Bomb threat emails hit Mumbai and Pune civic offices, and the searches find nothing
An email naming Mumbai's mayor office, a bank, a court, Amitabh Bachchan's Jalsa bungalow, Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the airport set off searches on Thursday morning. Pune Municipal Corporation received its own threat soon after. Nothing suspicious was found.
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Bomb threat emails hit Mumbai and Pune civic offices, and the searches find nothing
An email naming Mumbai's mayor office, a bank, a court, Amitabh Bachchan's Jalsa bungalow, Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the airport set off searches on Thursday morning. Pune Municipal Corporation received its own threat soon after. Nothing suspicious was found.
Arrogance of power: Rohit Pawar takes on Fadnavis as the NCP merger formula takes shape
Rohit Pawar accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of "arrogance" and of running a politics of blackmail over the NCP merger question. In the party, the formula under discussion gives Sharad Pawar the president post and Sunetra Pawar the working president post.
Five lakh, one cheque, and a prayer at Tuljabhavani's feet
Vidhan Parishad MLC Vikrant Patil handed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis a ₹5 lakh cheque towards drought relief, with BJP leader Balasaheb Patil joining the initiative. The release gives no count of affected farmers and no word on how the money will be used.
Politics
MNS swims in a canal to protest Pune water cuts, asks where the water is going
MNS workers staged a symbolic swim in the Mutha Right Canal near Janata Vasahat in Pune's Parvati area on Thursday, protesting planned water cuts while the canal runs full. City leader Sainath Babar alleged about 18 TMC of water had flowed away after the monsoon.
Dhol outside KDMC for a second day over an 11-month wait for nominated corporators
Shiv Sena (UBT) corporators beat dhol-tasha outside the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation headquarters for a second straight day on Thursday, demanding that the civic body name its nominated corporators 11 months after the January elections. The party says it will beat drums for ten minutes daily until a date is announced.
Shinde Sena names six city chiefs in Nagpur, one for every assembly seat
The Shiv Sena led by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde has appointed six city pramukhs in Nagpur at once as part of an organisational rejig, with a separate unit planned for each assembly constituency. Sanjay Nirupam, the party's Nagpur contact minister, handed over the appointment letters on Wednesday.
Government
Bulldozers clear 12 illegal sheds in Bhilgaon, Nagpur civic squad also sweeps Civil Lines
Nagpur Municipal Corporation's enforcement wing razed 12 illegal sheds at Bhilgaon on Kamptee Road on Wednesday, a holiday. Carts and shops were cleared from Pili river up to Civil Lines, with about two truckloads of material seized.
Civic body to build 392 flats for sanitation workers, and pay the builder in TDR
Nagpur Municipal Corporation's standing committee has approved a ₹91.45 crore housing scheme for sanitation workers: 392 flats at Mouza Nari on a PPP model, with the contractor paid in transferable development rights instead of cash. Chairperson Shivani Dani-Vakhre also ordered a separate planning cell.
Forty fires in a day: Nagpur to install 106 new fire hydrants, but some corporators are worried about the water
After more than 40 fires across Nagpur on the first day of Diwali, the municipal corporation's standing committee has cleared 106 new fire hydrants to be connected directly to the city's main water lines. Some corporators have objected on water availability grounds.
Mumbai
Threat email names Mumbai Mayor's office, Bachchan's home and Diljit concert
The Mumbai Mayor's office received a bomb threat email on Friday that also named actor Amitabh Bachchan's Juhu home and the venue of singer Diljit Dosanjh's November 27 concert. Searches found nothing suspicious, and police are investigating the email's origin.
PWD contractors' pending dues: Maharashtra calls meeting on October 28
With crores in bills pending from the public works department, the state has called a meeting of contractors' associations in Mantralaya on October 28, to be chaired by PWD minister Shivendraraje Bhosale.
Fadnavis receives Rubio at Gateway of India, presents a traditional shawl
US secretary of state Marco Rubio visited the Gateway of India in Mumbai, where chief minister Devendra Fadnavis received him and his wife. Fadnavis presented him a traditional shawl.
National
Bomb threat emails hit Mumbai and Pune civic offices, and the searches find nothing
An email naming Mumbai's mayor office, a bank, a court, Amitabh Bachchan's Jalsa bungalow, Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the airport set off searches on Thursday morning. Pune Municipal Corporation received its own threat soon after. Nothing suspicious was found.
Eleven fires in 24 hours, 33 cases: Thane's rocket ban is not holding
Eleven fires were reported in Thane city in the 24 hours after the district banned rockets and aerial fireworks, an order that runs to 8 January 2027 across six municipal corporations. Police have registered 33 cases, and traders have written to the chief minister about unsold stock.
Mahadev case: Chandrakar in judicial custody till November 19, and a ₹94,000-crore paper trail
A special CBI court in Raipur sent Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Mahadev betting app case, to judicial custody till November 19 and dismissed the ED's plea to execute a non-bailable warrant. The ED has pegged proceeds of crime at about ₹94,000 crore.
World
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes central Japan, injuring at least 22
The quake struck early on Sunday and was felt across Aichi Prefecture, Hamamatsu, Kyoto, Nara, Yamanashi and Gifu. Japan's Meteorological Agency put it at 5.7 and the USGS at 5.5. No tsunami warning was issued.
Eisenkot gets the first shot at forming a government, and Netanyahu is on the back foot
President Isaac Herzog said on Saturday he will task the former military chief with forming a coalition on Sunday. Sixty-seven MKs recommended Eisenkot and 46 recommended Netanyahu; he has 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension.
Six killed in Krakow market square shooting; three more bodies found at suspect's home
A 25-year-old man drove onto Krakow's Main Market Square on Saturday and fired at people from his car in an attack that lasted about three minutes, killing six and injuring at least 15. Police shot and wounded him. Three more bodies were later found at his home.