“Mumbai is the financial capital of the country and the ‘city of dreams’. Making this city TB-free is the shared responsibility of all of us, if the society can achieve the goal of a TB-free Mumbai and a TB-free India, it is essential that misconceptions about TB are dispelled and there is no need to fear or panic about it,” Maharashtra Governor Shri Jishnu Dev Varma said during his address today. Today (July 29, 2026) as part of the ‘TB Pak Mumbai’ campaign, a public awareness rally was jointly organized by Maharashtra Lok Bhavan, Mumbai Municipal Corporation, National Service Scheme (NSS) Cell of Mumbai University, and Sree Narayana Guru College of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Prominent personalities present at the event included actor Rakesh Bedi, actor Shiv Thackeray, Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University Dr. Ravindra Kulkarni, Secretary to the Governor Dr. Prashant Naranware, Joint Secretary S. Ramamoorthy, BMC M.Est Assistant Commissioner of the ward, Ujjwal Angule, and a large number of NSS students were present. Governor Shri Jishnu Dev Verma further said, “TB is not just a medical challenge but also a social and economic one. However, there is no need to fear this disease. Effective treatments are available for TB, and it is very important for patients to get tested on time and follow regular treatment.” “Various treatment facilities and schemes are being effectively implemented for TB patients through hospitals run by the Central Government, State Government, and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Citizens should avail themselves of these facilities and complete their treatment.” He added that “It is not right to discriminate against a person just because he has TB. On the contrary, providing mental support and necessary assistance to such patients is the true sign of humanity.” The Governor stressed the need for widespread public awareness about TB, especially in densely populated areas. “It is necessary to run the awareness campaign more effectively through students, National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers, Anganwadi workers, ASHA workers, and various voluntary organizations. If every section of the society actively participates in this campaign, Mumbai will soon become TB-free. Our collective efforts will create a new ray of hope for TB patients,” he expressed confidence. On this occasion, renowned actor Rakesh Bedi said, “Mumbai face every crisis with courage, every resident of Mumbai has the spirit to fight. Just as Mumbaikars have overcome several crises, they should also actively participate in the fight against TB. ‘TB Free Mumbai’ should go beyond just a campaign, this mass movement will yield faster positive results. The campaign remains to be seen.

Mumbai: The accused who cheated the complainant in the name of Mumbai Mahanagar Gas and cheated the public by preparing an APK file has been arrested from West Bengal. In Mumbai, a fake APK file was sent to the complainant in the name of Mahanagar Gas Limited at DB Marg police station and Rs 70,500 was stolen from the bank account by hacking his mobile. A case was registered in this regard and a search was started for him. When the police started investigating the matter, his trace was found in West Bengal and he was arrested from here. The 26-year-old accused is a resident of Jharkhand. After his arrest, the police have also recovered 10 mobile phones, one laptop, 7 SIM cards, 4 debit credit cards, 963 APK files and data of 37,200 bank accounts from his possession. The accused has also provided the prepared 91 APK file to other accused. Through this 91 APK file, complaints have been registered on 2993 portals in the country and 512 in Mumbai and Maharashtra, in which about Rs 63 crore 71 lakh 82 thousand has been defrauded. The accused is very clever, so he was an expert in preparing AKP files. Addressing a press conference here, DCP Ragsudha said that the accused who was arrested from West Bengal also used to hack bank accounts through bank APK files. Along with this, he was technically sound. The DCP has appealed to the citizens not to open any unknown file because such groups cheat people in this way.

Tehran, July 29: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday claimed that its Aerospace Force has attacked a US air base and the US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters of the American military in Jordan, local media reported.

Highlighting that the action was taken in response to attacks carried out by the US military against Iran, the IRGC statement mentioned that its Aerospace Force attacked the US air base and the US military’s CENTCOM headquarters in Jordan using ballistic missiles. The IRGC vowed to continue resistance until Iran faces “threats, illegal and hostile moves” from the US forces, Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.

The latest attack comes amid renewed tensions in West Asia following the military exchanges between Iran and the US.

Meanwhile, the US military said that it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched from Iran in what it described as an attempted “surprise attack” on American forces in the Middle East.

“At 5:45 p.m. ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on US forces based in the Middle East,” the US Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on X.

“All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted,” it said, adding “US forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness.”

On July 24, IRGC said that its forces carried out retaliatory strikes against the US bases and assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. In statements carried by its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said the strikes were conducted in response to what it described as US “crimes” against Iran.

The IRGC said its forces had targeted and completely destroyed a “very large” US ammunition depot at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait using “advanced and ultra-heavy” kamikaze drones, Xinhua News Agency reported. It further said that its forces targeted facilities housing US forces at the base.

The IRGC said its forces completed their earlier military operation against the data centre of a US firm in Bahrain, destroying its remaining building. It further said that it has destroyed three US ammunition and equipment depots at the Al-Adiri Camp in Kuwait, and targetted the watchtower of the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.

The IRGC also said US fighter aircraft suffered damage after its aerospace forces struck Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan. It further mentioned that barracks housing US forces at the base were also targeted.

According to the statement, the IRGC’s forces destroyed a Patriot air defence system and an espionage balloon and hit the US troop accommodation facilities after it carried out operations against US military positions in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region.