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The Mumbai Crime Branch has formed a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident, officials said on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Flamingoes, a protected migratory species in India, were flying west of Mumbai airport when the incident occurred

Mumbai saw its two biggest poll rallies of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday. In the final showdown ahead of polling on May 20, the Mahayuti camp held a rally at Dadar’s Shivaji Park, whereas, at the same time, the Maha Vikas Aghadi or the INDIA bloc’s public meeting…

“Look, he’s the man on the truck wearing spectacles!” said a woman to another as a truck trundled through Mumbai’s Kandivali.

A total of 15 turncoats populate the fifth phase Lok Sabha candidates list – eight in the BJP-led NDA, six in the INDIA bloc, including one in the Trinamool Congress. The Biju Janata Dal has also fielded one defector.

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on May 18, 2024

Candidates in Mumbai North Central constituency campaign vigorously ahead of Lok Sabha elections, focusing on national and local issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of the INDIA bloc, including Shiv Sena’s (UBT) Uddhav Thackeray, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, engaged in a battleground showdown in Mumbai.

Be it the BJP, the Congress, or either of the Shiv Senas, all political parties have heavily focused on women this election season. But what lies beyond manifesto promises and speeches?