Mumbai: The principle of ‘family first’ is evident this election season. A cursory analysis of the BMC poll nominations showed that at least 43 politicans have got tickets for their family members, including wives, children, siblings, in-laws, cousins, and even distant relatives. While BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar, Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh and former NCP MLA…
Mumbai: Nagpada police have arrested a man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl near Mumbai Central railway station after months-long investigation that began with only his first name, Sanjay (name changed), and no photograph, contact number, or address.The govt railway police (GRP) personnel in Madhya Pradesh found the teenage girl and sent her for a…
Hany Babu entered Navi Mumbai’s Taloja prison in July 2020. Anand Teltumbde followed the same year. Babu spent five years inside before being released on bail; Teltumbde was released in 2022 after spending about two-and-a-half years in prison. Neither has faced trial.According to the India Justice Report 2025, undertrials now account for around 75% of…
MUMBAI: A nationwide New Year’s Eve strike to protest low pay and lack of social security benefits elicited a mixed response from delivery workers even as app-based platforms offered festive bonuses in a bid to counter delayed service and manpower shortage. Most customers had no clue about the strike but several orders were inordinately delayed.Anticipating…
Mumbai: Across several wards reserved for women for the BMC polls, familiar political surnames across parties continue to dominate the ballot, with seasoned netas ensuring that power remains within the family by fielding their wives.Take Ward 213 in Nagpada. Former Congress corporator Javed Juneja, who entered the BMC house in 2012 for the first time…
Mumbai: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday accused BJP Colaba MLA and Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar of “hijacking” and “misusing” the election machinery in Colaba, alleging that its candidate from Ward 227, Margaret Da Costa, was deliberately prevented from filing her nomination papers despite being present well before the deadline.AAP claimed that the…
Mumbai: Congress Mumbai chief and MP Varsha Gaikwad has alleged Mumbai suburbs guardian minister Ashish Shelar siphoned Rs 125 crore from District Planning Development Committee (DPDC) funds to his Bandra West assembly constituency, which is part of Gaikwad’s parliamentary constituency. Gaikwad posted on X: “This is not governance; it is misuse of power and an…
Mumbai: The price of eggs has attained a record high of Rs 108-110 per dozen in certain retail markets of Mumbai. Traders cite high demand due to baking requirements over Christmas and New Year, a cold wave in North India as well as lower production as a reason for “short supply”. Some wholesalers are hopeful…
Mumbai: BMC carried out fire safety inspections at 2,703 establishments across Mumbai ahead of new year celebrations, taking action against 136 premises for violations, officials said on Wednesday.The inspections were conducted by the Mumbai Fire Brigade as part of a ‘Special Fire Safety Drive’ between December 22 and December 28, 2025, in view of large…
Mumbai: An RPI (A) delegation met the CM on Wednesday. Athawale told mediapersons: “We gave him a list of 17 seats and he spoke to his party’s Mumbai chief Ameet Satam asking if we can be allocated 5-6 seats from their party. We also got one seat from Shiv Sena and we will request Eknath…
