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Maharashtra's Sahyadri Tiger Reserve now home to three dominant male tigers

Senapati, Subhedar, and Baji reclaim territory as tigers make a strong return

26 January,2026 08:21 AM IST | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai Crime News

‘What are we to do now?’ Wife speaks after professor stabbed to death

Feelings of 31-year-old Jr college lecturer (right) Alok Kumar Singh’s family flow thick and fast after argument with fellow passenger results in death on north-bound local train

26 January,2026 07:35 AM IST | Shirish Vaktania | Madhulika Ram Kavattur
Mumbai News

Accused in Malad local train murder arrested within 12 hours, says GRP

GRP Commissioner M Rakesh Kalasagar debunks victim family’s delay accusation

26 January,2026 10:41 AM IST | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Mumbai Crime News

90-second argument in crowded local train ends in professor’s death at Malad

Police reconstruct how a minor dispute inside a crowded compartment of the local train ended with a man bleeding to death on the platform at Malad station

26 January,2026 08:07 AM IST | Shirish Vaktania | Madhulika Ram Kavattur
Mumbai News

BMC demolishes dangerous Vikhroli foot overbridge after months of delay

BMC pulls down overbridge used by thousands daily after structural defects were flagged, but alternate crossing options still missing

26 January,2026 08:25 AM IST | Ritika Gondhalekar
Mumbai News

Vintage motorcycle award turns emotional as son showcases late father’s Jawa

Renovated bike tribute for late father; award is bitter-sweet moment for Yorik D’Abreo who wishes dad was at car fiesta to witness magical moment

26 January,2026 08:44 AM IST | Hemal Ashar
Mumbai News

Ancient knowledge meets modern tech in Sir JJ University education tableau

14x60-ft installation depicts India’s journey from ancient centres of learning to technology-driven classrooms under National Education Policy

26 January,2026 09:55 AM IST | Aditi Alurkar
Mumbai News

BMC restores Mumbai Fire Brigade’s oldest turntable ladder, manufactured in 1937

To induct it into fire brigade fleet after inauguration at hands of CM today

26 January,2026 08:55 AM IST | Eeshanpriya MS
Mumbai Crime News

Mumbai Police constable loses Rs 4.12 lakh in cyber loan fraud

Unknown accused raises personal loan in officer’s name while he was on election duty, siphons off amount via online transactions

26 January,2026 09:03 AM IST | Aishwarya Iyer
Mumbai News

Fire breaks out in residential building in Thane, no injuries reported

The fire originated in Room No. 404 on the fourth floor of Building No. B/03, a ground-plus-seven-storey structure located at Brahmand Phase 3, opposite Rainbow School in Azad Nagar. The flat is owned by Nilesh Chandrakant Palekar

24 January,2026 11:55 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai Crime News

Phone snatching on local train leaves Mumbai salesman without a leg

Man, who was thrown off train and lost his leg post scuffle with cell phone thief on a train, tells mid-day he is glad attacker is held, but wants him to pay bigger price via court verdict

24 January,2026 07:15 AM IST | Madhulika Ram Kavattur
Mumbai Crime News

Mumbai: Torn autorickshaw poster leads police to chain snatchers in Borivali

How cops caught a thief via a torn poster on his borrowed rickshaw

24 January,2026 07:21 AM IST | Samiullah Khan
BMC clears unauthorised constructions in Andheri West, easing traffic flow

BMC clears unauthorised constructions in Andheri West, easing traffic flow

Residents of Andheri West expressed gratitude to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation after unauthorised constructions were removed from major roads and footpaths, significantly easing vehicular congestion, improving pedestrian movement, and enhancing overall public safety in the area

26 January,2026 10:38 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
MPCB Chairman Siddhesh Kadam on Mumbai AQI, dust control and plastic bans

    MPCB 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.

    03 January,2026 05:58 PM IST
    Morning walk turns fatal as 73-year-old woman killed in suspected hit-and-run

    Morning walk turns fatal as 73-year-old woman killed in suspected hit-and-run

    Victim run over by unidentified vehicle on Pashan Road-Panchavati stretch; police scan CCTV to trace accused

    26 January,2026 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Amarjeet Singh
    DRI busts mephedrone factory in Satara, seizes drugs worth Rs 55 crore

    DRI busts mephedrone factory in Satara, seizes drugs worth Rs 55 crore

    Teams from the country's premier anti-smuggling agency carried out a raid and unearthed a fully operational laboratory, equipped for mephedrone production, camouflaged as a poultry farm. The unit was frequently shifting locations to evade detection

    26 January,2026 08:12 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
    Railway cops bust 'posters gang' active in Mumbai trains, seize 42,000 stickers

    Railway cops bust 'posters gang' active in Mumbai trains, seize 42,000 stickers

    The action was taken based on a tip-off received by the railway cops, leading to the arrest of the alleged gang leader and four accomplices, the officials said on Sunday

    25 January,2026 10:30 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
    Mumbai Police seizes 384 e-cigarettes and 2,880 pods worth Rs 42 lakh; one held

    Mumbai Police seizes 384 e-cigarettes and 2,880 pods worth Rs 42 lakh; one held

    Police said that during a routine patrol, police officers stopped a suspicious person and conducted a search and the searches revealed hundreds of e-cigarettes and pods, an official said

    25 January,2026 05:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
    Mumbai: Conman held for duping ATM users by posing as helpful passerby

    Mumbai: Conman held for duping ATM users by posing as helpful passerby

    According to investigators, Ansari has over 10 criminal cases registered against him across Mumbai, the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar region, and other nearby cities

    25 January,2026 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
    Dhurandhar actor Nadeem Khan held for raping house help for 10 years

    Dhurandhar actor Nadeem Khan held for raping house help for 10 years

    The complainant alleged the actor, Nadeem Khan, coaxed her into physical relations with the promise of marriage, but backed out

    25 January,2026 07:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
    Three arrested for cloth shop burglary in Dadar; cash worth Rs 97,000 recovered

    Three arrested for cloth shop burglary in Dadar; cash worth Rs 97,000 recovered

    According to the FIR, the burglary took place between 7.30 pm on January 12 and 9 am on January 13 at Vivekanand Mansion on BJ Devrukhkar Road in Dadar East. Based on police inputs, crime detection officers traced the suspects to the Kashimira area in Mira Road near Mumbai

    24 January,2026 09:43 PM IST | Mumbai
    32-year-old held with Rs 2.19-crore narcotics on Golden Temple Express

    32-year-old held with Rs 2.19-crore narcotics on Golden Temple Express

    The accused is a resident of Mizoram. He was detained from the AC coach of the train when it arrived at Borivali station in Mumbai around 11 pm on Thursday. The arrest followed specific intelligence shared by NCB officers

    24 January,2026 08:43 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
    33-year-old arrested for stealing valuables worth Rs 70,000 from Matunga home

    33-year-old arrested for stealing valuables worth Rs 70,000 from Matunga home

    According to the police, the burglary took place between 4.30 pm on January 6 and 7 am on January 7 at a residential house in the Matunga area. The accused allegedly broke open the wooden latches of the locked doors, gained entry into the house and decamped with the valuables

    24 January,2026 07:51 PM IST | Mumbai
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