Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Uddhav, Sanjay Raut seek quashing of summons issued against them by magistrate in defamation case
Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut have approached a special court here seeking to set aside the summons issued against them by a magistrate in a defamation case filed by rival Shiv Sena leader Rahul Shewale.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Uddhav, Sanjay Raut seek quashing of summons issued against them by magistrate in defamation case
Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut have approached a special court here seeking to set aside the summons issued against them by a magistrate in a defamation case filed by rival Shiv Sena leader Rahul Shewale.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BMC asks officials to approach police against illegal excavations
The Mumbai civic body has directed its officials to lodge police complaints against any unauthorised excavations found in the city.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BMC asks officials to approach police against illegal excavations
The Mumbai civic body has directed its officials to lodge police complaints against any unauthorised excavations found in the city.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ex-sarpanch held for preparing fake ration cards in Thane district
A former village sarpanch was arrested from Thane district for allegedly preparing fake ration cards and selling them to villagers, police said on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ex-sarpanch held for preparing fake ration cards in Thane district
A former village sarpanch was arrested from Thane district for allegedly preparing fake ration cards and selling them to villagers, police said on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Agreement reached in MVA as Shiv Sena (UBT) to contest three seats for MLC polls, Cong one
A day after the Congress accused Uddhav Thackeray of unilaterally announcing his party`s candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, the two parties finalised the deal on Wednesday with the Shiv Sena (UBT) deciding to contest three out of four seats, while the grand old party will fight one.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Agreement reached in MVA as Shiv Sena (UBT) to contest three seats for MLC polls, Cong one
A day after the Congress accused Uddhav Thackeray of unilaterally announcing his party`s candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, the two parties finalised the deal on Wednesday with the Shiv Sena (UBT) deciding to contest three out of four seats, while the grand old party will fight one.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: MSME director and four others remanded in police custody till June 15 in Businessman murder case
A court on Wednesday remanded Prashant Parlewar, Director, MSME, in Maharashtra government, and four others arrested in connection with the alleged contract killing of Nagpur-based businessman Puroshattam Puttewar, to police custody till June 15.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: MSME director and four others remanded in police custody till June 15 in Businessman murder case
A court on Wednesday remanded Prashant Parlewar, Director, MSME, in Maharashtra government, and four others arrested in connection with the alleged contract killing of Nagpur-based businessman Puroshattam Puttewar, to police custody till June 15.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 30 stolen motorbikes recovered from 9 men in Palghar
Police have cracked 35 cases of motorcycle thefts in Palghar district by arresting nine persons, an official said on Wednesday. At least 30 motorbikes of different brands collectively worth Rs 17,83,000 were recovered from the accused, all aged between 20 to 27 years, he said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 30 stolen motorbikes recovered from 9 men in Palghar
Police have cracked 35 cases of motorcycle thefts in Palghar district by arresting nine persons, an official said on Wednesday. At least 30 motorbikes of different brands collectively worth Rs 17,83,000 were recovered from the accused, all aged between 20 to 27 years, he said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two drown while bathing in pond in UP`s Ballia
Two people drowned while bathing in a pond in Sukhpura here, police said on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Satyajit Verma (18) and Kunj Bihari Verma (18) of Kumhaila village, police said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two drown while bathing in pond in UP`s Ballia
Two people drowned while bathing in a pond in Sukhpura here, police said on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Satyajit Verma (18) and Kunj Bihari Verma (18) of Kumhaila village, police said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: One dead in BEST bus accident; driver arrested
The Mahim police in Mumbai have arrested a BEST bus driver for rash driving that resulted in the death of a pedestrian who was sleeping near the road. The Mahim police are continuing their investigation into the incident.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: One dead in BEST bus accident; driver arrested
The Mahim police in Mumbai have arrested a BEST bus driver for rash driving that resulted in the death of a pedestrian who was sleeping near the road. The Mahim police are continuing their investigation into the incident.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police records Salman Khan`s statement in connection with firing case
