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Local body polls likely to be held in 3 phases up to Jan 31

MUMBAI, Sept. 17 -- The State Election Commission (SEC), which was rebuked by the Supreme Court on Tuesday and directed to hold local body polls by January 31, 2026, is expected to complete the pre-po... Read More


CBI asks UK-based payment facility to freeze accounts used for fraud

MUMBAI, Sept. 17 -- As part of its investigation into the two illegal call centres in Nashik which conned United Kingdom (UK) residents of crores of rupees, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) h... Read More


Inauguration of NMIA and Metro 3 stretch on Sept 30

MUMBAI, Sept. 17 -- Phase 1 of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is likely to be inaugurated on September 30 by PM Narendra Modi, who is already scheduled to be in the city for the opening ... Read More


Glitch-ridden monorail to be shut for 2 months for upgrade

Mumbai, Sept. 17 -- From September 20, the Mumbai Monorail will not be available until further notice. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday announced that the 20-km ... Read More


3 booked for stack parking collapse in Matunga bldg

Monday, Sept. 17 -- After a mechanised 'puzzle parking' system collapsed at Matunga's Tridhaatu Aaroha housing society on Monday, the police booked the supervisor and two workers who were carrying out... Read More


NIA court: Mane to be released

MUMBAI, Sept. 17 -- A special court on Monday issued an order to release dismissed police officer Sunil Mane, whom the Supreme Court recently granted bail in connection with the bomb scare outside ind... Read More


Protests by citizens ensure truck ban on Ghodbunder Rd

THANE/M, Sept. 17 -- On Monday, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde did what politicians sometimes do - pacify citizens with late-night assurances. At just past midnight, he met angry citizens in Than... Read More


SC pulls up state EC, sets deadline of Jan 31 for all local body polls in Maha

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed January 31, 2026 as the final deadline for conducting all local body elections in Maharashtra, while reproaching the State Election Commission... Read More


Malegaon blast: HC asks if appellants against acquittals were witnesses in case

MUMBAI, Sept. 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday raised questions about the scope of appeals against the acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. Such appeals cannot be tre... Read More


State unveils Rs.3,268-crore policy for animation, visual effects, gaming, comics, extended reality

Mumbai, Sept. 17 -- The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday cleared a Rs.3,268-crore policy to boost the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) industry in the state, wit... Read More