Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police probe threat to actor Ranveer Singh, Lawrence Bishnoi gang suspected

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Police probe threat to actor Ranveer Singh, Lawrence Bishnoi gang suspected

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh received a threatening WhatsApp voice note, prompting heightened security at his Mumbai residence. Police suspect the Lawrence Bishnoi gang may be involved, possibly for extortion purposes. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: State Budget Session from February 23; Budget to be presented on March 6

The Budget Session of the Maharashtra Legislature, to be held in Mumbai, will commence on Monday, February 23 and continue till Wednesday, March 25, 2026, with the state budget scheduled to be presented on March 6. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Legislature’s Business Advisory Committee.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Forest fire breaks out near Mumbra Devi Temple in Thane, no injuries reported

A fire broke out in a forested hill area behind Mumbra Devi Temple along the Mumbra Bypass in Thane on Monday evening, the Thane Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Management Control Room said. 

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC reduces life term of rape convict to 12 years, considering age and reform efforts

The Bombay High Court has reduced the life sentence of a man, convicted for raping a minor girl, to 12 years, taking note of his young age, long incarceration and reformative efforts in prison, including participation in an essay programme on Mahatma Gandhi. A bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Sandesh Patil, in its February 2 order, a copy of which was made available on Tuesday, upheld the conviction of the man in the 2016 offence, but noted the life sentence imposed on him deserves to be reduce (PTI)