Police recorded Salman Khan`s statement on Wednesday in connection with the firing that took place outside the actor`s house last month

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police records Salman Khan`s statement in connection with firing case
Police recorded Salman Khan`s statement on Wednesday in connection with the firing that took place outside the actor`s house last month

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: JJB extends Pune car crash juvenile`s remand&nbsp;
The Juvenile Justice Board extended the remand of juvenile accused in Pune car crash case in observation home till June 25, said official.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: JJB extends Pune car crash juvenile`s remand&nbsp;
The Juvenile Justice Board extended the remand of juvenile accused in Pune car crash case in observation home till June 25, said official.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt`s slum policy strange as it encourages encroachments; its inspection required, says HC
The Bombay High Court has termed as "strange" the Maharashtra government`s slum policy under which encroachers are given free tenement, and lamented that an international city like Mumbai is known for its slums.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt`s slum policy strange as it encourages encroachments; its inspection required, says HC
The Bombay High Court has termed as "strange" the Maharashtra government`s slum policy under which encroachers are given free tenement, and lamented that an international city like Mumbai is known for its slums.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police constable, woman dead as truck hits scooter
A woman and a police constable riding a two-wheeler died after coming under the wheels of a truck here on Wednesday, an official said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police constable, woman dead as truck hits scooter
A woman and a police constable riding a two-wheeler died after coming under the wheels of a truck here on Wednesday, an official said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Security heightened at Fadnavis` Nagpur residences after protest in vicinity
Security was enhanced at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis` residences in Nagpur after a protest held in the vicinity on Wednesday by a local outfit over the installation of pre-paid electricity meters for consumers, officials said. The official residence of Fadnavis, who also holds charge of the state energy department, is located at Devgiri in Civil Lines and his private residence is at Trikoni Park in Dharampath area, which are located 3 to 4 km from the protest site.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Security heightened at Fadnavis` Nagpur residences after protest in vicinity
Security was enhanced at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis` residences in Nagpur after a protest held in the vicinity on Wednesday by a local outfit over the installation of pre-paid electricity meters for consumers, officials said. The official residence of Fadnavis, who also holds charge of the state energy department, is located at Devgiri in Civil Lines and his private residence is at Trikoni Park in Dharampath area, which are located 3 to 4 km from the protest site.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP (SP)-elect Bajrang Sonawane dismisses claim on contacting Ajit Pawar
NCP (SP) leader Bajrang Sonawane, who won recent Lok Sabha elections from Beed, on Wednesday strongly refuted the claim made by an NCP leader that he had called up Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Hitting back at Nationalist Congress Party MLC Amol Mitkari, whose tweet has sparked buzz, Sonawane said he is one of the eight MPs of Sharad Pawar-led NCP to win elections, and people will beat him if he remains in touch with anyone.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP (SP)-elect Bajrang Sonawane dismisses claim on contacting Ajit Pawar
NCP (SP) leader Bajrang Sonawane, who won recent Lok Sabha elections from Beed, on Wednesday strongly refuted the claim made by an NCP leader that he had called up Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Hitting back at Nationalist Congress Party MLC Amol Mitkari, whose tweet has sparked buzz, Sonawane said he is one of the eight MPs of Sharad Pawar-led NCP to win elections, and people will beat him if he remains in touch with anyone.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Drought renders over 11 lakh sweet lemon trees in two districts of Maharashtra dead, say officials
Prevailing drought situation and lack of water have taken a toll on more than 11 lakh sweet lemon trees in the orchards of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and neighbouring Jalna district of Maharashtra, officials said on Wednesday. The drought has caused sweet lemon trees on over 4,062 hectares of land in these districts to dry up, a state agriculture department official told PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Drought renders over 11 lakh sweet lemon trees in two districts of Maharashtra dead, say officials
Prevailing drought situation and lack of water have taken a toll on more than 11 lakh sweet lemon trees in the orchards of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and neighbouring Jalna district of Maharashtra, officials said on Wednesday. The drought has caused sweet lemon trees on over 4,062 hectares of land in these districts to dry up, a state agriculture department official told PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Nifty, Sensex continue upward trend, mid and small caps surged 1 per cent
