Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Central Cyber division of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested a 21-year-old woman from Cheeta Camp in Trombay for her involvement in a stock market cyber fraud case. She has been accused of playing a key role in a multi-crore scam by facilitating fake bank accounts and processing illicit transactions

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Central Cyber division of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested a 21-year-old woman from Cheeta Camp in Trombay for her involvement in a stock market cyber fraud case. She has been accused of playing a key role in a multi-crore scam by facilitating fake bank accounts and processing illicit transactions

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai faces unusual hot weather, people take shade and dip in water. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-mumbai-faces-unusual-hot-weather-people-take-shade-and-dip-in-water-104292" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai faces unusual hot weather, people take shade and dip in water. See pics...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navi Mumbai cops destroy drugs worth Rs 10 crore. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/photo/in-photos-navi-mumbai-cops-destroy-drugs-worth-rs-10-crore-104293" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navi Mumbai cops destroy drugs worth Rs 10 crore. See pics...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pune rape case: Congress claims incidents of rape on rise in the state
Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday claimed that incidents of rape were on rise in the state. "When the Nirbhaya gangrape incident took place in Delhi, people changed the regime. You (BJP-led government) promote Laadki Bahin scheme for women (providing financial aid), but ignore basic issues of the people," he said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pune rape case: Congress claims incidents of rape on rise in the state
Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday claimed that incidents of rape were on rise in the state. "When the Nirbhaya gangrape incident took place in Delhi, people changed the regime. You (BJP-led government) promote Laadki Bahin scheme for women (providing financial aid), but ignore basic issues of the people," he said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pune rape case: Supriya Sule lashes out at the BJP-led Maharashtra government
NCP (SP) leader and Baramati MP Supriya Sule lashed out at the BJP-led Maharashtra government. There is a police post nearby, and still such an assault takes place which shows that anti-social elements do not have any fear of law, she said, adding that the home department had failed to curb crime in Pune: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pune rape case: Supriya Sule lashes out at the BJP-led Maharashtra government
NCP (SP) leader and Baramati MP Supriya Sule lashed out at the BJP-led Maharashtra government. There is a police post nearby, and still such an assault takes place which shows that anti-social elements do not have any fear of law, she said, adding that the home department had failed to curb crime in Pune: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BMC conducts demolition drive in Sakinaka area of Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) carried out a demolition drive to remove unauthorised constructions in the Sakinaka area of Mumbai, the officials said on Wednesday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bmc-conducts-demolition-drive-in-sakinaka-area-takes-action-against-illegal-construction-at-hotel-23491038" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BMC conducts demolition drive in Sakinaka area of Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) carried out a demolition drive to remove unauthorised constructions in the Sakinaka area of Mumbai, the officials said on Wednesday. Read more...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Train services to be affected due to platform extension at CSMT, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/train-services-in-mumbai-to-be-affected-on-central-railway-line-due-to-platform-extension-at-csmt-check-details-23491023" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">check details</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Train services to be affected due to platform extension at CSMT, check details

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 14-year-old student dies of heart attack during trip to theme park in Raigad district
A 14-year-old student of a municipal school died after suffering a heart attack at a well-known theme park where he had gone on a trip with others pupils in Maharashtra's Raigad district, police said on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 14-year-old student dies of heart attack during trip to theme park in Raigad district
A 14-year-old student of a municipal school died after suffering a heart attack at a well-known theme park where he had gone on a trip with others pupils in Maharashtra's Raigad district, police said on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Fadnvis pitches AI use to manage crowd during Nashik Simhastha Kumbh Mela in 2027
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday directed the formation of an authority for the 2027 Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik-Trimbakeshwar, underscoring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to manage crowd, officials said on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Fadnvis pitches AI use to manage crowd during Nashik Simhastha Kumbh Mela in 2027
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday directed the formation of an authority for the 2027 Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik-Trimbakeshwar, underscoring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to manage crowd, officials said on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rape at Swargate bus station: security guards replaced, inquiry ordered 
Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday directed that all 23 security guards employed at the Swargate bus station in Pune should be replaced following the alleged rape of a 26-year-old woman inside a stationary bus: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rape at Swargate bus station: security guards replaced, inquiry ordered
Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday directed that all 23 security guards employed at the Swargate bus station in Pune should be replaced following the alleged rape of a 26-year-old woman inside a stationary bus: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: DGCA, AAI officials visit Navi Mumbai airport, check its readiness ahead of commercial operations
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials visited the Navi Mumbai International Airport ahead of the beginning of the commercial operations, an officials said on Wednesday. An official statement said that on Tuesday, February 25, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), visited the site of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) to assess its readiness for commercial operations....<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-dgca-aai-officials-visit-navi-mumbai-airport-check-its-readiness-ahead-of-commercial-operations-23490937" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: DGCA, AAI officials visit Navi Mumbai airport, check its readiness ahead of commercial operations
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials visited the Navi Mumbai International Airport ahead of the beginning of the commercial operations, an officials said on Wednesday. An official statement said that on Tuesday, February 25, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), visited the site of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) to assess its readiness for commercial operations....Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Three held for kidnapping Santacruz businessman returning from Gujarat, demanding Rs 25 lakh
Three held for kidnapping Santacruz businessman returning from Gujarat, demanding Rs 25 lakh. According to the police, the officials were successful in the safe rescue of the elderly businessman within 24 hours of his alleged kidnapping and arresting three suspects involved in the crime...<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-police-nab-three-for-kidnapping-santacruz-businessman-returning-from-gujarat-demanding-rs-25-lakh-23490962" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Three held for kidnapping Santacruz businessman returning from Gujarat, demanding Rs 25 lakh
Three held for kidnapping Santacruz businessman returning from Gujarat, demanding Rs 25 lakh. According to the police, the officials were successful in the safe rescue of the elderly businessman within 24 hours of his alleged kidnapping and arresting three suspects involved in the crime...Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt to ink MoU with social group to provide jobs to youth with disabilities
The Maharashtra government will soon sign an MoU with a social organisation to provide employment opportunities to youth with disabilities with an aim to empower them financially, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. The state government is committed to providing training and employment opportunities to differently abled youth, ensuring their economic self-reliance, Fadnavis said in a statement.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt to ink MoU with social group to provide jobs to youth with disabilities
The Maharashtra government will soon sign an MoU with a social organisation to provide employment opportunities to youth with disabilities with an aim to empower them financially, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. The state government is committed to providing training and employment opportunities to differently abled youth, ensuring their economic self-reliance, Fadnavis said in a statement.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 1.4 bn dollars tax demand on Volkswagen, HC asks Customs to file affidavit on time limitation
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Customs department to explain through an affidavit how its September 2024 show-cause notice raising a tax demand of $1.4 billion from Skoda Auto Volkswagen India was not barred by limitation. A division bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla has been extensively hearing the plea filed by the automobile company challenging the notice on the grounds that it was arbitrary and illegal.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 1.4 bn dollars tax demand on Volkswagen, HC asks Customs to file affidavit on time limitation
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Customs department to explain through an affidavit how its September 2024 show-cause notice raising a tax demand of $1.4 billion from Skoda Auto Volkswagen India was not barred by limitation. A division bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla has been extensively hearing the plea filed by the automobile company challenging the notice on the grounds that it was arbitrary and illegal.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Indian Navy files case over Rs 78 cr financial wrongdoings in city defence forces' club
The Indian Navy has filed a case with the Mumbai Police in allegations of financial wrongdoings of around Rs 78 crore in the United Services Club located in the Colaba area in Mumbai.The USI is a 97-year-old Tri-Services Club run by the defence forces. Defence officials said that a few months earlier, as part of a routine audit, a discrepancy was noticed by the Secretary of the Club.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Indian Navy files case over Rs 78 cr financial wrongdoings in city defence forces' club
The Indian Navy has filed a case with the Mumbai Police in allegations of financial wrongdoings of around Rs 78 crore in the United Services Club located in the Colaba area in Mumbai.The USI is a 97-year-old Tri-Services Club run by the defence forces. Defence officials said that a few months earlier, as part of a routine audit, a discrepancy was noticed by the Secretary of the Club.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Haryana gang member held in Thane over theft on trains; Rs 12 lakh jewellery recovered
A member of a Haryana-based gang that steals from passengers on long-distance trains was arrested from Thane and valuables worth about Rs 12 lakh were recovered from him, an official said on Wednesday.The arrest came on a complaint by a Pune resident, whose gold ornaments were stolen from his bag between Vapi and Vasai road stations, on the outskirts of Mumbai, during his journey on the Veraval Express on February 2.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Haryana gang member held in Thane over theft on trains; Rs 12 lakh jewellery recovered
