The Latest Breaking News from Mumbai

MUMBAI: An 81-year-old man from Powai lost Rs2.9 lakh after a fraudster, who posed as a bank telecaller with a leading private sector bank, on Wednesday called and scared him that his savings bank account has been frozen and cannot do any banking transactions.

MUMBAI: The state will have 5,000 more electric vehicle (EV) charging points as National Real Estate Development Council, Maharashtra on Thursday signed a MoU with Tata Power for having EV charging points across its member’s developer properties in the state.

MUMBAI: About 90% of the eligible population (12 years+) in the state have received at least one shot of Covid-19 vaccine while 71% have got both doses, shows the state’s latest figures.

MUMBAI: A woman from Delhi has filed a written complaint with the police alleging that she was sexually assaulted by a Shiv Sena member of Parliament. A police officer confirmed that they had received the complaint from the woman, who knew the MP.

MUMBAI: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya moved the Bombay high court on Thursday to direct transfer of investigation related to the attacks on his life, including on April 23 in the compound of Khar police station, to CBI.

MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has unearthed a gold smuggling racket allegedly carried out with the assistance of two employees of a private airline and recovered 2kg gold worth Rs 1.1 crore. DRI also suspects that a total of 18kg gold worth Rs 9 crore has been smuggled…

MUMBAI: In the alleged illegal phone tapping case against IPS officer and former state intelligence chief Rashmi Shukla, a police officer had raised a red flag over her action while a senior IAS officer said he was misled into giving sanction, according to a chargesheet filed by the police.

MUMBAI: NCP president Sharad Pawar filed an additional affidavit before the Koregaon Bhima enquiry commission to suggest “legal reforms” that include “repeal” of IPC Section 124A (sedition) and reintroduction of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act to ensure law enforcement agencies can maintain law and order and prevent riots,…

MUMBAI: NCP functionary and Maharashtra minority development minister Nawab Malik in jail since February in a money laundering case, has sought interim medical bail for six weeks, citing his ailments and “inhuman conditions in jail”, which his plea said make it evident that a serious threat is posed to the…

MUMBAI: Calling prime minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with chief ministers of states on Covid-19 a “one-sided conversation,” Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the meeting was used to “taunt CMs of non-BJP-ruled states.” Raut also tweeted a copy of an FIR against independent MP Navneet Rana registered at…

MUMBAI: Responding to BJP MLA Ashish Shelar’s revelation that a three-party coalition of the BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP had almost been finalised in the year 2017 but could not proceed because of the NCP’s objection to the Sena, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar asked on Thursday why Shelar…