Indian markets continued their bull run during Wednesday`s session. The Nifty touched an all-time high of 23,441 points during the day. However, both indices closed with marginal gains due to profit booking by investors. The benchmark Nifty gained 58 points to close at 23,322.95, while the Sensex closed marginally up by 149 points at 76,606.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Nifty, Sensex continue upward trend, mid and small caps surged 1 per cent
Indian markets continued their bull run during Wednesday`s session. The Nifty touched an all-time high of 23,441 points during the day. However, both indices closed with marginal gains due to profit booking by investors. The benchmark Nifty gained 58 points to close at 23,322.95, while the Sensex closed marginally up by 149 points at 76,606.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: SEBI bans former business TV anchor, imposes Rs 1 crore penalty on him; 8 others also barred from trading for 5 years
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned a former anchor of a business news channel and eight other individuals and entities for engaging in fraudulent trading practices on his show. The regulator imposed a penalty of Rs one crore each on the ex-anchor Pradeep Pandya and one Alpesh Vasanji Furiya, a technical analyst and fined the remaining six entities Rs 10 lakh each.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: SEBI bans former business TV anchor, imposes Rs 1 crore penalty on him; 8 others also barred from trading for 5 years
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned a former anchor of a business news channel and eight other individuals and entities for engaging in fraudulent trading practices on his show. The regulator imposed a penalty of Rs one crore each on the ex-anchor Pradeep Pandya and one Alpesh Vasanji Furiya, a technical analyst and fined the remaining six entities Rs 10 lakh each.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Gone are days of one-person rule, now govt at Centre formed with help of others, says Pawar taunts BJP
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said gone are the days of one-person rule as the new government at the Centre could not have been formed by the BJP without the help of other parties. With the coalition government in place at the Centre, the Modi guarantee is now over, a change made possible by the power of the voters, he said. Pawar was speaking during a meeting in Pune`s Purandar tehsil, a part of Baramati Lok Sabha constituency where he had come to review the water scarcity situation. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Gone are days of one-person rule, now govt at Centre formed with help of others, says Pawar taunts BJP
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said gone are the days of one-person rule as the new government at the Centre could not have been formed by the BJP without the help of other parties. With the coalition government in place at the Centre, the Modi guarantee is now over, a change made possible by the power of the voters, he said. Pawar was speaking during a meeting in Pune`s Purandar tehsil, a part of Baramati Lok Sabha constituency where he had come to review the water scarcity situation. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: MIT scholar takes over as new Western Railway CPRO
Vineet Abhishek, an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) Officer of the 2010 Civil Services batch, assumed the charge of the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the Western Railway on June 10....<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-mit-scholar-takes-over-as-new-western-railway-cpro-23353842" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: MIT scholar takes over as new Western Railway CPRO
Vineet Abhishek, an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) Officer of the 2010 Civil Services batch, assumed the charge of the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the Western Railway on June 10....Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: DCP Kalyan, Sachin Gunjal says, "A fire broke out in a chemical company around 10.30 AM. The fire spread to the adjacent chemical company too. We have evacuated the whole area. The efforts to douse the fire are underway... According to the fire officers, the fire will be controlled in an hour. As per the primary information, we got to know through the company administration that no one was inside the company."
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Thane, Maharashtra: DCP Kalyan, Sachin Gunjal says, "A fire broke out in a chemical company around 10:30 AM. The fire spread to the adjacent chemical company too. We have evacuated the whole area. The efforts to douse the fire are underway... According to the fire&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/CgBU4bt0PJ">https://t.co/CgBU4bt0PJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/NweU7w0diq">pic.twitter.com/NweU7w0diq</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: DCP Kalyan, Sachin Gunjal says, "A fire broke out in a chemical company around 10.30 AM. The fire spread to the adjacent chemical company too. We have evacuated the whole area. The efforts to douse the fire are underway... According to the fire officers, the fire will be controlled in an hour. As per the primary information, we got to know through the company administration that no one was inside the company."

