Mumbai News LIVE Updates: In its latest update, National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited which is overseeing the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, said all civil contracts have been awarded in both Gujarat and Maharashtra. Contracts for all depot and electrical contracts have been awarded, the Corporation said on Wednesday: ANI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani and husband Mukesh Ambani take part in the Mameru Ceremony ahead of the wedding of their son Anant Ambani with Radhika Merchant: ANI
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bullet train project work progresses. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/web-stories/bullet-train-project-work-progress-3693" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Several people from Jammu region travelled to South Korea for work in the last few years after obtaining visa through forged documents or other dubious means, an ongoing probe by Mumbai Police has found. The crime branch of the city police last week busted a gang which allegedly obtained visas using fraudulent means for people seeking work in South Korea: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Meeting at CM Shinde's residence for Central Park in Mumbai. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-meeting-at-cm-shindes-residence-for-central-park-in-mumbai-101262" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Team India's roadshow: Mumbai Police issues traffic restrictions in city. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/team-indias-celebratory-roadshow-mumbai-police-issues-traffic-restrictions-around-marine-drive-23360020" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cops detain BJP workers heading towards Pune Cong office
Police on Wednesday prevented a potential clash by detaining BJP workers who were heading towards the Congress office in Pune amid a war of words between local leaders of both parties. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC issues notice to Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission
The Bombay High Court hearing petitions challenging the state government's decision to grant a 10 per cent quota to Marathas on Wednesday issued a notice to the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission (MSBCC) making it a party respondent.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'Spiderman' burglar who climbed pipes to target flats in buildings held with 2 aides
A 'Spiderman' burglar, who allegedly shinned up drainage pipes of high-rise buildings without using ropes to commit thefts in flats, has been arrested along with his two associates from Nallasopara near Mumbai, police said on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BMC and RWITC sign Mahalaxmi racecourse agreement
The Mumbai civic body has signed an agreement for leasing out 91 acres of the Mahalaxmi Racecourse land to the Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd (RWITC) for 30 years. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Patole files nomination for Mumbai Cricket Association chief election
Congress leader Nana Patole has filed a nomination for the July 23 election for the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president, PTI sources close to him said. His nomination was, however, submitted after the deadline ended at 5 pm on Tuesday, and it was not clear whether it would be accepted or not, they added. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Army deserter held for duping trio on promise of jobs in military hospital
In a joint operation by the military intelligence and the Pune police, a 39-year-old Army deserter was arrested for allegedly cheating three youngsters of Rs 29 lakh on the false promise of jobs in a military hospital, officials said on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cong to ensure representation to all social components in upcoming assembly polls, says Chennithala
AICC in-charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday said the party will make efforts to ensure that "all social components" get a representation in the upcoming assembly polls. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'Ladki Bahin' scheme benefit should not be given to those with two wives, says MNS leader
The Maharashtra government should not extend the benefit of its 'Ladki Bahin' scheme for women to communities where people have two wives, "especially" the Muslims, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Prakash Mahajan said here on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Celebratory roadshow planned for World Cup champions at Wankhede on Thursday
The T20 World Cup 2024-winning Indian cricket team will take part in an open bus road show followed by a felicitation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/t20-world-cup-2024-celebratory-roadshow-planned-for-wc-champions-at-wankhede-on-thursday-details-inside-23359941" rel="nofollow">Read Here</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Three held, accused of potentially supplying weapons in Juhu
Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 9 had received information that a person was going to come to Juhu to supply weapons, on getting the information, the accused was arrested from the Juhu area. A country-made pistol and 7 live cartridges were recovered from him. On interrogation of the accused, two other accused were arrested and 8 pistols and 138 live cartridges were recovered from them. All three accused were presented in the court where the court sent them to Crime Branch custody till July 8. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Goyal's interim bail may be extended for 3 weeks if he is examined at Tata Hospital
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the two-month interim bail granted to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal on medical grounds may be extended for three weeks provided he gets himself medically examined at the Tata Cancer Hospital. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra becomes half a trillion economy, aims to 1 trillion
