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Swedish national held in Mumbai for molesting crew member on flight

A Swedish national was arrested on Thursday for allegedly molesting a cabin crew member in an inebriated state, the latest case of unruly behaviour on an aircraft. The incident took place on board a four-hour-long Indigo flight (6E-1052) from Bangkok to Mumbai. On arrival at the Mumbai International Airport around 6.30pm, the accused, Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg (63), was detained by security personnel.

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For rape of widow, Mumbai cops arrest man from TN 3 days after his wedding

The Cuffe Parade police arrested a 26-year-old man from Tamil Nadu three days after he got married on charges of raping a 30-year-old widow in Mumbai on the false promise of marrige

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Gone in 4 minutes: Milkman loses Rs 75,000 saved for wife's medicines in ATM card fraud in Mumbai

"All it took was four minutes for two fraudsters to switch my debit card with an inactive one at an ATM kiosk at Marol naka and withdraw Rs 75,024 that I had been saving over the last two years for my ailing wife's medical treatment," said Mohan Patole, a milkman from Andheri (East).

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Taparias buy 6 south Bombay tower apartments for Rs 369 crore

The industrialist Taparia family (Famy Care) have bought six apartments in the under-construction Lodha Malabar tower at Walkeshwar for Rs 369 crore.

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Live: Mumbai records 192 Covid cases; positivity rate at 12%

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Sex abuser dad gets 20 years' rigorous imprisonment in Mumbai even as girl, mum hostile

Observing that hostile witnesses are the main cause for high rates of acquittal in our criminal justice system, in a rare instance, even as a 11-year-old sexual assault victim and her mother refused to support prosecution's case, telling the court that they did not want to pursue it as the child's father, the accused, was the family's only earning member, a special Pocso court convicted and sentenced the 38-year-old tailor to 20 years rigorous imprisonment.

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Mumbai-Goa highway works to be over by December 2023: Nitin Gadkari

The much-delayed widening of the Mumbai-Goa National Highway will be completed by December 2023 end, announced Union minister for transport and national highways Nitin Gadkari. The road will be commissioned for traffic in January 2024, and Mumbai-Goa commuters will be able to cover the distance in 4.5 hours.

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Reconstructed foot overbridge near Mumbai's CSMT opened four years after collapse

On March 14, 2019, a part of the bridge connecting the north end of the CSMT railway station to Badruddin Tayabji Lane collapsed onto the D N Road below.

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Another witness in 2008 Malegaon blast case hostile, 31 so far

Another witness in the 2008 Malegaon blast case turned hostile after he failed to support the prosecution’s case that the bomb was planted on a bike given by MP Pragya Thakur.

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Sanjay Raut meets Sonia & Rahul Gandhi, says all’s well

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday met Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in the wake of the row over Rahul’s comments on Veer Savarkar which had irked the Sena (UBT), forcing it to skip meetings of opposition parties called by the Congress earlier this week.

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Builder, his six bouncers held for assault in Mumbai's Tilak Nagar

Tilak Nagar police have booked Hemendra Mahapara and six bouncers under various sections of the IPC sections.

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Live: Maha logs 483 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths

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Cop, who was Jitendra Awhad's former guard, found dead on tracks

A constable attached to the special protection unit in Mumbai was found dead on the railway tracks between Taloja and Niljhe stations on Wednesday morning.

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Bombay HC stays probe in caste slur FIR against AAP leader

The Bombay high court on Wednesday stayed the investigation in a first information report (FIR) against Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Maharashtra president Preeti Sharma Menon and a functionary under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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Mumbai starts reclaiming roads lost to metro 3 construction work

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has begun the process of reinstating the roads that were dug up or barricaded for Metro 3-related works across the length of the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz corridor.

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Woman buys towels online, loses Rs 6 lakh

A 70-year-old retired government employee from Mira Road was cheated of Rs6 lakh by cyber fraudsters after she shopped online. A case of cheating was registered by Kashimira police.