#WATCH | Thane, Maharashtra: DCP Kalyan, Sachin Gunjal says, "A fire broke out in a chemical company around 10:30 AM. The fire spread to the adjacent chemical company too. We have evacuated the whole area. The efforts to douse the fire are underway... According to the fire&hellip; https://t.co/CgBU4bt0PJ pic.twitter.com/NweU7w0diq
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2024




Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navneet Rana fails to appear before court in case linked to Hanuman Chalisa row
BJP leader Navneet Rana failed to turn up before a court here on Wednesday, citing ill-health, in a 2022 case linked to a row over reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside the residence of then Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. The former MP`s husband, Amravati MLA Ravi Rana, who is also an accused in the case, appeared before the court. The couple has been booked under Indian Penal Code section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty) for allegedly resisting and obstructing police personnel, who had visited their residence in Mumbai`s Khar area for arresting them after they announced a plan to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Thackeray`s residence `Matoshree` in Bandra.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navneet Rana fails to appear before court in case linked to Hanuman Chalisa row
BJP leader Navneet Rana failed to turn up before a court here on Wednesday, citing ill-health, in a 2022 case linked to a row over reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside the residence of then Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. The former MP`s husband, Amravati MLA Ravi Rana, who is also an accused in the case, appeared before the court. The couple has been booked under Indian Penal Code section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty) for allegedly resisting and obstructing police personnel, who had visited their residence in Mumbai`s Khar area for arresting them after they announced a plan to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Thackeray`s residence `Matoshree` in Bandra.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: No differences in Maha Vikas Aghadi over candidates for Maharashtra legislative council polls, says Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: No differences in Maha Vikas Aghadi over candidates for Maharashtra legislative council polls, says Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Jarange given IV fluids as his fast over Maratha quota issue continues on fifth day
Activist Manoj Jarange, whose indefinite fast over Maratha reservation entered the fifth day on Wednesday, started taking intravenous fluids after a Maharashtra minister assured to resolve the issue. Jarange, who launched his fresh round of protest on Saturday at his native Antarwali Sarati village in Maharashtra`s Jalna district, however warned that if the government fails to resolve the issue immediately, he would stop taking intravenous fluids again.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Jarange given IV fluids as his fast over Maratha quota issue continues on fifth day
Activist Manoj Jarange, whose indefinite fast over Maratha reservation entered the fifth day on Wednesday, started taking intravenous fluids after a Maharashtra minister assured to resolve the issue. Jarange, who launched his fresh round of protest on Saturday at his native Antarwali Sarati village in Maharashtra`s Jalna district, however warned that if the government fails to resolve the issue immediately, he would stop taking intravenous fluids again.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pedestrian woman injured after speeding car hits her in Pune
A woman walking on a roadside was injured after a speeding car hit her in Maharashtra`s Pune city, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Hinjawadi area on Tuesday afternoon and a clip of its CCTV footage surfaced on social media which showed the car veering off the road and hitting the woman, who got flung in the air and fell some distance away.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pedestrian woman injured after speeding car hits her in Pune
A woman walking on a roadside was injured after a speeding car hit her in Maharashtra`s Pune city, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Hinjawadi area on Tuesday afternoon and a clip of its CCTV footage surfaced on social media which showed the car veering off the road and hitting the woman, who got flung in the air and fell some distance away.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut says, "... The loss suffered by BJP in Maharashtra is because of Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde. Eknath Shinde has won 7 seats through the power of money and the police... `400 paar` slogan was given by Narendra Modi. Do they have the courage to go and tell him that this slogan was wrong?..."
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut says, "... The loss suffered by BJP in Maharashtra is because of Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde. Eknath Shinde has won 7 seats through the power of money and the police... `400 paar` slogan was given by Narendra Modi. Do they have&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/695vKEUJz7">pic.twitter.com/695vKEUJz7</a>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1800774319641084092?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">June 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut says, "... The loss suffered by BJP in Maharashtra is because of Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde. Eknath Shinde has won 7 seats through the power of money and the police... `400 paar` slogan was given by Narendra Modi. Do they have the courage to go and tell him that this slogan was wrong?..."

