Mumbai News LIVE Updates: President of Pune private school held over molestation of students by dance teacher
The Pune police have arrested the president of a private English medium school in connection with the alleged molestation of a few students by a 39-year-old dance teacher: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: President of Pune private school held over molestation of students by dance teacher
The Pune police have arrested the president of a private English medium school in connection with the alleged molestation of a few students by a 39-year-old dance teacher: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After ferry tragedy, life jackets mandatory for boat rides from Gateway of India
A day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 14 lives off the Mumbai coast, authorities on Thursday made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India. Some tourists, however, said the life jackets would be of help only if people know how to use them. The authorities should instruct people how to use the life jackets in case of an emergency, they said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After ferry tragedy, life jackets mandatory for boat rides from Gateway of India
A day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 14 lives off the Mumbai coast, authorities on Thursday made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India. Some tourists, however, said the life jackets would be of help only if people know how to use them. The authorities should instruct people how to use the life jackets in case of an emergency, they said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJYM's violent protest at Congress office in Mumbai. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/web-stories/bjym-violent-protest-at-congress-office-in-mumbai-4783" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJYM's violent protest at Congress office in Mumbai. See pics...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bribery case: Special CBI court grants bail to SEEPZ official, says arrest 'not legal'
A day after a special CBI court noted that the arrest of two Indian Revenue Service officers and four others in an alleged bribery case was "not legal" and granted them bail, it gave bail to another accused, who is a senior SEEPZ-SEZ official, on the same grounds on Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation had arrested seven persons, including three persons posted at Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone (SEEPZ) in Mumbai, in connection with the case: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bribery case: Special CBI court grants bail to SEEPZ official, says arrest 'not legal'
A day after a special CBI court noted that the arrest of two Indian Revenue Service officers and four others in an alleged bribery case was "not legal" and granted them bail, it gave bail to another accused, who is a senior SEEPZ-SEZ official, on the same grounds on Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation had arrested seven persons, including three persons posted at Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone (SEEPZ) in Mumbai, in connection with the case: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 4-year-old girl, pregnant woman among 3 injured in ferry boat tragedy, says Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said three persons injured in the boat tragedy off Mumbai coast includes a four-year-old girl and an eight months pregnant woman. Making a statement in the Lower House of the state legislature, he said the third injured is a Navy personnel and his condition is serious: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 4-year-old girl, pregnant woman among 3 injured in ferry boat tragedy, says Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said three persons injured in the boat tragedy off Mumbai coast includes a four-year-old girl and an eight months pregnant woman. Making a statement in the Lower House of the state legislature, he said the third injured is a Navy personnel and his condition is serious: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Get 3 per cent cashback on unreserved ticket purchase on mobile, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-get-3-per-cent-cashback-on-every-unreserved-ticket-purchase-on-mobile-from-friday-check-details-23450246" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">check details</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Get 3 per cent cashback on unreserved ticket purchase on mobile, check details

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Customs seize over 2 kg of gold worth Rs 1.48 crore at airport, two held. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-customs-seize-over-2-kg-of-gold-worth-rs-1-48-crore-at-airport-two-held-23450125" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Customs seize over 2 kg of gold worth Rs 1.48 crore at airport, two held. Read more...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: MNS' Railway Kamgar Sena calls for ban on cake brand at Mumbai railway stations. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mns-railway-kamgar-sena-calls-for-ban-on-cake-brand-at-mumbai-railway-stations-23450131" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: MNS' Railway Kamgar Sena calls for ban on cake brand at Mumbai railway stations. Read more...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: ATS probing terror funds' use in polls, says Fadnavis; claims 'foreign interference' evidence
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the Anti Terrorism Squad is probing the use of terror funds in the recent assembly polls and asserted there was "evidence of foreign interference in Indian elections". Fadnavis referred to a case being probed in Malegaon in the state's Nashik district as well as a meeting held in Nepal which deliberated on removal of EVMs and the need for ballot papers in polls: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: ATS probing terror funds' use in polls, says Fadnavis; claims 'foreign interference' evidence
