Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bandra Police arrest JCB driver for causing death by negligence, investigation underway
Khan has been arrested for causing death by negligence under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, and further investigation is underway, added the official from Bandra police station.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bandra Police arrest JCB driver for causing death by negligence, investigation underway
Khan has been arrested for causing death by negligence under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, and further investigation is underway, added the official from Bandra police station.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman killed after being run over by reversing JCB in Mumbai
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman killed after being run over by reversing JCB in Mumbai




The woman was sleeping at the spot when the JCB, being reversed by its driver Salim Noor Khan, crushed her. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead, the official said.





Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Main accused gets four-day police custody
The accused was produced before the court on Sunday and was remanded to four days of police custody. Further investigation is underway, officials said.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Main accused gets four-day police custody
The accused was produced before the court on Sunday and was remanded to four days of police custody. Further investigation is underway, officials said.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman killed as JCB reverses; driver arrested A 40-year-old JCB driver has been arrested for causing death due to negligence after the machine allegedly hit and killed a woman while he was reversing it in Mumbai, a police official said on Sunday. The incident occurred at Chimbai ground in the Bandra area on Friday night, he said. The victim is yet to be identified. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman killed as JCB reverses; driver arrestedA 40-year-old JCB driver has been arrested for causing death due to negligence after the machine allegedly hit and killed a woman while he was reversing it in Mumbai, a police official said on Sunday. The incident occurred at Chimbai ground in the Bandra area on Friday night, he said. The victim is yet to be identified. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police seize laptop, iPhone, thumb impression machine worth around Rs 1.46 lakh
Following a coordinated search operation in Patna, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, and Saharsa, he was finally detained on December 23. Police seized a laptop, an iPhone, and a thumb impression machine used in the commission of the crime, worth approximately Rs 1.46 lakh.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police seize laptop, iPhone, thumb impression machine worth around Rs 1.46 lakh
Following a coordinated search operation in Patna, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, and Saharsa, he was finally detained on December 23. Police seized a laptop, an iPhone, and a thumb impression machine used in the commission of the crime, worth approximately Rs 1.46 lakh.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Three accused, including Bihar resident, under police custody in counterfeit driving licence racket
The case was registered on November 26 at the Jalna police station based on a complaint filed by the Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector and the Deputy Regional Transport Officer (RTO). According to the complaint, unknown accused persons allegedly misused government procedures by operating a fake website and issuing counterfeit learner driving licences to citizens in exchange for money.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Three accused, including Bihar resident, under police custody in counterfeit driving licence racket
The case was registered on November 26 at the Jalna police station based on a complaint filed by the Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector and the Deputy Regional Transport Officer (RTO). According to the complaint, unknown accused persons allegedly misused government procedures by operating a fake website and issuing counterfeit learner driving licences to citizens in exchange for money.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Main accused frequently changed locations to evade arrest
Considering the seriousness of the offence, special teams from the Local Crime Branch (LCB) and the Cyber Police Station were formed to investigate the matter. During the investigation, police found that the main accused, Yadav, was frequently changing his location to evade arrest.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Main accused frequently changed locations to evade arrest
Considering the seriousness of the offence, special teams from the Local Crime Branch (LCB) and the Cyber Police Station were formed to investigate the matter. During the investigation, police found that the main accused, Yadav, was frequently changing his location to evade arrest.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bihar man identified in case; two accomplices previously arrested
The accused has been identified as Biddaraj Pramod Yadav (24), a resident of Saharsa district in Bihar. Earlier, police had arrested Faisal Bashir Mir from Jammu and Kashmir and Mujahid alias Don Raisoddin Ansari from Jalna in connection with the case.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bihar man identified in case; two accomplices previously arrested
The accused has been identified as Biddaraj Pramod Yadav (24), a resident of Saharsa district in Bihar. Earlier, police had arrested Faisal Bashir Mir from Jammu and Kashmir and Mujahid alias Don Raisoddin Ansari from Jalna in connection with the case.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance to face Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray combine in upcoming elections
