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University of Toronto to open centre in Mumbai

The University of Toronto is setting up its India outpost in Mumbai, a deep research centre that will work towards addressing pressing issues of cities including air quality, urban management and climate change. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/JENx6hZ

Latest news updates from Maharashtra

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4 dead in car-bus collision on Mum-Ahd highway

In a second major accident in a month on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway, four persons travelling in a car died on the spot in a head-on collision with a luxury bus in Charoti in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district early Tuesday. The driver of the bus and three passengers sustained minor injuries. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ITayZbs

Man kills wife on street, attempts suicide

Police personnel who rushed to the spot at around 12:30 pm found the man lying injured near the body of his wife and their two children crying. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/t9i37rq

MSRTC e-bus gets green look; 100 to run on Mumbai-Pune route

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) managing director Shekhar Channe on Monday announced that it will introduce its 'Shivai' AC electric buses for Mumbai with a new design having prominent shades of green. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3Tld5q0

Himalayan states dazzle with heavy snowfall

Heavy snowfall in parts of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand disrupted normal life. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/7SckgYZ

That's the spirit! Khelo India begins with a bang

Khelo India Youth Games 2022 officially opened on Monday morning — while the Gala Opening Ceremony was held later in the evening. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/vn9Y4go

Latest news updates from Maharashtra

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BMC poll: Diagnostics at Rs 50! BJP gets itself tested

With rates of diagnostic testing dropping from around Rs 223 to just Rs 86, BMC last week cleared its 'Aapli Chikitsa' scheme at the new reduced rates, under which citizens can get tested at civic hospitals and dispensaries for just Rs 50. BMC subsidises the testing by paying the difference to diagnostic companies on its panel. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/AtVgKDx

A Mumbai bureaucrat who refuses to be taken down

BMC administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal is indeed a bold bureaucrat. When the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned him to record his statement in a money laundering case over allotment of a contract for a Covid centre, his colleagues in the bureaucracy believed it would be the end of his career. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/lRuO9aP

Take care: Cop kills self in Mumbai, leaves note

A 38-year-old assistant police inspector who was under depression committed suicide at his residence at police quarters in Chunabhatti early morning Sunday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/enaUKOr

Pathaan stir in Mumbai: 9 held from Bajrang Dal

Bajrang Dal activists on Sunday destroyed banners of Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer movie 'Pathaan' at Maxus Mall in Bhayander (west). from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2cAWOnM

Mumbai: Kingpin who stitched perfect passports held

The city crime branch investigating the fake passport and visa racket on Friday arrested a key accused of the gang from Chunabhatti. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ToCZcsM

Latest news updates from Mumbai

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Mum's Ridge Road opens to motorists after 2.5 yrs

After a gap of 2.5 years, the B G Kher Road, also known as the Ridge Road, in the upscale Malabar Hill area reopened to motorists over the weekend. The road had been kept shut following a landslide in August 2020. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/r07QHWu

Maha: Two held for raping teenage girl in Thane

​​​​The incident had occurred on Friday afternoon and the accused had video-recorded their act to threaten the victim, he said. One of the arrested man is a habitual offender, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Dombivli) Sunil Kurhade told reporters. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZN7HsXu

Centre to assist Maha in infra projects: CM

Stating that the centre is supporting the state in its progress, the CM Eknath Shinde on Sunday said that the union government is providing financial assistance to the state to the tune of Rs 2 lakh crore to boost different infrastructural projects in Maharashtra. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/BebH14V

Educated youth leading e-cigarette use: Study

Educated youth are driving the vaping habit in India more than two years after e-cigarettes were banned in the country, according to a newly published medical study. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/eXA324C

'Drug addict' held for killing man on street in Mumbai

The V P Road police on Saturday arrested a 35-year-old alleged drug addict for allegedly killing a 40-year-old man by smashing his head on the pavement at VP Road on Friday night. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/Ff8uExg

Mum's AQI dips again; could be worst Jan in 5 yrs

Mumbai's air quality index (AQI) remained at a very poor level (325) for the second consecutive day on Saturday and was worst than Delhi's (197). After a four to five-day bad air hauls twice over the last three weeks, this is the third time the air has entered a very poor zone. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/1NsODZv

Teen raped by two men posing as cops in Thane

Two men posing as cops allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl in Thane district. The incident took place around 1.30pm on Friday when the minor girl was taking a stroll with her boyfriend near a creek in Dombivili town of Kalyan taluka, a police officer said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/RMHjpB2

'Metro 2A and 7 ridership touched 10L since launch of 2nd phase'

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'Drunk' model held for assaulting cops, airport guard

A 34-year-old model was arrested on Friday, a day after she created a ruckus outside the domestic terminal of the airport and assaulted two female cops and a guard inside the airport police station in an allegedly inebriated state. The accused, Rupali Kumar, hails from Delhi and is currently put up in Mumbai, police said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/pLUMhbN

Now, FIR against schools forging student database

More than a decade after schools were found to have inflated number of students admitted to get government aid, the state on Friday framed guidelines, including filing criminal cases against educational institutions forging student database. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/TAjtvFs