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the Anti Terrorism Squad is probing the use of terror funds in the recent assembly polls and asserted there was "evidence of foreign interference in Indian elections". Fadnavis referred to a case being probed in Malegaon in the state's Nashik district as well as a meeting held in Nepal which deliberated on removal of EVMs and the need for ballot papers in polls: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police custody till Dec 27 for ex-NCP functionary in Beed sarpanch murder
Former tehsil chief of NCP in Maharashtra's Beed district, Vishnu Chate, arrested in an extortion case linked to the kidnap and murder of village head Santosh Deshmukh, was on Thursday remanded to police custody till December 27. Chate is the fourth accused to be arrested in the murder case. He was produced before a court in Kej tehsil of Beed district on Thursday. Those arrested earlier are Jairam Chate, Mahesh Kedar and Pratik Ghule: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police custody till Dec 27 for ex-NCP functionary in Beed sarpanch murder
Former tehsil chief of NCP in Maharashtra's Beed district, Vishnu Chate, arrested in an extortion case linked to the kidnap and murder of village head Santosh Deshmukh, was on Thursday remanded to police custody till December 27. Chate is the fourth accused to be arrested in the murder case. He was produced before a court in Kej tehsil of Beed district on Thursday. Those arrested earlier are Jairam Chate, Mahesh Kedar and Pratik Ghule: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: AI pilot suicide: Accused boyfriend tells court abetment case not made out, seeks bail
The jailed boyfriend of an Air India pilot, who allegedly committed suicide late last month, has sought bail from a Mumbai court, claiming no case of abetment is made out against him by any "stretch of imagination": PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: AI pilot suicide: Accused boyfriend tells court abetment case not made out, seeks bail
The jailed boyfriend of an Air India pilot, who allegedly committed suicide late last month, has sought bail from a Mumbai court, claiming no case of abetment is made out against him by any "stretch of imagination": PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: You will be CM one day, Fadnavis tells Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said he and his deputies Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde would work 24/7 in shifts. "Ajit Pawar will work in the morning since he is an early riser. I am on duty from 12 noon to midnight while throughout the night&iquest; you all know who," Fadnavis said, referring to Shinde, who is known to work till late hours: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: You will be CM one day, Fadnavis tells Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said he and his deputies Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde would work 24/7 in shifts. "Ajit Pawar will work in the morning since he is an early riser. I am on duty from 12 noon to midnight while throughout the night&iquest; you all know who," Fadnavis said, referring to Shinde, who is known to work till late hours: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mid-sea crash: Navy institutes 'Board of Inquiry' to establish facts of case
The Indian Navy on Thursday instituted a 'Board of Inquiry' to probe the collision of a naval boat and a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast a day earlier which killed 13 persons, including a naval sailor. The Navy said Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts had continued through the night of December 18 - 19 in the vicinity of the accident: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mid-sea crash: Navy institutes 'Board of Inquiry' to establish facts of case
The Indian Navy on Thursday instituted a 'Board of Inquiry' to probe the collision of a naval boat and a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast a day earlier which killed 13 persons, including a naval sailor. The Navy said Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts had continued through the night of December 18 - 19 in the vicinity of the accident: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC asks why kin of deceased accused in Badlapur sexual abuse case being punished, tells govt to help
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the parents of the deceased accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case ought not to be punished. The court also asked the Maharashtra government to see if it can make arrangements for their shelter and employment: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC asks why kin of deceased accused in Badlapur sexual abuse case being punished, tells govt to help
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the parents of the deceased accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case ought not to be punished. The court also asked the Maharashtra government to see if it can make arrangements for their shelter and employment: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Portfolio allocation likely to take place on Thursday: Maharashtra minister Shirsat
The allocation of portfolios in the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra is likely to be held on Thursday, state minister and Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat said. The portfolio allocation is likely to be held today, he said in the Legislative Council: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Portfolio allocation likely to take place on Thursday: Maharashtra minister Shirsat
The allocation of portfolios in the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra is likely to be held on Thursday, state minister and Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat said. The portfolio allocation is likely to be held today, he said in the Legislative Council: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Illegal hoardings-banners: Horrendous, sad situation, says HC; issues notice to political parties