A member of a Haryana-based gang that steals from passengers on long-distance trains was arrested from Thane and valuables worth about Rs 12 lakh were recovered from him, an official said on Wednesday.The arrest came on a complaint by a Pune resident, whose gold ornaments were stolen from his bag between Vapi and Vasai road stations, on the outskirts of Mumbai, during his journey on the Veraval Express on February 2.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Voters should boycott Uddhav Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi for not visiting Maha Kumbh Mela, says Ramdas Athawale
Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday claimed that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi "insulted" the Hindu community by not visiting the Maha Kumbh, and Hindu voters should boycott them. Uddhav Thackeray talks about Hindutva but did not participate in the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, said Ramdas Athawale, a prominent Dalit leader from Maharashtra and a BJP ally.....<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-voters-should-boycott-uddhav-thackeray-rahul-gandhi-for-not-visiting-maha-kumbh-mela-says-ramdas-athawale-23490886" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Voters should boycott Uddhav Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi for not visiting Maha Kumbh Mela, says Ramdas Athawale
Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday claimed that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi "insulted" the Hindu community by not visiting the Maha Kumbh, and Hindu voters should boycott them. Uddhav Thackeray talks about Hindutva but did not participate in the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, said Ramdas Athawale, a prominent Dalit leader from Maharashtra and a BJP ally.....Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Top BMC officials inspect ongoing work of flyovers near Mahalaxmi Railway Station
The top Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials on Wednesday visited the construction site of the flyovers near Mahalaxmi Railway Station in Mumbai to inspect the ongoing work, an official statement said.According to the statement, on February 26, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijeet Bangar visited the ongoing flyover construction sites near Mahalaxmi Railway Station.....<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-top-bmc-officials-inspect-ongoing-work-of-flyovers-near-mahalaxmi-railway-station-23490872" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Top BMC officials inspect ongoing work of flyovers near Mahalaxmi Railway Station
The top Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials on Wednesday visited the construction site of the flyovers near Mahalaxmi Railway Station in Mumbai to inspect the ongoing work, an official statement said.According to the statement, on February 26, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijeet Bangar visited the ongoing flyover construction sites near Mahalaxmi Railway Station.....Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: City faces unusual heatwave, 'yellow' alert issued by IMD
Mumbai has been facing an unusual heatwave in February as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'yellow' alert for the city and some of its adjoining areas.According to the IMD weather bulletin issued on Wednesday, the weather department has predicted 'heatwave conditions in isolated pockets of Mumbai'.....<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-weather-updates-city-faces-unusual-heatwave-yellow-alert-issued-by-imd-23490863" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: City faces unusual heatwave, 'yellow' alert issued by IMD
Mumbai has been facing an unusual heatwave in February as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'yellow' alert for the city and some of its adjoining areas.According to the IMD weather bulletin issued on Wednesday, the weather department has predicted 'heatwave conditions in isolated pockets of Mumbai'.....Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navi Mumbai Police destroys seized drugs worth around Rs 10 crore
The Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra on Wednesday said that it destroyed seized drugs worth around Rs 10 crore.According to the officials, the Navi Mumbai police conducted the operation to destroy the drugs on Wednesday morning at around 11 am........<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/maharashtra-navi-mumbai-police-destroys-seized-drugs-worth-around-rs-10-crore-23490827" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navi Mumbai Police destroys seized drugs worth around Rs 10 crore
The Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra on Wednesday said that it destroyed seized drugs worth around Rs 10 crore.According to the officials, the Navi Mumbai police conducted the operation to destroy the drugs on Wednesday morning at around 11 am........Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Some people's life lies in BMC, Shiv Sena should focus to wrest it: Eknath Shinde's dig at Uddhav Thackeray
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday attacked the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and said some people's life is rooted in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and asserted the focus of his party should be to win Mumbai's civic body.......<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/some-peoples-life-lies-in-bmc-shiv-sena-should-focus-to-wrest-it-eknath-shindes-dig-at-uddhav-thackeray-23490709" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Some people's life lies in BMC, Shiv Sena should focus to wrest it: Eknath Shinde's dig at Uddhav Thackeray
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday attacked the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and said some people's life is rooted in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and asserted the focus of his party should be to win Mumbai's civic body.......Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Piyush Goyal assures Centre's full support in state's infra development initiatives
Union Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal has assured that the Centre would provide all support to the Maharashtra government's initiatives in urban redevelopment and boosting infrastructure. At the event, along with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, he distributed keys for 15 self-redeveloped housing societies in the northern region of Mumbai......<a href="http://mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-piyush-goyal-assures-centres-full-support-in-states-infra-development-initiatives-23490720" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Piyush Goyal assures Centre's full support in state's infra development initiatives
Union Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal has assured that the Centre would provide all support to the Maharashtra government's initiatives in urban redevelopment and boosting infrastructure. At the event, along with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, he distributed keys for 15 self-redeveloped housing societies in the northern region of Mumbai......Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Kalyan civic official suspended for failing to curb illegal constructions
A senior official with the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has been suspended for failing to check illegal constructions in a ward under the civic limits. Numerous unauthorised chawls had come up in areas such as Manda, Titwala, Balyani, Baneli, Umbarni and Vasundri, all under the jurisdiction of the KDMC's ward A, officials said on Wednesday......<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/kalyan-civic-official-suspended-for-failing-to-curb-illegal-constructions-23490752" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Kalyan civic official suspended for failing to curb illegal constructions
A senior official with the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has been suspended for failing to check illegal constructions in a ward under the civic limits. Numerous unauthorised chawls had come up in areas such as Manda, Titwala, Balyani, Baneli, Umbarni and Vasundri, all under the jurisdiction of the KDMC's ward A, officials said on Wednesday......Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Reveal names of ministers who recommend "fixers" as PS, OSD,: says Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday welcomed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's decision to stop the appointment of some of the ministers' personal secretaries (PSs) and officers on special duty (OSDs) on the suspicion of them being "fixers". Raut however said that the names of the ministers who recommended these "fixers" should also be revealed to the public...<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/reveal-names-of-ministers-who-recommend-fixers-as-ps-osd-sanjay-raut-tells-maharashtra-cm-23490773" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Reveal names of ministers who recommend "fixers" as PS, OSD,: says Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday welcomed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's decision to stop the appointment of some of the ministers' personal secretaries (PSs) and officers on special duty (OSDs) on the suspicion of them being "fixers". Raut however said that the names of the ministers who recommended these "fixers" should also be revealed to the public...Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: WR&rsquo;s collects Rs 1.72 cr in penalties on unauthorised travel in AC local trains
Western Railway's Mumbai suburban network has intensified its ticket-checking campaign to curb unauthorized travel in Mumbai AC local trains, resulting in a significant increase in penalties collected from violators. According to a statement issued by Western Railway&rsquo;s Chief Public Relations Officer, Vineet Abhishek, the Mumbai suburban section operates 109 AC local services daily, carrying approximately 1.26 lakh passengers....<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/wrs-ticket-checking-drive-cracks-down-on-unauthorised-travel-in-mumbai-ac-local-trains-collects-rs-1-72-cr-in-penalties-23490757" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: WR&rsquo;s collects Rs 1.72 cr in penalties on unauthorised travel in AC local trains
Western Railway's Mumbai suburban network has intensified its ticket-checking campaign to curb unauthorized travel in Mumbai AC local trains, resulting in a significant increase in penalties collected from violators. According to a statement issued by Western Railway&rsquo;s Chief Public Relations Officer, Vineet Abhishek, the Mumbai suburban section operates 109 AC local services daily, carrying approximately 1.26 lakh passengers....Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Child marriage attempt foiled in Thane's Ulhasnagar area
Authorities have foiled a family's attempt to marry off a 16-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Wednesday. Pune's child welfare department office received an anonymous call, following which authorities in Thane stopped the marriage ceremony in the Ulhasnagar area on Monday...<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/child-marriage-attempt-foiled-in-maharashtras-thane-district-23490758" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Child marriage attempt foiled in Thane's Ulhasnagar area
Authorities have foiled a family's attempt to marry off a 16-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Wednesday. Pune's child welfare department office received an anonymous call, following which authorities in Thane stopped the marriage ceremony in the Ulhasnagar area on Monday...Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cops book man for threatening historian Indrajeet Sawant in Kolhapur
The Kolhapur police have filed a case against a man for allegedly threatening historian Indrajeet Sawant and making derogatory comments against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji Maharaj, officials said on Wednesday...<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/maharashtra-cops-book-man-for-threatening-historian-indrajeet-sawant-in-kolhapur-23490734" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cops book man for threatening historian Indrajeet Sawant in Kolhapur
The Kolhapur police have filed a case against a man for allegedly threatening historian Indrajeet Sawant and making derogatory comments against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji Maharaj, officials said on Wednesday...Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Badlapur case: Court keeps in abeyance findings indicting cops for 'encounter' of accused
In a partial relief to five policemen indicted for the custodial death of an accused in Badlapur school sexual assault case, a sessions court has "kept in abeyance" findings of a magistrate's inquiry report questioning the legitimacy of the alleged encounter.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Badlapur case: Court keeps in abeyance findings indicting cops for 'encounter' of accused