Man gets 10 yrs RI for impregnating his daughter

A special POCSO court on Friday convicted and sentenced a 39-year-old father to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting and impregnating his 16-year-old daughter in 2016. While initially the minor had blamed a friend after the matter came to light during a hospital checkup, she later told cops that her father had threatened her and told her to implicate the boy. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/Q24lbft

Close shave for passengers after crane-local collision

Stone pelting by transgenders led to a mishap after driver of a crane suffered injuries due to which he lost control of the vehicle and hit the suburban local train near Naigaon station at around 1am on Saturday, on Western Railway. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/rPTwjXi

Latest news updates from Mumbai

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Ex-fireman gets life for burning wife in Mum

A sessions court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 32-year-old former fireman to life imprisonment for pouring inflammable chemical on his wife in 2017 and setting her ablaze with a napkin he lit on the gas stove. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ylIGO9m

Aarey trees: Activist files PIL in Bombay HC

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Maharashtra BJP MLA Ashish Shelar gets threat

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Shocking revelations in Shraddha murder case

Delhi Police has invoked Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code dealing with destruction of evidence to describe Aftab Poonawala’s grotesque act of dismembering the body of his partner, Shraddha Walkar, into 18-24 pieces, storing them and disposing of them at various locations. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/se8oPBa

Live: 'Betrayal, defections defamed Maharashtra'

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Fire breaks out in Mumbai residential building

A fire broke out in the electric panel of the 22nd floor of a 44-storey building in Dadar East in Mumbai on Thursday evening. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/l36Px0g

Fire damages 6 shops in Mumbai; no casualties

A fire broke out at a compound in the Andheri suburb of Mumbai on Thursday, resulting in damage to six shops, as reported by officials. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/9XtrSHf

Maha Live: Fire breaks out in Andheri East

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'Change confusing names of Mumbai Metro 2A & 7 stns'

As more and more Mumbaikars take to the new Metro 2A and 7 lines, there is confusion and resentment over the way the stations have been named. Commuters are demanding that they be rectified to their popular identities or that MMRDA at least mention the popular names in brackets. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/1QRt4yP

Will win 150+ seats in BMC: Ashish Shelar

The Mumbai BJP Shiv Sena faction led by CM Eknath Shinde is expected to win over 150 seats in the BMC elections, with BJP city chief Ashish Shelar reiterating Union Minister Amit Shah's mission of winning 150 seats. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/m2SWuEx

AI staff still living in quarters to pay Rs 10-15L ‘damages’

As Air India completes one year of privatisation on Friday, for hundreds of its employees living in the airline staff quarters in Mumbai and Delhi, it's time to brace for impact as they face salary deductions totalling Rs 10 lakh to Rs 15 lakh each, apart from the penal rent that the airline began to levy in December. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/HiLWAm0

'Rename confusing Mumbai Metro stations'

As more and more Mumbaikars take to the new Metro 2A and 7 lines, there is abundant confusion and resentment over the way the stations have been named. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/FjbVtZJ

Bombay HC grants bail to Deshmukh's PS

The Bombay high court on Wednesday granted bail to Sanjeev Palande, personal secretary of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, in a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/hg04MRZ

BEST bus catches fire near Bandra in Mumbai

Around 20-25 passengers had a miraculous escape after a BEST bus caught fire near Bandra signal junction on SV Road on Wednesday afternoon. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/eAwEf3d

Jana Gana Mana: Colours of Republic

India is about to ring in its 74th Republic Day on Thursday and January 26 calls for a special celebration as this date marks when the Constitution of India came into effect in 1950. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/a8iKvXB

In this part of Mumbai, you can immerse yourself in art

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37 kg smuggled gold seized from Kalbadevi

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gold smuggling ring after chancing upon a consignment of rotors with 5.8kg of gold worth Rs 3.5 crore hidden within. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/NP4CZOE

Power theft: Jeans washing unit owner booked

The owner of a jeans washing unit has been booked for power theft of Rs 25.86 lakh at Titwala in Thane district. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/4wJsEu3

HC asks NMMC, Cidco about nod to construct in CRZ

The Bombay high court has directed the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), the Urban Development department, NMMC and a private construction company to file their replies as affidavits on the prayer of environmentalist Sunil Agarwal who is questioning how commencement certificate can be given to the private company at the Seawoods golf course site in Nerul sector 60, which is within CRZ (coastal regulation zone). from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/nlvUk8Q

Now, TISS students union demand 10% attendance relief

The TISS students' union has now proposed a 10% attendance relief or a monthly leave for girl students as 'menstrual leave' after a student collective on the campus wrote to the management seeking at least 2% relief last week. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/TIiWeLE

Latest news updates from Maharashtra

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BEST proposes up to 18% hike in power tariffs

From April, those living in the island city can expect a rise in their power bills. The BEST undertaking on Monday proposed a hike of up to 18% in tariff in 2023-24, in a petition filed before the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC). from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/V7GN0bj