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Maharashtra polls proved 'ek hain toh safe hain': CM-elect Fadnavis

An official invitation card of swearing-in ceremony sourced from Fadnavis' office states that he is set to take oath as chief minister of the State at Azad Maidan in Mumbai at 5:30 pm on December 5

BJP legislature party leader will be finalised by new MLAs: Vijay Rupani

Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, one of the two BJP observers for its Maharashtra legislature party meeting, on Tuesday said the name of the legislature party leader will be finalised after talks with the party's newly-elected MLAs. Rupani, who arrived in Mumbai late this evening for the meeting BJP's crucial legislature party to be held on Wednesday, said if there is unanimity, then only one name will be selected. The BJP has achieved remarkable success in the November 20 Maharashtra elections, securing 132 out of 288 seats, marking its best performance in the state so far. Former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is being seen as the frontrunner for the top post in the new BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government. Speaking to reporters, Rupani said, "The government will be formed. Discussions with the elected MLAs will take place tomorrow. One name will be finalised and it will be announced later." He said the process of finalising the leader of the BJP's legislative party follows

Anmol Bishnoi main conspirator in Baba Siddique's murder: Mumbai Police

The Mumbai police on Tuesday told a special court here that the name of Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has emerged as the main conspirator in the October 12 killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique. The police made this claim while seeking the remand of eight accused in the case, citing provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Special MCOCA court judge, A M Patil, remanded the eight accused, including main shooter Shivkumar Gautam, in police custody till December 7. Anmol, who was recently detained in the USA and lodged in a prison there, has been shown as a wanted accused in the case. During the remand hearing, the Mumbai police told the court that Anmol's name has surfaced as the main conspirator in the case during their probe. It said he was providing financial support to other accused and a probe was required to ascertain the source and utilisation of funds. The police told the court that Anmol had contacted the

Police deployed after Maha villagers urge 're-election' with ballot papers

Heavy police security was deployed on Tuesday at a village in Maharashtra's Malshiras assembly segment after some locals cast doubt on the EVMs and insisted on conducting a "re-election" with ballot papers, officials said. The Malshiras sub-divisional magistrate on Monday imposed prohibitory orders, under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, from December 2 to 5 in the area to avoid any conflict or law and order situation due to the "repoll" plan of some locals, an official said. Residents of Markadwadi village under Malshiras segment in Solapur district have put up banners claiming a "repoll" will be held on December 3. The village comes under the Malshiras assembly constituency, where NCP (SP) candidate Uttam Jankar defeated BJP's Ram Satpute by 13,147 votes in the November 20 state polls, the results of which were declared on November 2. Though Jankar won the seat, Markadwadi residents claimed he polled less votes in their village against Satpute which was not

Shinde's contribution should be duly recognised: Shiv Sena leader Kesarkar

Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar has said the Maharashtra assembly polls were recently fought under the leadership of Eknath Shinde and it is up to the BJP's central leadership to decide how to maintain his stature. The contribution of Shinde, the caretaker chief minister of the state, should be duly recognised, Kesarkar said at a press conference here on Monday. The Mahayuti, comprising the Shiv Sena led by Shinde, BJP and Ajit Pawar's NCP, won 230 out of 288 assembly seats in the November 20 polls, results of which were declared on November 23. The BJP led with 132 seats, while the Shiv Sena got 57 and NCP 41 seats. BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, two-time former CM, is widely seen as the frontrunner for the top post. The BJP has already announced that the new chief minister will take oath on December 5 at south Mumbai's Azad Maidan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP's allies Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party are each tipped to be given deputy CM posit

Mumbai court slaps contempt notice on Google CEO Sundar Pichai; here's why

In its defence, YouTube cited immunity under the Information Technology Act, arguing that defamation does not qualify as content that can be blocked under Section 69-A of the Act

Rs 200 cr of homebuyer's compensation recovered from realtors: MahaRERA

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) on Monday said it has recovered over Rs 200 crore from developers to compensate homebuyers for their losses. The authority also outlined plans to further intensify its recovery efforts. The real estate watchdog said it has issued 1,163 warrants for recovering Rs 705.62 crore across the state and has made developers cough up Rs 200.23 crore from 283 warrants involving 139 real estate projects, as per an official statement. Over Rs 378 crore of the recoveries are due from Mumbai suburban and Pune alone, the statement said, adding that specific efforts are being undertaken to expedite the same like appointing retired Tahsildars (revenue officials) in the offices of the district collectorates in Mumbai suburban and Pune. Of the Rs 200 crore in recoveries, Mumbai city contributed Rs 46.47 crore in recoveries involving 22 warrants in 13 projects, Rs 76.33 crore came from 85 warrants in 42 projects in Mumbai suburban and Rs 39.10

Engine fire grounds flight in Kuwait, passengers claim visa discrimination

Gulf Air flight engine fire: In the absence of transit visas, many India passengers were unable to step out of the airport premises and had to endure the long wait on the terminal floor