In a partial relief to five policemen indicted for the custodial death of an accused in Badlapur school sexual assault case, a sessions court has "kept in abeyance" findings of a magistrate's inquiry report questioning the legitimacy of the alleged encounter.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ujjwal Nikam appointed special public prosecutor in Beed sarpanch murder case
The Maharashtra government has appointed renowned lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case. Deshmukh's family members had made a similar demand.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ujjwal Nikam appointed special public prosecutor in Beed sarpanch murder case
The Maharashtra government has appointed renowned lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case. Deshmukh's family members had made a similar demand.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 6 booked for Rs 3.25 lakh power theft in Thane
Police have registered a case against six tenants of a chawl in Maharashtra's Thane district on charges of power theft of Rs 3.25 lakh, officials said on Wednesday. Officials of a power supply company visited the chawl (row tenement) at Nadi Naka in Bhiwandi area for an inspection on January 23 and found the six tenents had drawn power directly from a nearby electric pole with the help of a wire, an official from Shanti Nagar police station said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 6 booked for Rs 3.25 lakh power theft in Thane
Police have registered a case against six tenants of a chawl in Maharashtra's Thane district on charges of power theft of Rs 3.25 lakh, officials said on Wednesday. Officials of a power supply company visited the chawl (row tenement) at Nadi Naka in Bhiwandi area for an inspection on January 23 and found the six tenents had drawn power directly from a nearby electric pole with the help of a wire, an official from Shanti Nagar police station said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Civic official suspended for failing to curb illegal constructions
A senior official with the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) here has been suspended for failing to check illegal constructions in a ward under the civic limits. Numerous unauthorised chawls had come up in areas such as Manda, Titwala, Balyani, Baneli, Umbarni and Vasundri, all under the jurisdiction of the KDMC's ward A, officials said on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Civic official suspended for failing to curb illegal constructions
A senior official with the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) here has been suspended for failing to check illegal constructions in a ward under the civic limits. Numerous unauthorised chawls had come up in areas such as Manda, Titwala, Balyani, Baneli, Umbarni and Vasundri, all under the jurisdiction of the KDMC's ward A, officials said on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: SGNP forest worker appears for SSC exam
A Forest department worker who has been working with Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) as a driver is becoming an inspiration to others, including van majoors (forest labourers) who are yet to clear their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams. Prasad Dyaneshwar Marathe, 36, is appearing for his SSC examinations after a gap of 20 years with an appeal to those who are yet to clear the exams that age is just a number when it comes to studying. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/sgnp-forest-worker-appears-for-ssc-exam-23490598">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: SGNP forest worker appears for SSC exam
A Forest department worker who has been working with Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) as a driver is becoming an inspiration to others, including van majoors (forest labourers) who are yet to clear their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams. Prasad Dyaneshwar Marathe, 36, is appearing for his SSC examinations after a gap of 20 years with an appeal to those who are yet to clear the exams that age is just a number when it comes to studying. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Night schools in the dark
For many in Maharashtra, night schools offer the only chance to improve their future or fulfil long-lost educational dreams. However, these institutions are struggling to survive due to budget cuts and political apathy, relying heavily on non-profit organisations for support. Over a century ago, Maharashtra pioneered the concept of night schools, enabling working-class men and women to continue their education without sacrificing their livelihoods. Now, this legacy is under threat. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-night-schools-in-the-dark-23490599">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Night schools in the dark
For many in Maharashtra, night schools offer the only chance to improve their future or fulfil long-lost educational dreams. However, these institutions are struggling to survive due to budget cuts and political apathy, relying heavily on non-profit organisations for support. Over a century ago, Maharashtra pioneered the concept of night schools, enabling working-class men and women to continue their education without sacrificing their livelihoods. Now, this legacy is under threat. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Night school dreams: From factory floors to stardom
The concept of night schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad was born out of a need to educate child labourers and school dropouts. With the establishment of Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. and the subsequent industrial boom, many young workers migrated to the area. For them, night schools became a lifeline&mdash;allowing them to earn a living while continuing their education. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/night-school-dreams-from-factory-floors-to-stardom-23490600">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Night school dreams: From factory floors to stardom
The concept of night schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad was born out of a need to educate child labourers and school dropouts. With the establishment of Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. and the subsequent industrial boom, many young workers migrated to the area. For them, night schools became a lifeline&mdash;allowing them to earn a living while continuing their education. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Tussle for Mahim continues
