Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Decision on Sunetra Pawar`s oath taken without Sharad Pawar`s knowledge, claims NCP (SP) Maharashtra chief
NCP (SP) Maharashtra unit president Shashikant Shinde on Saturday said his party chief Sharad Pawar and other leaders had no prior knowledge about the decision that NCP`s Sunetra Pawar would take oath as the state Deputy Chief Minister. Sunetra Pawar (62), wife of Ajit Pawar who died in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28, was on Saturday sworn in as the first woman deputy CM of Maharashtra. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Decision on Sunetra Pawar`s oath taken without Sharad Pawar`s knowledge, claims NCP (SP) Maharashtra chief
NCP (SP) Maharashtra unit president Shashikant Shinde on Saturday said his party chief Sharad Pawar and other leaders had no prior knowledge about the decision that NCP`s Sunetra Pawar would take oath as the state Deputy Chief Minister. Sunetra Pawar (62), wife of Ajit Pawar who died in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28, was on Saturday sworn in as the first woman deputy CM of Maharashtra. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Adityanath extends best wishes to Sunetra Pawar on becoming Maharashtra Dy CM Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has extended his best wishes to Sunetra Pawar, who on Saturday became the first woman deputy chief minister of Maharashtra. In a post in Hindi on X, Adityanath said, "Heartiest congratulations to Sunetra Ajit Pawar ji on taking oath as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra. I am fully confident that under the successful guidance of respected Prime Minister @narendramodi ji and the able leadership of Chief Minister @Dev_Fadnavis ji, you will provide new momentum to Maharashtra`s ongoing development journey. Best wishes for a bright and successful tenure." (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Adityanath extends best wishes to Sunetra Pawar on becoming Maharashtra Dy CMUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has extended his best wishes to Sunetra Pawar, who on Saturday became the first woman deputy chief minister of Maharashtra. In a post in Hindi on X, Adityanath said, "Heartiest congratulations to Sunetra Ajit Pawar ji on taking oath as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra. I am fully confident that under the successful guidance of respected Prime Minister @narendramodi ji and the able leadership of Chief Minister @Dev_Fadnavis ji, you will provide new momentum to Maharashtra`s ongoing development journey. Best wishes for a bright and successful tenure." (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP leaders tight-lipped on possibility of merger; Piyush Goyal thinks it is unlikely Senior leaders of the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Saturday maintained a guarded silence on the prospects of merger of the rival factions of the party, even as Union Minister Piyush Goyal said he did not expect it to happen anytime soon. The NCP (SP) leaders, on the other hand, claimed that Ajit Pawar, who died in an air crash on January 28, very much wanted the two factions to reunite, but party supremo Sharad Pawar conceded that the process might face a roadblock now. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP leaders tight-lipped on possibility of merger; Piyush Goyal thinks it is unlikelySenior leaders of the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Saturday maintained a guarded silence on the prospects of merger of the rival factions of the party, even as Union Minister Piyush Goyal said he did not expect it to happen anytime soon. The NCP (SP) leaders, on the other hand, claimed that Ajit Pawar, who died in an air crash on January 28, very much wanted the two factions to reunite, but party supremo Sharad Pawar conceded that the process might face a roadblock now. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP should have a president who is a Maharashtrian, says Thackeray
"Honestly, one doesn`t even feel like commenting on it. But still, today, I will have to speak on the events unfolding throughout the day. A party like the Nationalist Congress Party, which is truly rooted in Marathi soil, should have a president who is a pure Marathi. He could be a Patil, but not a Patel," he wrote.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP should have a president who is a Maharashtrian, says Thackeray
"Honestly, one doesn`t even feel like commenting on it. But still, today, I will have to speak on the events unfolding throughout the day. A party like the Nationalist Congress Party, which is truly rooted in Marathi soil, should have a president who is a pure Marathi. He could be a Patil, but not a Patel," he wrote.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP President should be a Patil not Patel, says Raj Thackeray Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray said on Saturday that the president of a truly Marathi party like the Nationalist Congress Party should be "a Patil and not a Patel", apparently referring to NCP`s working president Praful Patel. In a post on X, the MNS president said Maharashtra politics has turned completely bizarre in the recent past. (PTI)&nbsp;
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महाराष्ट्राच्या राजकारणाचा गेल्या काही काळात पार विचका झाला आहे त्यावर खरंतर भाष्य पण करावं असं वाटत नाही. पण तरीही आज दिवसभर ज्या घडामोडी सुरु आहेत त्यावर बोलावंच लागेल. राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पक्षासारख्या अस्सल मराठमोळ्या मातीतला, आणि रांगड्या पक्षाचा अध्यक्ष हा कोणीही मराठी&hellip;
