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The MCA's new Apex Council met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday morning and they requested the government to renew the lease of Wankhede Stadium. (Photo by special arrangement)

MCA seek Wankhede Stadium lease renewal from Maharashtra govt; also request to reclaim Azad Maidan land taken over for metro construction

November 14, 2025 8:19 pm

Before the metro project, Azad Maidan catered to 22 games at a time. However, the capacity got reduced to nearly half, once the metro project started eight years ago.

Supporters of activist Manoj Jarange Patil on their way to Mumbai's Azad Maidan to participate in his Maratha reservation protest

Illegal parking, urinating in open, public cooking: Mumbai Police ask Maratha quota protestors to vacate Azad Maidan

September 02, 2025 11:24 am

The Mumbai Police notice to Maratha quota agitators comes a day after the Bombay High Court issued directives asking protesters to vacate all streets in Mumbai by noon, claiming that Mumbai was “literally paralysed” due to the indefinite Maratha quota stir by activist Manoj Jarange Patil.

As Manoj Jarange Patil begins hunger strike, here's why Mumbai's Azad Maidan was designated as protest spot

August 29, 2025 2:46 pm

How a petition filed by South Mumbai resident groups in 1997 led to protests being restricted to Azad Maidan.

BMC collects 5,000 kg of garbage from Azad Maidan after the Maharashtra CM swearing-in ceremony

December 06, 2024 7:28 pm

The grand swearing-in ceremony of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis was held at Azad Maidan Ground on Thursday.

Stuntman, practicing for international competition, performs dangerous acts in south Mumbai; detained

August 14, 2024 6:40 pm

A video of the man performing stunts, such as climbing an electric pole, riding on top of a taxi, and performing bicycle stunts, was brought to the attention of the police by a city resident.

Shinde-led Sena to hold Dussehra rally at Azad Maidan on October 24

October 23, 2023 3:53 pm

At a meeting of Sena functionaries late on Tuesday night, CM Shinde, who is also the chief of his faction of Shiv Sena, told the functionaries that next year onwards, the party will not apply for permission to hold their Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in Dadar.

Covid jumbo centre scam: ED raids 14 places in Mumbai, including that of Sanjay Raut's aide Sujit Patkar

June 22, 2023 1:42 pm

According to ED officials, around 40 personnel carried out the search in which many incriminating documents were seized that are being scrutinised.

Voluntary outfits come together to protest ‘Land Jihad’, demand govt to remove encroachments from forts

March 13, 2023 12:59 pm

The protest in South Mumbai was organised by Maharashtra Gad-Durg Rakshan Samiti along with the Hindu-Jan-Jagruti Samiti.

Mumbai college professor ‘chooses groom’ for daughter on matrimonial portal, gets duped of Rs 9.89 lakh

December 13, 2022 1:43 pm

The accused allegedly sought money from the 65-year-old professor on the pretext of getting her daughter a job at the airport.

Protesting Cong leaders detained, stopped from reaching Raj Bhavan

August 06, 2022 3:30 pm

Agitation against price & GST hike, unemployment, ED action against Gandhi family

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Thousands throng Mumbai's Azad Maidan in solidarity with Queer Azadi March

February 03, 2020 7:35 am

Thousands gathered at Azad Maidan on Saturday for Mumbai Pride Solidarity gathering. The annual LGBT Pride Parade scheduled for February 1 at August Kranti Maidan was cancelled Tuesday after an anonymous message was circulated over the weekend linking it to a protest against the CAA and the proposed nationwide NRC.

Today in Pics: January 31, 2014

January 31, 2014 11:53 am

Thousands gathered in support of the new Syenda and 53rd Dai-ul-Mutlaq, Mufaddal Saifuddin at Azad Maidan.

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On Day 2, protesting farmers march towards Mumbai’s Azad Maidan

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

Thousands of farmers and tribals began a march from different parts of Maharashtra to culminate at Azad Maidan and ask for some of their long-pending demands to be met.