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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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Topic: BMC

Sonu Sood withdraws plea from SC against Bombay HC order on ‘illegal’ construction

According to BMC, Sood had carried out structural changes in his six-storey residential building & allegedly converted it into a hotel without requisite permissions.

How BMC will make a difference to Mumbai’s healthcare with 2021 budget after surviving Covid

Mumbai civic body allocated Rs 4,728.53 crore, 12% of budget, to the health sector, with a focus on building and upgrading infrastructure such as hospitals.

How IISc & TIFR scientists helped Mumbai civic body anticipate Covid spread, make strategy

Over the past week, Mumbai has seen 400 to 600 new Covid cases, down from over 2,000 in October last year. Similarly, daily Covid fatalities are now down to single digits.

BMC urges Bombay HC to dismiss Sonu Sood’s plea against demolition of his building in Juhu

The civic body alleged that Sood converted six floors of a residential building into a hotel without permission and he had no license to run a hotel.

Bombay HC extends relief to Sonu Sood till 13 January in ‘illegal’ construction case

Sood approached the HC, challenging a notice issued against him by BMC in October last year and an order passed by a civil court in December dismissing his suit against BMC's action.

BMC files complaint against Sonu Sood for ‘changing’ Juhu residential building into hotel

The BMC alleged that the actor did not take any permission from authorities before carrying out the structural changes in Shakti Sagar, a residential building on Juhu's AB Nair Road.

Mumbai’s Dharavi reports no new Covid cases in 24 hrs, first time since April

While the Covid caseload of Dharavi now stands at 3,788, the number of active cases is 12, out of which eight are in home isolation and four in a Covid care centre.

July 2023 is target for first phase of Mumbai’s showpiece coastal road, 60% reclamation done

The coastal road will stretch 29.2 km from Nariman Point in South Mumbai to Kandivali in the western suburbs, and is touted to change the way Mumbai commutes.

Demolition of Kangana’s house malicious, BMC acted illegally against her, says Bombay HC

The court said it doesn't approve of authorities using 'muscle power' against any citizen, and noted that the BMC was unauthorised to take such action.

Mumbai civic body bans firecrackers ahead of Diwali, makes few exceptions for Laxmi Pujan

BMC permitted use of 'mild firecrackers' on Laxmi Pujan, saying Mumbaikars can use 'anar' and 'fulzadi' at their private premises on that day.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

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.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.