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP President should be a Patil not Patel, says Raj ThackerayMaharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray said on Saturday that the president of a truly Marathi party like the Nationalist Congress Party should be "a Patil and not a Patel", apparently referring to NCP`s working president Praful Patel. In a post on X, the MNS president said Maharashtra politics has turned completely bizarre in the recent past. (PTI)&nbsp;

महाराष्ट्राच्या राजकारणाचा गेल्या काही काळात पार विचका झाला आहे त्यावर खरंतर भाष्य पण करावं असं वाटत नाही. पण तरीही आज दिवसभर ज्या घडामोडी सुरु आहेत त्यावर बोलावंच लागेल. राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पक्षासारख्या अस्सल मराठमोळ्या मातीतला, आणि रांगड्या पक्षाचा अध्यक्ष हा कोणीही मराठी&hellip;
&mdash; Raj Thackeray (@RajThackeray) January 31, 2026


Mumbai News LIVE Updates: IRCTC launches &lsquo;Temple Trails of Dakshin&rsquo; spiritual train from Manmad
IRCTC is all set to take travelers on a unique spiritual odyssey with its new Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train, &ldquo;Temple Trails of Dakshin&rdquo;, departing from Manmad on February 18. For the first time, pilgrims and heritage enthusiasts from Maharashtra and beyond can enjoy a 12-night, 13-day journey through some of South India&rsquo;s most revered temples and heritage sites. According to Gaurav Jha, group general manager, IRCTC West Zone Mumbai, the train will cover iconic destinations, including Murudeshwar, Guruvayur, Rameswaram, Madurai, Kanniyakumari, Trivandrum, Tiruchirappalli, Kanchipuram, and Mahabalipuram. Each stop promises a mix of divine inspiration and cultural richness, from the towering Murudeshwara Shiva Temple to the serene Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the majestic Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram. Bookings are open on a first-come, first-serve basis via the IRCTC tourism portal. For inquiries, travellers can contact 8287931886 or email bgtmumbai@irctc.com.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: IRCTC launches &lsquo;Temple Trails of Dakshin&rsquo; spiritual train from Manmad
IRCTC is all set to take travelers on a unique spiritual odyssey with its new Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train, &ldquo;Temple Trails of Dakshin&rdquo;, departing from Manmad on February 18. For the first time, pilgrims and heritage enthusiasts from Maharashtra and beyond can enjoy a 12-night, 13-day journey through some of South India&rsquo;s most revered temples and heritage sites. According to Gaurav Jha, group general manager, IRCTC West Zone Mumbai, the train will cover iconic destinations, including Murudeshwar, Guruvayur, Rameswaram, Madurai, Kanniyakumari, Trivandrum, Tiruchirappalli, Kanchipuram, and Mahabalipuram. Each stop promises a mix of divine inspiration and cultural richness, from the towering Murudeshwara Shiva Temple to the serene Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the majestic Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram. Bookings are open on a first-come, first-serve basis via the IRCTC tourism portal. For inquiries, travellers can contact 8287931886 or email bgtmumbai@irctc.com.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Sunetra Pawar will work tirelessly for people&rsquo;s welfare, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Sunetra Pawar after she took oath as Maharashtra&rsquo;s first woman Deputy Chief Minister, expressing confidence that she would work tirelessly for the welfare of the people and carry forward the vision of the late Ajit Pawar. In his post in Marathi and English on X, PM said, &ldquo;Best wishes to Sunetra Pawar Ji as she begins her tenure as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the first woman to hold this responsibility. I am confident she will work tirelessly for the welfare of the people of the state and fulfil the vision of the late Ajitdada Pawar.&rdquo; (IANS)&nbsp;
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महाराष्ट्राच्या पहिल्या महिला उपमुख्यमंत्री म्हणून कार्यकाळ सुरू करणाऱ्या सुनेत्रा पवार जी यांना शुभेच्छा. मला विश्वास आहे की त्या राज्यातील जनतेच्या कल्याणासाठी अथक परिश्रम करतील आणि दिवंगत अजितदादा पवार यांचे स्वप्न पुढे नेतील.<a href="https://twitter.com/SunetraA_Pawar?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@SunetraA_Pawar</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Sunetra Pawar will work tirelessly for people&rsquo;s welfare, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Sunetra Pawar after she took oath as Maharashtra&rsquo;s first woman Deputy Chief Minister, expressing confidence that she would work tirelessly for the welfare of the people and carry forward the vision of the late Ajit Pawar. In his post in Marathi and English on X, PM said, &ldquo;Best wishes to Sunetra Pawar Ji as she begins her tenure as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the first woman to hold this responsibility. I am confident she will work tirelessly for the welfare of the people of the state and fulfil the vision of the late Ajitdada Pawar.&rdquo; (IANS)&nbsp;

महाराष्ट्राच्या पहिल्या महिला उपमुख्यमंत्री म्हणून कार्यकाळ सुरू करणाऱ्या सुनेत्रा पवार जी यांना शुभेच्छा. मला विश्वास आहे की त्या राज्यातील जनतेच्या कल्याणासाठी अथक परिश्रम करतील आणि दिवंगत अजितदादा पवार यांचे स्वप्न पुढे नेतील.@SunetraA_Pawar
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `History has been written,` says NCP MLA on Sunetra Pawar`s oath-taking
Speaking to ANI, Malik said, "History has been written as Sunetra Pawar has taken oath as the first woman deputy CM of the state. Maharashtra will get a lot of benefit as she has always been working for social causes and the upliftment of women."

