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17 December,2025 10:04 PM ISTThe Maharashtra Governor on Wednesday accepted the proposal to transfer Kokate’s portfolios to Ajit Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party and is a key ally in the ruling coalition, which includes the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena
17 December,2025 11:07 PM IST | Sanjeev ShivadekarMumbai local train update: Chaos erupted during Mumbai’s morning rush hour after a Badlapur–CSMT AC fast local failed to open its doors at Dadar station. Stranded commuters were forced to alight at Byculla, triggering protests and demands for accountability from railway authorities
17 December,2025 01:37 PM IST | Rajendra B. AklekarDindoshi Police trace transaction details, arrest 21-year-old suspect; another accused remains absconding
17 December,2025 10:20 PM IST | Samiullah KhanThe incident took place in the Ambernath area and was captured on CCTV cameras installed outside the office of Pawan Walekar, who is the BJP candidate for the Ambernath Municipal Council polls scheduled on December 20
17 December,2025 12:43 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentAn official statement said that the new Post Office has been designed especially for young people, students and digital natives, offering a technology-driven and youth-friendly postal experience
17 December,2025 09:44 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentDuring the inspection, officials discovered 10,000 to 30,000 illegally printed textbooks of Balbharati. While Balbharati’s production officer estimated the quantity to be between 10,000 and 20,000, officials said
17 December,2025 10:49 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentConstruction is ongoing for an elevated deck connecting both 12-metre-wide FOBs over platforms 1 and 2. A major portion of the deck was commissioned in March 2025, an official statement said
17 December,2025 08:22 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentMotorists heading north have been diverted via Babulnath-Pedder Road towards Haji Ali. Traffic police have advised commuters to follow the diversion and expect delays
17 December,2025 08:49 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentThe city’s air quality remains moderate, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 116, as per the Sameer app. Experts have advised that people with respiratory or heart conditions, including asthma, may experience mild discomfort
17 December,2025 12:23 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentChavan, a senior Congress leader, last week cited the release of the controversial Jeffrey Epstein files in the United States on December 19 to claim India could soon have a new PM
17 December,2025 12:20 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentMunicipal Corporations polls in major cities such as Nagpur, Nashik, Vasai-Virar, Thane, Mumbai, and others will be held on 15 January and counting of votes will happen on 16 January
17 December,2025 08:57 AM IST | mid-day online correspondentOn Tuesday, the Nashik district sessions court upheld a lower court order sentencing Manikrao Kokate to two years in jail in a housing quota irregularities case
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During the three-day operation, customs officers seized 8.467 kg of hydroponic weed from a passenger arriving from Bangkok. They also recovered 2.270 kg of 24-carat gold dust, along with 230 grams of 24-carat gold jewellery, from different passengers at Mumbai Airport
17 December,2025 08:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAn official said that an FIR was registered at the Worli Police Station in central Mumbai against the driver of the vehicle after a complaint was received on X
17 December,2025 07:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAround 20 guests alerted the hotel management after receiving the suspicious link, following which the hotel’s chief security officer, Akshay Daine (47), approached the police and lodged a complaint against an unknown person
16 December,2025 07:26 PM IST | Mumbai | Shirish VaktaniaOf the total drugs seized, 16.482 kg of the contraband, valued at approximately Rs 16.48 crore in the illicit market, were recovered in four cases from five passengers from Bangkok based on passenger profiling
16 December,2025 02:53 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanAdditional Sessions Court Judge A R Rahane, in the order on December 1, deemed sending the accused to jail unnecessary and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each on them
16 December,2025 01:57 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondentBased on the businessman's complaint, the Waliv police then registered a case under various Indian Penal Code sections, including attempt to murder and criminal intimidation
16 December,2025 12:12 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondentThe accused purchased consignments of grey (unprocessed) cloth from the 42-year-old victim, a resident of Gayatri Nagar in Bhiwandi town, between June and November this year
16 December,2025 12:01 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentPolice provide the girl with medical care and counselling; begin verification of accused’s past record; the accused approached the victim, claiming he needed to conduct a routine check-up. Trusting him, the girl complied, after which the offence took place
16 December,2025 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentTheir bike rammed into the bridge’s boundary wall, causing both riders to be thrown onto the other side of the road. They then came under a private bus passing by, leading to their death, an official said
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