The Bombay High Court on Thursday termed the increasing number of illegal hoardings and banners in Maharashtra as "horrendous" and "a sad situation". A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar issued notice to all political parties directing them to show cause as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for defiance of court orders: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Illegal hoardings-banners: Horrendous, sad situation, says HC; issues notice to political parties
The Bombay High Court on Thursday termed the increasing number of illegal hoardings and banners in Maharashtra as "horrendous" and "a sad situation". A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar issued notice to all political parties directing them to show cause as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for defiance of court orders: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Couple held for running prostitution racket at hotel in Raigad
Police have arrested a couple for allegedly operating a flesh trade business at their hotel in Maharashtra's Raigad district, officials said on Thursday. Based on an information, the police sent a decoy customer to the hotel at Chendhare in Alibaug taluka on Tuesday and found that prostitution business was going on in the premises, a police release said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Couple held for running prostitution racket at hotel in Raigad
Police have arrested a couple for allegedly operating a flesh trade business at their hotel in Maharashtra's Raigad district, officials said on Thursday. Based on an information, the police sent a decoy customer to the hotel at Chendhare in Alibaug taluka on Tuesday and found that prostitution business was going on in the premises, a police release said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navy institutes 'Board of Inquiry' to establish facts of case
The Indian Navy on Thursday instituted a 'Board of Inquiry' to probe the collision of a naval boat and a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast a day earlier which killed 13 persons, including a naval sailor: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navy institutes 'Board of Inquiry' to establish facts of case
The Indian Navy on Thursday instituted a 'Board of Inquiry' to probe the collision of a naval boat and a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast a day earlier which killed 13 persons, including a naval sailor: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Aaditya Thackeray slams Congress MLA for demanding Mumbai to be declared as Union Territory
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday strongly rejected a suggestion by Karnataka Congress MLA Laxman Savadi to declare Mumbai a Union Territory. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/aaditya-thackeray-slams-karnataka-congress-mla-for-demanding-mumbai-to-be-declared-as-union-territory-23450040" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>
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मुंबई केंद्रशसित करण्याची मागणी निषेधार्ह आहे. काँग्रेस असो वा भाजप... कोणताही पक्ष असो... मुंबईला महाराष्ट्रापासून तोडण्याची भाषा शिवसेना (उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे) अजिबात खपवून घेणार नाही. मुंबई ही आमची मायभूमी आहे. इथला प्रत्येक कण मराठी माणसानं आपलं रक्त सांडून मिळवला आहे.&hellip;
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Aaditya Thackeray slams Congress MLA for demanding Mumbai to be declared as Union Territory
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday strongly rejected a suggestion by Karnataka Congress MLA Laxman Savadi to declare Mumbai a Union Territory. Read more.

मुंबई केंद्रशसित करण्याची मागणी निषेधार्ह आहे. काँग्रेस असो वा भाजप... कोणताही पक्ष असो... मुंबईला महाराष्ट्रापासून तोडण्याची भाषा शिवसेना (उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे) अजिबात खपवून घेणार नाही. मुंबई ही आमची मायभूमी आहे. इथला प्रत्येक कण मराठी माणसानं आपलं रक्त सांडून मिळवला आहे.&hellip;
&mdash; Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) December 19, 2024


Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP workers protest outside Congress office turns violent, cops lathicharge to disperse crowds
A protest by BJP workers outside Congress office in Mumbai on Thursday turned violent after some of the protesters allegedly vandalised the Congress office and the cops resorted to a lathicharge to disperse the crowds. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-bjp-workers-protest-outside-congress-office-turns-violent-cops-lathicharge-to-disperse-crowds-23450020" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP workers protest outside Congress office turns violent, cops lathicharge to disperse crowds
A protest by BJP workers outside Congress office in Mumbai on Thursday turned violent after some of the protesters allegedly vandalised the Congress office and the cops resorted to a lathicharge to disperse the crowds. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Kurla bus accident: Process to revoke driver's licence has begun, say RTO officials
The Maharashtra Motor Vehicles department has initiated the process of revoking the driving licence of the bus driver involved in the December 9 Kurla BEST bus accident, which left nine persons dead and around 40 injured, officials said on Thursday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/kurla-best-bus-accident-process-to-revoke-drivers-licence-has-begun-say-rto-officials-23450002" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Kurla bus accident: Process to revoke driver's licence has begun, say RTO officials
The Maharashtra Motor Vehicles department has initiated the process of revoking the driving licence of the bus driver involved in the December 9 Kurla BEST bus accident, which left nine persons dead and around 40 injured, officials said on Thursday. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Boat Tragedy: Search and rescue operations in progress, says Indian Navy
