Mumbai LIVE: 49-year-old man dies while playing badminton

Maharashtra Minister for Sanitation Gulabrao Patil on Tuesday admitted in the Legislative Council that there were `irregularities` in the disbursement of incentive for household latrine construction under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). He was responding to a question by the Nationalist Congress Party`s Satish Chavan. (PTI)

A 49-year-old man died while playing badminton in Pachpaoli area here, police said. Gunnu Dharmu Lohara, resident of Yadav Nagar, collapsed while playing badminton with a friend around 6.45 am on Monday, said an official. He was rushed to the Central Railway Hospital in an unconscious state and declared dead by the doctors there. (PTI)

A 37-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband following a dispute at their home in suburban Ghatkopar here on Tuesday, police said.
The incident took place in Asalpha village this morning, when the 40-year-old accused stabbed his wife multiple times after a heated argument, an official said. The woman was rushed to a hospital, where she was declared dead before admission, he said. (PTI)

The ruling Eknath Shinde camp in Maharashtra told the Supreme Court on Tuesday the rival side led by Uddhav Thackeray wanted the Speaker of the state assembly to "usurp" the powers of the Election Commission when the ultimate test of majority in a democracy- the floor test- was ordered by the governor during the 2022 political crisis. Read more