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `History has been written,` says NCP MLA on Sunetra Pawar`s oath-taking
Speaking to ANI, Malik said, "History has been written as Sunetra Pawar has taken oath as the first woman deputy CM of the state. Maharashtra will get a lot of benefit as she has always been working for social causes and the upliftment of women."

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Budget Session looms as Sunetra Pawar takes charge, brings focus on sustainability and rural empowerment
Sunetra Pawar, affectionately known as `Vahini`, must quickly begin administrative duties as the state legislature&rsquo;s budget session starts on February 23. She has been involved in sustainable development, environmental conservation, and rural empowerment, leading several initiatives that promote inclusive and sustainable progress in India.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Budget Session looms as Sunetra Pawar takes charge, brings focus on sustainability and rural empowerment
Sunetra Pawar, affectionately known as `Vahini`, must quickly begin administrative duties as the state legislature&rsquo;s budget session starts on February 23. She has been involved in sustainable development, environmental conservation, and rural empowerment, leading several initiatives that promote inclusive and sustainable progress in India.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar tasked with steadying NCP, maintaining unity amid merger talks during interim leadership phase
Sunetra Pawar now faces the challenge of assuming administrative control and guiding the party through the current crisis until a new president is appointed. She must also maintain party unity amid merger talks with NCP SP, especially since no major elections are scheduled in the next three and a half months, and the state assembly elections are set for November 2029.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar tasked with steadying NCP, maintaining unity amid merger talks during interim leadership phase
Sunetra Pawar now faces the challenge of assuming administrative control and guiding the party through the current crisis until a new president is appointed. She must also maintain party unity amid merger talks with NCP SP, especially since no major elections are scheduled in the next three and a half months, and the state assembly elections are set for November 2029.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s death, Sunetra Pawar steps into leadership role amid transition in NCP and Maharashtra politics
Sunetra Pawar steps into a leadership role during a significant transition for the NCP and the state after the sudden passing of Ajit Pawar. Though not directly involved in decision-making, her presence influenced Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s political life.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s death, Sunetra Pawar steps into leadership role amid transition in NCP and Maharashtra politics
Sunetra Pawar steps into a leadership role during a significant transition for the NCP and the state after the sudden passing of Ajit Pawar. Though not directly involved in decision-making, her presence influenced Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s political life.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar&rsquo;s journey from conservationist to Deputy CM
Sunetra Pawar has progressed from a prominent conservationist to Maharashtra&rsquo;s first woman deputy chief minister. As the wife of former deputy chief minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, she currently serves as a Rajya Sabha member and will retain this position until she joins another house. (IANS)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar&rsquo;s journey from conservationist to Deputy CM
Sunetra Pawar has progressed from a prominent conservationist to Maharashtra&rsquo;s first woman deputy chief minister. As the wife of former deputy chief minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, she currently serves as a Rajya Sabha member and will retain this position until she joins another house. (IANS)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar founded organisation to promote sustainability and conservation in 2010
A Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, she has emerged as a driving force behind several initiatives that promote inclusive and sustainable progress In 2010, she founded the Environmental Forum of India (EFOI), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to raising environmental awareness and fostering eco-conscious communities. She has led extensive grassroots campaigns focusing on biodiversity conservation, protection of endangered species, water resource management, and drought mitigation.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar founded organisation to promote sustainability and conservation in 2010
A Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, she has emerged as a driving force behind several initiatives that promote inclusive and sustainable progress In 2010, she founded the Environmental Forum of India (EFOI), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to raising environmental awareness and fostering eco-conscious communities. She has led extensive grassroots campaigns focusing on biodiversity conservation, protection of endangered species, water resource management, and drought mitigation.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar is known for her work in sustainable development, environmental conservation&nbsp;
NCP leaders then met with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to finalise Sunetra Pawar`s appointment as Deputy CM. Sunetra Pawar is known for her work in sustainable development, environmental conservation, and rural empowerment.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar is known for her work in sustainable development, environmental conservation&nbsp;
NCP leaders then met with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to finalise Sunetra Pawar`s appointment as Deputy CM. Sunetra Pawar is known for her work in sustainable development, environmental conservation, and rural empowerment.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `Ajit Dada amar rahe` chants reverberate Lok Bhavan
