Though Mumbai’s voter base has grown by over 12%, the number of candidates has fallen by nearly 25% from the 2017 polls. The contest features a diverse mix: doctors, professionals, housewives and auto drivers. The polls will include at least one women-managed ‘pink’ polling station in every ward. BMC Becomes Mega Battleground As Thackerays Reunite…
Mumbai on Thursday, January 15, 2026, is forecast to experience a bright and sunny day with temperatures ranging from a mild 21.8°C to a warm 27.6°C, yet air quality remains a significant concern following Wednesday’s “Very Poor” categorization with an AQI (India) of 228, prompting continued advisories for masks and cautious outdoor activities despite the…
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s voters finally get a chance to elect their own corporators to India’s richest civic body after an unprecedented gap of nine years due to the pandemic and a spate of court cases. The BMC has been governed by the municipal commissioner, a state-appointed administrator, since the term of the previous house ended four…
Mumbai: A 19-year-old student riding a motorcycle was killed while his friend riding pillion was seriously injured after their two-wheeler rammed into a tempo on the Western Express Highway in the city early Wednesday, police said. The tempo driver, identified as Deepak Dhotre, was arrested for rash driving. “The tempo moving ahead of the motorcycle…
MUMBAI: This past week, whispers had been circulating about heavyweight political parties distributing cash to voters for their support at Thursday’s civic election. On Wednesday, the lid finally blew off the secret with innumerable instances of inducement coming to the fore across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and even a bribery FIR registered against four persons…
Mumbai: In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at tightening oversight of the election process, BMC deployed a geofencing system to monitor the movement of vehicles engaged in the civic polls. The system will track 2,865 vehicles used for election-related duties. Civic officials said the move is part of a broader effort to ensure smooth, secure and…
Navi Mumbai: On Tuesday, around 9.30pm, doorbells started ringing at a housing society in Kharghar. Residents opened their door and found half-a-dozen workers of a national party canvassing for their candidates.No one suspected anything amiss as the men asked for the names of the voters in the house, and gave voting slips, detailing polling booth…
Mumbai: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has approved the shifting of its high-frequency (HF) transmitter/receiver station from Dahisar to Gorai, with state govt set to provide land and bear the relocation cost, according to an official letter sent by the ministry of civil aviation.Last month, state govt has announced the plan to move the…
Mumbai: The whispers had been growing louder over the past week, the videos on social media gaining traction and angry comments. The day before Mumbai and its satellites vote in the civic polls, the lid blew off the open-secret scandal of cash being distributed to voters with a string of complaints against party workers and…
Palghar: A visit to relatives on Makar Sankranti festival ended in tragedy for a father and his teen daughter on Wednesday as they drowned in a water-filled quarry in Virar area while trying to save each other, police said. Vinayak Sitam entered the water for a swim but found himself in distress. Noticing that he…