#WATCH | Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut says, "... The loss suffered by BJP in Maharashtra is because of Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde. Eknath Shinde has won 7 seats through the power of money and the police... `400 paar` slogan was given by Narendra Modi. Do they have&hellip; pic.twitter.com/695vKEUJz7
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2024


Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Fire, explosion at chemical factory in Thane; no casualty
A fire broke out at a closed chemical factory in Dombivli area of Maharashtra`s Thane district on Wednesday morning, an official said. No casualty was reported so far, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell chief Dipak Nikam told PTI, adding that there was also an explosion at the unit. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Fire, explosion at chemical factory in Thane; no casualty
A fire broke out at a closed chemical factory in Dombivli area of Maharashtra`s Thane district on Wednesday morning, an official said. No casualty was reported so far, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell chief Dipak Nikam told PTI, adding that there was also an explosion at the unit. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Record enrolments under state&rsquo;s &lsquo;Pahile Paool&rsquo; scheme
The state&rsquo;s school education department has reported that the third edition of its &lsquo;Pahile Paool&rsquo; (First Steps) fair and training for parents, part of its school preparedness campaign, has been a significant success. A total of 8.27 lakh students have enrolled in first grade across zilla parishad and government-run schools throughout the state. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-record-enrolments-under-states-pahile-paool-scheme-23353744" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Record enrolments under state&rsquo;s &lsquo;Pahile Paool&rsquo; scheme
The state&rsquo;s school education department has reported that the third edition of its &lsquo;Pahile Paool&rsquo; (First Steps) fair and training for parents, part of its school preparedness campaign, has been a significant success. A total of 8.27 lakh students have enrolled in first grade across zilla parishad and government-run schools throughout the state. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: ATS busts Bangladeshis voting with fake IDs in Lok Sabha elections 2024
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has undertaken a significant operation, arresting four individuals for using fake passports and voter ID to vote in the Lok Sabha elections. The investigation revealed that these Bangladeshi nationals were residing in Gujarat and creating counterfeit passports. Some individuals even used these fake passports to secure jobs abroad. This development further highlights the misuse of counterfeit documents for illicit activities both domestically and internationally. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-ats-busts-bangladeshis-voting-with-fake-ids-in-lok-sabha-elections-2024-23353746" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: ATS busts Bangladeshis voting with fake IDs in Lok Sabha elections 2024
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has undertaken a significant operation, arresting four individuals for using fake passports and voter ID to vote in the Lok Sabha elections. The investigation revealed that these Bangladeshi nationals were residing in Gujarat and creating counterfeit passports. Some individuals even used these fake passports to secure jobs abroad. This development further highlights the misuse of counterfeit documents for illicit activities both domestically and internationally. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: AI officials: No aircraft to be grounded during Vistara-Air India merger
The Vistara-Air India merger, which recently received the green light from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), has signalled a significant consolidation in the Indian aviation sector. The merger aims to combine the strengths of both airlines without grounding any aircraft, ensuring uninterrupted services for passengers. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/ai-officials-no-aircraft-to-be-grounded-during-vistara-air-india-merger-23353748" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: AI officials: No aircraft to be grounded during Vistara-Air India merger
The Vistara-Air India merger, which recently received the green light from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), has signalled a significant consolidation in the Indian aviation sector. The merger aims to combine the strengths of both airlines without grounding any aircraft, ensuring uninterrupted services for passengers. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Exclusive: RPI needs bigger share in state politics, seat sharing, says Ramdas Athawale
Ramdas Athawale, president of the Republican Party of India (RPI), once again retained his ministry under the new NDA government, even though his party didn&rsquo;t contest a single seat in Maharashtra in the recent Lok Sabha election. No matter who forms the government, Athawale&mdash;the minister of state for social justice and empowerment&mdash;always finds a prominent space in state and national politics. After being sworn in on Sunday, he spoke with mid-day about his ministry, his plans for the Dalit community and how he sees the upcoming Vidhan Sabha election in the state. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/exclusive-rpi-needs-bigger-share-in-state-politics-seat-sharing-says-ramdas-athawale-23353750" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Exclusive: RPI needs bigger share in state politics, seat sharing, says Ramdas Athawale