NCP leaders raised the slogans of "Ajit Dada amar rahe (long live Ajit Dada) and `Bharat Mat ki Jai` as Sunetra Pawar took the oath of office. She was earlier elected leader of the NCP Legislative Party Leader earlier today.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `Ajit Dada amar rahe` chants reverberate Lok Bhavan
NCP leaders raised the slogans of "Ajit Dada amar rahe (long live Ajit Dada) and `Bharat Mat ki Jai` as Sunetra Pawar took the oath of office. She was earlier elected leader of the NCP Legislative Party Leader earlier today.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra ministers, senior NCP leaders present for oath-taking
She stepped into fill the post that became vacant following the demise of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28 in Baramati. With this Sunetra Pawar becomes the first woman Deputy Chief Minsiter of Maharashtra. Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Maharashtra State President of NCP, Sunil Tatkare and NCP Working President Praful Patel, and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal were also present at the occasion.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra ministers, senior NCP leaders present for oath-taking
She stepped into fill the post that became vacant following the demise of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28 in Baramati. With this Sunetra Pawar becomes the first woman Deputy Chief Minsiter of Maharashtra. Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Maharashtra State President of NCP, Sunil Tatkare and NCP Working President Praful Patel, and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal were also present at the occasion.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Amidst chants of `Ajit dada amar rahe`, NCP Sunetra Pawar, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party and widow of the late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday took oath as the state`s Deputy CM at Lok Bhavan in Mumbai. Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office to Sunetra Pawar in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. (ANI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief MinisterAmidst chants of `Ajit dada amar rahe`, NCP Sunetra Pawar, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party and widow of the late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday took oath as the state`s Deputy CM at Lok Bhavan in Mumbai. Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office to Sunetra Pawar in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. (ANI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar swearing-in ceremony&nbsp;
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man killed in Shil Daighar over car rental dispute
Aman Sheikh was killed on January 29 over a financial dispute related to renting of a car by his friend Mohammad Faisal Matiullah Sheikh, the Shil Daighar police station official said. "Matiullah had rented a car from Saif Khan but the two had a dispute over the money to be paid to latter. To settle the dispute, Khan called him near a hotel. Khan arrived with two of his associates, while Matiullah too came with a couple of friends, including Aman. Amid the discussions between the two groups, Khan and his associates <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-woman-dies-after-falling-from-crowded-local-train-at-badlapur-23614546" rel="nofollow">stabbed </a>Aman to death," he said.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man killed in Shil Daighar over car rental dispute
Aman Sheikh was killed on January 29 over a financial dispute related to renting of a car by his friend Mohammad Faisal Matiullah Sheikh, the Shil Daighar police station official said. "Matiullah had rented a car from Saif Khan but the two had a dispute over the money to be paid to latter. To settle the dispute, Khan called him near a hotel. Khan arrived with two of his associates, while Matiullah too came with a couple of friends, including Aman. Amid the discussions between the two groups, Khan and his associates stabbed Aman to death," he said.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man murder over car rent dispute; three accused arrested within two hours
Three persons were arrested within two hours of a murder in Shil Phata area of Thane district, while a man the accused had kidnapped was also rescued, a police official said on Saturday. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man murder over car rent dispute; three accused arrested within two hours
Three persons were arrested within two hours of a murder in Shil Phata area of Thane district, while a man the accused had kidnapped was also rescued, a police official said on Saturday. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP submits letter on Sunetra Pawar`s election as legislature party leader to CM Fadnavis The NCP, a constituent of the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra, on Saturday submitted a letter on the election of Sunetra Pawar, wife of late Ajit Pawar, as its legislature party leader to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Sunetra Pawar is set to take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, replacing Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on Wednesday. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP submits letter on Sunetra Pawar`s election as legislature party leader to CM FadnavisThe NCP, a constituent of the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra, on Saturday submitted a letter on the election of Sunetra Pawar, wife of late Ajit Pawar, as its legislature party leader to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Sunetra Pawar is set to take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, replacing Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on Wednesday. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar to take oath as Maharashtra Dy CM at 5 PM, Rajya Sabha MP and former Baramati candidate
