Mumbai: In a shocking case of alleged extortion and kidnapping, a 54-year-old real estate broker from Mulund was allegedly threatened at gunpoint, assaulted and abducted multiple times by a group of men over a loan dispute. The accused allegedly extorted lakhs of rupees from the victim despite hi...
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Mumbai, November 02, 2026: The Thane Sessions Court has dismissed a revision application filed by 13 residents of a housing society in Mira Road, who had challenged a Magistrate’s order issuing criminal process against them for allegedly assaulting a fellow resident and his wife,...
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Mumbai, November 02, 2026: After several remarks by the court, City Mayor Ritu Tawde on Monday appeared before the sessions court in connection with a case registered in 2016 for allegedly assaulting teachers in an Urdu-medium school. Following her appearance, the court framed ch...
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Mumbai, November 02, 2026: The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Santosh Ramesh Sawant, 52, the BEST bus driver arrested in connection with an electric bus crash in Bhandup that killed four people and injured 12 others on December 29, 2025. Justice Shyam Chandak noted t...
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Mumbai, November 02, 2026: The sessions court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to gangster Kumar Pillai in a case registered with Vikhroli police station in 2007 following the murder of a member of a rival gang, Sunil Magade. Pillai was repatriated to Hong Kong after being ...
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Mumbai, November 02, 2026: The Maharashtra government has constituted a state-level high-powered committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister to monitor soil and water conservation works in drought-affected areas, including the implementation of the Water Cup competitio...
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Mumbai, November 02, 2026: Uncovered cooked rice exposed to flies, rat droppings in spice manufacturing units and even a brush and broom found inside a spice-grinding machine — these are among the serious food safety violations uncovered by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administr...
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Mumbai, November 02, 2026: The BMC has revived its ambitious Rs 36 crore Town Hall Gymkhana project featuring a new corporation hall at Azad Maidan, putting the long-pending civic infrastructure plan back on track. A revised proposal has been submitted to the Standing Committee f...
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Mumbai, November 02, 2026: Two women travelling on the Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express were robbed of their gold necklaces after the train came to a halt between Lonand and Salpa railway stations in the early hours of Sunday. Railway police suspect that the train was deliberate...
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Mumbai, November 2, 2026: In a major milestone for Asia's largest urban renewal initiative, 557 families from the N.M. Joshi Marg-Lower Parel BDD Chawl will get the keys to their new homes on November 6. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will distribute the flats at a ceremony to ...
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Mumbai: The Balasaheb Thackeray Rashtriya Smarak at Dadar is all set to be commissioned by Jan 2027. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority will appoint an integrated facility management agency to oversee the memorial’s security, housekeeping, technical maintenance ...
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Mumbai: Western Railway has carried out mechanised ballast cleaning on suburban platform tracks in the Churchgate–Virar section for the first time, marking a significant step towards improving the safety and reliability of Mumbai’s heavily used local train network. The first oper...
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Mumbai: A fire broke out at a wooden warehouse on Anand Road in Malad West on Monday night. The fire-fighting operations are currently underway. So, far no injuries reported in the incident, confirmed the fire officials. Blaze Reported At Ruia Wooden Warehouse Around 9 PM The inc...
