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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: Thane

Mumbra: Illegal shops, homes destroyed after HC orders. But only victims are unsuspecting buyers

Mumbra, Thane: Shah Mohammad stares blankly at the pile of rubble that used to be his grocery shop in the Madina Complex building. Anxious...

Four killed, six injured after falling off overcrowded local train in Thane

Four killed, six injured after falling off overcrowded local train in Thane

Maharashtra ATS arrests Thane man for allegedly spying for Pakistan

He was found to have shared sensitive information about a vital installation with 'Pakistan Intelligence Operative' through WhatsApp from November 2024-March 2025, official said.

Shinde in Navi Mumbai, BJP’s Ganesh Naik in Thane—turf wars in Mahayuti ahead of local body polls

Political analysts view the Mahayuti allies' growing activity in each other’s turfs as preparation for a likely solo contest.

Prime accused in Saif Ali Khan attack nabbed from Thane, suspected to be Bangladeshi

Cops say accused may have entered India illegally, used multiple aliases, and worked for a housekeeping agency; this was his first attempt to breach Saif Ali Khan's residence.

Eknath Shinde taken to Thane hospital amid suspense over Maharashtra CM candidate

The Shiv Sena leader had left for his native village in Satara district last Friday to recuperate from illness. He was down with a throat infection and fever.

Will the other Dighe roar in Thane? Uphill battle for late Sena leader’s nephew against Eknath Shinde

As Shinde eyes a fifth assembly term, his rival Kedar Dighe is giving it his all to take on the chief minister on his own turf. Experts believe it’s a one-sided fight.

In Maharashtra, Modi sounds poll ‘nangara’ from crucial Vidarbha & gives CM Shinde a big fillip in Thane

Mumbai: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the ruling Mahayuti’s, particularly the BJP’s, poll campaign ahead of next month’s Maharashtra assembly elections Saturday,...

How Modi’s rally in Thane, a first as PM, stands to bolster Shinde’s position in Mahayuti

This comes at a time when there’s a power tussle underway involving Maharashtra CM and his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. Credit war is also playing out among 3 allies.

Badlapur POCSO accused killed in police custody. ‘Victim of conspiracy,’ claims family

A political row has also erupted with the Opposition dismissing the official version that police fired at him in 'self-defence' and terming the incident a 'fake encounter'.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.