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12,585 vehicles fined in city since June 1 in drive against dazzling headlights

Mumbai, Oct. 28 -- The Mumbai Traffic Police have penalised 12,585 vehicles since June 1 for using illegal high-intensity headlights as part of a special drive, known as the Dazzling Light campaign. A... Read More


HC quashes FIR against pune student over Op Sindoor post

MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed the First Information Report (FIR) against a 20-year-old engineering student arrested in May 2025 for re-posting controversial posts on soci... Read More


Pollution violations: 105 construction sites in Ghatkopar served notices

MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- Between October 1 and October 22, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued 270 show-cause notices and 29 stop-work notices to construction sites across the city for faili... Read More


RTOs on stringent inspection drive after nearly 20% of vehicles fail pollution tests

MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- Starting next week, RTOs will launch special drives to check polluting vehicles. This decision follows a recent crackdown (between October 1-15) which revealed that nearly 20% of ve... Read More


Slain leader's son detained on way to protest at Shinde's home

Thane, Oct. 28 -- The Thane police on Tuesday detained Ram Purnekar, son of slain Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar, after he attempted to march towards Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath ... Read More


Vasai doctor alleges extortion bid by police officers, probe ordered

MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- A Vasai doctor has accused two local police officers of invoking the name of the police commissioner and other senior officials while demanding Rs.15 crore from him to settle procee... Read More


Akasa to shift Jeddah flights to Navi Mumbai airport from Dec

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- Akasa Air will shift its Mumbai-Jeddah flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) starting December. The... Read More


MVA leads in 3, Mahayuti in 2

Mumbai, Oct. 28 -- Preliminary trends from counting for the five legislative council seats for which polling was held on Friday showed that the ruling Mahayuti alliance was leading in two constituenci... Read More


BMC: boil, filter water for 7 days

MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has advised residents in Mumbai city, the eastern suburbs and parts of Thane and Bhiwandi to boil and filter drinking water for the next... Read More


Police invoke MCOCA in Tiger Shroff firing case

Mumbai, Oct. 28 -- The Mumbai police crime branch has invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the case related to the firing on actor Tiger Shroff. Section 3 of the... Read More