Drawing a parallel with the November 2024 assembly elections, Satam said BJP workers had contested on the 'bow and arrow' symbol of the Sena, while some of Shinde's leaders fought on the 'lotus' symbol. The Mahayuti is up against the alliance of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance to face Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray combine in upcoming elections
Drawing a parallel with the November 2024 assembly elections, Satam said BJP workers had contested on the 'bow and arrow' symbol of the Sena, while some of Shinde's leaders fought on the 'lotus' symbol. The Mahayuti is up against the alliance of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Fake driving license case: Main accused held in Bihar Police in Maharashtra's Jalna district, along with the cyber police, have arrested the alleged kingpin of a gang involved in cheating citizens by creating a fake website to issue bogus learner driving licences and illegally accessing government computer systems, officials said on Sunday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Fake driving license case: Main accused held in BiharPolice in Maharashtra's Jalna district, along with the cyber police, have arrested the alleged kingpin of a gang involved in cheating citizens by creating a fake website to issue bogus learner driving licences and illegally accessing government computer systems, officials said on Sunday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'BJP-Shiv Sena alliance focused on corruption-free civic administration, not seat-sharing'
Downplaying the importance of the exact number of seats to be contested by each, he said, "It is not about who contests how many seats. What matters is who can deliver corruption-free civic administration to Mumbaikars. This alliance is for Hindutva and for giving Mumbai a corruption-free administration."

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'BJP-Shiv Sena alliance focused on corruption-free civic administration, not seat-sharing'
Downplaying the importance of the exact number of seats to be contested by each, he said, "It is not about who contests how many seats. What matters is who can deliver corruption-free civic administration to Mumbaikars. This alliance is for Hindutva and for giving Mumbai a corruption-free administration."

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP-Shiv Sena finalise campaign plans, joint rallies of Fadnavis and deputy CMs
A joint meeting of the BJP and Shiv Sena was held to finalise election strategy, including campaign issues, election management, joint rallies of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief ministers, and coordinated campaign programmes, he added. The planning and coordination for the campaign have been completed, Satam said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP-Shiv Sena finalise campaign plans, joint rallies of Fadnavis and deputy CMs
A joint meeting of the BJP and Shiv Sena was held to finalise election strategy, including campaign issues, election management, joint rallies of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief ministers, and coordinated campaign programmes, he added. The planning and coordination for the campaign have been completed, Satam said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'BJP will contest on 128 seats, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on 79'
&nbsp;The Mahayuti also comprises the Nationalist Congress Party of Ajit Pawar. "Unanimity has been reached on 207 seats in the BMC, of which the BJP will contest 128 and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena 79. Talks are underway on the remaining 20 seats. Decisions on these seats will be taken after considering the candidates in the fray," Satam told reporters on Saturday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'BJP will contest on 128 seats, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on 79'
&nbsp;The Mahayuti also comprises the Nationalist Congress Party of Ajit Pawar. "Unanimity has been reached on 207 seats in the BMC, of which the BJP will contest 128 and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena 79. Talks are underway on the remaining 20 seats. Decisions on these seats will be taken after considering the candidates in the fray," Satam told reporters on Saturday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Consensus reached with Sena on 207 of 227 BMC seats, says city BJP chief Satam The ruling Mahayuti has reached consensus on 207 of 227 seats for the Mumbai civic polls, with BJP contesting 128 and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena 79, BJP's city chief Amit Satam said. The BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena will contest the polls in the metropolis, scheduled for January 15, jointly. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Consensus reached with Sena on 207 of 227 BMC seats, says city BJP chief SatamThe ruling Mahayuti has reached consensus on 207 of 227 seats for the Mumbai civic polls, with BJP contesting 128 and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena 79, BJP's city chief Amit Satam said. The BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena will contest the polls in the metropolis, scheduled for January 15, jointly. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Newly released vultures integrate with wild population in Pench Tiger Reserve
From December 12 to 15, all the released vultures were observed feeding along with wild vultures in Pench, officials said. While the white-rumped vultures have largely remained around the Pench area, the long-billed vultures have begun exploring wider regions, they added.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Newly released vultures integrate with wild population in Pench Tiger Reserve