The search and rescue operations were in progress, the Indian Navy said in a statement on Thursday as Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Indian Navy to the grieving families of those who lost their lives in the Mumbai Boat Tragedy, an official statement said. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-boat-tragedy-search-and-rescue-operations-in-progress-says-indian-navy-23450039" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Boat Tragedy: Search and rescue operations in progress, says Indian Navy
The search and rescue operations were in progress, the Indian Navy said in a statement on Thursday as Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Indian Navy to the grieving families of those who lost their lives in the Mumbai Boat Tragedy, an official statement said. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra is not going to stop, says CM Devendra Fadnavis
CM Fadnavis on Thursday called for unity in the state. "Stay together, let's build Maharashtra again, no one will stop the pace of prosperity, Maharashtra will not stop now," he said during the winter session.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra is not going to stop, says CM Devendra Fadnavis
CM Fadnavis on Thursday called for unity in the state. "Stay together, let's build Maharashtra again, no one will stop the pace of prosperity, Maharashtra will not stop now," he said during the winter session.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Have deep connection with Vidarbha, committed towards its development, says Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Thursday said that he has deep connection with Vidarbha region and that he was committed towards its development. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-have-deep-connection-with-vidarbha-committed-for-its-development-says-deputy-cm-eknath-shinde-23449925" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Have deep connection with Vidarbha, committed towards its development, says Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Thursday said that he has deep connection with Vidarbha region and that he was committed towards its development. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BEST bus accident: Another injured man succumbs to injuries, toll rises to 9
Days after the horrific Kurla BEST bus crash, a 22-year-old man, who was among the several persons injured in the accident, on Thursday succumbed to his injuries, taking the death toll to nine, the civic officials said. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/kurla-best-bus-accident-22-year-old-man-succumbs-to-injuries-toll-rises-to-9-23449966" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BEST bus accident: Another injured man succumbs to injuries, toll rises to 9
Days after the horrific Kurla BEST bus crash, a 22-year-old man, who was among the several persons injured in the accident, on Thursday succumbed to his injuries, taking the death toll to nine, the civic officials said. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: College admissions scam: Two clerks, aide arrested for forging documents
The Tilak Nagar police have arrested two senior clerks from Somaiya Vidyavihar University who allegedly forged documents for at least 49 students seeking admission to Std XI at SK Somaiya College, KJ Somaiya College and SK Somaiya Vidyamandir School. The accused&mdash;Mahendra Vishnu Patil, 45, of SK Somaiya College and Arjun Rathod, 43, of KJ Somaiya College&mdash;have been employed by the varsity for over two decades, according to the police. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/college-admissions-scam-two-clerks-aide-arrested-for-forging-documents-23448905" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: College admissions scam: Two clerks, aide arrested for forging documents
The Tilak Nagar police have arrested two senior clerks from Somaiya Vidyavihar University who allegedly forged documents for at least 49 students seeking admission to Std XI at SK Somaiya College, KJ Somaiya College and SK Somaiya Vidyamandir School. The accused&mdash;Mahendra Vishnu Patil, 45, of SK Somaiya College and Arjun Rathod, 43, of KJ Somaiya College&mdash;have been employed by the varsity for over two decades, according to the police. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Revenue official held over bribery in Thane district
The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday said that a revenue official from Maharashtra's Thane district has been arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 to update some land records. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/revenue-official-held-over-bribery-in-thane-district-23449841" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Revenue official held over bribery in Thane district
The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday said that a revenue official from Maharashtra's Thane district has been arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 to update some land records. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After Elephanta boat tragedy, life jackets mandatory for boat rides from Gateway of India
A day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 13 lives off the Mumbai coast, authorities on Thursday made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/after-elephanta-boat-tragedy-life-jackets-mandatory-for-boat-rides-from-gateway-of-india-23449827" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After Elephanta boat tragedy, life jackets mandatory for boat rides from Gateway of India
A day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 13 lives off the Mumbai coast, authorities on Thursday made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man booked for throwing acid on son-in-law over honeymoon dispute in Kalyan
