Mumbai: News

06 Apr 2017

Yogi Adityanath

Mumbai: 2,000 people duped by online friendship clubs

The Bandra-Kurla Complex cyber police apprehended an online friendship club which successfully fooled 2,000 people over the last two years.

05 Apr 2017

ISIS

ISIS terrorists trying to enter Mumbai through sea

Reports have indicated that ISIS terrorists may be attempting to infiltrate into Mumbai via the sea.

31 Mar 2017

Maharashtra

1.2K guards to be deployed at Maharashtra's 14 medical colleges

A government resolution released on Thursday said 1,231 guards will be deployed at 14 medical colleges of the state in order to provide better security to the doctors.

30 Mar 2017

Bombay High Court

Mumbai: Two college-going youths detained for trafficking LSD from USA

Mumbai Police's anti-narcotics cell arrested five people, including two students from two well-known colleges in the western suburbs.

27 Mar 2017

Shiv Sena

Citizens' group challenges upcoming Shivaji memorial

A citizens' forum named APLI (A Port Lands Initiative) Mumbai, with the help of documents accessed through RTI, concluded that it is not feasible for the government to carry on with the construction of the upcoming Shivaji memorial worth Rs. 3,600crore.

21 Mar 2017

Shiv Sena

Mumbai's BEST buses undergo major makeover

BEST's historic red buses are now revamped and include automatic, clutch-free transmission for drivers, a central air-circulation system, eight charging points and a wide gap between seats.

20 Mar 2017

Shiv Sena

Mumbai youth's project could land on the moon

A lunar-related project led by Saumil Vaidya (a former student of Swami Vivekananda International School, Borivali) was one of the winners of TeamIndus's Lab2Moon contest where global students designed and built experiments that could be flown to the moon.

19 Mar 2017

India

7 booked for harassing Muslim couple

7 people have been booked for harassing a Muslim couple, after the man proposed to the woman on the road and hugged her.

15 Mar 2017

Shiv Sena

Rename railway station names with colonial imprints: Shiv Sena

On Tuesday, the Shiv Sena sought the renaming of 5 of Mumbai's railway stations, suggesting that they all have colonial imprints.

10 Mar 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

India's first rail ambulance makes debut in Mumbai

Mumbai's Central Railway displayed India's first air-conditioned rail ambulance, which aims to aid injured passengers during the crucial first-hour after the accident.

09 Mar 2017

Jaguar Land Rover

Tata Motors, Volkswagen sign deal to jointly develop vehicles

Indian auto company Tata Motors signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German automaker Volkswagen today to develop vehicles for India's domestic market.

09 Mar 2017

Maharashtra

Mumbai student in race for Spell Bee finals

Three months ago, Classmate and Radio Mirchi launched Classmate Spell Bee, Season 9.

09 Mar 2017

India

India loses 11 billionaires to demonetization, Ambani still the richest

According to the Hurun Global Rich List India, India's club of the richest has shrunk by 11 people since the demonetization was unleashed in November.

04 Mar 2017

Air India

Joke goes too far, Mumbai model arrested for crying "bomb"

Kanchan Thakur, a 27-year-old model, was arrested after she triggered panic at Mumbai's Sahar airport T2.

01 Mar 2017

Shiv Sena

AAI cuts down staff salaries by 80%

Airports Authority of India (AAI) reduced the February salaries of its staff without notifying them with any prior warning.

27 Feb 2017

Jet Airways

Mumbai is India's richest city: Report

According to the latest New World Wealth Report, Mumbai is the richest city of India with a total wealth of $820 billion.

23 Feb 2017

West Bengal

Plagiarism case against Rangoon

Production-house Wadia Movietone Pvt. Ltd has taken the 'Rangoon' makers to court, alleging the character played by Kangana Ranaut is copyright violation of 'Fearless Nadia', a famous Australian stunt actor.

BMC polls: Many celebs, citizens go missing from voters' list

Many celebrities, including Varun Dhawan, Sanjeev Kapoor, and Paresh Rawal, went missing from the voters' list in the BMC elections.

21 Feb 2017

Navi Mumbai

300 "prying" CCTV cameras in IIT-B classrooms, hostel common rooms

300 security cameras across the IIT-Bombay campus have baffled faculty, many of whom perceive it as "prying".

16 Feb 2017

Jet Airways

Work on Metro-III draws ire over tree felling, noise pollution

Work on Metro-III has come under fire, with residents of Cuffe Parade registering protest against the felling of trees and MMRDA's proposal of continuing work 24x7.

Election Commission goes hi-tech to increase voter turnout

The State Election Commission has tied up with Facebook, which will send messages to voters across the state on polling-day.

06 Feb 2017

Andhra Pradesh

12 civic engineers suspended for drunk revelry in public place

12 officers of the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation were suspended after they were filmed drinking and dancing at a public place.

02 Feb 2017

Navi Mumbai

Budget 2017: Cheaper 1BHKs, more PG medical seats

In Budget-2017, Jaitley announced several measures to boost affordable-housing. 1BHKs in suburbs in Mumbai may get cheaper due to 100% tax-exemption on profits from flats of 600sq-ft carpet area.

28 Jan 2017

West Bengal

IDBI Bank flouted norms to offer Mallya Rs 950-crore loan

Vijay Mallya's KFA was reportedly Rs 6,000 crore in debt when it approached IDBI bank, with un-repaid credits of IDBI itself. The first loan of Rs 150 crore was sanctioned within a week.

17 Jan 2017

Karan Johar

Karan Johar's 'Unsuitable Boy' released by SRK

Director Karan Johar's biography was released in Mumbai by his close friend and ace star Shah Rukh Khan.

13 Jan 2017

USA

David Guetta is a no show in Mumbai

The much awaited concert by French DJ David Guetta in Mumbai has now been officially cancelled.

What's making the news today in Mumbai?

'WAYU', an experiment for outdoor air-purification in Mumbai, has already been termed a disappointment.

11 Jan 2017

Navi Mumbai

Mumbai and all that's changing in it

The space under Lalbaug flyover is set to be revamped to include art installations and other amenities to attract residents.

10 Jan 2017

Mumbai

Surprises galore in Mumbai

Now, report every traffic violator with the new 'Mumbai Traffic Police' mobile application by just clicking a picture.

10 Jan 2017

Bollywood

Hrithik Roshan turns 43

Friends and well-wishers from all of Bollywood have flooded Hrithik Roshan's Twitter feed as he turns 43 today.

09 Jan 2017

Devendra Fadnavis

Roll-out of largest public WiFi

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the launch of the largest public WiFi service in Mumbai earlier today: there will be 500 WiFi live hotspots across the city.

07 Jan 2017

Shiv Sena

Ups and downs in Mumbai

Mumbai residents need to dig out their warm clothes as the city has gotten colder than usual.

05 Jan 2017

Navi Mumbai

Some hits and some misses from Mumbai

Navi Mumbai may have to wait much longer for an airport.

04 Jan 2017

Shiv Sena

Wednesday updates from Mumbai

Mumbai could be the first Indian city to get air ambulances - a god send for accident victims and those waiting for organ transplants.