Mumbai: News

17 Aug 2021

Mumbai

Mumbai: City-based actress files molestation complaint, interior designer booked

A Mumbai-based actress has alleged that an interior designer molested her after she had had a spat with him over his work at her apartment in the city.

17 Aug 2021

Netflix

Shooting of 'Mismatched' season 2 begins

The shooting of the second season of the coming-of-age romantic drama web series Mismatched has begun, the makers announced on Tuesday.

17 Aug 2021

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Priyanka Chopra Jonas named MAMI Film Festival chairperson

Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Tuesday was announced as the chairperson of the Jio MAMI Film Festival, almost four months after Deepika Padukone stepped down from the position.

Amid pandemic, Rs. 21cr fraudulently withdrawn from Mumbai PF office

Over Rs. 21 crore was reportedly siphoned from a common PF pool at a Mumbai office of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) between March 2020 and June 2021.

16 Aug 2021

Amazon

'Kaali Peeli Tales' trailer: Six stories depicting life in Mumbai

Amazon miniTV has just dropped a trailer of an anthology movie, Kaali Peeli Tales, on YouTube.

16 Aug 2021

Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai: Public gardens, beaches to remain open till 10 pm

All public gardens, playgrounds, chowpatties, and beaches in Mumbai will now remain open from 6 am to 10 pm as part of fresh relaxations in COVID-19 restrictions, Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said on Monday.

14 Aug 2021

Mumbai Local Trains

Mumbai local trains: Documents to be carried from tomorrow

Mumbai local trains are set to start running for fully vaccinated people from tomorrow, August 15.

13 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra reports 3 deaths from Delta Plus, 1 in Mumbai

Maharashtra has reported three deaths from the relatively new Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus, including one in state capital Mumbai.

13 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

Families having only one flat shouldn't own four-five cars: HC

Expressing anguish over the lack of any uniform policy in Maharashtra over designated parking spaces for vehicles, the Bombay High Court has said that authorities must not allow citizens to own multiple personal vehicles if they didn't have adequate parking space.

12 Aug 2021

Bombay High Court

No adverse reaction during COVID-19 home vaccination encouraging: HC

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that it was encouraging to note that not a single bed-ridden person, who was administered the COVID-19 vaccine at home by the Mumbai civic body, showed any adverse reaction to the vaccine jab.

11 Aug 2021

Music Industry

Badshah releases new version of 'Bachpan ka Pyaar'

Rapper Badshah on Wednesday unveiled his latest song, a version of Bachpan ka Pyaar, featuring the internet sensation Sahdev Dirdo.

11 Aug 2021

India

Independence Day 2021: 5 amazing facts to know about India

Endowed with history and culture dating back centuries, more than a billion people, and innumerable religious, ethnic, and regional identities, India is not just the second-most populous country in the world.

10 Aug 2021

Mumbai Local Trains

Mumbai: Stations to issue QR code-based passes for fully-vaccinated citizens

Arrangements will be made at 65 railway stations in Mumbai, where quick response or QR code-based passes will be issued to people who have taken both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and wish to travel in suburban local trains, city mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday.

09 Aug 2021

Bollywood

Hrithik Roshan celebrates 18 years of 'Koi Mil Gaya'

Superstar Hrithik Roshan marked 18 years of his blockbuster science-fiction drama film Koi Mil Gaya and penned a letter to the film's character, Jaadoo, thanking it for filling his life with "happiness and magic."

09 Aug 2021

Narendra Modi

Quit India day: Martyrs remembered at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan

Tributes were paid to martyrs on Monday at an event held at the August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai to mark the 79th anniversary of the Quit India movement.

09 Aug 2021

Uddhav Thackeray

Fully-vaccinated Mumbaikars can travel in local trains from August 15

Fully vaccinated citizens of Mumbai can travel in local trains from August 15, but a gap of 14 days from the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine is necessary to avail the facility, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday.

09 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

Mumbai local trains resume from August 15. Who can travel?

Mumbai's "lifeline" suburban train network is set to resume from August 15 (Independence Day), albeit on some conditions, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Sunday.

06 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

Mumbai: BJP seeks resumption of local train services; holds protests

Several BJP leaders in Maharashtra on Friday participated in protests held by the party in Mumbai to press for the demand that those common citizens, who have received both the doses of COVID-19 vaccines, be allowed to travel by suburban trains.

06 Aug 2021

Bollywood

Tiger Shroff announces new single 'Vande Mataram'

Actor Tiger Shroff on Friday announced that he is set to release his latest song Vande Mataram and said the track is an emotion to celebrate "independent India."

05 Aug 2021

Raj Kundra

Raj Kundra's bail hearing will be held on August 10

The bail applications filed by businessman Raj Kundra and his aide Ryan Thorpe have been kept for hearing at Sessions Court in Mumbai on August 10.