From December 12 to 15, all the released vultures were observed feeding along with wild vultures in Pench, officials said. While the white-rumped vultures have largely remained around the Pench area, the long-billed vultures have begun exploring wider regions, they added.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Eight white-rumped and five long-billed vultures take flight in Pench
 These included eight white-rumped vultures and five long-billed vultures, all fitted with GPS tags to monitor their movements. After acclimatisation and training, the birds were released on December 11 by Maharashtra Chief Wildlife Warden Sreenivas Reddy and BNHS president Praveen Pardeshi.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Eight white-rumped and five long-billed vultures take flight in Pench
 These included eight white-rumped vultures and five long-billed vultures, all fitted with GPS tags to monitor their movements. After acclimatisation and training, the birds were released on December 11 by Maharashtra Chief Wildlife Warden Sreenivas Reddy and BNHS president Praveen Pardeshi.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 14 vultures from Haryana trained and released in Pench Tiger Reserve
The vulture is part of the second batch of captively bred birds released in Pench. A total of 14 vultures were brought from Pinjore in Haryana to a specially created pre-release aviary in Pench Tiger Reserve in April 2025 and were trained for eight months to survive in the wild.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 14 vultures from Haryana trained and released in Pench Tiger Reserve
The vulture is part of the second batch of captively bred birds released in Pench. A total of 14 vultures were brought from Pinjore in Haryana to a specially created pre-release aviary in Pench Tiger Reserve in April 2025 and were trained for eight months to survive in the wild.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Vulture tracked across Maharashtra roosts at night, feeds twice a day, says BNHS
"The bird roosts in the evening, feeds in the morning and then flies to the next location. Activity data suggests it has had at least two full meals during its journey," BNHS researcher Manan Singh said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Vulture tracked across Maharashtra roosts at night, feeds twice a day, says BNHS
"The bird roosts in the evening, feeds in the morning and then flies to the next location. Activity data suggests it has had at least two full meals during its journey," BNHS researcher Manan Singh said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Tracked vulture covers multiple Maharashtra districts before reaching confidential location
It followed a route covering Nagpur, Wardha, Yavatmal, Hingoli, Washim, Buldhana, Jalna and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts before entering Nashik region, these researchers added. Officials said the final destination of the tracked vulture has been kept confidential to ensure its safety.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Tracked vulture covers multiple Maharashtra districts before reaching confidential location
It followed a route covering Nagpur, Wardha, Yavatmal, Hingoli, Washim, Buldhana, Jalna and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts before entering Nashik region, these researchers added. Officials said the final destination of the tracked vulture has been kept confidential to ensure its safety.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Vulture released in Pench reserve flies 750 km in 17 days to reach Nashik A long-billed vulture named J132 that was released in Maharashtra's Pench Tiger Reserve earlier this month has travelled nearly 750 km in 17 days and reached close to Anjaneri hills near Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district, officials said on Sunday. The vulture was released on December 11 as part of a conservation programme jointly run by the state forest department and the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), whose researchers said the bird reached a location about 38 kilometres from Anjaneri on December 27. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Vulture released in Pench reserve flies 750 km in 17 days to reach NashikA long-billed vulture named J132 that was released in Maharashtra's Pench Tiger Reserve earlier this month has travelled nearly 750 km in 17 days and reached close to Anjaneri hills near Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district, officials said on Sunday. The vulture was released on December 11 as part of a conservation programme jointly run by the state forest department and the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), whose researchers said the bird reached a location about 38 kilometres from Anjaneri on December 27. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Seat-sharing talks continue as VBA to contest 62 Mumbai civic seats
"In the Mumbai civic elections, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi will contest 62 seats," he reiterated. VBA state vice-president and chief spokesperson Siddharth Mokale said seat-sharing talks in alliances were never fully satisfactory but required consensus from both sides.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Seat-sharing talks continue as VBA to contest 62 Mumbai civic seats
"In the Mumbai civic elections, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi will contest 62 seats," he reiterated. VBA state vice-president and chief spokesperson Siddharth Mokale said seat-sharing talks in alliances were never fully satisfactory but required consensus from both sides.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Alliance formed to check BJP&rsquo;s divisive politics, says VBA leader&nbsp;
