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NEW DELHI: A speeding BMW overturned inside a tunnel on Mumbai’s Coastal Road near Tardeo on Tuesday night, slowing traffic temporarily, officials said. No injuries were reported in the incident, which took place on the southbound section of the road. A video of the accident quickly circulated on social media. Mumbai traffic police alerted commuters…

Mumbai: Tuesday’s sudden evening showers caught many Mumbaikars off guard, dampening festive spirits and disrupting fireworks. Western and south-central areas including Goregaon, Andheri, Jogeshwari, and Bandra saw light spells of rain through the evening, forcing shoppers and Diwali revellers to rush for cover.Rainfall across Mumbai was patchy. Both IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatories recorded negligible…

Residents of a building are living in fear for a decade without an Occupancy Certificate (OC) and crucial firefighting equipment MUMBAI: Bombay high court has taken a serious view of a wing in a 16-storey Kandivli (W) building not having a fire clearance certificate (FCC) or an occupancy certificate (OC) for the past 10 years.Justices…

Mumbai wakes to a sunny, pleasant day with temperatures reaching 32.9°C, perfect for outdoor activities. Yet, yesterday’s ‘very poor’ AQI of 205 means lingering pollution, especially in crowded areas, making masks wise. The week ahead forecasts rain from October 24-26, before sunny conditions return. Get full details on daily weather and health precautions. The data…

MUMBAI: Sound pollution norms were blatantly disregarded by Diwali revellers on the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday Oct 20-21. Loud firecrackers reverberated across Mumbai and its outskirts as late as 2.00 am, with no police intervention to reduce their intensity or duration.Hapless citizens may be unable to measure decibel levels — but the involuntary startle, thump…

Mumbai: Observing that the retraction was made under emotional pressure and familial influence, especially given her admission of fear and mental distress, a special Pocso court recently convicted and sentenced a 53-year-old man to imprisonment until the remainder of his natural life for repeatedly sexually assaulting and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter between 2018 and 2020….

Mumbai: The Goregaon police arrested four individuals for allegedly beating a 26-year-old man to death. The incident occurred on Oct 19 at the construction site of the Raj Patharon building in Subhash Nagar, Teen Dongri, Goregaon (West). The accused, who are labourers, reportedly assaulted the victim on suspicion of theft.According to police, the deceased was…

Mumbai: After it recently scrapped the Rs 12-crore Urdu Learning Centre project in Byculla, BMC recovered Rs 4 crore from the state skill development department as the construction cost and said it will formally hand over the land parcel for an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) after the pending rent of Rs 44 lakh is received,…

Mumbai: The Kashigaon police station offcers Mira Road have booked 15 accused and 50 unknown people on Tuesday for assaulting three to four individuals over parking issues in Dachkul-Pada, Kashimira. Around 30 to 35 auto rickshaws were also damaged by the crowd in the assault which took place at 6am on Tuesday. The police arrived…

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has cleared the connectivity from Metro Line 4 and 4A to the metro car shed at Mogharpada. The MCZMA recommended the construction of 20 piers in a creeklet for an approach road with a spur line for Metro Line 4 to the Centre.Metro Line 4 is a…