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Navi Mumbai old-age home caretaker slaps inmate

Rabale police registered a non-coginazable offence against a 54-year-old caretaker of an old age home in Airoli for abusing, slapping and allegedly torturing an 86-year-old inmate, who was kept there by his kin.

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To treat stray dogs with cruelty is unacceptable in civil society: Bombay HC

"To hate stray dogs and treat them with cruelty can never be an acceptable approach from persons of civil society, as such cruelty would be against the Constitutional ethos and statutory provisions," said Bombay high court bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and R N Laddha on Monday to managing committee and other members of a cooperative housing society in suburban Mumbai.

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Mumbai University law results: Many made to run from pillar to post

Several law students of Mumbai University whose semester 5 results were declared on Saturday were in for a rude shock as they were either declared absent or their names were missing from the result sheets. Several principals said, after they contacted the university about the blooper, they were asked to submit a proforma with the details of the attendance sheets. In turn, they asked their students to collect the attendance sheets from their respective exam centres to attach as proof that they had indeed taken the exam.

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2 staffers dead in early morning Sakinaka hardware store blaze

Two persons died in a blaze which erupted at a hardware store near Sakinaka Metro station around 2am on Monday. It was fully extinguished by 10.47am.

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Maharashtra set to offer incentives to push e-vehicle purchase

Planning to buy an e-vehicle? You could expect some goodies coming your way. The state has come out with a government resolution to set up a panel to offer incentives to prospective buyers of electric vehicles (EV) in the state in the coming months, under Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021. The panel held its first meeting at Mantralaya on Monday.

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SIT found 'suicide note' in IIT-Bombay student's hostel room

More than a month after Darshan Solanki, an 18-year-old IIT Bombay student, died by suicide and the probe was transferred to Mumbai crime branch's special investigation team (SIT) over allegations of caste-based discrimination he faced, it has come to light that on March 3 the SIT had stumbled upon a "suicide note" in his hostel room in which he had reportedly named a roommate for pushing him to take the extreme step. At the time of going to press on Monday, an FIR for abetment to suicide was being registered against Solanki's roommate.

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Bookie's daughter gets bail in Amruta Fadnavis 'extortion' case

A special court on Monday granted bail to Aniksha Jaisinghani, accused in a case of extortion lodged by Amruta Fadnavis, wife of deputy CM and home minister Devendra Fadnavis.

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Man booked for negligence after his pet dog bites teen in Mumbai

A man has been booked for negligent conduct with respect to animals after he allegedly unleashed his adopted stray on children who were playing in the building premise at the plush Brighton Tower at Second Cross Road in Andheri (West) on March 23.

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Fire at Mumbai's Mhada building, 7 taken to hospital due to suffocation

A fire broke out in a Mhada building in Kanjurmarg (E) around 9.30am on Sunday. Seven people suffered suffocation and were rushed to hospital. Their condition is stable, said the fire brigade.

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'UK man' on marriage site cons Mumbai woman of Rs 7 lakh

A sales manager of a real estate firm in Malad was duped of Rs 6.93 lakh after she accepted a marriage proposal from a person who said he was a businessman from the UK. Kurar police registered the FIR on March 24 and said the woman, Sonali P (31), lost her savings. She was duped three days after she uploaded her profile on a marriage portal this month.

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1 killed as fire breaks out in hardware store in Mumbai's Andheri

A 22-year-old man was killed after a fire broke out in a hardware store near Sakinaka Metro station near Peninsula Hotel at Andheri east in Mumbai in the wee hous of Monday.

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Commuter throws burning cloth on disabled passenger in Thane

A 35-year-old Divyang commuter from Diva suffered severe burn injuries after a fellow passenger, suspected to be under influence of some narcotic substance, allegedly threw a burning cloth on him aboard a running local train, the railway police informed on Sunday. The trigger for the attack is yet to be investigated. The police said they have scanned the CCTV footage and spotted a 16-year-old boy from Bhiwandi who is suspected to have committed the crime.

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Rs 1.5 crore forex in 3 bags seized, 3 off to Dubai nabbed at Mumbai airport

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Sunday apprehended three passengers who were to fly to Dubai, and seized three trolley bags containing foreign currency. The authorities found 57,900 Euro and 4,42,300 UAE Dirham - all of it collectively value around Rs 1.50 crore which has been seized.