VBA leader Pundkar said the alliance had been formed to stop "the divisive politics of the BJP. He said Sapkal had taken the initiative for the alliance and maintained a positive approach from the beginning.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Alliance formed to check BJP&rsquo;s divisive politics, says VBA leader&nbsp;
VBA leader Pundkar said the alliance had been formed to stop "the divisive politics of the BJP. He said Sapkal had taken the initiative for the alliance and maintained a positive approach from the beginning.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;A new phase in state politics&rsquo; begins as Congress and VBA reunite, says Sapkal
Recalling that the two parties had earlier come together during the 1998 and 1999 elections, Sapkal said that after a gap of 25 years, a new chapter had begun. "It took time for the process, but from today, a new phase in state politics has started," he added.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;A new phase in state politics&rsquo; begins as Congress and VBA reunite, says Sapkal
Recalling that the two parties had earlier come together during the 1998 and 1999 elections, Sapkal said that after a gap of 25 years, a new chapter had begun. "It took time for the process, but from today, a new phase in state politics has started," he added.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Alliance based on common ideology, not numbers, says Maharashtra Congress chief
He said the Congress-VBA tie-up was a "natural alliance" based on shared ideology rather than mere electoral arithmetic. "This is not a game of numbers, but a coming together of ideas. Both parties believe in the Constitution and in building India envisioned by it, based on equality, fraternity, and social justice," he said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Alliance based on common ideology, not numbers, says Maharashtra Congress chief
He said the Congress-VBA tie-up was a "natural alliance" based on shared ideology rather than mere electoral arithmetic. "This is not a game of numbers, but a coming together of ideas. Both parties believe in the Constitution and in building India envisioned by it, based on equality, fraternity, and social justice," he said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Congress, VBA announce tie-up, local bodies to decide remaining alliances
The tie-up decision was announced by Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal and VBA state vice-president Dhairyavardhan Pundkar. Sapkal said that decisions on alliances for the remaining 28 municipal corporations in the state would be taken at the local level, and both parties had authorised their local leaderships to take appropriate calls.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Congress, VBA announce tie-up, local bodies to decide remaining alliances
The tie-up decision was announced by Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal and VBA state vice-president Dhairyavardhan Pundkar. Sapkal said that decisions on alliances for the remaining 28 municipal corporations in the state would be taken at the local level, and both parties had authorised their local leaderships to take appropriate calls.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Congress and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi seal alliance for BMC Elections The Congress and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), led by BR Ambedkar's grandson, Prakash Ambedkar, announced an alliance for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on Sunday, with the VBA set to contest 62 of the 227 seats. Congress will contest more than 150 seats, while some seats will be allocated to the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha and RPI (Gavai), sources said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Congress and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi seal alliance for BMC ElectionsThe Congress and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), led by BR Ambedkar's grandson, Prakash Ambedkar, announced an alliance for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on Sunday, with the VBA set to contest 62 of the 227 seats. Congress will contest more than 150 seats, while some seats will be allocated to the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha and RPI (Gavai), sources said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'No evidence to suggest that woman's consent was obtained by coercion'
The court further stated that there was no evidence to suggest that her consent was obtained by coercion.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'No evidence to suggest that woman's consent was obtained by coercion'
The court further stated that there was no evidence to suggest that her consent was obtained by coercion.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Court notes woman&rsquo;s testimony did not indicate forced relationship
During the trial, the woman's testimony suggested that the relationship was not forced. The judge, in the order, noted that in her cross-examination, the woman revealed that her consent was obtained by the accused before entering into a sexual relationship, and she has settled the matter out of court.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Court notes woman&rsquo;s testimony did not indicate forced relationship
During the trial, the woman's testimony suggested that the relationship was not forced. The judge, in the order, noted that in her cross-examination, the woman revealed that her consent was obtained by the accused before entering into a sexual relationship, and she has settled the matter out of court.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Prosecution alleges man exploited woman after loan dispute&nbsp;
