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Mumbai's security tightened ahead of New Year; drones, 30,000 cops deployed

About 30,000 personnel of the Mumbai Police and several drones will be on duty this New Year to ensure that Mumbaikars follow Covid-19 guidelines

Mumbai police impose curbs for New Year eve celebrations due to Covid

As people gear up to welcome 2021, the Mumbai police on Wednesday announced a slew of restrictions on gatherings and celebrations on the New Year's eve in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Dilip Chhabria's car design firm suspected to have cheated many finance cos

Car designer Dilip Chhabria's firm is suspected to have cheated several finance companies by obtaining loans fraudulently, Mumbai police said on Tuesday

Former CEO of rating agency BARC arrested in alleged TRP scam

The crime branch of Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested a former CEO BARC from Pune district in the fake TRP scam

Mumbai Police step up vigil as night curfew comes into force to curb spread

Increased patrolling by police, heightened vigilance and curbs on timings of bars and pubs are back in Mumbai as it has come under fresh restrictions to check the spread of Covid-19

Cricketer Raina among celebs booked for violating Covid norms in Mumbai pub

Among the persons found on premises in the raid include cricketer Suresh Raina, singer Guru Randhawa, Susanne Roshan Khan, while another prominent singer reportedly managed to escape from a backdoor

Suresh Raina regrets 'unintentional', 'unfortunate' incident in Mumbai

Former India cricketer Suresh Raina was among 34 people arrested and released on bail by Mumbai Police for violating Covid-19 social distancing norms at a club

Mumbai police arrests 34 from club for allegedly flouting Covid-19 norms

Police conducted a raid on a club near Mumbai airport in the early hours of Tuesday and arrested 34 people for allegedly violating the Covid-19 prevention norms, an official said

Republic Media Network's CEO gets bail in alleged TRP rigging case

The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about rigging of TRP by some channels

Kangana Ranaut, sister Rangoli Chandel summoned by Mumbai police again

Mumbai police asked Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel to appear before them on November 23 and 24 respectively over their "objectionable comments" on social media

Arnab Goswami's arrest: Will the saga lead to introspection in the media?

The bigger lesson in this saga is for the Indian media to recognise the dangers of becoming the handmaiden of the Establishment

Bombay HC lauds Mumbai police for 'working against odds' amid pandemic

Praising the Mumbai Police for working against all odds, the Bombay High Court has said that the police personnel are carrying out their duty under a lot of pressure amid the pandemic and lockdown

Mumbai police arrests another person in television rating rigging case

Mumbai Police has made a ninth arrest in the Television Rating Points (TRP) rigging case, an official said on Friday. Harish Kamlakar Patil (45), a resident of suburban Chandivali, was arrested by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the crime branch which is probing the case. Patil was apprehended on Thursday evening after his name cropped up during the interrogation of Ramji Sharma and Dinesh Vishwakarma, former employees of Hansa research agency, he said. It was suspected that Patil took money from some TV channels to fraudulently ramp up TRP, he said. Investigation revealed that there were some financial transactions between Patil and absconding accused Abhishek Kothawale who runs a company named Max Media. Patil allegedly helped Kothawale to flee from the city after the probe began, he said. The alleged fake TRP scam came to light when ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint with the police through Hansa Research Group, alleg

Fake TRP: Mumbai police scrutinise financial transactions of 5 channels

The Mumbai police have started scrutinising the financial transactions of five channels, which were allegedly involved in fake Television Ratings Points (TRP) scam, an official said on Thursday

Probe plaint against Kangana, Rangoli: Court orders Mumbai police

A Mumbai court has ordered the city police to investigate a complaint against Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel for spreading communal hatred and falsehoods, officials said

TRP scam: BARC in cleanup mode, says no news viewership data for 3 months

The move follows the Mumbai Police announcement that it has busted a television rating points racket

Mumbai Police arrests Ex-Hansa employee in TRP scam from Uttar Pradesh

The Mumbai police on Monday arrested one more person in connection with the TRP manipulation racket, taking the number of those in custody in the case to five, official said

TRP scam an open secret, but industry seems disinclined to address problem

At stake is the Rs 78,800-crore TV industry revenue (subscription and advertising put together), as estimated by EY as of 2019

TRP: Republic TV's CFO doesn't appear before cops, cites SC hearing

Despite summons, Republic TV's CFO did not appear before the Mumbai police on Saturday to record his statement in connection with the TRP manipulation racket, saying the channel has approached the SC

Fake TRP racket: Advertisers cautious as viewership row explodes

For want of a substitute, many willing to give BARC time to come clean