The dispute over the candidature for the Mahim Assembly segment appears to be a never-ending affair, continuing to intensify even months after the elections. This time, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) leader Sada Sarvankar has moved the Bombay High Court, filing an election petition challenging the candidature of Mahesh Sawant of Shiv Sena (UBT). <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-tussle-for-mahim-continues-23490608">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Tussle for Mahim continues
The dispute over the candidature for the Mahim Assembly segment appears to be a never-ending affair, continuing to intensify even months after the elections. This time, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) leader Sada Sarvankar has moved the Bombay High Court, filing an election petition challenging the candidature of Mahesh Sawant of Shiv Sena (UBT). Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Man kills mother-in-law, later dies by suicide; FIR registered
The Navghar police in Mulund have filed a first information report (FIR) against a man, 59, for allegedly killing his 71-year-old mother-in-law. The man later died by suicide on the same day. The matter came to light on Tuesday after two bodies were discovered in the Navghar area. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-man-kills-mother-in-law-later-dies-by-suicide-fir-registered-23490609">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Man kills mother-in-law, later dies by suicide; FIR registered
The Navghar police in Mulund have filed a first information report (FIR) against a man, 59, for allegedly killing his 71-year-old mother-in-law. The man later died by suicide on the same day. The matter came to light on Tuesday after two bodies were discovered in the Navghar area. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Three arrested for selling obscene videos hacked from CCTVs in Prayagraj
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch of Gujarat Police have arrested two people from Mumbai and another individual from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly uploading and selling obscene videos on Telegram. Officials said that the accused persons hacked more than 50,000 CCTV camera feeds from Prayagraj, including those from hospitals, schools, colleges, corporate offices, and bedrooms, and sold the footage on Telegram with help from friends.<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-three-arrested-for-selling-obscene-videos-hacked-from-cctvs-in-prayagraj-23490610"> Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Three arrested for selling obscene videos hacked from CCTVs in Prayagraj
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch of Gujarat Police have arrested two people from Mumbai and another individual from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly uploading and selling obscene videos on Telegram. Officials said that the accused persons hacked more than 50,000 CCTV camera feeds from Prayagraj, including those from hospitals, schools, colleges, corporate offices, and bedrooms, and sold the footage on Telegram with help from friends. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: BEST&rsquo;s wet lease workers demand pay parity during strike
The one-day strike called by the trade union on Tuesday, demanding &lsquo;Equal work, Equal pay&rsquo; and other benefits for BEST undertaking&rsquo;s wet lease workers, impacted bus operations, with around 578 buses staying off the road and nearly 70 per cent of buses running for the day. The protest, led by BEST Workers&rsquo; Union general secretary Shashank Sharad Rao, included a morcha to push for parity with full-time BEST employees.<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bests-wet-lease-workers-demand-pay-parity-during-strike-23490615"> Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: BEST&rsquo;s wet lease workers demand pay parity during strike
The one-day strike called by the trade union on Tuesday, demanding &lsquo;Equal work, Equal pay&rsquo; and other benefits for BEST undertaking&rsquo;s wet lease workers, impacted bus operations, with around 578 buses staying off the road and nearly 70 per cent of buses running for the day. The protest, led by BEST Workers&rsquo; Union general secretary Shashank Sharad Rao, included a morcha to push for parity with full-time BEST employees. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for bid to kill estranged wife in Thane
Police have arrested a 35-year-old auto-rickshaw driver for allegedly trying to kill his estranged wife by setting her ablaze over domestic feud in Maharashtra's Thane city, officials said on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for bid to kill estranged wife in Thane
Police have arrested a 35-year-old auto-rickshaw driver for allegedly trying to kill his estranged wife by setting her ablaze over domestic feud in Maharashtra's Thane city, officials said on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: State data policy draft gets cabinet nod
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved the State Data Policy draft which aims to improve the efficiency of government schemes and projects. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-state-data-policy-draft-gets-cabinet-nod-23490603">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: State data policy draft gets cabinet nod
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved the State Data Policy draft which aims to improve the efficiency of government schemes and projects. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Metro Aqua Line 3 conducts trials on line that goes under Mithi River
The Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 on Tuesday said it had commenced train movement ahead of Kotak BKC Metro station on the Dharavi to Acharya Atre Chowk stretch, covering 9.77 km and six stations. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-metro-aqua-line-3-conducts-trials-on-line-that-goes-under-mithi-river-23490602">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Metro Aqua Line 3 conducts trials on line that goes under Mithi River
The Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 on Tuesday said it had commenced train movement ahead of Kotak BKC Metro station on the Dharavi to Acharya Atre Chowk stretch, covering 9.77 km and six stations. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Clean-up marshals collect Rs 4.54 crore in fines since April
