Mumbai, October 21, 2026: In a major crackdown on commercial fraud, the Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch (SIIB) of Mumbai Customs has foiled a smuggling attempt. Officers seized undeclared diamonds, gems and jewellery valued at Rs 10 crore, which were hidden beneath a false layer in...
government
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: An underground suburban railway network between Churchgate and Virar is being considered by Western Railway, but the proposal is yet to move to the feasibility study stage as the Construction Department awaits fund sanction from the Railway Board. If the...
safety
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ruled that five paintings seized by the police from a collection of 44 artworks belong to the liquidation estate of Mafatlal Dyes and Chemicals Ltd, rejecting a claim of ownership by Sheetal Mafatlal. Justice Somasekhar...
Local
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: The Bombay High Court has sought details of the documents allegedly used by a foreign national to obtain an Aadhaar card fraudulently, observing that illegal immigrants using forged identity papers to pose as Indian citizens pose a serious security conce...
safety
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: Seven accidents were reported at three Metro project sites in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) between February 14 and October 17, raising concerns over safety at construction sites, the Bombay High Court was informed on Wednesday. A bench of Justice...
business
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday set aside the attachment of properties worth Rs 25 crore belonging to entities linked to Pune-based businessman Avinash Bhosale and his family in a money laundering case, holding that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) ha...
Local
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: Western Railway has reported a 100% pass rate in all 18,610 drinking water quality tests conducted across its network between September 1 and October 20, 2026. The tests included checks for residual chlorine and bacteriological contamination, with the ra...
Local
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: Tensions flared at Wednesday’s BMC Standing Committee meeting as the ruling party and the Opposition clashed over the withdrawal of thousands of crores of rupees from the civic body’s fixed deposits (FDs). However, Chairman Prabhakar Shinde revealed that...
safety
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: Traders travelling through Mumbai’s railway stations will not have their bags checked without a valid reason, Government Railway Police (GRP) Commissioner M Rakesh Kalasagar said at a programme organised by Bharat Merchants. The assurance came after text...
government
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: After days of anticipation, three key infrastructure projects—the Vidyavihar flyover, Sion flyover and Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR)—will finally be inaugurated by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday. Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde will preside over...
safety
Mumbai, October 21, 2026: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Mumbai, has awarded compensation of ₹1.79 crore to a 20-year-old engineering student who lost her right upper limb in a bus accident on the Western Express Highway in June 2019. The tribunal held the bus owner a...
