Mumbai: News
16 Jul 2021
Mumbai RainHeavy rains lash parts of Mumbai; local train services hit
Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai and its suburbs since early morning on Friday, leading to water-logging on tracks at a few places and affecting the local train services, officials said.
15 Jul 2021
Mumbai PoliceMumbai cop seen feeding cake to history-sheeter on latter's birthday
A video has gone viral on social media showing a senior inspector posted at a police station in Mumbai's suburban Jogeshwari feeding a piece of cake to a local history-sheeter as part of the latter's birthday celebration in a housing society.
14 Jul 2021
MaharashtraFIR for violating COVID-19 norms at BJP leader's office
A First Information Report was registered against 42 persons including organizers of a public gathering at BJP leader Pankaja Munde's office at Worli in Central Mumbai on Tuesday for the violation of COVID-19 protocols, police said.
13 Jul 2021
AccidentsMumbai: Under-construction shed collapses at INS Hamla; 11 laborers injured
Eleven laborers were injured after a part of an under-construction shed collapsed at the INS Hamla, a naval base at Marve in Malad area of Mumbai, a civic official said on Tuesday.
12 Jul 2021
MaharashtraMumbai: This is why BMC has sealed Suniel Shetty's building
Actor Suniel Shetty's building in Mumbai has been sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on account of the rising COVID-19 cases in the housing complex.
12 Jul 2021
Arjun BijlaniOTT giving opportunity to TV actors to reinvent: Arjun Bijlani
Television star Arjun Bijlani believes digital space has given TV actors an opportunity to step out of their comfort zone and grow as an artist.
09 Jul 2021
MumbaiMumbai woman held for poisoning husband over marital dispute
A 55-year-old woman has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly poisoning her husband by serving him insecticide-laced food over a marital dispute, police said on Thursday.
09 Jul 2021
MonsoonMaharashtra: Monsoon in revival mode; moderate showers in Mumbai
After a long gap, Maharashtra is expected to receive good rainfall for the next four to five days as the southwest monsoon has become active once again, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
08 Jul 2021
BollywoodKumar Ramsay, eldest of Ramsay Brothers, passes away at 85
Filmmaker Kumar Ramsay, known for penning most of the Ramsay Brothers' horror films including Rishi Kapoor-starrer Khoj, passed away on Thursday due to cardiac arrest. He was 85.
08 Jul 2021
Naseeruddin ShahNaseeruddin Shah has been discharged from hospital, says son Vivaan
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, who was admitted to a Mumbai hospital for the treatment of pneumonia, was discharged on Wednesday, his son and actor Vivaan Shah said.
07 Jul 2021
Uddhav ThackerayDilip Kumar, wrapped in Tricolor, laid to rest in Mumbai
Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar passed away this morning at a Mumbai hospital, enveloping the entire country into a state of tragedy.
07 Jul 2021
Mumbai PoliceMumbai Police busts illegal Bihar-based call center; six held
The Mumbai Police has busted a Bihar-based illegal call center whose operators duped people in the name of coronavirus, and arrested five persons, including a BTech graduate, and also detained a minor who was part of the racket, an official said on Tuesday.
06 Jul 2021
PuneMumbai, Pune to host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022
The 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup in India will be held in Mumbai and Pune after the AFC dropped Bhubaneswar and Ahmedabad as venues to minimize participants' traveling time and ensure an "optimum environment" for a bio-secure bubble.
05 Jul 2021
Narcotics Control BureauNCB nabs man wanted in Mumbai drugs factory case
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Monday arrested a criminal wanted in connection with the case of a drugs factory busted in south Mumbai's Dongri area earlier this year, an official said.
05 Jul 2021
Coronavirus'Bone Death': New post-coronavirus condition emerges, 3 cases reported
At least three confirmed cases of Avascular Necrosis (AVN) or the death of bone tissues have been reported among coronavirus survivors in Mumbai, The Times of India reported.
03 Jul 2021
Coronavirus'Welcome procession' lands recently-released history-sheeter in jail again
Ten days after he walked out of a prison on being granted bail, a history-sheeter was arrested in Mumbai after some of his supporters gathered and took out a procession to welcome him despite the coronavirus-induced restrictions in place, a police official said on Saturday.
02 Jul 2021
CoronavirusBMC issues new norms for vaccination camps at offices, societies
In light of the recent COVID-19 vaccination scam, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued additional guidelines and stated that inoculation at housing societies and workplaces will only be conducted by private vaccination centers registered on CoWIN portal, an official said on Friday.
01 Jul 2021
Ashwiny Iyer TiwariAshwiny Iyer Tiwari's debut novel to hit bookstores August 1
Filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari on Thursday announced that her debut novel Mapping Love will hit the bookstores on August 1 this year.
01 Jul 2021
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationCitizens irked over suspension of COVID-19 vaccination drive in Mumbai
Mumbaikars expressed unhappiness over the suspension of the COVID-19 vaccination drive at civic and government-run centers in Mumbai on Thursday due to a shortage of vaccine doses and raised questions over the management of the inoculation program.
01 Jul 2021
MurderFrustrated of constant fights with wife, man poisons his children
A six-year-old boy died while his two siblings were hospitalized after their father allegedly gave them rat poison in ice cream following a dispute with his wife in Mumbai, a police official said on Wednesday.