The prosecution stated that the woman had borrowed Rs 20,000 from the accused in 2010, and when she was unable to repay the debt, Sahni allegedly coerced her into a sexual relationship. It was further alleged that the accused threatened to kill the woman's husband if she disclosed the matter, and continued to exploit her till November 2015, when she finally informed her husband and approached the police.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Prosecution alleges man exploited woman after loan dispute&nbsp;
The prosecution stated that the woman had borrowed Rs 20,000 from the accused in 2010, and when she was unable to repay the debt, Sahni allegedly coerced her into a sexual relationship. It was further alleged that the accused threatened to kill the woman's husband if she disclosed the matter, and continued to exploit her till November 2015, when she finally informed her husband and approached the police.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Accused took advantage of woman's financial distress&nbsp;
Acopy of the order passed on December 9 was made available on Saturday. The prosecution had alleged that Sahni took advantage of a woman's financial distress to subject her to repeated sexual assault.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Accused took advantage of woman's financial distress&nbsp;
Acopy of the order passed on December 9 was made available on Saturday. The prosecution had alleged that Sahni took advantage of a woman's financial distress to subject her to repeated sexual assault.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navi Mumbai court acquits man in 2015 rape case A court in Navi Mumbai has acquitted a 48-year-old man accused of rape and criminal intimidation, noting that he had been in a consensual relationship with the woman and they had settled the matter. Additional Sessions Judge C V Marathe of Belapur court acquitted Harekrushna Ramchandra Sahni, booked in a 2015 case. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navi Mumbai court acquits man in 2015 rape caseA court in Navi Mumbai has acquitted a 48-year-old man accused of rape and criminal intimidation, noting that he had been in a consensual relationship with the woman and they had settled the matter. Additional Sessions Judge C V Marathe of Belapur court acquitted Harekrushna Ramchandra Sahni, booked in a 2015 case. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: In Photos: New railway line work underway between Kandivali and Borivali during jumbo block
Railway officials and contract workers carry out work to install a new railway line during a Jumbo Block between Kandivali and Borivali railway stations in Mumbai on December 28, 2025. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-new-railway-line-work-underway-between-kandivali-and-borivali-during-jumbo-block-108889/1">See pics here.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: In Photos: New railway line work underway between Kandivali and Borivali during jumbo block
Railway officials and contract workers carry out work to install a new railway line during a Jumbo Block between Kandivali and Borivali railway stations in Mumbai on December 28, 2025. See pics here.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra ANTF busts mephedrone racket, destroys 3 factories in Bengaluru
The Maharashtra Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has busted an interstate drug manufacturing and distribution network, dismantling three mephedrone factories in Bengaluru and seizing contraband and machinery worth Rs 55.88 crore, officials said on Sunday. The action, which is part of a state-wide crackdown against narcotics, began with the arrest of a man on the Pune-Mumbai Highway last week. The Konkan unit of the ANTF seized mephedrone worth Rs 1.48 crore from the accused, Abdul Kader Rashid Sheikh, on the Pune-Mumbai highway at Vashi village in Navi Mumbai on December 21.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra ANTF busts mephedrone racket, destroys 3 factories in Bengaluru
The Maharashtra Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has busted an interstate drug manufacturing and distribution network, dismantling three mephedrone factories in Bengaluru and seizing contraband and machinery worth Rs 55.88 crore, officials said on Sunday. The action, which is part of a state-wide crackdown against narcotics, began with the arrest of a man on the Pune-Mumbai Highway last week. The Konkan unit of the ANTF seized mephedrone worth Rs 1.48 crore from the accused, Abdul Kader Rashid Sheikh, on the Pune-Mumbai highway at Vashi village in Navi Mumbai on December 21.

Andheri East chawl fire: One succumbs to injuries, two critical
The death toll in a fire incident reported in Andheri East earlier this month has risen to one, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in an official update on December 28. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/andheri-east-chawl-fire-one-succumbs-to-injuries-two-critical-23609616">Read more.</a>

Andheri East chawl fire: One succumbs to injuries, two critical
The death toll in a fire incident reported in Andheri East earlier this month has risen to one, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in an official update on December 28. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Uddhav Thackeray releases booklet highlighting Shiv Sena (UBT)&rsquo;s COVID work
A booklet detailing the public service undertaken during the COVID-19 period under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena (UBT), was released on Sunday at Shiv Sena Bhavan by Thackeray himself. Several senior leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT) were present at the event, including MPs Arvind Sawant and Anil Desai, party leader Anil Parab, Secretary and MLA Milind Narvekar, spokesperson Harshal Pradhan, Secretary Suraj Chavan, former Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, booklet compiler Kirtikumar Shinde, Akhil Chitre, and others. Following the release, Thackeray also interacted with division heads, MLAs, and MPs from Mumbai.
