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'Mahayuti will win 26 of 29 civic bodies; Mumbai will stand by us'

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- As campaigning for the civic body elections, to be held on January 15, came to an end on Tuesday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis projected optimism about the outcome. He spoke to ... Read More


Pune cops visit firm linked to NCP ahead of civic polls

Pune, Jan. 14 -- Crime branch officials visited the Pune office of DesignBoxed Innovations Pvt Ltd, a public relations and election management firm co-founded by Naresh Arora and associated with the N... Read More


cops: no pongal celebrations in dharavi this yr

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- The police have denied permission for the annual community Pongal celebrations on the 90 Feet Road in Dharavi, citing the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct and the presence o... Read More


Annamalai's namesake candidate shrugs off row

Mumbai, Jan. 14 -- As Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai's remarks on Mumbai's identity triggered a political storm ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, someone who is certa... Read More


Veterans, new faces in the fray in H West ward

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- In the upscale H West ward, comprising Bandra, Khar and Santacruz West, the electoral contest has a mix of experienced faces and first-time challengers, with campaign strategies cen... Read More


When Bhujbal and Rane took tuitions from BMC officials

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- While Matoshree is locked in a fierce poll combat with Mahayuti partners - BJP and Shiv Sena -- aiming to stake control on Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), seasoned players... Read More


BJP, Sena workers clash in Dombivli; 1 hurt, 5 held

THANE, Jan. 14 -- Five people have been arrested in connection with a violent clash that erupted between BJP and Shiv Sena workers in Dombivli East late Monday, police officers said. At least one pers... Read More


Student launches tracker to help confused voters

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- With just two days to go for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on January 15, a 21-year-old Kandivali-based engineering student has built a new digital tool to ... Read More


Opposition fears 'vote chori' as PADU to act as backup in case of EVM glitch

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) decision to deploy Printing Auxiliary Display Unit (PADU) machines as a back up during vote counting if EVMs fail during the 2026 civi... Read More


Unlikely that senior citizen flashed teen in public: court

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- A 72-year-old man charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, for allegedly flashing a teenager, was acquitted by a special Pocso court in Thane on Tu... Read More