The Latest Breaking News from Mumbai

MUMBAI: The BMC plans to give out four of its pedestrian subways at prime locations in the city for advertisements. In lieu of that, the agency given the advertisement rights would be expected to maintain the subway space and provide adequate security to ensure there are no anti-social elements creating…

MUMBAI: A 64-year-old ex-lawyer lost Rs 2.6 lakh in more than 50 transactions from her credit card while she was trying to “update” her electricity bill online. A fraudster told her to download an app and siphoned the money within an hour. An initial probe indicated the money went to…

MUMBAI: A judge who had recorded the now retracted confession statement of an accused in the 2015 double murder of artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambani deposed in the trial on Friday. The judge denied the suggestion that safeguards were not followed while recording accused Pradeep Rajbhar’s statement.

MUMBAI: The expenditure priorities committee (EPC) of the finance department is unable to meet and decide on supplementary demands as there is no independent finance minister.

MUMBAI: BJP has alleged that BMC is brushing under the carpet a probe against officials working on the scientific closure of the Gorai dumping ground, which caused a revenue loss of around Rs 73 crore. BJP has alleged that BMC was delaying the probe against officials and contractors from its…

MUMBAI: Despite a police notice prohibiting assembly of five or more persons in the city, a section of MTech and PhD students from IIT-Bombay plans to begin a hunger strike from 11am on Saturday to protest against a fee increase. They say the police do not have jurisdiction within the…

MUMBAI: Oshiwara police have arrested a driver of an Andheri-based businessman for stealing his gold ornaments worth Rs19 lakh from his apartment at Prabhu Darshan in Jogeshwari (West), when he was in Tirupati with his family.

MUMBAI: Law enforcement agencies on Friday thwarted agitating Congress activists’ attempt to march to Raj Bhavan to protest against the deployment of the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI for cases involving politicians in the state, the treatment meted out to leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, and the imposition of…

MUMBAI: Over 7,800 candidates—aspiring and existing teachers—who had either failed or altered their scores of the Maharashtra Teachers Eligibility Test (TET-2019) in exchange for money have been permanently barred from taking the exam. The TET-2019 had the highest pass percentage of 6.

MUMBAI: Uncertainty over cabinet expansion was confirmed on Friday following a six-line order issued by chief secretary Manukumar Srivastava. On the directives of chief minister Eknath Shinde, Srivastava stated bureaucrats have been entrusted with quasi-judicial powers enjoyed by cabinet members until further orders.

MUMBAI: Hearing a plea by an Ulhasnagar resident to direct the home minister to hear his appeal against the rejection of a firearm licence by the Thane police commissioner, the Bombay high court on Friday pointed out that there was no such minister in the state.