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Uddhav Thackeray releases booklet highlighting Shiv Sena (UBT)&rsquo;s COVID work
A booklet detailing the public service undertaken during the COVID-19 period under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena (UBT), was released on Sunday at Shiv Sena Bhavan by Thackeray himself. Several senior leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT) were present at the event, including MPs Arvind Sawant and Anil Desai, party leader Anil Parab, Secretary and MLA Milind Narvekar, spokesperson Harshal Pradhan, Secretary Suraj Chavan, former Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, booklet compiler Kirtikumar Shinde, Akhil Chitre, and others. Following the release, Thackeray also interacted with division heads, MLAs, and MPs from Mumbai.


Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Banned gutkha worth Rs 6.39 lakh seized in Palghar; shopkeeper arrested
A shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly stocking and selling banned gutkha products in Palghar district, a police official said on Sunday. He was held in a raid on December 25, the Pelhar police station official said. "Gutkha worth Rs 6.39 lakh was seized from Javed Ahmed Zaheer alias Ahmed Ansari (38), who was arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Food Safety and Standards Act," he said.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Banned gutkha worth Rs 6.39 lakh seized in Palghar; shopkeeper arrested
A shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly stocking and selling banned gutkha products in Palghar district, a police official said on Sunday. He was held in a raid on December 25, the Pelhar police station official said. "Gutkha worth Rs 6.39 lakh was seized from Javed Ahmed Zaheer alias Ahmed Ansari (38), who was arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Food Safety and Standards Act," he said.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Footpath encroachment puts students&rsquo; life at risk in Andheri
Residents of JB Nagar in Andheri East have raised serious concerns over an unauthorised encroachment on a public footpath outside Kalgidhar School, falling under the K East Ward limits. Large construction materials &mdash; including pipes, and a generator &mdash; have been placed on the footpath by a private company&rsquo;s contractors, without any visible permission from the civic authorities. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-footpath-encroachment-puts-students-life-at-risk-in-andheri-23609557">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Footpath encroachment puts students&rsquo; life at risk in Andheri
Residents of JB Nagar in Andheri East have raised serious concerns over an unauthorised encroachment on a public footpath outside Kalgidhar School, falling under the K East Ward limits. Large construction materials &mdash; including pipes, and a generator &mdash; have been placed on the footpath by a private company&rsquo;s contractors, without any visible permission from the civic authorities. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: Viral video shows leopard roaming streets of Dahanu
A video allegedly showing a leopard moving through the streets of Dahanu late at night has gone viral on social media, following which the Forest Department has initiated a search operation to verify the sighting. In the meantime, NGO WCAWA is assisting the Dahanu forest division in creating awareness among residents about safety measures and reporting protocols in case of a leopard sighting. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-viral-video-shows-leopard-roaming-streets-of-dahanu-23609556">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: Viral video shows leopard roaming streets of Dahanu
A video allegedly showing a leopard moving through the streets of Dahanu late at night has gone viral on social media, following which the Forest Department has initiated a search operation to verify the sighting. In the meantime, NGO WCAWA is assisting the Dahanu forest division in creating awareness among residents about safety measures and reporting protocols in case of a leopard sighting. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Adani inaugurates AI centre of excellence in Baramati
Industrialist Gautam Adani inaugurated the Sharadchandra Pawar Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence at Baramati in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday. The centre of excellence, funded by the Adani Group chairman, has been established under Vidya Pratishthan, the educational institute governed by the Pawar family. NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Baramati MP Supriya Sule, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, his wife and Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar and other members of the extended Pawar family were present on the occasion.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Adani inaugurates AI centre of excellence in Baramati
Industrialist Gautam Adani inaugurated the Sharadchandra Pawar Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence at Baramati in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday. The centre of excellence, funded by the Adani Group chairman, has been established under Vidya Pratishthan, the educational institute governed by the Pawar family. NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Baramati MP Supriya Sule, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, his wife and Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar and other members of the extended Pawar family were present on the occasion.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Samajwadi Party releases second list of 9 candidates for Mumbai civic polls