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Vistara starts flight between Mumbai and Mauritius

Mauritius is the 15th international destination, and the first in Africa, that Vistara has added to its growing network. The airline has deployed its recently inducted A321LR aircraft with a three-class configuration, as it becomes the only carrier to offer customers the choice of Premium Economy cabin in addition to Business and Economy Class, on this route.

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Vande Bharat trains to Solapur, Shirdi cross 1-lakh mark

The total number of passengers travelling by Vande Bharat trains leaving Mumbai for Solapur and Sainagar Shirdi crossed the 1-lakh mark, a senior official announced on Saturday. The trains have collectively registered a revenue of Rs 8.6 crore each since its introduction on February 11.

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Fire breaks out at 14-storey residential building in Mumbai

A fire broke out in a building at Kanjurmarg's Mhada colony in Mumbai at around 9.30 on Sunday.

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Mumbai's first trans salon injects pride in community

Shamli Pujari, a trans person who trained as a beautician, had a tough time getting a regular job. Each time she approached a salon, the owner appreciated her skill but refused the job because of her gender. The assumption was that her being a trans person might put off customers.

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Shiv Sena MLA set to lose gun licence over Dadar firing

Shiv Sena's member of legislative assembly from Mahim, Sada Sarvankar, is all set to lose his gun licence. Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday told the state legislative council that a case has now been registered against Sarvankar under the Arms Act and the process of cancelling his gun licence has been initiated.

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IIT-Bombay told to recruit experts to guide 'backward class' pupils

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has directed Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) to recruit expert counsellors from an ST background in the student welfare centre, to provide details on the ST population on campus, to encourage backward category students to take up masters and PhD programmes.

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No crack in Shivling at Babulnath: IIT-Bombay report

A report by the IIT-Bombay has said there was no crack to the Shivling at the Shiv Temple at Babulnath but suggested that the use of cow milk should be restricted, a press release issued by the temple said.

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Maha govt orders inquiry into 'Rs 10,000-crore' tanker mafia

Responding to allegations by BJP MLA Ashish Shelar in the state assembly on Friday that a tanker mafia doing business worth Rs 10,000 crore was operating in Mumbai, industries minister Uday Samant ordered an inquiry under an additional municipal commissioner of the BMC.

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Heatwave, deluge & drought in Maha in coming months: Report

Maharashtra will see a heatwave in coming months, followed by water scarcity and heavy flooding which may pose risk to life as well as crops, warned an analysis of the sixth assessment report by the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC).

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2 ED contract staffers held for giving case documents to accused

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested two of its own contractual staffers and another person - the trusted employee of a money laundering case accused - for spying and illegally passing case-related documents from the agency's office.

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Female leopard illegally trapped near Thane; 2 wild boars also seized by Maharashtra forest dept

An adult female leopard was illegally trapped in a cage at Paalkhadi area of Uttan near Bhayander in Thane range of forest department in Maharashtra.

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'Threat' to Amruta Fadnavis: Court sends designer Aniksha Jaisinghani to 14-day judicial custody

Aniksha was arrested by the city police on March 16 based on a case filed at Malabar Hill police station on February 20 on the complaint of Amruta Fadnavis.

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Man who duped elderly to splurge on drinks held in Mumbai

To cheat the police, an alleged criminal took on a new identity, changed his address, and switched off his phone when he was out duping people. He was tracked down by officials of Malad police station through technical surveillance. Anvar Shaikh aka Munavvar, 47, is now behind bars. Shaikh told cops he duped the elderly and splurged his loot on intoxicants.

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Mumbai Metro 2A & 7 lines save time, but lack last mile connectivity

Commuters and activists on Thursday pointed out that while the Metro 2A and 7 lines may be running faster and saving time, but due to the lack of last mile connectivity at some of the destination stations, passengers are left stranded.

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Live: Maha records 198 Covid-19 cases, zero fatalities

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