Ramdas Athawale, president of the Republican Party of India (RPI), once again retained his ministry under the new NDA government, even though his party didn&rsquo;t contest a single seat in Maharashtra in the recent Lok Sabha election. No matter who forms the government, Athawale&mdash;the minister of state for social justice and empowerment&mdash;always finds a prominent space in state and national politics. After being sworn in on Sunday, he spoke with mid-day about his ministry, his plans for the Dalit community and how he sees the upcoming Vidhan Sabha election in the state. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane man kills 9-yr-old son by stuffing paper ball into his mouth; arrested
A 59-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his nine-year-old son by stuffing a paper ball into his mouth in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Wednesday. The accused was inebriated at the time of the incident which took place at Washala in Kasara area under Sahapur taluka on the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday, they said, adding the exact reason behind the crime was not yet known.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane man kills 9-yr-old son by stuffing paper ball into his mouth; arrested
A 59-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his nine-year-old son by stuffing a paper ball into his mouth in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Wednesday. The accused was inebriated at the time of the incident which took place at Washala in Kasara area under Sahapur taluka on the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday, they said, adding the exact reason behind the crime was not yet known.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Seat-sharing a bone of contention for MVA and NDA
Seat-Sharing has become a contentious issue for the MVA and NDA allies in Maharashtra. While Congress wants Shiv Sena (UBT) to withdraw its candidates in the Legislative Council seats from Konkan and Nashik, the NCP (Ajit Pawar) has demanded the same share that the BJP will give to the Shinde Sena while distributing 288 Assembly seats. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-seat-sharing-a-bone-of-contention-for-mva-and-nda-23353751" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Seat-sharing a bone of contention for MVA and NDA
Seat-Sharing has become a contentious issue for the MVA and NDA allies in Maharashtra. While Congress wants Shiv Sena (UBT) to withdraw its candidates in the Legislative Council seats from Konkan and Nashik, the NCP (Ajit Pawar) has demanded the same share that the BJP will give to the Shinde Sena while distributing 288 Assembly seats. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Crisis looms as BMC health workers strike for better wages, benefits
Approximately 4,000 community health volunteers (CHVs) with BMC`s health department are on strike, resulting in a disruption of essential services. A few hundred of them held a protest at Azad Maidan on Tuesday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-crisis-looms-as-bmc-health-workers-strike-for-better-wages-benefits-23353749" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Crisis looms as BMC health workers strike for better wages, benefits
Approximately 4,000 community health volunteers (CHVs) with BMC`s health department are on strike, resulting in a disruption of essential services. A few hundred of them held a protest at Azad Maidan on Tuesday. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police question Actress Noor Malabika Das&rsquo;s boyfriend
The Oshiwara police investigating the suicide case of actress Noor Malabika Das have revealed that she was in a relationship with a gym owner from Lokhandwala. Both were planning to get married and had each other`s names tattooed on their bodies. The police had to summon her boyfriend for interrogation to find out what led her to take such a drastic step. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-police-question-actress-noor-malabika-dass-boyfriend-23353747" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police question Actress Noor Malabika Das&rsquo;s boyfriend
The Oshiwara police investigating the suicide case of actress Noor Malabika Das have revealed that she was in a relationship with a gym owner from Lokhandwala. Both were planning to get married and had each other`s names tattooed on their bodies. The police had to summon her boyfriend for interrogation to find out what led her to take such a drastic step. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Weather Update: Cloudy sky with possibility of moderate rain likely today
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted a generally cloudy sky with the possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by moderate to heavy rain in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Weather Update: Cloudy sky with possibility of moderate rain likely today
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted a generally cloudy sky with the possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by moderate to heavy rain in Mumbai on Wednesday.

