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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: Mumbai Police

Row over Mumbai Police’s 1st special commissioner — ‘Fadnavis’s blue-eyed boy’

Opposition says by creating new post & appointing Deven Bharti, BJP wants to create 'dual power structure' within police force. Deputy CM, however, says it's like 'adding missing link'.

South Korean woman sexually harassed in Mumbai while live-streaming, 2 arrested

The viral video shows the accused making advances, attempting to kiss the livestreamer and repeatedly asking her to sit on his bike.

Mumbai police is unleashing its sense of humour—with memes, movies and satire

Mumbai Police one of the most sought-after Twitter handles among the public service handles with 4.9 million followers.

Brought in after Cyrus Mistry’s death, Mumbai’s new rear seatbelt rule gets mixed response

The new rule kicked in on 1 Nov, but cops are conducting awareness drive for 1st 10 days. Some motorists feel it's 'for their own good', others say it's 'unnecessary within city'.

From Param Bir to Sanjay Pandey — the sorry story of the ‘rot’ in Maharashtra Police

2 outgoing Mumbai Police chiefs — Param Bir Singh & Sanjay Pandey — ADG-rank officer Rashmi Shukla & deputy commissioner Saurabh Tripathi, are among officers being probed for offences.

Senior IPS officer Vivek Phansalkar takes charge as new Mumbai police commissioner

The officer’s appointment to the top post was announced by the Maharashtra home dept Wednesday. Phansalkar succeeded Sanjay Pandey, who retired from service.

Recce done before threat letter sent to Salman Khan, father, says Mumbai Police

Police suspect hand of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi; top officer meets state home minister on Tuesday to discuss way ahead.

Accused of mistreatment by MP Rana, Mumbai Police release video of her sipping tea at station

MP Navneet Rana arrested with MLA husband Ravi Rana Saturday. She wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla complaining about treatment in custody. MVA govt & Mumbai Police deny allegations. 

Mumbai police arrest MP Navneet Rana, her husband for ‘creating enmity’ between groups

The development came hours after the couple cancelled their plan to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s private residence 'Matoshree'.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.