Mumbai LIVE: Navi Mumbai cops bust drug racket with Punjab link; 15 held
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Navi Mumbai police's Anti Narcotics Cell has arrested 15 persons after busting a racket in which heroin and opium were being brought in Mumbai from Punjab, an official said on Friday. We are closing the LIVE blog now
23 January,2026 10:27 PM IST | MumbaiThe Shiv Sena also announced a series of public welfare programmes across Maharashtra to mark the birth centenary of party founder Balasaheb Thackeray
23 January,2026 10:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe water cuts are due to repair work on the 'Pneumatic Gate System' installed at the Bhatsa river barrage at Pise, which supplies water to both Thane and Mumbai. The work is being carried out by the BMC, officials said on Friday
23 January,2026 05:46 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentThe list includes several senior leaders from both the state and national level. Maharashtra Congress in-charge Ramesh Chennithala, State Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal, and Leader of the Congress Legislature Party Vijay Wadettiwar are among the prominent names
23 January,2026 06:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAccording to the Mumbai civic body, 75 per cent of the work of the flyover has been completed, and 30 out of the proposed 31 pillars have already been constructed
23 January,2026 07:17 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAccording to Central Railway officials, the railway employee approached the Vigilance Department after suspecting fraudulent activity. Based on the complaint, the vigilance team planned a trap and monitored the suspect’s movements
23 January,2026 07:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. AklekarAn official statement said that several Mumbai local train services on the Harbour line will remain cancelled on Sunday, 25 January 2026, due to a jumbo block being undertaken for maintenance work
23 January,2026 07:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent"The BMC’s Licensing Department has registered cases against unidentified persons at Gamdevi, Malabar Hill and Dr D. B. Marg police stations. The action was taken on January 21 and 22, 2026, during which 41 unauthorised banners were removed," an official statement said
23 January,2026 07:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentHarbour line passengers are allowed to travel via the Main line and Western Railway between 10 am and 6 pm during the block, Central Railway said in an official statement
23 January,2026 08:09 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn a traffic notification, Mumbai Police said that on January 26, 2026, due to the Republic Day 2026 parade at Shivaji Park ground in Dadar, all adjoining roads shall be closed for vehicular traffic from 06:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs
23 January,2026 08:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Amrit Bharat Express is a long-distance, sleeper-class non-AC train service introduced by Indian Railways. It is designed to provide affordable, high-speed travel, especially during festive seasons and peak migration periods, when passenger demand is high, said the officials
23 January,2026 09:12 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. AklekarUddhav Thackeray also alleged that money power was used in the Mumbai civic polls, claiming that such practices were witnessed for the first time in the recently held BMC Election 2026
23 January,2026 11:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentPolice stated that Khan’s house is located close to Nalanda Society. During the investigation, officers recreated the scene of the firing to understand the direction from which the bullets were allegedly fired
23 January,2026 10:28 PM IST | Mumbai | Shirish VaktaniaKDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goyal paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Bal Thackeray by offering flowers at the leaders statues in Maharashtra's Kalyan
23 January,2026 11:12 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerIN PHOTOS: Eknath Shinde pays tribute to Bal Thackeray on birth centenary
23 January,2026 10:02 PM ISTRailway officials return bag containing jewellery, cash to passenger
Kalyan railway officials, led by Deputy Station Manager Umesh Vishwakarma, returned a passenger’s lost bag containing Rs 4 lakh in jewellery and Rs 12,060 cash. The swift action was praised for honesty, integrity, and dedication to duty, highlighting exemplary railway service
23 January,2026 06:37 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. AklekarBMC announces water cut in Island City and eastern suburbs from Jan 27 to Feb 7
The BMC announces 10 per cent water cut in several parts of Mumbai, eastern suburbs, Thane, and Bhiwandi from January 27 to February 7 due to annual maintenance of the pneumatic gate system
23 January,2026 04:21 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentElgar Parishad case: Bombay HC grants bail to Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor
A division bench of the Bombay High Court, headed by Justice A.S. Gadkari, took note of the fact that many accused persons in the case have secured bail owing to prolonged incarceration and the unlikelihood of the trial commencing in the near future
23 January,2026 02:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMahad poll violence: Shiv Sena Minister's son surrenders before police
The state government on Friday told the court that Vikas Gogawale had turned himself in before the Mahad police in connection with the clash that broke out during the municipal council elections in Raigad district
23 January,2026 02:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentOn Balasaheb Thackeray centenary, MSRTC rolls out statewide pilgrimage scheme
The scheme was launched under the guidance of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, with Transport Minister and MSRTC Chairman Pratap Sarnaik highlighting its people-centric approach
23 January,2026 02:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent‘He never craved power’: Raj Thackeray remembers Balasaheb Thackeray
The MNS leader emphasised that while many historical figures are celebrated on their centenaries, very few continue to shape the destiny of a region long after they are gone
23 January,2026 11:44 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMPCB Chairman Siddhesh Kadam on Mumbai AQI, dust control and plastic bans
The owners of a bar at the center of a deadly New Year’s fire at a Swiss ski resort are now under intense scrutiny as investigators launch a criminal probe. The blaze broke out during a packed celebration in Crans-Montana, quickly turning into a deadly flashover that left little time for escape. Police have interviewed the bar’s French owners, examining whether the venue complied with fire safety regulations.
Wadala woman assaulted after cancelling Urban Company massage
46-year-old Wadala woman gets her face punched and scratched, hair pulled, and verbally abused; assailant, who doesn’t spare resident’s teen son, is removed from platform
23 January,2026 01:48 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerMumbai Police get gangster Ravi Pujari's custody in Remo D'Souza extortion case
The crime branch's anti-extortion cell (AEC) took Pujari's custody from the Bengaluru prison and produced him in a court in Mumbai on Thursday
23 January,2026 12:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMumbai: Chembur police bust parking extortion racket, two arrested
Duo demands Rs 1000 from tanker drivers, threatening to kill them otherwise; cops nab accused from Govandi; The accused demanded parking money from tanker drivers, exploiting congestion outside the IOC facility, said police
23 January,2026 08:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Anish PatilMumbai Police busts bike thieves gang, recover 9 expensive motorcycles; 3 held
These bikes recovered by the police are linked to theft cases registered at Andheri, Vile Parle, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Antop Hill, Kalachowki, Kharghar and Parel police stations, said an official
22 January,2026 11:14 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif RizviBJP files police complaint after AIMIM corporator’s 'paint Mumbra green' remark
The complaint was submitted at the Mumbra police station by a delegation led by former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya, who demanded action against the 22-year-old AIMIM leader
22 January,2026 10:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentNavi Mumbai man duped of Rs 74.6 lakh in share trading fraud
The accused had contacted the victim, a resident of Panvel, and persuaded him to invest in share trading. Initially, small profits were credited to his account to gain his confidence
22 January,2026 10:49 AM IST | Thane