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Seventy-eight people, including 33 women and 18 children, were rescued after a fishing boat in which they were returning ran aground minutes after it started sailing from Elephanta Island on Tuesday. Source: Mumbai News

A group of social activists on Tuesday called the Gujarat police insistence on taking Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand in custody a witch hunt. Source: Mumbai News

Around 400 bars, pubs and restaurants – located in over 20 malls and multiplexes across Mumbai and in the city’s business areas such as Nariman Point, Kala Ghoda, Andheri, Fort, Powai, BKC and on mill lands such as those in Lower Parel – may get to serve food and liquor 24x7 once the city’s nightlife is liberated. Source: Mumbai News

A proposal for carving out a possible business district out of lush Aarey Colony and “augmenting the institutional and public amenity requirements of the suburbs” by using some of the land mentioned in the Draft Development Plan 2034 has jolted many citizens and environmentalists. Source: Mumbai News

The city’s vertical development means problems in infrastructure and basic amenities, this is what experts feels. Source: Mumbai News

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Tuesday intercepted MV Sevastopol—a Russian flagged cargo vessel—nearly 204 km off the city’s shore after pursuing it for nearly 11 hours Source: Mumbai News

Transporters have threatened to suspend operations of 25,000 tankers supplying petrol, diesel and daily essentials across the state to oppose the “inordinate delays” in issuing calibration certificates Source: Mumbai News

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) residential users in Thane and Navi Mumbai may experience an increase in power bills ranging from 27% to 40% Source: Mumbai News

Rescue operation was launched to save 54 people stuck onboard a ferry boat NAVRANG which had run aground near Elephanta island around 3-4 nautical miles off Mumbai coast on Tuesday. Source: Mumbai News

The 22-year-old son of a cop has been arrested, along with five of his associates, for killing a youth following an altercation at Malad East on Monday. Source: Mumbai News