?️ १२ जून २०२४⛈️☔ मुंबई शहर व उपनगरात आकाश सामान्यत: ढगाळ राहून गडगडाटासह मध्यम ते जोरदार पाऊस पडण्याची शक्यता आहे.?भरती -दुपारी - ०४:२५ वाजता - ३.९३ मीटरओहोटी -सकाळी - ०९:०२ वाजता - १.५८ मीटर?भरती -(उद्या - १३.०६.२०२४) मध्यरात्री - ०४:१६ वाजता - ३.११ मीटरओहोटी -&hellip;
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai coastal road: How road will change city&rsquo;s map
In the wake of the opening of the Coastal Road&rsquo;s northbound arm, experts shed light on how the stretch will impact the lives of Mumbaikars, among other things. Deepak Kapadia, 75, a Marine Drive resident and former president of the Western India Automobile Association, said, &ldquo;I never thought I would see this in my lifetime.&rdquo; I was on the newly opened section yesterday [Tuesday] morning. It looked great. The drive was extremely smooth. I have seen this kind of infra abroad and we have it here, it was quite remarkable,&rdquo; Kapadia said. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-coastal-road-how-road-will-change-citys-map-23353769" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai coastal road: How road will change city&rsquo;s map
In the wake of the opening of the Coastal Road&rsquo;s northbound arm, experts shed light on how the stretch will impact the lives of Mumbaikars, among other things. Deepak Kapadia, 75, a Marine Drive resident and former president of the Western India Automobile Association, said, &ldquo;I never thought I would see this in my lifetime.&rdquo; I was on the newly opened section yesterday [Tuesday] morning. It looked great. The drive was extremely smooth. I have seen this kind of infra abroad and we have it here, it was quite remarkable,&rdquo; Kapadia said. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Lok Sabha elections 2024 | 48-vote case: Police point fingers at returning officer
The bureaucratic delay in registering the FIR related to vote counting controversy that was stoked at NESCO Centre in Mumbai has kept the police on tenterhooks. They have accused the returning officer (RO) of not cooperating in the matter by not sharing the CCTV footage of the counting hall where a relative of the winning candidate was reportedly seen using a mobile phone, which was banned by the ECI. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/lok-sabha-elections-2024-48-vote-case-police-point-fingers-at-returning-officer-23353766" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Lok Sabha elections 2024 | 48-vote case: Police point fingers at returning officer
The bureaucratic delay in registering the FIR related to vote counting controversy that was stoked at NESCO Centre in Mumbai has kept the police on tenterhooks. They have accused the returning officer (RO) of not cooperating in the matter by not sharing the CCTV footage of the counting hall where a relative of the winning candidate was reportedly seen using a mobile phone, which was banned by the ECI. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Govt cracks down on Aarey office drunken den
One of the government offices of Aarey Milk Colony seems to be turning into a den for tipplers. Senior officials attached to the Aarey CEO&rsquo;s office were found drinking liquor in broad daylight inside one of the colony&rsquo;s offices. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-govt-office-in-aarey-milk-colony-turns-into-a-drunken-den-23352122" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Govt cracks down on Aarey office drunken den
One of the government offices of Aarey Milk Colony seems to be turning into a den for tipplers. Senior officials attached to the Aarey CEO&rsquo;s office were found drinking liquor in broad daylight inside one of the colony&rsquo;s offices. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC raps police for laxity in tracing missing woman
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Maharashtra police for its superficial probe in tracing a woman who went missing after she went to Rajasthan three months ago, leaving her baby behind. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bombay-hc-raps-police-for-laxity-in-tracing-missing-woman-23353754" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC raps police for laxity in tracing missing woman
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Maharashtra police for its superficial probe in tracing a woman who went missing after she went to Rajasthan three months ago, leaving her baby behind. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man killed after fire breaks out in apartment in Thane
A 47-year-old man was killed after a fire broke out at an apartment in a 27-storey residential building in Thane city of Maharashtra in the early hours of Wednesday, civic officials said. The blaze erupted at 3.11 am in the apartment located on the fourth floor of the building in Tulsidham Society, Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man killed after fire breaks out in apartment in Thane
A 47-year-old man was killed after a fire broke out at an apartment in a 27-storey residential building in Thane city of Maharashtra in the early hours of Wednesday, civic officials said. The blaze erupted at 3.11 am in the apartment located on the fourth floor of the building in Tulsidham Society, Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Test Drive: Does Mumbai Coastal Road merely move jams?
The northbound arm of the Coastal Road may help to reduce travel time, but traffic congestion at signals on the way to it remains a concern for commuters. It took mid-day seven minutes to travel 6 km from Marine Drive to Worli intersection, but getting from Fort to Marine Drive via Princess Street flyover, a distance of 2.5 km, took 20 minutes. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/test-drive-does-mumbai-coastal-road-merely-move-jams-23353762" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Test Drive: Does Mumbai Coastal Road merely move jams?
