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Topic: Mumbai Police

A football stadium rose to cheer this Mumbai police officer in 1977

In ‘Mumbai's Most Wanted’, Madhukar Zende chronicles his career as a cop, from getting refunds for crowds to catching Charles Sobhraj.

An autorickshaw driver wanted in a 2001 murder case, arrested in Maharashtra

Harun Ali Mustakin Ali Sayyed (43) is accused of murdering a passenger following a dispute over the fare. In a fit of rage, Sayyed allegedly stabbed the victim.

26/11 investigator, Fadnavis’s favourite cop & now Mumbai Police chief, who is Deven Bharti

The high profile IPS officer has had several key postings in Mumbai, but has also been embroiled in multiple controversies.

VHP & Bajrang Dal accuse Mumbai Police of brutality, call to ‘protect Hindus’

2 separate incidents have sparked outrage among VHP and Bajrang Dal members, who also took to the streets demanding suspension of the officers who 'assaulted' their workers.

Dadar hawker assault FIR: BJP leader, others ‘asked if there were any Rohingya Muslims, then beat him’

On her Facebook page, BJP’s Akshata Tendulkar has accused the complainant of lying.

Tahawwur Rana’s trial spin-off: How fabricated 26/11 testimony destroyed Mumbai man’s life

Faheem Arshad Ansari has already moved Bombay HC after cops denied him clearance to earn livelihood on the grounds of his alleged past association with Lashkar-e-Taiba.

‘Blow up actor Salman Khan’: Mumbai police helpline gets death threat, case lodged

The WhatsApp message also threatened to beat up the Bollywood actor. In 2024, Khan received similar messages allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Kunal Kamra files plea in Bombay HC, seeks quashing of FIR by Mumbai police

In his petition, Kamra claimed that the FIR infringes upon his fundamental right to freedom of expression & that his satirical remarks fall within the ambit of constitutional freedoms.

Mumbai Police issue third summons to Kunal Kamra for remarks against Dy CM Shinde

The comedian, who has ignored two notices, has been asked to appear for questioning on 5 April over his stand-up video 'Naya Bharat'.

CBI files closure report in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, nearly 5 years on

The Bollywood actor was found dead in his Bandra home in 2020 & it was initially reported as a suicide case. The CBI later took over 2 cases filed by the Mumbai & Bihar Police.

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Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.