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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump reviewed bilateral cooperation in trade, defence, energy, and critical technologies during a phone call and agreed to maintain close engagement

Residents of Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri West have alleged that mangroves were being cut on a land parcel near the areas Backroad. A citizens group shared a video purportedly showing the site, with chainsaw sounds heard in the background, and sought urgent intervention from authorities

Passengers aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 recounted screams, blood in the cockpit and a sudden dive before the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight made an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was reportedly stabbed aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 before the aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Israeli media have hailed him as a hero following the incident

Maharashtra FDA has suspended the food licence of Radhakrishna Hotel in Borivali West after a customer allegedly found a dead rat inside a Mysore masala dosa. The complaint was forwarded to the FDA by Borivali Police, following which the department initiated regulatory action

Afghanistan says its forces killed 41 fighters and captured 62 during three days of clashes in Nuristan near the Pakistan border. Kabul alleges the fighters entered with Pakistani support, while Islamabad has previously rejected similar claims amid escalating border tensions

India received 759.4 mm of rainfall during the June-September monsoon season, 87.4 per cent of the long period average of 868.6 mm, the IMD said. This year's rainfall was the fourth lowest recorded since 2001

A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a cockpit altercation. Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed the other and allegedly tried to crash the aircraft before passengers and crew intervened

Russia launched a major overnight missile and drone barrage targeting Kyiv and surrounding areas, killing four people, including a child. The strikes hit energy infrastructure and caused power outages as Ukraine prepares for another winter of Russian attacks on its power grid

The 20 sewage flows have been diverted to STPs, with 18 flows along Adi Shankaracharya Marg being diverted to the Bhandup sewage treatment plant through gravity-based systems. Two other sewage flows near Perugate, on the northern side of Powai Lake, have been diverted to the Filterpada STP

The All India Motor Transport Congress has opposed the proposed toll hike for commercial vehicles entering Mumbai from October 1, 2026, saying higher charges could increase transport costs and freight rates. AIMTC has sought complete toll exemption for heavy commercial vehicles

More than 2.59 lakh citizens benefited from free medical and health services under the BMCs Shri Ganesha Arogyacha initiative during Ganeshotsav 2026. The campaign included 5,740 screening sessions, with 1,660 new hypertension and 1,057 diabetes cases detected

The Indian Coast Guard evacuated a 26-year-old Indian seafarer from Panama-flagged HT Unite off Goa. In a separate operation, Coast Guard personnel rescued 23 crew from a tilting tanker carrying 9,000 tonnes of palm oil off Odishas Paradip coast

The Mumbai Metro Line-6 project has received legal relief after the Supreme Court declined to intervene in the Bombay High Court order concerning land earmarked for the Kanjurmarg car shed, clearing a key legal hurdle for the project

BMC imposed penalties totalling Rs 18.70 lakh in 1,336 cases between September 1 and 28 for violations under the Solid Waste Management Bye-laws, 2025. The action included cases involving littering, poor cleanliness, waste segregation and illegal waste dumping

The scheme is targeted to be set up by Financial Year (FY) 2032-33 and has a total project outlay of Rs 1,86,405 crore. This comprises Rs 1,36,378 crore for the development of Intra-State Transmission Systems (InSTS) under GEC-III and Rs 50,000 crore for 50 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems

The parents of an IIT-Bombay student who died on September 18 have sought Mumbai Police protection, citing safety concerns amid the ongoing investigation. Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said their threat perception would be assessed as per procedure

The IMDs nowcast said light to moderate spells of rain, with the possibility of thunder and lightning, were very likely at isolated places in Mumbai, Thane and Kolhapur. The yellow warning is valid for three hours from 5.30 pm

Zelenskyy's disclosure during his UN speech last week of the transfer of the captured soldiers has stunned South Korea and drawn strong protests. Seoul called on Kyiv to apologise and explain the violation of what it said was a nondisclosure agreement about the transfer

The campaign will run across all administrative divisions of the civic body for 100 days. Along with increasing ABHA registrations, it will focus on issuing Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards to citizens aged above 70 years

A major blast and fire were reported at MRPLs refinery in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Two people were seriously injured, while six others suffered minor injuries. The fire was brought under control, with the exact cause and extent of damage still being assessed

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said the states startup ecosystem and young researchers can help build a global innovation hub. Speaking at The Governance Challenge in Mumbai, he highlighted AI, research, incubation and plans to strengthen Maharashtras innovation ecosystem