The Bazarpeth police in Kalyan have booked a 65-year-old man, Zaki Khotal, for allegedly throwing acid on his 29-year-old son-in-law, Ibaad Falke, following a petty argument. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/man-booked-for-throwing-acid-on-son-in-law-over-honeymoon-dispute-in-kalyan-23449869" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man booked for throwing acid on son-in-law over honeymoon dispute in Kalyan
The Bazarpeth police in Kalyan have booked a 65-year-old man, Zaki Khotal, for allegedly throwing acid on his 29-year-old son-in-law, Ibaad Falke, following a petty argument. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane Property Tax Collection Centers to remain open even on holidays: TMC
The Thane Property Tax Collection Centers will also remain open on holidays, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) said on Thursday. In an official statement, the TMC said that the property tax collection process for the fiscal year 2024-25 is currently in its final stages and to ensure convenience for taxpayers, the Thane Municipal Corporation has announced that all property tax collection centers in the city will remain open even on public holidays. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-thane-property-tax-collection-centers-to-remain-open-even-on-holidays-says-tmc-23449911" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane Property Tax Collection Centers to remain open even on holidays: TMC
The Thane Property Tax Collection Centers will also remain open on holidays, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) said on Thursday. In an official statement, the TMC said that the property tax collection process for the fiscal year 2024-25 is currently in its final stages and to ensure convenience for taxpayers, the Thane Municipal Corporation has announced that all property tax collection centers in the city will remain open even on public holidays. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Route No. 307 diverted via LBS marg: BEST bus&nbsp;
Due to road work by BMC at Bhandup village road, Route No. 307 diverted via LBS marg In down direction from 2:45 pm on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Route No. 307 diverted via LBS marg: BEST bus&nbsp;
Due to road work by BMC at Bhandup village road, Route No. 307 diverted via LBS marg In down direction from 2:45 pm on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Traffic congestion expected on Bandra-Worli Sealink ahead of Diljit Dosanjh concert
Mumbai is set for an exciting evening as Punjabi music sensation<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/diljit-dosanjh-says-nothing-can-stop-his-shows-23449654" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">&nbsp;Diljit Dosanjh</a> brings his much-awaited Dil-Luminati India Tour to the Mahalaxmi Race Course today, December 19. With the concert expected to draw massive crowds, Mumbai Traffic Police has issued an advisory warning commuters about significant vehicular congestion, particularly on the Bandra-Worli Sealink. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/traffic-congestion-expected-on-bandra-worli-sealink-ahead-of-diljit-dosanjh-concert-23449855" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more</a>
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In view of the public event at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in the evening, there will be traffic congestion on the sea link towards the Mahalaxmi race course. Commuters are advised to plan their journey well in advance.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MTPTrafficUpdates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#MTPTrafficUpdates</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Traffic congestion expected on Bandra-Worli Sealink ahead of Diljit Dosanjh concert
Mumbai is set for an exciting evening as Punjabi music sensation&nbsp;Diljit Dosanjh brings his much-awaited Dil-Luminati India Tour to the Mahalaxmi Race Course today, December 19. With the concert expected to draw massive crowds, Mumbai Traffic Police has issued an advisory warning commuters about significant vehicular congestion, particularly on the Bandra-Worli Sealink. Read more
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In view of the public event at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in the evening, there will be traffic congestion on the sea link towards the Mahalaxmi race course. Commuters are advised to plan their journey well in advance.#MTPTrafficUpdates
&mdash; Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) December 19, 2024


Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane businessman booked for cheating supplier of Rs 56 lakh
In his complaint to the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar police, the 40-year-old supplier of steel plates said he had good business relations with the accused, who had promptly paid for all transactions between 2014 and 2017. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/thane-businessman-booked-for-cheating-supplier-of-rs-56-lakh-23449842" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane businessman booked for cheating supplier of Rs 56 lakh
In his complaint to the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar police, the 40-year-old supplier of steel plates said he had good business relations with the accused, who had promptly paid for all transactions between 2014 and 2017. Read More.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Police Commissioner expresses grief and announces investigation into Nilkamal boat accident
In response to the tragic boat accident involving the Nilkamal ferry, Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar expressed solidarity with the grieving families, stating, "I join in the grief of the families of the victims of yesterday's unfortunate boat accident." A case has now been registered at Colaba Police Station, and further investigations are underway to determine the cause of the incident and ensure accountability.&nbsp;
