Mumbai, October 24, 2026: As Mumbai’s air quality raises concerns, BJP corporator Swapna Mhatre has called for stricter restrictions on smoking, arguing that its impact extends beyond the person smoking and affects people in the surrounding area. Speaking to The Free Press Journal (FPJ), Mhatre s...
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Mumbai, October 24, 2026: Pointing out that the legal time limit had long lapsed, the Bombay High Court has directed the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to immediately return all seized documents and digital devices to Mukesh Talreja, Director of Chellaram Mills, and unfreeze his...
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Mumbai, October 24, 2026: The Bombay High Court has allowed godwoman Radhe Maa, whose real name is Sukhwinder Kaur, to file a suit seeking protection of her personality rights and action against allegedly defamatory online content. Justice Abhay Ahuja recently granted her permiss...
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Mumbai, October 24, 2026: The Bombay High Court has dismissed two petitions challenging the legality of the Bhendi Bazaar cluster redevelopment scheme, holding that the project serves a public purpose despite being implemented by a private trust. A bench of Justices MS Karnik and...
safety
Mumbai, October 24, 2026: A power bank suspected to have malfunctioned caught fire inside a passenger’s bag in the women’s coach of an air-conditioned local train travelling from Dadar to Badlapur on Saturday afternoon, triggering panic among commuters and prompting passengers to...
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Mumbai, October 24, 2026: The special POCSO court has convicted three men residing in a slum area in Wadala for eve-teasing four minor girls while they were returning from school in August 2013. They have now been sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment. According to th...
business
Mumbai, October 24, 2026: With Cordelia Sky joining its fleet, Cordelia Cruises is looking to expand its presence in India’s growing cruise tourism market. In an interaction with The Free Press Journal, the company’s CEO, Jurgen Bailom, discusses the new cruise, regional passenge...
safety
Mumbai, October 24, 2026: The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested the 11th accused, identified as Pranjal Thakran (22), from Indore in connection with the firing incident outside actor Tiger Shroff’s residence. The arrest was made in a joint operation with the Indore police, sources...
government
Mumbai, October 24, 2026: The Asiatic Society’s management committee has moved to sack Bhalchandra Mungekar as Chairman of the Board of Trustees over an ‘insult’ to Vande Mataram. At its meeting on Wednesday, the committee passed a resolution condemning the former Rajya Sabha mem...
safety
Mumbai, October 24, 2026: A man has been booked at Dharavi police station for allegedly violating Election Commission guidelines by filing 24 objections to the draft electoral roll in a single day, exceeding the prescribed daily limit of 10 applications. According to a BMC press ...
safety
Vasai, October 24, 2026: In a massive crackdown, the Crime Detection Branch Unit-4 of the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police has busted an inter-state network manufacturing mephedrone (MD) drugs. A total of 25 accused have been arrested from Nalasopara, Mumbai, Kalyan, Nera...
safety
Mumbai, October 24, 2026: A 54-year-old man died after being brought to the Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray (HBT) Trauma Hospital in Jogeshwari following a road accident, with his family alleging that a delay in treatment cost him his life. The incident is the second death ...
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Mumbai, October 24, 2026: Food trucks launched by unemployed youths and women’s self-help groups using loans under government schemes have come under the BMC’s scanner, with vehicles seized as illegal. The action has triggered cross-party criticism, especially as the civic body’s...
