaches Borders: Pune's Dagdusheth Ganpati Replicas Bring Festive Cheer To Army Troops

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 1: Soldiers deployed in border and remote areas will celebrate Ganeshotsav this year with replicas of Pune's famous Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati idol, bringing a touch of home to their distant postings. For soldiers deployed in remote ...

'Wrong To Judge Anyone...’: Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde Criticises Cooper Hospital 'Burqa' Incident, Vows Action Against Those Found Responsible -VIDEO

Mumbai: Amid the controversy surrounding the alleged burqa incident at Mumbai’s BMC-run Cooper Hospital, Mayor Ritu Tawde on Tuesday said that action would be taken against those found responsible. She also stressed that judging anyone based on their religion was “very wrong”. Sp...

BEST’s Green Leap: Solar Power and Battery Storage to Power Mumbai’s Future; Will Take Green Energy Share to 43%

Roaches, dirty drains, poor storage: FDA suspends Blinkit licence in Akola, cracks down on 2 Mumbai eateries

Maharashtra FDA suspended Blinkit's Akola food licence and two Mumbai eateries. These actions followed inspections revealing severe hygiene issues and cockroach infestations. Food was found stored near drains, and handlers lacked medical certificates. One eatery used unfiltered w...

NHRC Seeks Reports From Delhi, UP Police Over Alleged Gang Rape Of Minor In Bus

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 16-year-old girl was subjected to gang rape by a driver and a conductor of a bus that she boarded from Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on 4th August 2026. Reportedly, the perpet...

J&K: 19-Year-Old Student Drowns In Chenab River In Ramban, Rescue Teams Launch Search Operation

Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 1: A 19-year-old college student drowned in the Chenab River while taking a bath near the riverbank in the Maitra area of Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. The youth has been identified as Ravi Kumar, a resident of Tangar vi...

MPSC drug inspector exam paper leak: ‘Top ranker’ Rutuja Patil arrested, intentionally gave 10 wrong answers

Mumbai Police arrested a top-ranking MPSC candidate in the drug inspector exam leak case. This arrest brings the total number of accused individuals to seven now. Police allege the candidate received the leaked paper and answered questions incorrectly. The MPSC had previously can...

Delhi-NCR Rain Alert: Heavy Showers Lash Capital, IMD Issues Orange & Yellow Alerts

Delhi-NCR witnessed heavy rainfall on Tuesday with showers lashing several parts of the national capital and neighbouring areas. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and yellow alerts for parts of the region, warning residents to remain cautious as rain act...

Navi Mumbai: Pradeep Waghmare Begins Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Vashi Encroachments, NMMC Action

Navi Mumbai, September 1, 2026: Labour leader Pradeep Waghmare began an indefinite hunger strike outside the Vashi ward office on Monday, demanding the removal of unauthorised encroachments on marginal spaces in Vashi’s Sectors 9, 10, 15 and 17, and action to curb alleged corrupt...

Ganeshotsav 2026: Wockhardt Hospitals Trains 51 Mumbai Mandal Volunteers In CPR, First Aid Ahead Of Festivities

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: As Mumbai gets ready to welcome Ganpati with crowded pandals, music and festive fervour, Wockhardt Hospitals Mumbai Central is adding a dose of emergency preparedness to the celebrations. The hospital has partnered with 51 Ganpati mandals across South M...

India-US Trade Pact: Commerce Ministry Seeks Exporters' Inputs Amid Tariff Uncertainty

New Delhi, Sep 1: The commerce ministry has asked industry and exporters to share their concerns regarding access to the US market so that the issues can be taken up with their American counterparts, an official said on Tuesday. The industry official said that some exporters urge...

Maharashtra Scraps Hindi Language Exam Requirement For Government Employees After Review

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to discontinue the Hindi language examination conducted through the Directorate of Languages for government employees, according to a government resolution issued by the Marathi Language Department. The decision follows a review of t...

CM Devendra Fadnavis meets Anna Hazare at Mumbai hospital, activist recovering from viral infection

In a recent visit, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis checked on activist Anna Hazare at Bombay Hospital. Hazare is being treated for a viral fever and related symptoms. The medical team confirmed he is stable and improving under their care. His transfer to Mumbai was n...

Pune: PMC & German Delegation Discuss City-To-City Partnership, European Market Access

Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and cities in Germany’s Frankfurt Rhine-Main region on Tuesday discussed a long-term partnership in urban development, transportation, waste management, technology, innovation, startups and MSME development, with a key focus on helping P...

CR Ganesh Chaturthi Special Trains Get 1.17 Lakh Bookings

More than 1.17 lakh passengers have booked tickets on 200 reserved special trains announced by Central Railway for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival rush, an official said. Central Railway has announced 262 special train trips from September 9 to connect Mumbai, Pune and Nag...

NEET-UG Protest Cases: Supreme Court Orders Closure Of FIRs Against Students In Maharashtra And Other States

Mumbai: A sense of relief spread among the students facing criminal cases for participating in protests held between July 20 and 25 over the NEET-UG issue have received major relief, with the Supreme Court directing that the FIRs registered in connection with the demonstrations b...

Mumbai FDA Suspends Licences Of Two Food Outlets Over Hygiene Lapses And Safety Violations

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licences of two establishments in Mumbai — Delhi Sweet and Bhelpuri House in Malad West and Gulzar Mohammedi Hotel in Kurla West — after inspections found serious hygiene lapses and food safety viol...

FDA Crackdown: Malad Eatery Loses Food Licence Over Alleged Hygiene Violations -VIDEO

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licence of Delhi Sweet & Bhelpuri House in Malad West after an inspection reportedly found serious hygiene and food safety violations. According to reports, FDA officials found samosas stored near a...

Janmashtami 2026: ISKCON Temples In Mumbai Prepare Special Costumes, Grand Celebrations For Krishna Janmotsav

Mumbai: With the city preparing for Janmashtami, deities at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temples at Girgaon Chowpatty and Juhu will be dressed in special costumes designed by devotees and designers. Girgaon Deities To Wear Unique Ensemble At Girgao...

India’s Current Account Deficit Widens To USD 4.2 Billion In Q1 FY27: RBI Data

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: India’s current account deficit widened to USD 4.2 billion, or 0.5 per cent of GDP, in the first quarter of the current fiscal year from USD 3.4 billion, or 0.4 per cent of GDP, a year ago, according to Reserve Bank data released on Tuesday. Merchandise...

'We Just Want To Be With The People': Sonu Sood Reaches Nepal With Relief Supplies For Flood Victims

Kathmandu [Nepal]: Actor Sonu Sood has arrived in Nepal to support victims of the devastating floods that struck the country last week, with his team coordinating relief efforts. Speaking with ANI, Sonu Sood said his Sood Charity Foundation team had brought essential supplies fro...