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काल बोट अपघाताच्या दुर्दैवी घटनेत बळी पडलेल्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांच्या दुःखात मी सामील आहे. नीलकमल बोट अपघाताच्या घटने संदर्भात कुलाबा पोलीस ठाणे येथे गुन्हा दाखल करण्यात आला असून पुढील तपास सुरू आहे.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiBoatAccident?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#MumbaiBoatAccident</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Police Commissioner expresses grief and announces investigation into Nilkamal boat accident
In response to the tragic boat accident involving the Nilkamal ferry, Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar expressed solidarity with the grieving families, stating, "I join in the grief of the families of the victims of yesterday's unfortunate boat accident." A case has now been registered at Colaba Police Station, and further investigations are underway to determine the cause of the incident and ensure accountability.&nbsp;

काल बोट अपघाताच्या दुर्दैवी घटनेत बळी पडलेल्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांच्या दुःखात मी सामील आहे. नीलकमल बोट अपघाताच्या घटने संदर्भात कुलाबा पोलीस ठाणे येथे गुन्हा दाखल करण्यात आला असून पुढील तपास सुरू आहे.#MumbaiBoatAccident
&mdash; पोलीस आयुक्त, बृहन्मुंबई - CP Mumbai Police (@CPMumbaiPolice) December 19, 2024


Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC dismisses plea against Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar's win in Lok Sabha elections
Kirtikar in his election petition had sought the Bombay HC to set aside Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar's election as the member of Parliament from Mumbai North-West constituency and to declare the same as "null and void". <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bombay-hc-dismisses-plea-against-shiv-sena-leader-ravindra-waikars-win-in-lok-sabha-elections-23449815" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC dismisses plea against Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar's win in Lok Sabha elections
Kirtikar in his election petition had sought the Bombay HC to set aside Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar's election as the member of Parliament from Mumbai North-West constituency and to declare the same as "null and void". Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Aaditya Thackeray criticises cabinet expansion delay, chaos within Mahayuti alliance
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-aaditya-thackeray-performs-maha-aarti-at-dadar-hanuman-temple-amid-demolition-row-23446862" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Aaditya Thackeray</a> has raised concerns about the ongoing delay in the allocation of portfolios following the recent Maharashtra cabinet expansion. Aaditya Thackeray's in a post on X, published on the fourth day of the winter session, highlights the uncertainty and confusion surrounding the functioning of the newly appointed ministers. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/aaditya-thackeray-criticises-cabinet-expansion-delay-chaos-within-mahayuti-alliance-23449773" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More.</a>
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It&rsquo;s been 4 days since the cabinet expansion. It&rsquo;s the 4th day of the winter session. Ministers have not been allocated their portfolios as yet. MLAs and MLCs don&rsquo;t know whom to address the issues of the people to. So much chaos within the allies of the Mahayuti. So much&hellip;
&mdash; Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) <a href="https://twitter.com/AUThackeray/status/1869600923133370869?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">December 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Aaditya Thackeray criticises cabinet expansion delay, chaos within Mahayuti alliance
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader&nbsp;Aaditya Thackeray has raised concerns about the ongoing delay in the allocation of portfolios following the recent Maharashtra cabinet expansion. Aaditya Thackeray's in a post on X, published on the fourth day of the winter session, highlights the uncertainty and confusion surrounding the functioning of the newly appointed ministers. Read More.
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It&rsquo;s been 4 days since the cabinet expansion. It&rsquo;s the 4th day of the winter session. Ministers have not been allocated their portfolios as yet. MLAs and MLCs don&rsquo;t know whom to address the issues of the people to.So much chaos within the allies of the Mahayuti. So much&hellip;
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Eknath Shinde calls for unbiased social work as Sangh Parivar nears 100-year milestone
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, described the region as a sacred space that offers energy and inspiration to all who visit. He also spoke about the upcoming centenary of the Sangh Parivar next year, calling it a significant event. Shinde urged those committed to social work with an unbiased spirit to come and experience the land&rsquo;s powerful influence. 
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Nagpur | Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde says, "This is a very holy land. After coming here, everyone gets energy and inspiration...Next year Sangh Parivar will be completing 100 years, this is a very big thing...Whoever wants to do social work with an&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/zeLgPSijFI">https://t.co/zeLgPSijFI</a> <a href="https://t.co/0SRWzo9c75">pic.twitter.com/0SRWzo9c75</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Eknath Shinde calls for unbiased social work as Sangh Parivar nears 100-year milestone
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, described the region as a sacred space that offers energy and inspiration to all who visit. He also spoke about the upcoming centenary of the Sangh Parivar next year, calling it a significant event. Shinde urged those committed to social work with an unbiased spirit to come and experience the land&rsquo;s powerful influence.