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the Maharashtra Legislative Council said, that Maharashtra has become half a trillion economy recently and is moving ahead robustly towards its goal to become a 1 trillion economy in the near future. PM Modi has already set a goal for our country to become a 5 trillion economy. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sena (UBT) protests against suspension of party leader Danve from council
Shiv Sena (UBT) held an agitation in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city to protest the five-day suspension of Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve from the legislative council for allegedly using abusive language in the House. The agitation, led by party functionary Raju Vaidya, was held at Kranti Chowk. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Gangster Abu Salem challenges prison transfer in HC, claims threat to life
Gangster Abu Salem has moved the Bombay High Court challenging a special court's order that last month rejected his application against the planned transfer from Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai to the Nashik Central Prison, claiming a threat to his life. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'Dignity of the Leader of the Opposition was violated by the govt', says Sena (UBT) MP
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi says, "The walkout happened because the dignity of the Leader of the Opposition was violated by the govt today...The Prime Minister said everything he wanted because there was no Opposition there...The people of Manipur know how big a disappointment it is when the Prime Minister of your country does not even talk about you..." (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Talathi suspended for taking money from women for issuing income certificates
A talathi was suspended in Akola district of Maharashtra on Wednesday for allegedly charging money from women for issuing income certificates to them, an official said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra council passes resolution to congratulate Indian cricket team for T20 win
The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Wednesday passed a resolution congratulating the Indian cricket team for winning the T20 Cricket World Cup 2024. Council's Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe read out the resolution in the House, following which it was passed unanimously. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mephedrone, other items of Rs 327 cr seized; 15 held
Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a drug racket spread across four states with the arrest of 15 persons and seizure of mephedrone and raw materials valued at Rs 327.69 crore over the last two months. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man attacks his wife with knife on railway bridge, bystanders save her
A 27-year-old woman warded off the knife attack by her husband on the Virar railway station bridge near Mumbai on Wednesday and managed to save her life thanks to the timely intervention of bystanders, leading to the arrest of the attacker. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: MLA from Dhule staged a protest on the premises of Vidhan Bhavan during the ongoing Monsoon session of state legislature in Mumbai
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sena MLA seeks action against Mumbai college for imposing dress code; dubs it 'Talibani fatwa'
Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday demanded action against a Mumbai-based college for banning students from wearing "jeans and T-shirts". The Chembur Trombay Education Society's N G Acharya and D K Marathe College banned students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, revealing dresses and jerseys, or a dress that "reveals religion or shows cultural disparity". (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shiv Sena (UBT) seeks revocation of Danve's suspension from council; says he's ready to apologise
Shiv Sena (UBT) legislators on Wednesday urged Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe to revoke Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve's suspension, a day after he faced the action on the grounds of using abusive language in the House. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Opposition members staged a protest on the premises of the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai during the ongoing monsoon session of the state legislature in Mumbai<img src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2024/jul/opp-protest-one_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />Pic/ Sameer Abdedi

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP (SP) protests against right-wing leader Bhide's remarks on women's attire
The Pune unit of NCP (SP) staged a protest on Wednesday against right-wing leader Sambhaji Bhide over his remarks on women's attire and demanded legal action against him. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman stabbed by her husband on foot over bridge in Virar
A 27-year-old woman was attacked by her husband on a Foot Over Bridge (FOB) in Virar on Wednesday. The man, identified as Shiva Sharma (32) first assaulted her, tried to strangle with her dupatta, later took out a knife and tried to stab her, said a source.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 65 deaths occurred in 13,000 fire incidents in Mumbai in last 3 years, says CM Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday informed the state legislative council that 13,000 incidents of fire occurred in Mumbai in the last three years, which claimed the lives of 65 persons. (PTI)
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Second tree collapse death in two days
Even though the city has yet to experience heavy showers, incidents of tree collapses have already begun. A 57-year-old rag picker, Varsha Mestry, died after a banyan tree fell on her on Tuesday morning. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-second-tree-collapse-death-in-two-days-23359704" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read more</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Council LoP suspended for 5 days for using expletives, Sena (UBT) chief apologises
