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Police officials said the Mayor’s comments reflect a political position on illegal encroachments and public order.

Mayor talks tough, but who really identifies and deports illegal infiltrators in Mumbai?

February 12, 2026 4:18 pm

A look at how Mumbai Police trace illegal Bangladeshi nationals and why the Mayor has no direct role in deportations.

From a dark colonial past to a ceremonial chair: how Mumbai’s mayoral post came to be

January 23, 2026 12:01 pm

As Mumbai prepares to get its 59th mayor, the office, now largely symbolic, can be traced back to a controversial colonial past often described as one of the darkest chapters of British rule in the city

Mumbai News Live Updates: BMC to have a woman Mayor, Opposition questions exclusion of OBCs from reservation list

January 23, 2026 7:06 pm

The Anti- Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Mumbai crime branch arrested gangster Ravi Pujari on Thursday in connection with a case of extortion, where he allegedly made multiple threatening calls to Bollywood choreographer Remo D’Souza and his wife.

Mumbai to get woman mayor for second term in a row as mayoral lottery sparks row

January 22, 2026 6:53 pm

BMC mayor’s post placed in Open (Women) category amid opposition objections over exclusion from OBC quota state government process followed law

BMC race: How categories and caste line up for Mumbai's mayoral lottery today

January 22, 2026 11:49 am

A lottery today will decide which caste category Mumbai’s next civic chief will be drawn from. Here’s how each party’s numbers stack up across reservation categories.

Mumbai Mayor BMC Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Mumbai to get a woman Mayor

January 22, 2026 2:06 pm

Mumbai Mayor BMC Election 2026 Live Updates: Meanwhile, Maharashtra secured investment commitments across multiple sectors, including infrastructure and steel, on the opening day of the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos.

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Mumbai could go into lockdown if cases cross 20,000 mark: Mayor

January 04, 2022 10:04 pm

None of us wants a lockdown but we all need to follow Covid-appropriate behavior and ensure there is no need for it (lockdown),” Pednekar said in a press conference on Tuesday.

Mayor directs BMC to complete repair of all potholes within 10 days

September 28, 2021 1:36 am

The BMC has been facing widespread criticism from citizens and opposition corporators on bad roads and potholes.

Mumbai: Mayor, Central Railway in war of words over flooding of tracks

June 11, 2021 1:46 am

An “extremely intense spell” of rainfall between 8 am and 9 am on Thursday had led to waterlogging in low-lying areas and left rail tracks at Sion station flooded too.