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#WATCH | Nagpur | Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde says, "This is a very holy land. After coming here, everyone gets energy and inspiration...Next year Sangh Parivar will be completing 100 years, this is a very big thing...Whoever wants to do social work with an&hellip; https://t.co/zeLgPSijFI pic.twitter.com/0SRWzo9c75
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai ferry tragedy - First responders describe the horrific scene
The drivers of several boats, who were among the first to reach the site of the devastating ferry collision off the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-coastal-road-to-be-smoother-23389237" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai coast</a>, have described the tragic scene as one of the most horrifying they have ever witnessed. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, claimed the lives of 13 people and saw 99 others rescued. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-ferry-tragedy-first-responders-describe-the-horrific-scene-23449675" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai ferry tragedy - First responders describe the horrific scene
The drivers of several boats, who were among the first to reach the site of the devastating ferry collision off the&nbsp;Mumbai coast, have described the tragic scene as one of the most horrifying they have ever witnessed. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, claimed the lives of 13 people and saw 99 others rescued. Read more
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for victims of Mumbai boat tragedy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic boat accident near Mumbai. The incident, caused by a collision between an Indian Navy boat and a passenger ferry, claimed 13 lives. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/pm-modi-announces-ex-gratia-of-rs-2-lakh-for-victims-of-mumbai-boat-tragedy-23449673" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for victims of Mumbai boat tragedy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic boat accident near Mumbai. The incident, caused by a collision between an Indian Navy boat and a passenger ferry, claimed 13 lives. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pay-and-park mafia make Colaba unliveable, say residents
The Clean Heritage Colaba Residents Association (CHCRA) has written to the joint commissioner of police (traffic), highlighting the growing menace of double parking in south Mumbai. The association claimed that law enforcement officials have become mere bystanders, adding that the &lsquo;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/colaba-residents-discuss-how-to-keep-causeway-hawker-free-in-2025-23447494" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Colaba</a> quadrangle&rsquo;, including Boman Kawasji Boman Behram (BKBB) Marg, and the bylanes of Garden Road, Henry Road, J A Allana Road, Walton Road, and P Ramchandani Marg, up to and beyond BEST Marg, is in a state of total disarray. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-pay-and-park-mafia-make-colaba-unliveable-say-residents-23449576" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pay-and-park mafia make Colaba unliveable, say residents
The Clean Heritage Colaba Residents Association (CHCRA) has written to the joint commissioner of police (traffic), highlighting the growing menace of double parking in south Mumbai. The association claimed that law enforcement officials have become mere bystanders, adding that the &lsquo;Colaba quadrangle&rsquo;, including Boman Kawasji Boman Behram (BKBB) Marg, and the bylanes of Garden Road, Henry Road, J A Allana Road, Walton Road, and P Ramchandani Marg, up to and beyond BEST Marg, is in a state of total disarray. Read more
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Uneven tar patches on stormwater drains make the rides bumpy in Andheri
In a rather unconventional solution to the problem, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/rumblers-on-ghatkopar-mankhurd-link-road-are-toast-after-just-three-year-23448904" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">BMC</a> has covered the stormwater drainage covers with tar. Motorists travelling on Dattaji Salvi Road, from the Andheri RTO signal to the Veera Desai Road signal, are expressing dissatisfaction over the bumpy ride, as the tarred sections over the drainage covers are raised above the level of the road. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/andheri-uneven-tar-patches-on-stormwater-drains-make-the-rides-bumpy-23449579" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Uneven tar patches on stormwater drains make the rides bumpy in Andheri
In a rather unconventional solution to the problem, the&nbsp;BMC has covered the stormwater drainage covers with tar. Motorists travelling on Dattaji Salvi Road, from the Andheri RTO signal to the Veera Desai Road signal, are expressing dissatisfaction over the bumpy ride, as the tarred sections over the drainage covers are raised above the level of the road. Read more
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Elephanta boat tragedy - Everything went dark and I was suddenly in water, recounts survivor
We couldn&rsquo;t understand what happened as it all occurred within seconds. We just saw a speedboat come and collide with the ferry,&rdquo; a survivor admitted to St. George&rsquo;s Hospital told mid-day. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/elephanta-boat-tragedy-everything-went-dark-and-i-was-suddenly-in-water-recounts-survivor-23449588" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Elephanta boat tragedy - Everything went dark and I was suddenly in water, recounts survivor
We couldn&rsquo;t understand what happened as it all occurred within seconds. We just saw a speedboat come and collide with the ferry,&rdquo; a survivor admitted to St. George&rsquo;s Hospital told mid-day. Read more.