Looking for Garba and Dandiya events in Mumbai in 2026? Here is a citywide guide covering Borivali, Ghatkopar, Andheri, Thane, Navi Mumbai and more, with dates, timings, ticket prices, celebrity performers, booking details and travel information

A total of 1,97,382 Ganesh idols were immersed across the Brihanmumbai area during the festival. Of these, 1,92,237 idols measuring up to six feet were immersed in 383 artificial ponds set up across the city

The action was carried out on Tuesday in the R-Central ward areas, including Lokmanya Tilak Road, Market Lane and Borivali Subway Road. BMC said the ongoing action will help provide obstruction-free and more accessible footpaths to citizens, particularly those exiting Borivali West railway station

Fishermens representatives and coastal community leaders met Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane over concerns about the proposed Manori desalination project and the Maharashtra Maritime Boards conditional NOC. The delegation alleged that safeguards for fishing livelihoods have not been adequately implemented

A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting an emergency signal, including a 7500 hijack code. A hijack was later ruled out, while Israeli security sources reportedly linked the alert to an altercation between the pilots

Navi Mumbai Police destroyed 726 kg of narcotic substances worth Rs 26.30 crore seized in 201 cases at a Taloja facility on Wednesday. The action was carried out under the Nasha Mukt Navi Mumbai campaign, taking the total drugs destroyed to over 1,000 kg

An Indian sailor was among five crew members killed by pirates aboard the hijacked fuel tanker MT Honour 25 off Somalia. Puntland forces retook the vessel, arrested 16 suspected pirates and rescued surviving crew members after the deadly attack

The IMD has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rain and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph at isolated places in Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Ahilyanagar, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli

Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for the NIA, argued that the special court had erred in granting Waze bail and said the agency's case involved serious offences

Dedicated to the nine forms of Goddess Durga, known as the Navadurga, Navratri is celebrated across India with prayers, fasting, garba, dandiya and cultural programmes

Pradeep Purnekar, a local Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and city division head, died after unidentified persons allegedly shot and assaulted him within the jurisdiction of the Kapurbawdi police station at around 9 pm on Tuesday

While Sahil's father, Ravindra Wakode, refused to speak to the media, the family's lawyer said they had not received any response from the government so far regarding their demands

Complaints can include concerns over construction-site safety, barricading, traffic management around project works, road conditions or damage linked to construction activity, dust and other project-related inconvenience

The meeting brought together Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, AICC general secretaries Jairam Ramesh and K C Venugopal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and leaders of several other opposition parties

The US is completing its military withdrawal from Iraq on September 30, ending a 12-year anti-ISIS mission. Remaining forces are relocating to Jordan as Iraq strengthens state control and addresses the role of armed militias

People who receive notices generated through the ECINet system can respond by sending the required documents to their respective BLOs through WhatsApp, a state election official said on Wednesday

At a meeting of the drought relief cabinet sub-committee headed by Bawankule on Tuesday, officials were also asked to examine whether the Reserve Bank of India could issue a circular suspending loan recovery proceedings in drought-affected areas

According to the Indian Coast Guard, its units detected and tracked the suspicious vessel before launching a hot pursuit and boarding it. Five Pakistani crew members were apprehended during the operation

The forecast was issued at 8 am, with no major spell of rainfall expected across the city and suburbs; a high tide of 4.11 metres is expected at 1.36 pm on Wednesday. Another high tide of 4.39 metres is forecast at 2.36 am on October 1

The order, titled Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence, requires federal departments and agencies to use Super Intelligence and SI in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports and administrative policy documents

The combined useful live storage stood at 13,94,800 million litres (ML), against the total useful capacity of 14,47,363 ML. The stock has declined from 97.39 per cent recorded on September 26

Mohan Bhagwat said development was taking place across the country but stressed that the gap between the most developed and least developed sections should be reduced

The police have filed a non-cognisable report (NCR) against Verma based on a complaint filed by the man, Sahib Singh, under Section 115 of the BNS about voluntarily causing hurt

Water Resources Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who heads the state cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation, said a government order had been issued approving the Rs 122.34 crore allocation for hostel construction through SARTHI

Gupta attributed the launch of these projects to the power of a double-engine government

The committee interacted with candidates from the Konkan division at the Mumbai suburban district collectorate on Tuesday. It had earlier held meetings with students and aspirants in Pune, Nagpur, Amravati and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Furthermore, laboratory experiments demonstrate that Earths methane-producing microbes can survive in simulated Enceladus ocean conditions, enhancing its promise as a habitable world