The Samajwadi Party has released its second list of candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, naming nine candidates to contest from various wards in Mumbai. This comes after the party announced its first list of 21 candidates earlier, and it plans to contest all 227 seats independently. According to the list released, it contains a mix of nine individuals chosen to represent diverse neighbourhoods following directions from the Samajwadi Party Mumbai and Maharashtra State President Abu Asim Azmi.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Samajwadi Party releases second list of 9 candidates for Mumbai civic polls
The Samajwadi Party has released its second list of candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, naming nine candidates to contest from various wards in Mumbai. This comes after the party announced its first list of 21 candidates earlier, and it plans to contest all 227 seats independently. According to the list released, it contains a mix of nine individuals chosen to represent diverse neighbourhoods following directions from the Samajwadi Party Mumbai and Maharashtra State President Abu Asim Azmi.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Bar girl orders hit job on jealous client, man stabbed in Borivali
An overbearing client&rsquo;s jealous interference with her life led to a bar girl plotting his murder, resulting in a brutal knife attack on him in Borivali. The victim sustained serious injuries in the assault, and the Borivali police have arrested the bar girl, Rita, while a manhunt is on to nab the other accused involved in the attack. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-bar-girl-orders-hit-job-on-jealous-client-man-stabbed-in-borivali-23609553">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Bar girl orders hit job on jealous client, man stabbed in Borivali
An overbearing client&rsquo;s jealous interference with her life led to a bar girl plotting his murder, resulting in a brutal knife attack on him in Borivali. The victim sustained serious injuries in the assault, and the Borivali police have arrested the bar girl, Rita, while a manhunt is on to nab the other accused involved in the attack. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Losing punt of view: Mumbai man duped of Rs 9.6 lakh on sports betting
In a case highlighting the risks of illegal online sports betting, Amboli police have registered an FIR after a 34-year-old event management professional alleged that he lost Rs 9.67 lakh through more than 23 betting transactions over four months on the website myfairpunt.com. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/losing-punt-of-view-mumbai-man-duped-of-rs-9-6-lakh-on-sports-betting-23609554">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Losing punt of view: Mumbai man duped of Rs 9.6 lakh on sports betting
In a case highlighting the risks of illegal online sports betting, Amboli police have registered an FIR after a 34-year-old event management professional alleged that he lost Rs 9.67 lakh through more than 23 betting transactions over four months on the website myfairpunt.com. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai local train update: Two platforms at Borivali station shut for work
Weekend work on WR will lead to the shutdown of platforms 8 and 9 at the busy Borivali station till December 29. A number of trains will be affected. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-local-train-updates-two-platforms-at-borivali-station-shut-for-work-23609555">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai local train update: Two platforms at Borivali station shut for work
Weekend work on WR will lead to the shutdown of platforms 8 and 9 at the busy Borivali station till December 29. A number of trains will be affected. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Nine held over murder of councillor's husband in Maharashtra's Raigad district
Police in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Saturday arrested nine persons, including a woman, in connection with the murder of the husband of a newly elected Shiv Sena councillor, officials said. Mangesh Sadashiv Kalokhe, alias Appa, was chased and hacked to death by a group of men in Khopoli town on Friday. The 45-year-old was returning home after dropping off his daughters at their school when he was targeted in the Vihari area, they said. The victim was the husband of the newly elected councillor Manasi Kalokhe, who belongs to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, an official said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Nine held over murder of councillor's husband in Maharashtra's Raigad district
Police in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Saturday arrested nine persons, including a woman, in connection with the murder of the husband of a newly elected Shiv Sena councillor, officials said. Mangesh Sadashiv Kalokhe, alias Appa, was chased and hacked to death by a group of men in Khopoli town on Friday. The 45-year-old was returning home after dropping off his daughters at their school when he was targeted in the Vihari area, they said. The victim was the husband of the newly elected councillor Manasi Kalokhe, who belongs to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, an official said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai cops return 176 stolen and lost items worth Rs 40 lakh to rightful owners