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has fined 1.57 lakh people in the last 11 months, with 44 per cent of them penalised for spitting in public places across Mumbai. The highest fine&mdash;Rs 1.40 crore&mdash;was collected from a single private premise for failing to maintain cleanliness. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-clean-up-marshals-collect-rs-4-54-crore-in-fines-since-april-23490606">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Clean-up marshals collect Rs 4.54 crore in fines since April
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has fined 1.57 lakh people in the last 11 months, with 44 per cent of them penalised for spitting in public places across Mumbai. The highest fine&mdash;Rs 1.40 crore&mdash;was collected from a single private premise for failing to maintain cleanliness. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Bandra, Khar hit after both CNG gas pipepline and BMC water pipe burst
Residents of Bandra and Khar West were hit by a double whammy after a gas pipeline burst on Tuesday and a water pipe burst on Monday. While a Mahanagar Gas pipeline broke during road digging work in Bandra West, hitting hundreds of households, a water pipeline burst near Lucky Restaurant in the same suburb. Mahanagar Gas officials said the gas supply would be restored on Wednesday morning. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bandra-khar-hit-after-both-cng-gas-pipepline-and-bmc-water-pipe-burst-23490605">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Bandra, Khar hit after both CNG gas pipepline and BMC water pipe burst
Residents of Bandra and Khar West were hit by a double whammy after a gas pipeline burst on Tuesday and a water pipe burst on Monday. While a Mahanagar Gas pipeline broke during road digging work in Bandra West, hitting hundreds of households, a water pipeline burst near Lucky Restaurant in the same suburb. Mahanagar Gas officials said the gas supply would be restored on Wednesday morning. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Breaking shackles, one tackle at a time
A women&rsquo;s kabaddi tournament was held at Cheetah Camp, Mankhurd, in March 2024 to mark Women&rsquo;s Day. This year, Coro India, working for 35 years in Maharashtra and Rajasthan for sanitation (Right to Pee campaign), women empowerment, tackling violence against women, child rights, gender rights and more, held Season 2 of the kabaddi tourney for underserved community women&mdash;many of them toilet operators, women from slums and transgender women&mdash;at a public ground in Cheetah Camp on Tuesday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-breaking-shackles-one-tackle-at-a-time-23490612">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Breaking shackles, one tackle at a time
A women&rsquo;s kabaddi tournament was held at Cheetah Camp, Mankhurd, in March 2024 to mark Women&rsquo;s Day. This year, Coro India, working for 35 years in Maharashtra and Rajasthan for sanitation (Right to Pee campaign), women empowerment, tackling violence against women, child rights, gender rights and more, held Season 2 of the kabaddi tourney for underserved community women&mdash;many of them toilet operators, women from slums and transgender women&mdash;at a public ground in Cheetah Camp on Tuesday. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai PoP idol ban: &lsquo;It is a myth that clay idols can&rsquo;t be big&rsquo;
After the Bombay High Court&rsquo;s interim order on January 30, prohibiting the immersion of Plaster of Paris (POP) idols in natural water bodies, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and police were forced to stop POP idol immersions during the recent Maghi Ganesh festival, sparking controversy. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-pop-idol-ban-it-is-a-myth-that-clay-idols-cant-be-big-23490614">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai PoP idol ban: &lsquo;It is a myth that clay idols can&rsquo;t be big&rsquo;
After the Bombay High Court&rsquo;s interim order on January 30, prohibiting the immersion of Plaster of Paris (POP) idols in natural water bodies, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and police were forced to stop POP idol immersions during the recent Maghi Ganesh festival, sparking controversy. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: New India Co-operative Bank scam: Ex-bank official under scanner for siphoning off &lsquo;nine-digit amount&rsquo;
Hitesh Mehta, the prime accused in the New India Co-operative Bank scam, has admitted to transferring a nine-digit sum to the bank&rsquo;s former senior executive. Following this revelation, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) searched the executive&rsquo;s premises, but he remains untraceable and has reportedly been unreachable for the past few days. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/new-india-co-operative-bank-scam-ex-bank-official-under-scanner-for-siphoning-off-nine-digit-amount-23490607">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: New India Co-operative Bank scam: Ex-bank official under scanner for siphoning off &lsquo;nine-digit amount&rsquo;
Hitesh Mehta, the prime accused in the New India Co-operative Bank scam, has admitted to transferring a nine-digit sum to the bank&rsquo;s former senior executive. Following this revelation, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) searched the executive&rsquo;s premises, but he remains untraceable and has reportedly been unreachable for the past few days. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rs 34 lakh IMFL hidden in cement mixer vehicle seized; 1 held
The Maharashtra excise department has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), valued at Rs 34.39 lakh, while it was being smuggled in a cement mixer vehicle in Navi Mumbai, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the state excise department laid a trap on Belapur road in the early hours of Tuesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rs 34 lakh IMFL hidden in cement mixer vehicle seized; 1 held
The Maharashtra excise department has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), valued at Rs 34.39 lakh, while it was being smuggled in a cement mixer vehicle in Navi Mumbai, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the state excise department laid a trap on Belapur road in the early hours of Tuesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt selects Savarkar's composition for its 1st Sambhaji Maharaj song award
Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar on Tuesday announced the establishment of an award for inspirational songs in the memory of Maratha king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and said the inaugural honour will go to a composition penned by Hindutva icon V D Savarkar.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt selects Savarkar's composition for its 1st Sambhaji Maharaj song award
Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar on Tuesday announced the establishment of an award for inspirational songs in the memory of Maratha king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and said the inaugural honour will go to a composition penned by Hindutva icon V D Savarkar.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Strike by workers of BEST's private operators inconveniences commuters
Contractual employees of private bus operators employed by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) on Tuesday observed a one-day strike over payment issue, which inconvenienced commuters as 30 per cent of the buses did not ply on roads, officials said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Strike by workers of BEST's private operators inconveniences commuters
Contractual employees of private bus operators employed by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) on Tuesday observed a one-day strike over payment issue, which inconvenienced commuters as 30 per cent of the buses did not ply on roads, officials said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Some people's life lies in BMC, Shiv Sena should focus to wrest it, Shinde's dig at Uddhav
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday attacked the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and said some people's life is rooted in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and asserted the focus of his party should be to win Mumbai's civic body.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Some people's life lies in BMC, Shiv Sena should focus to wrest it, Shinde's dig at Uddhav
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday attacked the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and said some people's life is rooted in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and asserted the focus of his party should be to win Mumbai's civic body.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: New India Coop Bank vault had capacity to keep Rs 10 cr but book showed Rs 122 cr: EOW
New India Cooperative Bank's Prabhadevi branch in Mumbai had a capacity to keep Rs 10 crore at a time, but the cash in hand book showed there was Rs 122.028 crore in the safe on the day of RBI inspection, police officials said on Tuesday, citing probe into a fraud case.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: New India Coop Bank vault had capacity to keep Rs 10 cr but book showed Rs 122 cr: EOW
New India Cooperative Bank's Prabhadevi branch in Mumbai had a capacity to keep Rs 10 crore at a time, but the cash in hand book showed there was Rs 122.028 crore in the safe on the day of RBI inspection, police officials said on Tuesday, citing probe into a fraud case.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man jumps onto safety net in Mantralaya over 'harassment' by cops, injured
High drama unfolded at the Maharashtra secretariat here on Tuesday afternoon when a 41-year-old male protester attempted suicide by jumping onto a safety net of the high-security building from the seventh floor, officials said. The man was injured in the incident and admitted to a hospital, they said. The potentially tragic event was averted due to the safety net installed on the second floor of the Mantralaya building, which was designed to prevent suicides.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man jumps onto safety net in Mantralaya over 'harassment' by cops, injured
High drama unfolded at the Maharashtra secretariat here on Tuesday afternoon when a 41-year-old male protester attempted suicide by jumping onto a safety net of the high-security building from the seventh floor, officials said. The man was injured in the incident and admitted to a hospital, they said. The potentially tragic event was averted due to the safety net installed on the second floor of the Mantralaya building, which was designed to prevent suicides.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt approves establishment of data authority
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved a policy that seeks to harness data for effective implementation of schemes and also cleared establishment of a state data authority. The policy framework has been formulated in a way through which the data gathered by different departments of the state government can be used for effective implementation of schemes and projects.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt approves establishment of data authority
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved a policy that seeks to harness data for effective implementation of schemes and also cleared establishment of a state data authority. The policy framework has been formulated in a way through which the data gathered by different departments of the state government can be used for effective implementation of schemes and projects.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Food delivery company worker held for harassing college student
Mumbai Police arrested a 23-year-old food delivery worker from Nashik district for allegedly blackmailing a college student with her private photos and threatening her, an official said on Tuesday. The official said the accused had been mentally harassing the victim, a Mumbai resident, for the past year, following which she lodged an FIR with police.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Food delivery company worker held for harassing college student
Mumbai Police arrested a 23-year-old food delivery worker from Nashik district for allegedly blackmailing a college student with her private photos and threatening her, an official said on Tuesday. The official said the accused had been mentally harassing the victim, a Mumbai resident, for the past year, following which she lodged an FIR with police.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police on Wednesday seized mephedrone (MD) drug worth Rs 25 lakh and arrested one person in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said. We are closing the LIVE blog now

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police on Wednesday seized mephedrone (MD) drug worth Rs 25 lakh and arrested one person in Maharashtra`s Palghar district

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