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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 | Samiullah Khan
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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 | Samiullah Khan
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Maharashtra schools told to set up cameras in all classrooms before Board exams

42 of 198 SSC exam centres have been sent notices for not having enough CCTVs on January 21

25 January,2026 08:27 AM IST | Aditi Alurkar
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Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Bandra building on Waterfield Road, no injuries

According to preliminary information, the incident occurred at around 1:40 pm at Hicons, a residential structure located along the busy Waterfield Road

24 January,2026 03:22 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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DRI Mumbai foils courier gold smuggling, seizes Rs 2.89 crore

Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers seized 1.815 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at approximately Rs 2.89 crore from a courier consignment that arrived at the International Courier Terminal (ICT), Mumbai, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

24 January,2026 01:42 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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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
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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
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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
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Mumbai vintage car club’s long-pending museum dream remains unfulfilled

… but don’t miss these golden oldies inside

24 January,2026 07:27 AM IST | Hemal Ashar
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How one woman’s courage made Mumbai local trains safer

Twenty-seven years after the incident that shocked Mumbai, Jayabala Ashar shares her message of hope; on October 26, 1998, Ashar was pushed off a moving local train between Charni Road and Grant Road stations after resisting the accused

24 January,2026 07:34 AM IST | Rajendra B. Aklekar
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Mid-Day Exclusive: Bandra East skywalk ready, launch awaited for commuter relief

Connectivity to get better for commuters, as Western Railway links newly built walkway to foot overbridge at Churchgate-end of Bandra railway station

24 January,2026 07:40 AM IST | Rajendra B. Aklekar
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Mumbai: KEM Hospital discharges first patient from newly opened burns ward

Three male patients admitted to recently opened facility where only women and children were treated earlier; In the 15 days since operations commenced, the ward has admitted 10 patients, of which one minor female who had 15 per cent facial and upper body burns became the first one to be discharged on Friday

24 January,2026 07:47 AM IST | Ritika Gondhalekar
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
    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
    Mumbai ANC detains 44-year-old alleged drug trafficker in 13 cases

    Mumbai ANC detains 44-year-old alleged drug trafficker in 13 cases

    The Mumbai Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell has detained a 44-year-old alleged drug trafficker with 13 criminal cases under the PIT-NDPS Act. The accused, a repeat offender booked under NDPS and IPC provisions, has been lodged at Amravati Central Jail following approval from the state home department

    24 January,2026 03:40 PM IST | Mumbai
    Mumbai Police get custody of gangster Ravi Pujari after Senegal clearance

    Mumbai Police get custody of gangster Ravi Pujari after Senegal clearance

    Legal clearance from Senegal allows cops to act in extortion case linked to stalled B’wood film; Although Pujari was extradited to India from Senegal in 2021, the extradition was initially restricted to specific cases (in Karnataka), and only 10 cases in Mumbai

    24 January,2026 08:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Anish Patil
    Mumbai: Lured into stock market trap, 35-year-old loses Rs 11 lakh

    Mumbai: Lured into stock market trap, 35-year-old loses Rs 11 lakh

    Fraudster identifies himself as a ‘foreign expert’ on stock market trade, adds victim to a WhatsApp group ‘F40 Stock Market Strategy Exchange Group’

    24 January,2026 08:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
    Fake railway vigilance officer held while demanding Rs 20,000 bribe in Kalyan

    Fake railway vigilance officer held while demanding Rs 20,000 bribe in Kalyan

    According 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. Aklekar
    Wadala woman assaulted after cancelling Urban Company massage

    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 Iyer
    Mumbai Police get gangster Ravi Pujari's custody in Remo D'Souza extortion case

    Mumbai 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 correspondent
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