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Elephanta boat tragedy - Tourists missed the boarding ill-fated boat, then saw it going down right in front of their eyes
A routine ferry ride to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/elephanta-ferry-capsize-how-three-cisf-heroes-rescued-35-in-minutes-23449586" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Elephanta Island</a> turned into a nightmare for passengers aboard the Neelkamal when the ferry collided with a speedboat and sank, leaving many fighting for their lives in the waters off Mumbai&rsquo;s coast, at least 13 have been reported dead till press time. Witnessing the tragedy unfold from a nearby boat, tourists who had narrowly missed boarding Neelkamal were shaken by the sight of the ferry going under. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/elephanta-boat-tragedy-tourists-missed-the-boarding-ill-fated-boat-then-saw-it-going-down-right-in-front-of-their-eyes-23449589" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Elephanta boat tragedy - Tourists missed the boarding ill-fated boat, then saw it going down right in front of their eyes
A routine ferry ride to&nbsp;Elephanta Island turned into a nightmare for passengers aboard the Neelkamal when the ferry collided with a speedboat and sank, leaving many fighting for their lives in the waters off Mumbai&rsquo;s coast, at least 13 have been reported dead till press time. Witnessing the tragedy unfold from a nearby boat, tourists who had narrowly missed boarding Neelkamal were shaken by the sight of the ferry going under. Read more
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Am now back in India, but will miss my Pakistani grandkids, says Kurla woman who returned after 24 years
After reaching the Wagah border, when I was told that I was in India again, I knew it was not true because, from where I was standing, I could only see the Pakistani flag. I asked, &lsquo;Where is the tiranga [tricolour]?&rsquo; As I moved a little further, I saw our flag fluttering, I felt a sense of relief and was certain that I had finally returned,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-woman-trafficked-to-pakistan-24-years-ago-returns-home-23448195" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Hamida Banu</a>, a Kurla resident who was trafficked to Pakistan 24 years ago, told mid-day. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-am-now-back-in-india-but-will-miss-my-pakistani-grandkids-says-kurla-woman-who-returned-after-24-years-23449598" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Am now back in India, but will miss my Pakistani grandkids, says Kurla woman who returned after 24 years
After reaching the Wagah border, when I was told that I was in India again, I knew it was not true because, from where I was standing, I could only see the Pakistani flag. I asked, &lsquo;Where is the tiranga [tricolour]?&rsquo; As I moved a little further, I saw our flag fluttering, I felt a sense of relief and was certain that I had finally returned,&rdquo;&nbsp;Hamida Banu, a Kurla resident who was trafficked to Pakistan 24 years ago, told mid-day. Read more.
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Elephanta ferry capsize - How three CISF heroes rescued 35 in minutes
A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) patrol boat, Shera 1, turned into a lifesaver on Wednesday afternoon, intially rescuing 35 passengers from the Neelkamal ferry vessel, which capsized after being hit by an Indian Navy speedboat on Wednesday evening. The ferry vessel, carrying more than 100 passengers en route to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/two-dead-after-ferry-with-110-people-capsizes-near-elephanta-caves-mumbai-civic-body-23449277" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Elephanta Caves</a> from Gateway of India, capsized near Butcher Island. With the help of Shera 1&rsquo;s crew, about 72 passengers were eventually rescued. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/elephanta-ferry-capsize-how-three-cisf-heroes-rescued-35-in-minutes-23449586" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Elephanta ferry capsize - How three CISF heroes rescued 35 in minutes
A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) patrol boat, Shera 1, turned into a lifesaver on Wednesday afternoon, intially rescuing 35 passengers from the Neelkamal ferry vessel, which capsized after being hit by an Indian Navy speedboat on Wednesday evening. The ferry vessel, carrying more than 100 passengers en route to the&nbsp;Elephanta Caves from Gateway of India, capsized near Butcher Island. With the help of Shera 1&rsquo;s crew, about 72 passengers were eventually rescued. Read more.
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