30 Jun 2021
MumbaiJewelry shop looted in suburban Dahisar; owner shot dead
Three armed robbers opened fire in a jewelry shop, killed the owner, and looted gold ornaments in suburban Dahisar in Mumbai on Wednesday, the police said.
26 Jun 2021
NDPS ActMumbai: Colombian national gets 10 years RI in drugs case
A special NDPS court in Mumbai has sentenced a 32-year-old Colombian national to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a drug case.
26 Jun 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra tightens COVID-19 curbs once again; Mumbai under Level-3 restrictions
Amid fears that Delta and Delta-Plus variants of SARS-CoV-2—the virus causing COVID-19—would fuel the potentiality of the imminent third wave, the Maharashtra Government tightened COVID-19-related curbs across the state.
25 Jun 2021
GujaratOwner of Varaprada tugboat that sank during Cyclone Tauktae booked
A case of culpable homicide has been registered in Mumbai against the owner of the Varaprada tugboat that sank in the Arabian Sea during last month's Cyclone Tauktae, in which 11 persons were killed, an official said on Friday.
25 Jun 2021
Bombay High CourtMumbai: Fake COVID-19 vaccine racket suspected of using distilled water
The Mumbai Police has launched an investigation into a fake COVID-19 vaccination racket, where beneficiaries are suspected to have been injected with distilled water instead of the vaccine.
24 Jun 2021
BollywoodNo one can direct 'Emergency' better than me: Kangana Ranaut
Actor Kangana Ranaut has announced that she is taking over the directing duties for her upcoming movie Emergency, based on former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
24 Jun 2021
COVID-19 VaccinationBogus vaccination camp: Woman held for providing fake IDs, certificates
A woman was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the bogus vaccination drive held at a residential society in suburban Kandivali last month, police said, adding she used to provide fake ID cards and certificates to co-accused in the case.
23 Jun 2021
CancerThackeray stays transfer of 100 MHADA flats to Tata hospital
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has stayed the transfer of 100 MHADA flats in Mumbai to the Tata Memorial Hospital for providing temporary accommodation to cancer patients undergoing treatment there.
22 Jun 2021
Sexual HarassmentMan with 'Peter Pan Syndrome' gets bail in assault case
A Mumbai court has granted bail to a man suffering from Peter Pan Syndrome in connection with a case of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
22 Jun 2021
PuneMan sends hoax e-mail about bomb at Maharashtra secretariat; arrested
A 53-year-old man, upset over his child not getting admission in a school, sent an e-mail to the Maharashtra government claiming a bomb was placed in the state secretariat, which later turned out to be a hoax, police said on Tuesday.
21 Jun 2021
Maharashtra GovernmentMumbai qualifies for 'level 1' of unlocking, but curbs remain
Mumbai will continue to remain in "level 3" of the coronavirus-induced restrictions till June 27 even though the city's COVID-19 positivity rate and oxygen bed occupancy have reduced and it is eligible to be upgraded to "level 1," the local civic body said.
20 Jun 2021
MumbaiAnother Mumbai cinema hall to be 'redeveloped' into a mall
Cinema halls, especially single-screens, have faced the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic like many other businesses.
18 Jun 2021
RajasthanPetrol breaks Rs. 100 barrier again, this time in Bengaluru
Bengaluru on Friday became the third metro city in the country to see petrol price cross the Rs. 100 per liter mark after fuel prices were raised yet again.
18 Jun 2021
Web SeriesMumbai: Two small-time TV actors held for theft
Two small-time television actors have been arrested for allegedly stealing Rs. 3.28 lakh from a woman in the western suburb of Goregaon, police said on Friday.
18 Jun 2021
MaharashtraMumbai: Three injured after a chawl's wall collapses
Three persons suffered minor injuries after a wall of a chawl at Ghatkopar, an eastern suburb of Mumbai, collapsed in the wee hours of Friday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
16 Jun 2021
Coronavirus'Taken for ride': Mumbai housing society residents allege vaccination scam
Hundreds of residents from a plush residential complex in Mumbai are worried - if they have been given shots of fake coronavirus vaccines.
16 Jun 2021
Mumbai Crime BranchMan arrested for cheating by offering roles in films
A 47-year-old man has been arrested by the Cyber Police Station of the Mumbai crime branch for cheating a businessman of Rs. 32.69 lakh by offering a lead role to his daughter in a film, a police official said on Tuesday.
10 Jun 2021
MaharashtraEleven, including eight children, killed in building collapse in Mumbai
Eight children and three adults were killed and seven others injured after two floors of a three-story building collapsed on an adjoining single-story house in the Malwani area of Mumbai.
10 Jun 2021
Mumbai PoliceMaharashtra: Five held for kidnapping six-month-old boy
With the arrest of five persons, including two married couples, police at Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district on Wednesday claimed to have cracked the kidnapping case of a six-month-old boy.
09 Jun 2021
Amitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan to resume work as Maharashtra relaxes COVID-19 rules
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said that he will soon resume work on his impending projects after the Maharashtra government allowed the film and TV industry to restart their production activities with COVID-19 protocols.