A total of 176 lost or stolen items worth Rs 40 lakh were returned to rightful owners at an event at BKC police station on Saturday, an official said. The items, including 164 mobile phones as well as jewellery, were recovered by BKC, Kherwadi, Nirmal Nagar, Vakola, Vile Parle, Airport and Sahar police stations in the last few months, he added.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai cops return 176 stolen and lost items worth Rs 40 lakh to rightful owners
A total of 176 lost or stolen items worth Rs 40 lakh were returned to rightful owners at an event at BKC police station on Saturday, an official said. The items, including 164 mobile phones as well as jewellery, were recovered by BKC, Kherwadi, Nirmal Nagar, Vakola, Vile Parle, Airport and Sahar police stations in the last few months, he added.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Consensus eludes Thackeray cousins, Shiv Sena-BJP over seat sharing for BMC polls
Consensus on seat sharing for the January 15 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections eluded both the Thackeray cousins and the BJP-Shiv Sena camps, as leaders from the respective parties held hectic parleys on Saturday. The Shiv Sena (UBT), led by Uddhav Thackeray, and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) under Raj Thackeray haven't yet declared their lists of candidates for the civic polls in the city. Similarly, the BJP and Shiv Sena, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, are yet to share the details of their nominees. BMC has 227 civic wards.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Consensus eludes Thackeray cousins, Shiv Sena-BJP over seat sharing for BMC polls
Consensus on seat sharing for the January 15 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections eluded both the Thackeray cousins and the BJP-Shiv Sena camps, as leaders from the respective parties held hectic parleys on Saturday. The Shiv Sena (UBT), led by Uddhav Thackeray, and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) under Raj Thackeray haven't yet declared their lists of candidates for the civic polls in the city. Similarly, the BJP and Shiv Sena, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, are yet to share the details of their nominees. BMC has 227 civic wards.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Depressed Navi Mumbai woman held for killing daughter, tells cops she wanted a son
A 30-year-old woman from Navi Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly killing her six-year-old daughter, apparently because she did not want a girl child, a police official said. The woman, who is being treated for depression, has also told the police that she was upset because the girl did not speak Marathi. According to the Kalamboli police official, the woman has studied BSc and lives with her husband, who is an IT engineer.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Depressed Navi Mumbai woman held for killing daughter, tells cops she wanted a son
A 30-year-old woman from Navi Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly killing her six-year-old daughter, apparently because she did not want a girl child, a police official said. The woman, who is being treated for depression, has also told the police that she was upset because the girl did not speak Marathi. According to the Kalamboli police official, the woman has studied BSc and lives with her husband, who is an IT engineer.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Jarange hospitalised with upper respiratory tract infection in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange was admitted to a private hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday due to an upper respiratory tract infection, a doctor said. Jarange was admitted with fever, running nose, body ache, throat congestion, throat infection and upper respiratory tract infection, Dr Vindo Chaware, the doctor treating him, told PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Jarange hospitalised with upper respiratory tract infection in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange was admitted to a private hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday due to an upper respiratory tract infection, a doctor said. Jarange was admitted with fever, running nose, body ache, throat congestion, throat infection and upper respiratory tract infection, Dr Vindo Chaware, the doctor treating him, told PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman killed at her home in Thane district; police probe underway
A 50-year-old woman was found murdered at her home in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday evening, police said. The crime was committed in the Loknagari locality of Ambernath, Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Gore, Zone-IV, Ulhasnagar, told the media. Some unidentified persons strangled the woman, the official said, adding that the motive behind the murder is still not known.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman killed at her home in Thane district; police probe underway
A 50-year-old woman was found murdered at her home in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday evening, police said. The crime was committed in the Loknagari locality of Ambernath, Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Gore, Zone-IV, Ulhasnagar, told the media. Some unidentified persons strangled the woman, the official said, adding that the motive behind the murder is still not known.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: A 40-year-old JCB driver has been arrested for causing death due to negligence after the machine allegedly hit and killed a woman while he was reversing it in Mumbai, a police official said on Sunday. We are closing the LIVE blog now

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