Mumbai: BMC has carried out attachment action against 6,922 properties with property tax dues of Rs 6,089 crore, while seizure action has been taken on 483 properties of defaulters. It has been proposed that 210 properties be auctioned off. As soon as the seizure action commenced, 2,888 property owners paid taxes of over Rs 784 crore. As on Tuesday, dues of Rs 6,024 crore were collected (82.1% of the total property taxes). Seizure action was carried out against six units in Hallmark commercial building at Government Colony in Bandra. Three of these unit holders paid up over Rs 2 crore in dues as soon as the crackdown began. TNN

The United States has initiated new investigations into what it views as unfair trade practices by numerous countries, potentially paving the way for penalties such as additional tariffs, as President Donald Trump looks for alternatives after duties he imposed were struck down by the Supreme Court.The investigation into excess industrial capacity is aimed at India along with the European Union, China, Japan and several other economies, and could heighten tensions with those trading partners.The Trump administration is launching separate probes centered on overproduction and importing goods made with forced labor, AFP cited US trade representative Jamieson Greer saying.“We need to protect American jobs, and we need to make sure we have fair trade with our trading partners,” he added. “If we need to impose tariffs to help solve this, we will,” he said.He did not say whether the eventual penalties would vary by country. He added that the second investigation, focused on forced labor, is expected to be launched “no earlier than tomorrow afternoon” and would affect around 60 trading partners.The Trump administration’s latest move also comes ahead of a planned meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing in April.

Imad Wasim, Gautam Gambhir, and Suryakumar Yadav

Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim praised India’s performance after their T20 World Cup 2026 triumph, saying the team proved its dominance despite criticism about pitches or alleged advantages. India successfully defended their title by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, continuing their strong run in global tournaments.Some critics had earlier suggested that conditions favoured India during the tournament, but Wasim dismissed those claims and said the pitches were fair for all teams.

According to him, there were even moments when the conditions did not favour India, yet they still performed strongly throughout the competition.“We always hear people saying that umpires favour India or that they prepare spin-friendly pitches, but you have to agree that in this tournament, the pitches were very well balanced. Sometimes, the conditions were even against India, but they still managed to deliver a dominating performance,” Imad said on a Pakistani TV show.Wasim added that instead of questioning India’s success, other teams should acknowledge how well they played. He said their consistent results show how strong they currently are in international cricket.“So, we should not always nitpick or claim that India are looking for an escape route. As a cricketing nation, we have to praise them for their performance and accept the fact that in terms of cricket, they are bigger than us (Pakistan) and many other teams,” he added.India’s victory also made history as they became the first men’s team to retain the T20 World Cup title. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side also became the first host nation to win the tournament and the first team to lift the trophy three times.

The United States is set to release 172 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve, the energy department said on Thursday. This came after US President Donald Trump said that he would tap into strategic reserves to reduce prices amid Iran war.“Right now we’ll reduce it a little bit and that brings the prices down,” Trump said in an interview with Local 12 television, when asked if he was going to tap the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve.The International Energy Agency’s announcement that member countries would release a record amount of oil from strategic reserves failed to calm supply fears, as crude prices climbed and global equities largely declined. The move followed warnings from Iran that it was prepared for a prolonged war of attrition that could “destroy” the global economy, after it fired on two commercial ships and threatened vessels belonging to the United States and its allies. The agency said member states would release about 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves to offset supply disruptions linked to the conflict and the impact on shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has been retaliating against US and Israeli strikes launched on February 28 by targeting sites across the oil-rich Gulf and effectively shutting down the strategic waterway, through which nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil normally passes to global markets. Despite the IEA’s move, oil prices surged by more than four percent.

Mumbai: The BMC’s standing committee on Wednesday did not take up the proposal to approve an additional Rs 19 crore work for constructing canopies over the pedestrian underpass (PUP) at the Coastal Road’s Worli end, over multiple proposals with varying costs. The civic administration cited waterlogging at the entrance and exit of the underpasses during rains as the reason to build the canopies. Civic officials pointed out that there have been some design changes regarding canopies over the entrance and exit of underpasses at four locations, as part of Phase 2 of the Mumbai Coastal Road (South) in a stretch between Baroda Palace to the southern end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link.Standing committee chairman Prabhakar Shinde questioned the multiple proposals over cost variations and that too within a month and also questioned the urgency of the administration. Shinde further said the committee is being taken for granted. Shinde later said the consultant had rejected the claims of the contractor and the administration should clarify on what grounds the estimates were rejected. The consultant has not been in agreement with the proposal. “Is the consultant right or the contractor,” Shinde asked. The administration should give an explanation, as it is our role to keep a check on the money spent, said Shinde.Civic officials pointed out that design changes were to make it aesthetic and ensure consistency in the beautification works, including polycarbonate canopy for the underpasses. However, the contractor pointed out that the underpass roof was not within the scope of its original contract and claimed it was additional work and estimated a cost of Rs 35 crore, which was rejected by the consultant. Thereafter, the contractor submitted a revised cost estimate of Rs 30 crore. The consultant recommended a revised cost of over Rs 17 crore. The current proposal was according to the final estimate of over Rs 19 crore provided by the consultant.

The International Space Station (ISS) has shared a striking nighttime picture of India taken from orbit, offering a glowing view of the subcontinent illuminated by thousands of city lights as the spacecraft passed over the Arabian Sea and the Himalayan region.The image, posted on the ISS’s official account on X, shows India glowing under a dark sky, with clusters of lights forming a web-like pattern across the landscape.“The well-lit nighttime cityscape of India pictured from the International Space Station as it soared over the Arabian Sea and across the Himalayas,” the ISS said in a post on X.Astronauts aboard the ISS regularly photograph Earth as the station circles the planet about 16 times a day, capturing cities, coastlines and weather systems from roughly 400 kilometres above the surface. Images of India shared from orbit often draw attention online, particularly nighttime photographs that highlight the dense network of urban lights across the subcontinent.Earlier in 2025, NASA released another nighttime photograph of India taken from the ISS that showed the country shining under a star-filled sky. The image was part of a wider series of orbital photographs shared on social media.Indian astronauts have also shared similar views from space. NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who has spent more than 300 days aboard the ISS across multiple missions, has previously spoken about spotting India from orbit during night passes.More recently, Shubhanshu Shukla, who travelled to the ISS in 2025, shared a timelapse video showing the subcontinent illuminated at night, offering another dramatic perspective of India as seen from space.

Navi Mumbai: Following the FIR registered at the Kalamboli police station against four constable aspirants who were caught possessing empty syringes with needles during the physical endurance test for the police constable recruitment drive at the Navi Mumbai police headquarters training ground on Monday, the accused were debarred for violating the rules, as they were declared ineligible until the police probe was completed.DCP (HQ) Sanjay Patil said, “The administrative action of debarring the four constable candidates was taken as per the rules, as it was suspected that they might have used them for injecting performance-enhancing stimulants or steroids to boost their performance during the physical endurance test. The Kalamboli police are further probing after serving them notice under the provision of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) for cooperating with the police investigation whenever summoned for inquiry.”Rajendra Kote, senior inspector of Kalamboli, said, “The blood and urine samples of the accused candidates were sent to the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory to seek a chemical analysis report to confirm whether they injected any stimulant or steroid.”