With the Urban Development ministry with him, Shinde will have control on all the urban local bodies and key infrastructure and housing agencies in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and other cities of the state like MMRDA, CIDCO and MSRDC.

“Six Navy and three Coast Guard surface craft are engaged in the search and rescue mission, which will continue until the boy is found. The search covers a vast designated area,” a defence spokesperson said.

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The speedboat is said to have “lost control” during an “engine trials” and crashed into the private ferry.

In a recent meeting, the academic council of Mumbai University approved the bridge course prepared by the board of studies, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommendations.

A seven-year-old child is still missing, officials said.  Relatives are still looking for the minor, Yohaan Nisaar Ahmed Pathan, a resident of Goa, who was in Mumbai on a two-day trip with his mother and elder brother. 

The deceased included two children—a five-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl—and nine adults, comprising five men and four women aged between 30 and 40, with one woman aged 50.

The Neelkamal ferry, which was hit by a Navy boat leading to the death of 14 people, had more passengers than its licensed capacity of 90 at time of the accident.

According to police,  Yuva Morcha workers, who reached the Congress office, initially showed placards and raised slogans against party leader and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. 

The Powai police had arrested Pandit on a complaint by Tuli's father, claiming that he had harassed her, including arguing with her over eating non-vegetarian food, as he is a vegetarian.

The government said the same will be published on the home department's website and social media platforms in due course.

"Though we have not directly named any crew members of the ferry boat yet, they will be named in the case after their role is established," said a senior police officer.

Students complain that they failed because of delayed academic years due to Covid-19 pandemic impact and it will be injustice if they are forced to take a drop because of it.

When she was produced before the special court on Thursday evening, the special court ordered her release, observing that the CBI had not followed procedure as she was not given a notice and a sanction was not taken.

The Collegium of the top five judges, headed by CJI Khanna, had met Justice Yadav Tuesday after his remarks targeting Muslims at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event on December 8 led to an uproar and Opposition demands for his impeachment.

An inquiry has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the incident but it is believed that the engine malfunction led to the rider losing control of the craft, resulting in the collision.

As passengers from the capsized boat were taken to hospitals across Mumbai, family members flocked to the Gateway of India, hoping for answers. 

The agency has frozen bank balance, fixed deposits, equity shares and securities worth Rs 8 crore and a large number of property deeds, the agency informed on Wednesday.

While the city has been breathing in 'moderate' air over the past few weeks, the air quality worsened significantly on Wednesday when the AQI hit 199 in the metropolis, touching very close to the 'poor' category. 

The ferry, carrying more than 110 passengers to Elephanta Island off Mumbai coast, capsized after a Navy speedboat crashed into it. At least 12 people were killed in the incident, officials said, adding that the rest have been rescued. 

The city’s waterways are vital to its tourism economy, with passengers travelling daily from the Gateway of India to destinations like the Elephanta Caves and Mandwa. 

Officials from the Somaiya Trusts administration and education department have confirmed the development Wednesday.

When the accused were produced in court on Wednesday, their lawyers Rahul Agarwal and Jasmin Purani, submitted that they were illegally detained from 10am at the SEEPZ office and arrested only at 12.35am on Wednesday. 

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