The Lok Bhavan has confirmed that the swearing-in ceremony of Sunetra Pawar as the state deputy CM will be held at 5 pm in Mumbai. Until the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Sunetra Pawar had kept a low profile. In the Lok Sabha elections that year, she contested from Baramati as the candidate of her husband`s party, but was defeated by her sister-in-law and incumbent NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule in the prestige battle. Sunetra Pawar was subsequently elected to the Rajya Sabha.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar to take oath as Maharashtra Dy CM at 5 PM, Rajya Sabha MP and former Baramati candidate
The Lok Bhavan has confirmed that the swearing-in ceremony of Sunetra Pawar as the state deputy CM will be held at 5 pm in Mumbai. Until the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Sunetra Pawar had kept a low profile. In the Lok Sabha elections that year, she contested from Baramati as the candidate of her husband`s party, but was defeated by her sister-in-law and incumbent NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule in the prestige battle. Sunetra Pawar was subsequently elected to the Rajya Sabha.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar pays floral tributes to late Ajit Pawar amid emotional Legislators
Sunetra Pawar paid floral tributes to a portrait of her late husband in the meeting hall. Their younger son Jay was also present. Many ministers and legislators were teary-eyed when they entered the Vidhan Bhavan complex.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar pays floral tributes to late Ajit Pawar amid emotional Legislators
Sunetra Pawar paid floral tributes to a portrait of her late husband in the meeting hall. Their younger son Jay was also present. Many ministers and legislators were teary-eyed when they entered the Vidhan Bhavan complex.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar elected Dy CM at Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s Vidhan Bhavan office
She was elected during a meeting of the party`s legislature wing, held at the office of late Ajit Pawar on the ground floor of the Vidhan Bhavan complex in south Mumbai. Ajit Pawar, who was deputy chief minister and finance minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government, was killed in a plane crash in Baramati along with four others on January 28.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar elected Dy CM at Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s Vidhan Bhavan office
She was elected during a meeting of the party`s legislature wing, held at the office of late Ajit Pawar on the ground floor of the Vidhan Bhavan complex in south Mumbai. Ajit Pawar, who was deputy chief minister and finance minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government, was killed in a plane crash in Baramati along with four others on January 28.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar set to take oath as first woman Dy CM of the state
Sunetra Pawar is set to take oath as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of the state later in the day. Her name as the NCP`s legislature party leader was proposed by senior leader Dilip Walse Patil and seconded by Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/sunetra-pawar-to-take-oath-as-maharashtras-deputy-cm-at-5-pm-today-23614547" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar set to take oath as first woman Dy CM of the state
Sunetra Pawar is set to take oath as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of the state later in the day. Her name as the NCP`s legislature party leader was proposed by senior leader Dilip Walse Patil and seconded by Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal. Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar elected as NCP`s legislature party leader
Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected as the leader of the NCP legislature party in Maharashtra on Saturday, three days after the death of her husband and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar elected as NCP`s legislature party leader
Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected as the leader of the NCP legislature party in Maharashtra on Saturday, three days after the death of her husband and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shirsat rues `haste` over swearing in, says development shows chair more important than human being
Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Saturday said the swearing in ceremony for a new deputy chief minister just days after Ajit Pawar`s death in a plane crash on January 28 "should have taken place later" and asserted the developments showed "the chair is more important than a human being". (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shirsat rues `haste` over swearing in, says development shows chair more important than human being
Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Saturday said the swearing in ceremony for a new deputy chief minister just days after Ajit Pawar`s death in a plane crash on January 28 "should have taken place later" and asserted the developments showed "the chair is more important than a human being". (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar wanted NCP reunion, merger announcement set for Feb 12: Patil
Speaking to reporters in Islampur, Patil said, "He (Ajit Pawar) visited my house on multiple occasions and held talks over dinner. He said he wanted to reunite with his uncle by getting over the past. On January 16, we decided to contest the upcoming Zilla Parishad elections together, and the announcement of the formal merger was to be made on February 12."&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar wanted NCP reunion, merger announcement set for Feb 12: Patil
Speaking to reporters in Islampur, Patil said, "He (Ajit Pawar) visited my house on multiple occasions and held talks over dinner. He said he wanted to reunite with his uncle by getting over the past. On January 16, we decided to contest the upcoming Zilla Parishad elections together, and the announcement of the formal merger was to be made on February 12."&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar was eager to unite with uncle Sharad Pawar: Patil
Senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil on Saturday said late NCP chief Ajit Pawar was eager to reunite with his uncle Sharad Pawar and had held several meetings to facilitate the merger of the two party factions. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar was eager to unite with uncle Sharad Pawar: Patil
Senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil on Saturday said late NCP chief Ajit Pawar was eager to reunite with his uncle Sharad Pawar and had held several meetings to facilitate the merger of the two party factions. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar was eager to reunite NCP factions, merger planned for Feb 12: Jayant Patil
Senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil on Saturday said late NCP chief Ajit Pawar was eager to reunite with his uncle Sharad Pawar and had held several meetings to facilitate the merger of the two party factions. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar was eager to reunite NCP factions, merger planned for Feb 12: Jayant Patil
Senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil on Saturday said late NCP chief Ajit Pawar was eager to reunite with his uncle Sharad Pawar and had held several meetings to facilitate the merger of the two party factions. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Women dies after boarding a train from Badlapur station
The incident occurred around 8.10 am at the Badlapur railway station, an official from the Kalyan GRP said. The victim, Chetana Devrukhkar, was attempting to board a moving train heading for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) when she slipped and fell on the platform, senior inspector Pandhari Kande of the Kalyan GRP said.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Women dies after boarding a train from Badlapur station
The incident occurred around 8.10 am at the Badlapur railway station, an official from the Kalyan GRP said. The victim, Chetana Devrukhkar, was attempting to board a moving train heading for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) when she slipped and fell on the platform, senior inspector Pandhari Kande of the Kalyan GRP said.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman dies after falling off crowded local train in Thane district&nbsp;
A 28-year-old woman died after falling off a crowded suburban local train during the morning rush hour in Maharashtra`s Thane district on Saturday, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman dies after falling off crowded local train in Thane district&nbsp;
A 28-year-old woman died after falling off a crowded suburban local train during the morning rush hour in Maharashtra`s Thane district on Saturday, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said. (PTI)&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar likely to become Maharashtra&rsquo;s first woman deputy chief minister
Maharashtra politics could be heading for a big shake-up, with two important developments unfolding at the same time. On the one hand, the state will get its first woman deputy chief minister, with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) saying it will elect the late Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s wife Sunetra Pawar as the legislative party leader. State Minister and senior party leader Chhagan Bhujbal confirmed this on Friday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/sunetra-pawar-likely-to-become-maharashtras-first-woman-deputy-chief-minister-23614498">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar likely to become Maharashtra&rsquo;s first woman deputy chief minister
Maharashtra politics could be heading for a big shake-up, with two important developments unfolding at the same time. On the one hand, the state will get its first woman deputy chief minister, with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) saying it will elect the late Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s wife Sunetra Pawar as the legislative party leader. State Minister and senior party leader Chhagan Bhujbal confirmed this on Friday. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: 21 railway buildings earn &lsquo;Shunya&rsquo; tag for energy self-sufficiency
As many as 21 railway buildings, including key installations in Mumbai, have been awarded the prestigious &lsquo;Shunya&rsquo; label by the Bureau of Electrical Energy for achieving energy self-sufficiency. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-21-railway-buildings-earn-shunya-tag-for-energy-self-sufficiency-23614497">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: 21 railway buildings earn &lsquo;Shunya&rsquo; tag for energy self-sufficiency
As many as 21 railway buildings, including key installations in Mumbai, have been awarded the prestigious &lsquo;Shunya&rsquo; label by the Bureau of Electrical Energy for achieving energy self-sufficiency. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for thefts onboard trains in Thane district
The Government Railway Police (GRP) has arrested a 52-year-old man in connection with a series of thefts reported onboard express and local trains in Maharashtra`s Thane district, an official said on Saturday. Earlier this week, the Kalyan GRP arrested Dilip Ramavatar Sahu (52), a resident of Vitthalwadi, Kalyan East, and seized gold jewellery and mobile phones worth Rs 7.15 lakh, the official said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for thefts onboard trains in Thane district
The Government Railway Police (GRP) has arrested a 52-year-old man in connection with a series of thefts reported onboard express and local trains in Maharashtra`s Thane district, an official said on Saturday. Earlier this week, the Kalyan GRP arrested Dilip Ramavatar Sahu (52), a resident of Vitthalwadi, Kalyan East, and seized gold jewellery and mobile phones worth Rs 7.15 lakh, the official said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Did a seat belt kill a 27-year-old engineer in Borivali crash?
