To facilitate the Maharashtra Day Parade on May 1, 2025, the Mumbai Traffic Police have announced traffic regulations around Shivaji Park in Dadar from 6 am to 12 pm. Several roads, including Keluskar Road South and North, will be closed, while others like S.K. Bole Road will be one-way.

Sakinaka police busted a mephedrone manufacturing factory in Vasai, seizing drugs worth Rs 8 crore and arresting three individuals. The operation, triggered by the arrest of Sadiq Shaikh with 53 gm of mephedrone, led police to the factory disguised as a cement block unit.

In Sambhaji Nagar, Aurangabad, Urdu medium students demonstrated their affection for Marathi. They mailed 25,000 postcards with Marathi messages to officials. The Read and Lead Foundation initiated this to promote Marathi. Students wrote essays on postcards and visited post offices. This activity aimed to improve Marathi proficiency among Urdu medium students. It also reintroduced the postcard as a communication tool.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare war against Pakistan if they fail to surrender PoK, asserting that terrorist activities will persist as long as the territory remains under Pakistani control. He strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and emphasized the need for India to take control of PoK to prevent repeated terrorist infiltration.

Urvashi Prasad, a public health advocate, criticized Air India after encountering broken seats in business class on a Mumbai-Delhi flight. She highlighted the poor maintenance of the Vistara aircraft operated by Air India, emphasizing that quick fixes are insufficient. Prasad urged for better maintenance standards to ensure passenger safety and comfort.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has assured that investigations into high-profile cases involving Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi, and prominent politicians will continue despite a fire at their Mumbai office. While the fire damaged the Ballard Estate office, the ED clarified that crucial documents were previously submitted to courts and securely stored digitally.

Following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26, Mumbai Police identified 17 Pakistani nationals and issued them exit permits. India revoked most visas for Pakistani citizens, excluding long-term, diplomatic, and official visas. Consequently, 537 Pakistani nationals exited India via the Attari border.