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Shiv Sena suspends Palghar city chief Rahul Gharat over hospital assault

Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has suspended Palghar city chief Rahul Gharat. This action follows an alleged assault on a hospital employee by party workers. The incident occurred at Relief Hospital over patient treatment concerns on Saturday night. Police registered a case again...

Times of India — MumbaiSep 7, 2026

Ketan Agrawal Case: Ritesh Hange Knew Murder Plan; Exact Role Under Probe

Pune: The investigation into the alleged murder of Ketan Agrawal has revealed that the third accused, Ritesh Hange, was allegedly aware of the conspiracy to kill Agrawal, said Superintendent of Police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill on Monday. According to police, Hange is a clos...

Free Press JournalSep 7, 2026

Pune Retired Scientist Dies After Cardiac Arrest During Satara Hill Half Marathon

Pune, Sep 7: A 65-year-old retired scientist from Pune died after suffering a cardiac arrest while running a half marathon in Maharashtra's Satara district, organisers said on Monday. The Satara Hill Half Marathon, considered one of the toughest in the country for its steep climb...

Free Press JournalSep 7, 2026

Pune Crime: IT Student Creates Duplicate PMPML App To Travel For Free

Pune: An Information Technology student allegedly used his coding and programming skills to create a duplicate version of the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) mobile application and generate fake daily passes to travel for free. He had reportedly been using the...

Free Press JournalSep 7, 2026

11th arrest in engineering admission fraud case

Powai police arrested a SIM gallery sales executive as the eleventh accused in an engineering admission fraud case. This executive allegedly supplied SIM cards activated without customer knowledge to fraudsters. The ten engineering accused arrested last month were released on bai...

Times of India — MumbaiSep 7, 2026

2 kids among 5 injured in Dharavi LPG fire

The blast took place around midnight in Room No. 43 of a ground-plus-two-storey structure in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, near Rajiv Gandhi Sports Club on Sion-Dharavi Link Road...

Hindustan Times — MumbaiSep 7, 2026

Citizens demand quieter festive celebrations, police step up their act

While the IMA regularly takes a strong stand against festival pollution, particularly crackers and laser lights, this time it has specifically urged against the use of loud DJs and intense laser lights that have become increasingly common during celebrations...

Hindustan Times — MumbaiSep 7, 2026

Success Is Irrelevant If It is Defined Terribly And Measured Horribly

Thanks to the Gen-Z unrest, at long last there is some much-needed focus on school education in India. There is nothing more important than imparting quality school education up to the tenth or twelfth standard to all children irrespective of the accident of the womb and circumst...

Free Press JournalSep 6, 2026

Mumbai Cyber Police Launch Probe Into Suspicious Mule Account

Mumbai: The Cyber Police have uncovered a major interstate cyber fraud network operating through a mule bank account. The fraudulent scheme successfully siphoned off lakhs of rupees from victims across multiple Indian states under the pretext of task-based scams and investment fr...

Free Press JournalSep 6, 2026

Unregistered Mandal, 41 Conditions: What Police Found After Pune Dahi Handi Death

Pune: A 45-year-old woman died after an iron angle from a Dahi Handi structure fell on her while it was being dismantled in Old Sangvi on Friday night. Police said the mandal that organised the event is not a registered entity. The incident took place around 10.45pm at Lane No. 2...

Free Press JournalSep 6, 2026