Maharashtra Information Technology Minister and BJP in charge of BMC elections 2026, Ashish Shelar, in a poetic post on X, criticised the alliance between the Thackeray cousins, alleging that they have joined hands to loot the BMC treasury
24 December,2025 02:32 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentCommenting on the coming together of Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, Wadettiwar welcomed the development, saying the Congress extended its best wishes to the Thackeray family
24 December,2025 02:06 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentAddressing a joint press conference, the two leaders did not specify the list of civic bodies where the alliance would contest, nor did they disclose seat-sharing details for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
24 December,2025 01:47 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentAfter two decades of rivalry, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray announced a historic alliance for the BMC elections, celebrating Marathi pride, unity, and emotional tributes to Balasaheb Thackeray in Mumbai
24 December,2025 02:48 PM ISTAfter two decades of rivalry, Thackeray cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray on Wednesday announced a political reunion to take on the BJP in Mumbai, calling it a historic moment for Maharashtra. The development triggered sharp political reactions across parties
24 December,2025 02:49 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentIn his complaint to the Mahatma Phule Chowk police, Rajesh Amritlal Bhatia said a long-time friend had asked him to arrange traveller's checks for his daughter's architecture studies in Dubai
24 December,2025 01:03 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentDrawing parallels with the Samyukta Maharashtra movement, Uddhav Thackeray said the reunion was about safeguarding Maharashtra and its people. There has been no official word yet as to how the 227 municipal seats will be shared between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS
24 December,2025 02:49 PM ISTThe Thackeray camp in the party's mouthpiece, 'Saamana', said this open-door policy has emerged as a point of deep contention for party veterans
24 December,2025 12:03 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentAvinash Lalta Prasad Soni and a few others were booked in 2009 in the murder of a man over brokerage money in Nalasopara. While the other accused were arrested, Soni fled to Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh and lived there for several years under a false identity
24 December,2025 11:55 AM IST | mid-day online correspondentOn January 27, 2001, and January 28, 2001, based on specific intelligence, the Narcotics Control Bureau, Mumbai Zonal Unit, had intercepted three accused persons in the area of Belapur and Nerul, Navi Mumbai, and seized multiple types of drugs like Cocaine, LSD in commercial quantities, and Ganja
24 December,2025 11:45 AM IST | mid-day online correspondentThe prosecution had sought the accused Bablu Paswan's conviction under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for culpable homicide, but the court said there was no evidence of specific intent to cause death
24 December,2025 11:38 AM IST | mid-day online correspondentThe action was taken on Tuesday after the MIDC police received inputs that two persons were planning to sell MD, commonly known as ecstasy, near Sangam Road, Wanadongri
24 December,2025 10:36 AM IST | mid-day online correspondentA bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad also questioned how the civic body had granted approvals to over 125 construction projects worth more than Rs 1,000 crore in a city like Mumbai, observing that the situation had now gone beyond the BMC’s control
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According to the police, the accused had evaded arrest since the case was registered. A charge sheet was subsequently filed, and efforts were ongoing to trace him. Acting on surveillance inputs, the police retrieved crime records and discreetly tracked the accused
24 December,2025 08:14 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerMehul Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are the prime accused in a scam, being probed by both the CBI and ED. They are accused of siphoning off over Rs 13,000 crore from the PNB using Letters of Undertaking and Foreign Letters of Credit by bribing officials
23 December,2025 10:48 PM IST | Mumbai | PTIThe theft occurred between 6 pm on December 18 and 5.30 am on December 19 near Ekveera Ai Mitra Mandal, close to Ghodyacha Tabelya in Vijaynagar, Antop Hill. The complainant, 30-year-old reported that his black Honda Activa 5G scooter had been stolen by an unknown person
23 December,2025 07:40 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerWhile hearing his pleas, HC asked Mallya, who is wanted in India to face trial on fraud and money laundering charges, about his return. The bench made it clear to Mallya’s counsel that it will not hear the plea against the Act unless the businessman first submits to the court’s jurisdiction
23 December,2025 07:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA total of 48.048 kg of suspected Hydroponic Weed, valued at approximately Rs. 48.048 crore in the illicit market, was recovered from 7 passengers arriving from Bangkok on various flights. Arrests were made under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985
23 December,2025 12:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent"In total, five accused from an inter-state gang have been arrested, and stolen property worth Rs 19.94 lakh has been recovered. Further investigation is ongoing under the guidance of senior police officers," said a police official
22 December,2025 11:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe alleged incident took place at a municipal garden near Mumbai Central railway station, a location commonly visited by families and children, officials said
22 December,2025 11:06 PM IST | Mumbai | Anish PatilA post-mortem examination conducted at Rajawadi Hospital revealed that the woman had sustained head injuries. Based on these findings, police said that she was killed after her head was slammed against a wall during the altercation by her husband
22 December,2025 09:56 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerPolice said that the victim was friends with one of the accused and would secretly meet him on several occasions. On the day of the incident, when the victim went to meet the accused, two other men were also present at the spot. All three allegedly took turns to sexually assault her
22 December,2025 09:01 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanADVERTISEMENT
