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Uddhav aide Ravindra Waikar was in BMC crosshairs till last month. Then he joined Shinde’s Sena

Based on an FIR registered on complaint by BMC employee, ED was probing the Jogeshwari MLA over plan to construct hotel on plot reserved for garden. But last month, BMC did a U-turn.

Tunnels, cycling tracks, park — all about Worli-Marine Drive stretch of Mumbai coastal road

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to flag off Worli-Marine Drive stretch of Mumbai coastal road. Work on 2nd stretch from Versova to Dahisar to begin in next phase.

Alignment mismatch of ‘engineering marvel’ Gokhale Bridge leads to BMC-Railways blame game

On Monday, Mumbai's civic body threw open the partially completed bridge in Andheri to the public. But it had a huge flaw — a 6-ft gap between it and connecting Barfiwala flyover.

One Congress, many factions — Deora’s flight puts focus on how Mumbai unit has been crumbling

Cliques, promotion of leaders closer to Delhi leadership & disenchantment among grassroots workers are cited as reasons for party’s degeneration in Mumbai.

How BMC plans to revamp Mumbai’s 12th-century Banganga Tank — restoring heritage look, aquatic life

The project will clear the encroachments, revive the aquatic life, beautify the temples, and create public amenities in the area, which attracts thousands of devotees every year.

Shinde govt under fire as 11 of 25 BMC wards without commissioners for 2 yrs — ‘anti-Mumbai attitude’

Maharashtra Public Service Commission appoints assistant commissioners for BMC wards. Posts in 11 wards temporarily held by executive engineers.

‘Endangering lives’ — Mumbai Police FIR against Aaditya Thackeray, others for ‘inaugurating’ bridge

Former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, MLCs Sachin Ahir and Sunil Shinde and 20 others also booked. FIR registered on complaint by BMC official.

Mumbai doesn’t want to become Delhi. BMC, Bombay High court crack down on AQI

BMC has issued ban upon ban in the past month. It has prohibited garbage burning, is cracking down on cement mixing factors, and is pulling up builders for flouting rules.

‘Who drowned Nagpur?’ As city faces unprecedented flood, Shiv Sena (UBT) trains its guns on BJP

On Saturday, rain shadow region Nagpur witnessed 119 mm of rain in 24 hrs. This caused water bodies to overflow & swamp the city, triggering a war of words between political parties.

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.