The northbound arm of the Coastal Road may help to reduce travel time, but traffic congestion at signals on the way to it remains a concern for commuters. It took mid-day seven minutes to travel 6 km from Marine Drive to Worli intersection, but getting from Fort to Marine Drive via Princess Street flyover, a distance of 2.5 km, took 20 minutes. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Red safety boxes installed at ends of platforms at key CR railway stations
Red safety boxes set up at the ends of platforms at key Central Railway (CR) railway stations in Mumbai are saving thousands of lives every day as they make it difficult for anyone to jump off and trespass on the tracks. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-red-safety-boxes-installed-at-ends-of-platforms-at-key-cr-railway-stations-23353758" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Red safety boxes installed at ends of platforms at key CR railway stations
Red safety boxes set up at the ends of platforms at key Central Railway (CR) railway stations in Mumbai are saving thousands of lives every day as they make it difficult for anyone to jump off and trespass on the tracks. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cops prepare Porsche car crash impact analysis report
Police handling the Porsche car accident allegedly involving a juvenile driver have prepared a crash impact analysis report with the assistance of a forensic expert from the Army. This report aims to correlate the impact of the Porsche car on the bike involved in the accident with the injuries sustained by the two deceased, both IT professionals, a police officer said on Tuesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cops prepare Porsche car crash impact analysis report
Police handling the Porsche car accident allegedly involving a juvenile driver have prepared a crash impact analysis report with the assistance of a forensic expert from the Army. This report aims to correlate the impact of the Porsche car on the bike involved in the accident with the injuries sustained by the two deceased, both IT professionals, a police officer said on Tuesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra BJP functionaries to meet in Mumbai on Friday
Days after suffering a poll debacle in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party is holding a meeting of its functionaries on June 14 in Mumbai, sources said on Tuesday. The meeting will be attended by Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, and Mumbai unit BJP president Ashish Shelar.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra BJP functionaries to meet in Mumbai on Friday
Days after suffering a poll debacle in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party is holding a meeting of its functionaries on June 14 in Mumbai, sources said on Tuesday. The meeting will be attended by Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, and Mumbai unit BJP president Ashish Shelar.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP (SP) MP-elect Bajrang Sonawane contacted Ajit Pawar, claims NCP leader
NCP (SP) leader Bajrang Sonawane, who won recent Lok Sabha elections from Beed, called up Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, an NCP leader claimed on Tuesday, sparking a buzz about the crossover. "Beed`s Bappa called Dada," tweeted MLC Amol Mitkari, a close associate of Ajit Pawar, popularly known as Dada.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP (SP) MP-elect Bajrang Sonawane contacted Ajit Pawar, claims NCP leader
NCP (SP) leader Bajrang Sonawane, who won recent Lok Sabha elections from Beed, called up Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, an NCP leader claimed on Tuesday, sparking a buzz about the crossover. "Beed`s Bappa called Dada," tweeted MLC Amol Mitkari, a close associate of Ajit Pawar, popularly known as Dada.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: For stealing underground copper wire, gang digs up footpath; six held
Digging up roads for infrastructure projects and pre-monsoon works is a common feature in Mumbai and residents of Dadar and neighbouring areas thought the same when they noticed some people carrying out excavation work. However, it emerged later that a group of five men were not working for the civic body or any other agency, but they were a gang of thieves involved in stealing the copper wire from utility cables.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: For stealing underground copper wire, gang digs up footpath; six held
Digging up roads for infrastructure projects and pre-monsoon works is a common feature in Mumbai and residents of Dadar and neighbouring areas thought the same when they noticed some people carrying out excavation work. However, it emerged later that a group of five men were not working for the civic body or any other agency, but they were a gang of thieves involved in stealing the copper wire from utility cables.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man booked for raping and impregnating neighbour`s teenage daughter
A criminal case was registered against a 21-year-old man for allegedly raping and impregnating an 18-year-old daughter of his neighbour, a Thane Police official said on Tuesday. An FIR against the accused man was lodged by the young woman after she gave birth to a boy in a hospital, an official said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man booked for raping and impregnating neighbour`s teenage daughter
A criminal case was registered against a 21-year-old man for allegedly raping and impregnating an 18-year-old daughter of his neighbour, a Thane Police official said on Tuesday. An FIR against the accused man was lodged by the young woman after she gave birth to a boy in a hospital, an official said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: A former village sarpanch was arrested from Thane district for allegedly preparing fake ration cards and selling them to villagers, police said on Wednesday. We are closing LIVE blog now
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