Caretaker CM Shinde recovering from fever, to return to Mumbai today

Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who took ill at his native village in Satara district, is recovering and will return to Mumbai on Sunday evening, an associate said. A team of doctors checked on Shinde as he developed high fever on Saturday. The Shiv Sena leader headed to his native village Dare in Satara district on Friday amid speculation that he was not happy with the way the new state government was shaping up. Shinde had fever and throat infection, his family doctor R M Parte told news channels on Saturday. "He has been given medicines and put on IV (intra-venous therapy for medication). He will feel better in two days. He is leaving for Mumbai on Sunday," Dr Parte said. A close aide of Shinde on Sunday also said the caretaker CM has been under the weather for sometime and developed fever on Saturday. Shinde is recovering and will return to Mumbai in the evening, the associate added. The swearing-in of the new Mahayuti government in Maharashtra will tak

Registration of properties in Mumbai city rises 5% in Nov: Knight Frank

Registration of properties in Mumbai municipal region rose 5 per cent to over 10,200 units during November on better housing demand, according to Knight Frank India. As many as 9,736 units were registered during November 2023. In a statement on Saturday, real estate consultant Knight Frank India said that Mumbai city, under the jurisdiction of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), recorded 10,216 property registrations in November 2024. The data is as of 8 pm on Saturday. The number might increase slightly. Registration of properties declined in November compared to 12,960 units registered in October. Knight Frank India CMD Shishir Baijal said the sequential dip following the festive-driven surge in October reflects a natural phase of market consolidation. "Significantly, the increasing demand for premium properties and larger living spaces underscores a decisive shift towards quality, value, and long-term investment in Mumbai's ever-dynamic real estate landscape," he add

Mumbai aims to have more than 50% electric buses in fleet by 2025-26

The civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking wants its fleet to have more than 50 per cent electric buses by 2025-26 and then raise the number to 8,000 in the subsequent years. In a release issued during the day, the metropolis' premier road transport undertaking said it has set an ambitious goal to have 100 per cent zero-emission electric bus fleet by 2026-27. An order has been placed for 2,650 single-decker electric buses, it added. On Thursday, BEST general manager Anil Diggikar presented the undertaking's Rs 9439.56 crore budget to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner and administrator Bhushan Gagrani for 2025-26. "In the Rs 1 lakh surplus budget, BEST's estimated deficit is of Rs 2086.33 crore, as its electric supply wing is estimated to get a profit of Rs 46.18 crore, but the transport wing is estimated to face a deficit of Rs 2131.51 crore. Capital expenditure for 2025-26 is expected to be Rs 1849.24 crore, while showing an expected

House price index rises 4.3% in Q2 against 3.3% in previous quarter: RBI

The cities are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai

'Pilots are mentally strong:' Air India pilot's uncle refutes suicide claim

Family members of the Air India pilot found dead at her Mumbai home have alleged that her boyfriend would humiliate her publicly, harass her mentally and extort money

Dua Lipa lands in Mumbai; all about her ZFIC concert in the city on Nov 30

The Dua Lipa Concert, ZFIC is all set to take place in Mumbai on Nov 30, 2024. The global pop star arrived in the city with her boyfriend on November 28

Worrying trend of criminalising long, consensual ties after break-up: SC

Flagging the "worrying trend" where long term consensual relationships, upon turning sour, were sought to be criminalised by invoking penal laws, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR lodged against a man for alleged offences of rape and cheating. Noting that the relationship continued for nine long years in the case, the apex court observed if criminality was to be attached to such prolonged physical relationship at a very belated stage, it could lead to serious consequences. "It is evident from the large number of cases decided by this court dealing with similar matters as discussed above that there is a worrying trend that consensual relationships going on for prolonged period, upon turning sour, have been sought to be criminalised by invoking criminal jurisprudence," a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh said. The top court delivered its verdict on an appeal filed by a man, who had challenged a February 2018 order of the Bombay High Court which dismissed

You are under 'digital arrest': All about Rs 4 crore fraud in Mumbai

For over a month, a housewife from Mumbai was placed under "digital custody" and defrauded of Rs 3.8 crore by scammers posing as law enforcement officers looking into a false money laundering case

16 years of 26/11 terror attack: Nation salutes bravery, remembers victims

Sixteen years on, India honours the bravery and sacrifices of its heroes of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and pays homage to the victims

Consumer commission pulls up Flipkart over complaint about product quality

The complainant, a resident of Goregaon, said she had bought 13 small plastic containers of an health drink mix for Rs 4,641 from Flipkart in October 2023

CNG price hiked by Rs 2 in Mumbai and others, Delhi spared ahead of polls

CNG price in Mumbai as well as several other cities in the country has been hiked by Rs 2 per kg but users in poll-bound Delhi have been spared for the time being, according to city gas firms. Indraprastha Gas Ltd, the firm that retails CNG to automobiles and pipes natural gas to household kitchens for cooking in the national capital and adjoining cities, over the weekend raised CNG price by Rs 2 per kg. Prices were hiked in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and other cities but Delhi, which goes to polls in a few weeks from now, was spared. With elections out of the way, Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) - the city gas retailer in Mumbai, hiked CNG prices in Mumbai and adjoining areas by Rs 2 per kg, according to MGL website. MGL and other city gas retailers, like Adani Total Gas Ltd, had kept retail prices unchanged for the past two months despite a 20 per cent increase in input cost. And no sooner did assembly elections in Maharashtra conclude, MGL raised CNG prices Rs 2 per kg to

Maharashtra election results: What Mumbai homebuyers expect from new govt

Mumbai homebuyers await the new Maharashtra government's reforms on taxes, affordable housing, and infrastructure