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In a bid to increase voter turnout during the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections on November 20, all businesses, establishments, and workplaces within the Brihanmumbai limits have been mandated to grant leave to employees for voting. This directive, issued by the Mumbai district election officer, aims to ensure that every eligible voter in the city has the opportunity to cast their vote without the concern of losing a day's pay.

A suburban train derailed on Friday evening at Kalyan station in Thane district, approximately 60 kilometers from Mumbai. The incident occurred around 9 PM as the Titwala-CSMT train was entering platform number 2. Fortunately, there have been no reported injuries from the derailment.

A road rage incident in Malad turned deadly on Saturday when 28-year-old Akash Maeen, a worker for the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), was brutally beaten to death in front of his parents. The tragic event unfolded near Pushpa Park after an auto-rickshaw driver collided with Maeen’s car while attempting to overtake.

The shocking details behind the assassination of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique have emerged, revealing a meticulously planned plot orchestrated over 100 kilometers away in Pune. On October 12, Siddique was shot dead outside his son's office in Mumbai by three shooters identified as Gurmel Baljit Singh, Dharmaraj Kashyap, and Shivkumar Gautam, all hailing from Uttar Pradesh.

Sunaina Kejriwal, the esteemed director of the Kamalnayan Bajaj Hall and Art Gallery in Mumbai, passed away on Saturday after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. She was 53 years old.

In a heartbreaking incident, at least seven members of a family, including two young children, lost their lives in a fire that broke out in their two-storey building in Chembur's Sidharth Colony, Mumbai, early this morning. The tragedy unfolded around 5 AM, reportedly due to a short circuit in a shop located on the ground floor that sold electrical items.

In a tragic incident during heavy rainfall, a 45-year-old woman, Vimal Anil Gaikwad, lost her life after falling into an overflowing drain in Andheri late last night. The Mumbai Police have filed an Accidental Death Report (ADR) while the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

In a startling incident aboard the Garib Rath Express traveling from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, to Mumbai, passengers were left in shock when a snake was spotted coiled around an iron bar holding the upper side berth. The video capturing the scene has since gone viral on social media, drawing widespread attention.

Anurag Jaiswal, a student of Mumbai's Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), was found dead at his rented apartment in the city on Saturday morning. Jaiswal, originally from Lucknow and enrolled in the Human Resource program, was discovered unresponsive by his three roommates.

Residents of Mumbai woke up to another day of relentless rainfall, causing significant waterlogging and traffic disruptions across the city. The monsoon fury has resulted in a fresh wave of flooding, with old footage of the Gateway of India going viral on social media amid the current crisis.

In a startling turn of events, a Mumbai doctor recently made a horrifying discovery while consuming an ice cream cone - a human finger embedded within the frozen dessert. The incident, which has sparked concerns about food safety standards, has led to a series of investigations to determine the origin of the finger and ensure accountability for the shocking lapse.

In a shocking incident, Deepa Devi of Noida's Sector 12 discovered a centipede inside a tub of Amul Vanilla Magic ice cream ordered online from Blinkit. What was meant to be an ingredient for a mango shake for her five-year-old son turned into a nightmare when she opened the tub to find the many-legged intruder.

As the South-West monsoon sweeps into Mumbai, bringing much-awaited relief from the scorching summer heat, Mumbaikars have eagerly embraced the arrival of the first rains. From sharing their joy on social media platforms to venturing outdoors on cycles, the city is alive with the enthusiasm for the wet, cool weather.

Notorious gangster Chhota Rajan, whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty. A Mumbai court delivered the verdict on Thursday, marking a significant moment in the long-standing case.