Opposition leader in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve was suspended for five days from the monsoon session proceedings for abusing the BJP&rsquo;s Prasad Lad on the floor of the House on Monday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-council-lop-suspended-for-5-days-for-using-expletives-sena-ubt-chief-apologises-23359706" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read more</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Tussle in MLC polls as more candidates fielded than number of seats available
The elections to the 11 vacancies in the Legislative Council are slated to be very interesting. The number of candidates the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have fielded is more than the seats available, setting the right atmosphere for cross-voting. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/the-more-the-merrier-tussle-in-maharashtra-legislative-council-polls-23359709" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read more</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&lsquo;Let us have a champs factory&rsquo;
The Consulate General of France in Mumbai and Alliance Fran&ccedil;aise de Mumbai brought the spirit of the Olympic Games to Shivaji Park, the nursery of Indian cricket. A travelling Olympic installation is moving to different venues in the city to increase awareness about the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, starting on July 26 and ending on August 11. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-let-us-have-a-champs-factory-23359717" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read more</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Legal experts red-flag potential misuse of Zero FIR provision in BNSS
The registration of an FIR irrespective of territorial jurisdiction via a Zero FIR has been covered in the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023. Now, a complainant can register a Zero FIR anywhere for any offence and the cops cannot turn them away. Though the cases are likely to be increased with the provision of this Zero FIR, legal experts believe that it will also seed the ground for corruption, which will likely &lsquo;skyrocket&rsquo;. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-legal-experts-red-flag-potential-misuse-of-zero-fir-provision-in-bnss-23359724" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read more</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: FIR against man for cruelty to cattle in Navi Mumbai
Police have registered an FIR against a 35-year-old man on charges of cruelty to cattle in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township, an official said on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two men get 20-year RI for raping minor girl in Thane
A Thane court has sentenced two men, including one physically challenged, to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl in 2019, observing they ruined the child's entire life which is an irreparable harm.(PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;Is this actually an IB-affiliated school?&rsquo;
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation&rsquo;s only International Baccalaureate (IB) school, which the civic body claimed was seeing good response and had witnessed a rush for admissions until last year, is now facing significant issues. Parents have voiced concerns over a lack of teachers, the absence of a principal and the lack of basic amenities such as CCTV cameras and water purifiers at the civic-run Mumbai Public School in Vile Parle East. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-is-this-actually-an-ib-affiliated-school-23359748" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After hijab, Chembur college bans jeans and T-shirts
Students and student organisations have come down heavily on a Chembur college for imposing restrictions on wearing ripped jeans and jerseys. The move comes two months after the college banned burka, naqab, and hijab on campus. On June 27, the principal of N G Acharya and D K Marathe College of Arts, Science, and Commerce went a step ahead and issued a fresh dress code circular banning jeans and T-shirts. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-after-hijab-chembur-college-bans-jeans-and-t-shirts-23359749" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: New criminal laws: Colonial legacy lingers despite changes
The three new criminal laws that have come into force from July 1 and created a ruckus in the Lok Sabha have not dropped the colonial baggage in toto. The explanations and illustrations of offences mostly remain a work of copy paste from the old criminal laws and experts admit that, barring few changes in chapter numbers, sections, and quantum of punishments, the new criminal laws (Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagirk Suraksha and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam -2023) is nothing beyond an old wine in a new bottle. &nbsp;It is not a complete overhaul, as made to believe. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/new-criminal-laws-colonial-legacy-lingers-despite-changes-23359735" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;Roads that fail strength test to be redone by contractor&rsquo;
The BMC has decided to conduct a strength test of all new concrete roads with the assistance of IIT Bombay. If the road is not constructed according to the set standard, the contractor will have to repair the road to meet the quality requirements. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-roads-that-fail-strength-test-to-be-redone-by-contractor-23359734" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane man held for killing paramour after quarrel
