Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two held by DRI with 12 kg gold worth Rs 9.6 cr hidden in `DJ lights`

Mumbai: Malwani school parents get calls their kids have been kidnapped or arrested, one family pays ransom

Parents of students from a school at Malwani in Malad have raised concerns after receiving fraudulent calls from unknown individuals. The callers, posing as crime branch officers or kidnappers, falsely claimed that their children had been arrested or kidnapped and demanded ransom. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: Schools to start on April 1 from 2026

Despite opposition from various schools and teachers’ unions, the Maharashtra government has decided to implement a new academic calendar for schools starting from the 2026-27 academic year. Under the new system, the academic year will begin on April 1 and end on March 31, aligning with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) calendar. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Not BEST solution: Citizens want decongested roads, not smaller buses in Mumbai

The plan by the BEST undertaking to stop plying 12-metre-long buses on busy and congested streets, especially near railway stations, will defeat the purpose of public transport, leading to more crowding, more buses, more services, and more manpower, commuters have said. Commuters questioned the logic behind such a decision, suggesting that authorities should instead focus on clearing roads of illegal hawkers and parking, which drastically narrow the roads. Transport experts have offered mixed opinions. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Parcel containing firecrackers seized before loading at Nagpur airport

A parcel containing firecrackers, meant to be delivered to Mumbai, was detected and seized in time at the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport here on Friday, police said. While it was being scanned, a personnel in the cargo section of the airport found the parcel suspicious and placed it on the floor. When smoke began to come out, police were alerted.