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Nigerian among four convicted by Thane court for duping businessman of Rs 20.77 lakhs

Four persons including a Nigerian national who were found guilty of cheating a businessman to the tune of Rs 20.77 lakh were sentenced to jail by a court in Mumbai's Thane district.

Zara outlet in Mumbai's Lower Parel attracts MNS ire for selling 'Pakistani brands'

At least 10 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists were arrested for allegedly creating a ruckus in a showroom of apparel brand Zara at Lower Parel area in Mumbai to oppose the sale of "Pakistani brands" of clothes.

Watch: Byculla zoo spruces security for its Humboldt Penguin display

The zoo management had not anticipated such a huge response and were majorly unprepared to control such a large crowd. Four children were reported to have gone missing.

Mumbai traffic police can no more ask for PUC or insurance of motorists

A set of new traffic rules may make your commute less hassling.

Watch: The Kolis, the original inhabitants of Mumbai fear the construction of Shivaji memorial statue

The Kolis are the original inhabitants of Mumbai, but they fear that a plan to build the world's tallest statue in the Arabian Sea, will threaten their way of life.

Maharashtra doctors' strike: Violence against medics makes them defensive in practice, paranoid in outlook

The relationship between doctors, patients is under severe strain. Unless both learn to honour their relationship, the healing process will not be complete.

Maharashtra doctors' strike: Agitating medics demand stricter laws, better security against attacks

Healthcare services in Maharashtra have been severely crippled as more than 4,000 resident doctors are protesting incidents of attack on their colleagues.

WATCH: As Byculla Zoo's Humboldt Penguins go on display, here's a sneak peek

It was in July last year that the BMC announced the arrival of eight Humboldt Penguins from South Korea. Now they're finally on display.

Maharashtra Assembly: Over 23,000 farmer suicides have taken place since 2009, says Devendra Fadnavis

Thursday marked the first time that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured the House that a state government delegation will meet the Union finance and agriculture ministers to ask them for help with loan waivers

Maharashtra Assembly: Parties united in farmer loan waiver demand; to cost state Rs 22,000 cr

Following a second day of protests demanding loan waivers for farmers in Maharashtra, an all-party meet was held on Thursday to consolidate the attack.

Vishwanath Mahadeshwar is new Mumbai mayor: All you need to know about the ex-college principal

Shiv Sena legislator and three-time corporator from Santacruz, Vishwanath Mahadeshwar, will be the new mayor of Mumbai, after he was sworn in on Wednesday, two weeks after the Sena won elections to the BMC

BMC Election 2017: A statistical recap of how Mumbai voted and the key role NOTA played

It's been four days since the results for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election was announced

BMC election 2017: Fractured mandate delivers only one loser, it's Mumbai

Since 1992 Shiv Sena and BJP have been running the city and now once again the mandate shows that they may be returning to power in BMC together.

BMC Election 2017: A handy guide to the civic polls in graphs and charts

It's quite likely that you've seen the figures '84-82' a fair few times since Thursday's declaration of results for the BMC election

BMC Election 2017: What's next for the BJP and Devendra Fadnavis?

On Thursday, the BJP put on a remarkable performance winning 82 seats in the BMC election

BMC Election 2017: Attack on MNS supporters injures party's winning candidate, 8 others in Kurla

MNS candidate Sanjay Turde was returning home after celebrating his victory in the recently held BMC polls when a mob of around 100 people attacked them.

BJP sweeps Maharashtra municipal and ZP polls: Fadnavis accepted as the face of the state

A major factor for the statewide acceptance of the BJP is the charismatic and clean image of Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis.

BMC election results 2017, as it happened: Final tally puts Shiv Sena-BJP at odds, alliance the only possibility

On the eve of counting, estranged ruling saffron allies, the Shiv Sena and the BJP, on Wednesday claimed they will get majority in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on their own.

BMC Election 2017: Shiv Sena wins 84 seats but BJP with 82 shows Uddhav Thackeray who's the real 'boss'

Ahead of the civic polls, the discourse between the two former allies went into rough weather resulting in the dissolving of an alliance that was over 20 years old.

BMC Election 2017: Why BJP's stunning comeback makes a post-poll alliance with Shiv Sena inevitable

The Shiv Sena might well be the party with the most seats in the BMC election, but the undisputed winner of this year's civic body polls in Mumbai is the BJP.

BMC Election Results 2017: No matter who wins, Mumbai's councillors must put politics aside to fix city's issues

It is the job of your local Councillor to take up your case with the BMC on your behalf; It is they who have the mandate under law to oversee the work the BMC is doing.

BMC Election results 2017: Arithmetic suggests a clear winner, Shiv Sena; BJP win will be a stunner

Arithmetic suggests that if it’s a two-way fight, there will be a clear winner. And the probability that it will be the Shiv Sena is far greater. What this means is simple. Uddhav Thackeray taking this away is the normal. BJP taking it way will be a stunner.

BMC Election 2017: Counting to begin at 10 am in 23 centres, will decide fate of 2,275 candidates

The future of 2,275 candidates from 227 wards of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be sealed in the next few hours with the counting of votes all set to begin at 10 am on Thursday.

BMC Election 2017: BJP unlikely to benefit from increased turnout as Sena strongholds vote in large numbers

The high voter turnout is unlikely to have a negative impact on Shiv Sena in the BMC Election 2017 especially since voting percentage was high in 100 wards which are Shiv Sena strongholds

BMC Election 2017: Record turnout in Shiv Sena vs BJP battle raises more questions than answers

The statistic of 55.28 percent is, therefore, mindboggling because Mumbai had seen a turnout as low as 42.1 percent in 2002. So, why? What dragged the reluctant citizen to the polling booth?

BMC Election 2017: Shiv Sena to lodge complaint after 12 lakh names go missing from voter lists

More than 12 lakh Mumbaikars who showed up across the 227 wards on Tuesday to elect a new Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, had to return home disappointed as their names were missing from the voters' list provided by the Maharashtra State Election Commission.

BMC Election 2017: India Today exit poll shows Shiv Sena edging out BJP

An exit poll shows the Shiv Sena hold an edge over BJP in the BMC election held on Tuesday.

BMC Election 2017: Post-voting, BJP, Shiv Sena claim tide in their favour in Mumbai

Minutes after voting ended in Mumbai on Tuesday, the Shiv Sena and BJP rushed to claim a tide in their favour going by the turnout for the polls to the country's richest civic body.