Police arrested a 38-year-old man in Maharashtra's Thane district on Wednesday for allegedly killing a woman with whom he had an extra-marital affair, an official said. The accused, a resident of Mumbra area, and the 32-year-old victim, who was unmarried, had an affair since a long time and they quarrelled frequently over certain issues, the official from Shil-Daighar police station said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Your crowd, your circus: Railway to Metro
A snag in the Mumbai Metro Blue Line 1 on Tuesday morning again caused a crowd surge at Ghatkopar station&rsquo;s foot overbridge, resulting in long queues and clashes between suburban rail and Metro commuters. These are Metro commuters using the Railway&rsquo;s infrastructure, which leads to overcrowding and then the blame falls on us. The issue lies with the Metro train itself, and suburban railway passengers are also suffering due to this crowding. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/your-crowd-your-circus-railway-to-metro-23359752" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;We did not know our girl was dead till police came&rsquo;
The father of the teen strangled in her home on Sunday said they didn&rsquo;t even realise she had been murdered. &ldquo;He came over to the house, killed my daughter, and left. We didn&rsquo;t know what had happened until the police arrived,&rdquo; he said. On Sunday (June 30), Zaib Khawaja Hussain Solkar, 22, entered the 18-year-old&rsquo;s house in Andheri and allegedly killed her when she and her family members were asleep.<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-we-did-not-know-our-girl-was-dead-till-police-came-23359753" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai eagerly awaits open double-decker buses
The city is eagerly awaiting open double-deck tourist buses like the one used for the procession of the victorious Indian cricket team in 2007 after the T20 World Cup win. However, the tender floated by Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) to lease 10 open double-deck buses is yet to get a response, even three months later. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-eagerly-awaits-open-double-decker-buses-23359750" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Double-decker flyover in Andheri delayed until 2026
Motorists eager to use the double-decker flyover connecting Andheri West to Poonam Nagar via the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road will need to wait until June 2026. The construction of the 5.08 km long flyover, along with Metro Line 7, is progressing rapidly. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-double-decker-flyover-in-andheri-delayed-until-2026-23359751" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai weather update: City to see moderate rainfall today
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted a partly cloudy sky with intermittent spells of moderate rain in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai | Day 2: First arrests under the new laws
The Kasturba Marg police have registered their first FIR under the new laws and have become the city&rsquo;s first police station to arrest an accused under these provisions. They have apprehended a gang involved in stealing mobile phones from buses. According to police sources, complainant Rohit Ramakant Girkar reported that while travelling from Kandivli East to Borivli Station East in a BEST bus, his OnePlus mobile phone was stolen at around 6 pm on Monday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-day-2-first-arrests-under-the-new-laws-23359732" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: Liberation in Matheran
Raising an investment of Rs 53 lakh, 18 hand-rickshaw pullers have been able to upgrade to e-autos in Matheran, thanks to the Matheran e-Auto Rickshaw Fund by Rang De. This Bengaluru-based peer-to-peer platform allows citizens to invest in underbanked communities. The investment ensured them a life away from the struggle and hard work of pulling e-rickshaws throughout the day, on the mud roads of Matheran. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-liberation-in-matheran-23359720" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Road accident claims five lives on Pune-Solapur highway
In an unfortunate incident, five people from Telangana tragically lost their lives on Tuesday in a car accident after the driver lost control on the Pune-Solapur Highway in Maharashtra, police said. The tragic accident happened near Dalaj village in the Bhigwan police jurisdiction.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navi Mumbai civic body outlines overview of Consumer Textile Recycling Pilot Project
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Kailas Shinde on Tuesday provided an overview of the Consumer Textile Recycling Pilot Project, initiated by the Ministry of Textiles, during a meeting of housing society office bearers. During the interaction, Director of the Union Ministry of Textiles Tapan Kumar Raut highlighted Navi Mumbai's consistent efforts towards cleanliness and its proactive stance in adopting innovative cleanliness activities, making it an ideal candidate for this project.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After waterfall tragedy, prohibitory orders clamped at various picnic spots in Pune district
The Pune district administration on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders at several popular picnic spots, including Bhushi Dam and the Pavana Dam region in Maval tehsil, effective from July 2 to 31 to ensure tourist safety during the monsoon season. The administration has already outlined a series of safety measures for hazardous tourist locations which includes identification and demarcation of dangerous areas, the presence of lifeguards and rescue teams, and the installation of warning boards.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two booked for duping loan agency, private sector bank of over Rs 3 crore
Police have registered a case against two men for allegedly defrauding a loan agency and a leading private sector bank to the tune of Rs 3.26 crore, an official said on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Sagar Suresh Sonawane and Rajesh Shette, he said.

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