05 Aug 2021

Instagram

Mumbai cop dances his way into people's hearts on Instagram

A 38-year-old police naik of the Mumbai Police has become a social media sensation with his dance videos that have gone viral and garnered thousands of likes.

04 Aug 2021

Bollywood

I have lots of good offers: Neena Gupta

Veteran actor Neena Gupta is on a roll in her second innings in Bollywood with acclaimed performances in movies like Mulk, Badhaai Ho!, and web series Panchayat, and hopes she continues to get good roles in the journey ahead.

04 Aug 2021

Jammu

Padma Shri awardee Dogri writer Padma Sachdev passes away

Noted author and Padma Shri awardee Padma Sachdev, the first modern woman poet of Dogri language, passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, an official of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages said.

03 Aug 2021

Pune

Pune traders protest against COVID-19 curbs, say will violate rules

Hundreds of traders in Pune today held a protest against the curbs imposed by the state government over COVID-19.

03 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra eases COVID-19 curbs. What's allowed and what's not?

The Maharashtra government on Monday announced fresh guidelines, easing several restrictions in districts where the coronavirus test positivity rate remains low.

31 Jul 2021

BBC

Lionsgate Play to premiere 60 exclusive titles in India

Lionsgate Play, the premium streaming platform from Starz Global, on Friday announced that it will premiere 60 English titles including blockbuster movies and series such as the Oscar-winner The Father, Cold Pursuit, and Dr. Death for the Indian audiences over the next year.

BMC to launch home vaccination for bed-ridden citizens from Friday

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has`Q2` said that it will begin home vaccination of the bed-ridden people in Mumbai against the deadly coronavirus on an experimental basis from Friday.

29 Jul 2021

Maharashtra

Mumbai: Local trains might be opened for fully vaccinated individuals

The Maharashtra disaster management department is in favor of allowing people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel in local trains in Mumbai, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Thursday.

Sensex rises over 200 points in early trade

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Thursday, tracking gains in index majors Reliance Industries, Infosys, and HCL Tech amid a largely positive trend in global markets.

28 Jul 2021

Mumbai Police

SIT formed to probe extortion case against Param Bir Singh

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to conduct a probe into an extortion case against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and seven others registered at Mumbai's Marine Drive Police Station and another case registered with the crime branch, an official said.

Corruption probe against Param Bir Singh: ACB issues lookout notice

The Anti-Corruption Bureau has issued a lookout notice against a bar owner in south Mumbai in connection with its probe into corruption allegations against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh, an official said on Tuesday.

Sensex rises over 150 points in early trade

Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 150 points in early trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Tata Steel amid a positive trend in global markets.

26 Jul 2021

Mumbai Police

Maharashtra: Woman advocate files rape case against two lawyers

Mumbai Police has registered an FIR on charges of rape and molestation against seven persons, including two lawyers and five others, on the complaint of a 35-year-old woman advocate, an official said on Monday.

24 Jul 2021

Narendra Modi

Over 70 dead as rains continue to batter Maharashtra

More than 73 people have died in the past two days as unprecedented rains continue to batter parts of Maharashtra.

22 Jul 2021

Bollywood

Vidyut Jammwal begins shooting for 'Khuda Haafiz' sequel

Actor Vidyut Jammwal on Thursday began filming for the sequel to his 2020 action-thriller Khuda Haafiz.

Convert Jinnah House into cultural center, requests BJP chief

BJP Mumbai President Mangal Prabhat Lodha has met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and reiterated his demand to convert Jinnah House, the city-based erstwhile residence of Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, into the South Asia Center for Arts and Culture (SACAC).

22 Jul 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccination drive to resume from Friday in Mumbai

The COVID-19 inoculation drive will resume in Mumbai from Friday at civic and government-run centers after the arrival of the new stock of vaccines, which was expected to arrive on Wednesday night, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement on Wednesday.

20 Jul 2021

Raj Kundra

Raj Kundra asked Sagarika Shona for nude audition, claims actress

The arrest of Raj Kundra, the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, in connection with a pornographic case made headlines on Tuesday.

20 Jul 2021

Thane

Mumbai rains: Boulder crash kills five of family in Thane

Five members of a family were killed on Monday after a boulder rolled down and crashed on their home due to incessant rains in Thane city, while seven people were feared drowned at separate places in Maharashtra as Mumbai reeled under downpour for the second day.

18 Jul 2021

Maharashtra

22 died as heavy rains lash Mumbai; government announces relief

At least 22 people were killed in rain-related incidents in Mumbai, Maharashtra as the city experienced showers late last night and early Sunday morning.