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IIT-Bombay imposes stiff fine on 8 students who staged play on Ramayana

IIT Bombay imposed fine on students for controversial play 'Raahovan' that sparked debate on artistic freedom vs religious sensibilities.

Water supply in parts of Mumbai hit, BMC issues advisory to residents

Water supply was affected in Mumbai's eastern suburbs, as well as from the Golanji, Fosbery, Raoli, and Bhandarwada reservoirs, according to the BMC.

Mumbai cops trace ice cream factory worker who suffered finger injury during work

Mumbai cops trace ice cream factory worker who suffered finger injury during work

Mumbai ice cream horror: Whose finger was in cone? Police find breakthrough

Human finger found in ice cream in Mumbai: A 26-year-old doctor from Malad West claimed that he found a portion of a human finger in an ice cream cone.

CBI books two railway officials, Mumbai firms, eight others in corruption case

It is alleged that the two railway officials, who were working as the deputy chief materials manager and chief depot material superintendent, demanded bribes

Indian Defence Estates Service officer booked by CBI for misconduct

The investigation was initiated following a complaint alleging that in 2021, the officer purchased six plots of land for approximately ₹54 lakh

Maharashtra: What BJP said after key meet amid change in leadership speculation

A meeting of the Maharashtra BJP core committee was held at the BJP headquarters under the leadership of JP Nadda and Amit Shah.

Mumbai Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 24.99 °C, check weather forecast for June 19, 2024

Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Mumbai on June 19, 2024 here.

64-year-old arrested for threatening developer, trying to extort ₹1 cr

The Samta Nagar police on Saturday arrested a 64-year-old man for allegedly threatening to kill the head of a redevelopment project in Kandivali East and trying to extort ₹1 crore from the developer

17-year-old crashes car into tree in Santacruz

A 17-year-old son of a banker crashed his MPV into a mango tree on North Avenue Road in Santacruz late at night on Monday, resulting in the tree falling. The police said they have registered a case against the youth and have even taken his blood samples to ascertain if he was drunk

Hamare Baarah does not offend Muslims’ religious sentiments, says Bombay HC

The court noted that the filmmakers had removed all objectionable scenes. The division bench encouraged viewers to reflect on its themes

Senior exec arrested for driving under influence of alcohol

The Khar police arrested the inebriated driver of a speeding car that brushed past three pedestrians on Linking Road in Bandra late on Sunday evening

NMMC to replace e-toilets with traditional toilets

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has decided to phase out electronic toilets (e-toilets) across the city due to persistent issues and their misuse by anti-social elements

Mumbai’s Celia Lobo, the country's only opera diva, falls silent

After a prolonged illness, Celia Lobo, anointed the country’s only opera diva, passed away on June 18. She spent her last moments at home in Mumbai

CR to run more summer specials to cater to rush

The augmentation of summer special trains is based on inputs from media reports, social media posts, and the railway integrated helpline number, 139

29-year-old batters girlfriend to death with spanner on busy Vasai road

Rohit and Aarti, both residents of Nalasopara, had been in a relationship for the past six years. Aarti used to work in a factory in Vasai East

Accident highlights Railways’ tardiness on Kavach installation

Indian Railways is talking about calling for bids for 10,000 km of route for Kavach. However, one of the foremost routes on the Mumbai-Surat-Ahmedabad-Delhi corridor, where work on installing Kavach is underway and was supposed to be completed this month, is going very slowly

Stiff competition likely for FYJC admission in top city colleges

Over 17,000 students in Mumbai scored above 90% in FYJC admissions, leading to highly competitive cutoffs of 92-95% in top colleges. Vice-principal expects commerce cutoff to rise.

64-year-old man loses ₹2.5 crore to drugs-in-parcel con

A 64-year-old MD was cheated of ₹2.5 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as CBI & Mumbai police officers, alleging contraband in a parcel sent to Thailand.

CM Shinde scrambles to meet Jarange-Patil’s deadline on reservation notification

Jarange-Patil ended his hunger strike on June 13 after a discussion with minister Shambhuraj Desai, who assured him that the CM would personally look into his demands. The reservation activist gave him a deadline of July 13 to issue the final Sage-Soyare notification

Amit Shah, Nadda dissect Maharashtra LS debacle, mull state polls strategy

BJP’s central leadership held a meeting to deliberate upon the reasons for the defeat and chalk out a roadmap for the forthcoming assembly polls

Mumbai lake levels fall to 5%, no water cut; rains expected to pick up on Wednesday

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no plans to increase the current 10% water cut all over the city. Even though the stocks in the lakes are low, the civic body is expecting rainfall in the coming days, while the state government has also approved using reserve stock if needed

Employee transfers ₹30 lakh from construction firm to own bank account

The Kherwadi police have registered an FIR after a Bandra-based developer complained that an engineer employed by his firm had allegedly fraudulently transferred ₹30 lakh from the firm’s bank account to his personal account

Opposition protests Ujjwal Nikam’s reappointment as special public prosecutor

The Opposition has raised strong objections to a BJP worker serving as a government law officer, and has said that this sets a wrong precedent

Case against hotel CEO for ‘harassing, assaulting’ wife

A simmering feud between the chief executive officer (CEO) and director of Advani Hotels and Resorts India Ltd, previously known as Ramada Hotels (India), and his wife has escalated, leading to the latter registering an FIR at the Worli police station on June 13 against her husband

Worker stabs employer to death over unpaid dues

Saddam Hussain Ansari, 30, arrested for murdering employer over unpaid dues in Navi Mumbai. Accused demanded immediate payment of ₹1,250, leading to fatal confrontation.

Patole faces flak as video shows man washing his feet

The incident occurred in Akola’s Wadegaon village on Monday, when the Congress leader visited the Nanasaheb Chincholkar Vidyalaya

After a series of gaffes, Gokhale bridge, Barfiwala flyover to be merged soon

The bridges are being aligned at a cost of ₹8 crore, as per the recommendations of experts from IIT Bombay, and the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute

Why Mankhurd girls have stopped playing football: Blame the neighbourhood boys

Parents living in the slums of Mankhurd have stopped sending their daughters to play football because the boys who targeted Shabnam continue to play there

Chennai-Mumbai IndiGo flight, CSMIA, 60 hospitals get hoax bomb threat e-mails

IndiGo flight from Chennai to Mumbai lands amidst bomb threat. 196 passengers safely disembarked. 41 airports received hoax threats. Hospitals also targeted.

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