Seat belts are universally regarded as lifesaving devices, credited with preventing thousands of deaths every year. However, in an extremely rare incident in Borivali, a seat belt itself is suspected to have caused the death of a young motorist. The accident occurred around 11.30 pm on January 25 near the Gorai bus depot, when a 27-year-old computer engineer was driving from Gorai jetty towards Link Road. According to the police, he reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which rammed into the corner of a road divider. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-did-a-seat-belt-kill-a-27-year-old-engineer-in-borivali-crash-23614496">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Did a seat belt kill a 27-year-old engineer in Borivali crash?
Seat belts are universally regarded as lifesaving devices, credited with preventing thousands of deaths every year. However, in an extremely rare incident in Borivali, a seat belt itself is suspected to have caused the death of a young motorist. The accident occurred around 11.30 pm on January 25 near the Gorai bus depot, when a 27-year-old computer engineer was driving from Gorai jetty towards Link Road. According to the police, he reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which rammed into the corner of a road divider. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: BMC road repair worsens Kalina-Vakola flyover, traffic slows to a crawl
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) attempt to smoothen the surface of the pothole-ridden southbound section of the Kalina-Vakola flyover by shaving off the top layer of tar in several spots is adding to the troubles of motorists plying the Western Express Highway, who are now manoeuvring their vehicles cautiously to avert mishaps, thus bringing traffic to a crawl. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bmc-road-repair-worsens-kalina-vakola-flyover-traffic-slows-to-a-crawl-23614499">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: BMC road repair worsens Kalina-Vakola flyover, traffic slows to a crawl
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) attempt to smoothen the surface of the pothole-ridden southbound section of the Kalina-Vakola flyover by shaving off the top layer of tar in several spots is adding to the troubles of motorists plying the Western Express Highway, who are now manoeuvring their vehicles cautiously to avert mishaps, thus bringing traffic to a crawl. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: How Gumbo the Labrador survived life without a lower jaw
Gumbo gambols through the woods of Thane West, his tongue lolling goofily as he spots friendly strangers and demands pets. It is only on closer inspection that one realises the 10-year-old Labrador retriever is missing his lower jaw &mdash; the lone battle scar from a life-threatening tumour he defeated just weeks ago after a groundbreaking surgery. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-how-gumbo-the-labrador-survived-life-without-a-lower-jaw-23614495">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: How Gumbo the Labrador survived life without a lower jaw
Gumbo gambols through the woods of Thane West, his tongue lolling goofily as he spots friendly strangers and demands pets. It is only on closer inspection that one realises the 10-year-old Labrador retriever is missing his lower jaw &mdash; the lone battle scar from a life-threatening tumour he defeated just weeks ago after a groundbreaking surgery. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP (SP) not consulted about Sunetra Pawar`s decision to join cabinet: sources
Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar, who is likely to be sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister replacing her deceased husband and NCP chief Ajit Pawar in the state cabinet, left for Mumbai on Friday evening, sources said. While the talk of imminent merger of the two NCP factions was gaining ground following Ajit Pawar`s death in an air crash on Wednesday, the leaders of the NCP (SP) or Sharad Pawar`s family were not privy to her decision to join the BJP-led Mahayuti government, sources said. "The NCP (SP) leadership and Sharad Pawar`s family members were completely in the dark about her plans," a source added. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP (SP) not consulted about Sunetra Pawar`s decision to join cabinet: sources
Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar, who is likely to be sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister replacing her deceased husband and NCP chief Ajit Pawar in the state cabinet, left for Mumbai on Friday evening, sources said. While the talk of imminent merger of the two NCP factions was gaining ground following Ajit Pawar`s death in an air crash on Wednesday, the leaders of the NCP (SP) or Sharad Pawar`s family were not privy to her decision to join the BJP-led Mahayuti government, sources said. "The NCP (SP) leadership and Sharad Pawar`s family members were completely in the dark about her plans," a source added. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar`s death: Cong leader Prithviraj Chavan visits Baramati to offer condolences
Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Friday visited Baramati here to offer condolences following the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. Pawar was deputy CM when Chavan led the Maharashtra government between November 2010 and September 2014. The senior Congress leader met Ajit Pawar`s widow and Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar as well as NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar`s death: Cong leader Prithviraj Chavan visits Baramati to offer condolences
Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Friday visited Baramati here to offer condolences following the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. Pawar was deputy CM when Chavan led the Maharashtra government between November 2010 and September 2014. The senior Congress leader met Ajit Pawar`s widow and Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar as well as NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: PMLA court allows civic body to demolish dilapidated hotel linked to Iqbal Mirchi case
