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BJP, Sena agree on 150 seats for BMC polls, tussle over 77 looms

MUMBAI, Dec. 19 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena have worked out seat-sharing details for 150 of the 227 seats in elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). They will ... Read More


Fractured mandates, broken politics muddying BMC polls

India, Dec. 19 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is not just another urban local body. It is Asia's richest municipal corporation, controlling a budget larger than several Indian states ... Read More


Developer can't decide type of flat buyers' body, says HC

MUMBAI, Dec. 19 -- Developers cannot unilaterally declare their intention to form a condominium of flat buyers under the Maharashtra Apartment Owners (MAO) Act based on the consent of selective flat o... Read More


Gaothan body issues 10-point action plan for BMC election

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- Ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election on January 15, the Mobai Gaothan Panchayat (MGP), an initiative to bring all gaothans or designated villages within Mu... Read More


BJP MLA fulfils water supply vow, cuts hair after five years

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Ghatkopar West, Ram Kadam, cut his hair after five years on Saturday after fulfilling a vow he had taken to ensure water supply to the hilly ar... Read More


Parth writes to EOW, claims signatures forged

Pune, Dec. 19 -- Parth Pawar, son of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, has approached the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Pune police, alleging that his sig... Read More


two killed as scooter rams into trailer

MUMBAI, Dec. 19 -- A motorcyclist and a pillion rider died after their two-wheeler rammed into a stalled trailer in Malad West on Wednesday night. According to the police, the accident occurred around... Read More


Seniors ask leaders for safety, comfort

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections less than a month away, around 28 senior citizens' organisations on Thursday released a charter of demands, urging politi... Read More


BJP-Sena alliance strained in Navi Mum as cadres push for going solo

NAVI MUMBAI, Dec. 19 -- The BJP's local unit in Navi Mumbai has signalled a strong resistance to a formal electoral alliance with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena for the upcoming Navi Mumbai Municipal... Read More


Record 176k flyers travelled on Nov 29

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- The city's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) recorded its highest-ever single-day passenger traffic on November 29, handling 176,000 travellers, as per data ... Read More