Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Kangana and Javed Akhtar settle defamation dispute through mediation

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Vadhvan Port Project secures mining licence for offshore sand reclamation
Vadhavan Port Project Ltd (VPPL) on Friday said it has received the mining licence for offshore sand reclamation, which will pave the way for the development of the greenfield port in Palghar district. The licence issued by the mines ministry marks a crucial step towards the creation of 1,448 hectares of reclaimed land in the sea, essential for the port`s construction, VPPL said in a statement.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Liquor worth Rs 29.50 lakh seized from tempo in Thane district
The Maharashtra government`s excise department on Friday intercepted a tempo and seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth around Rs 29.50 lakh which was being transported illegally in Thane district, officials said. State Excise Inspector Pravin Tambe said acting on a tip-off, a team of the department kept a vigil on the Kalyan-Bhiwandi road near Temghar, and spotted a tempo at around 5.30 am.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP (SP) leaders get division-wise responsibilities in Maharashtra after Pawar chairs meet
Maharashtra NCP (SP) leaders were assigned division-wise responsibilities on Friday following a meeting chaired by party supremo Sharad Pawar. During the meeting, Pawar told his party leaders to discuss the prevailing political situation in the state and asked them to monitor the working of the Devendra Fadnavis government, which completes 100 days in power.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Walmik Karad getting VIP treatment in jail, alleges NCP (SP) MP
NCP (SP) leader and Beed MP Bajrang Sonawane on Friday alleged that minister Dhananjay Munde`s close aide Walmik Karad, who is currently in jail in an extortion case linked to the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, was getting VIP treatment in prison. He also said that he would write to Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the VIP treatment to Karad in a Beed jail.