A special court has permitted Mumbai`s civic body to demolish Minhaz Hotel, attached by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its money laundering case against late gangster Iqbal Mirchi. Special PMLA judge RB Rote, on January 28, granted permission to demolish the structure in Santacruz in the western part of Mumbai after the civic body said it was in a "dilapidated condition" and posed a serious risk to the public. Prima facie, it appears the building is in dangerous and dilapidated condition and the BMC is taking action to demolish the building to avoid mishaps/causalities to the general public, the court noted.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: PMLA court allows civic body to demolish dilapidated hotel linked to Iqbal Mirchi case
A special court has permitted Mumbai`s civic body to demolish Minhaz Hotel, attached by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its money laundering case against late gangster Iqbal Mirchi. Special PMLA judge RB Rote, on January 28, granted permission to demolish the structure in Santacruz in the western part of Mumbai after the civic body said it was in a "dilapidated condition" and posed a serious risk to the public. Prima facie, it appears the building is in dangerous and dilapidated condition and the BMC is taking action to demolish the building to avoid mishaps/causalities to the general public, the court noted.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Garbage heap catches fire near railway track in Thane; none hurt
A heap of garbage accumulated in a drain next to a railway track caught fire in Maharashtra`s Thane city on Friday, officials said. No one was injured in the blaze that occurred near the Kalwa railway station in the evening, they said. Teams from the fire department, disaster management cell, and railway police rushed to the spot and initiated firefighting operations.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Garbage heap catches fire near railway track in Thane; none hurt
A heap of garbage accumulated in a drain next to a railway track caught fire in Maharashtra`s Thane city on Friday, officials said. No one was injured in the blaze that occurred near the Kalwa railway station in the evening, they said. Teams from the fire department, disaster management cell, and railway police rushed to the spot and initiated firefighting operations.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar`s wife Sunetra Pawar reaches Mumbai ahead of party meeting; all set to become Maharashtra`s first woman deputy chief minister

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar`s wife Sunetra Pawar reaches Mumbai ahead of party meeting; all set to become Maharashtra`s first woman deputy chief minister

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man kills wife, tries to commit suicide
A deputy sarpanch allegedly killed his wife and tried to end his own life in the district on Friday, police said. The incident took place in the early hours at Sakorepada village in Kalwan taluka, officials said. Jairam Maharu Pawar allegedly stabbed his wife Jijabai Pawar (60) while she was asleep. The couple had had a quarrel over his alcohol addiction around midnight, as per the preliminary probe.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man kills wife, tries to commit suicide
A deputy sarpanch allegedly killed his wife and tried to end his own life in the district on Friday, police said. The incident took place in the early hours at Sakorepada village in Kalwan taluka, officials said. Jairam Maharu Pawar allegedly stabbed his wife Jijabai Pawar (60) while she was asleep. The couple had had a quarrel over his alcohol addiction around midnight, as per the preliminary probe.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Malad politician targeted in Rs 1.5 lakh extortion racket, one arrested
Malad police have registered an extortion case against a prostitute and her associates for allegedly blackmailing a politician who contested the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on a national party ticket and lost. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-malad-politician-targeted-in-rs-1-5-lakh-extortion-racket-one-arrested-23614501">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Malad politician targeted in Rs 1.5 lakh extortion racket, one arrested
Malad police have registered an extortion case against a prostitute and her associates for allegedly blackmailing a politician who contested the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on a national party ticket and lost. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Zilla Parishad elections: Teachers seek relief to appear for CTET exams
With the Zilla Parishad poll dates rescheduled to February 7 from February 5, teachers who are to appear for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) have asked for relief from election duty. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-zilla-parishad-elections-teachers-seek-relief-to-appear-for-ctet-exams-23614500">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Zilla Parishad elections: Teachers seek relief to appear for CTET exams
With the Zilla Parishad poll dates rescheduled to February 7 from February 5, teachers who are to appear for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) have asked for relief from election duty. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray said on Saturday that the president of a truly Marathi party like the Nationalist Congress Party should be "a Patil and not a Patel", apparently referring to NCP`s working president Praful Patel. We are closing the LIVE blog now

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: In a post on X, the MNS president said Maharashtra politics has turned completely bizarre in the recent past

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