Mumbai: News
29 Sep 2021
Mumbai PoliceMumbai Police gets hoax call about threat at Mumbai airport
A hoax call caused panic at the Mumbai airport Tuesday by claiming an imminent threat to the lives of employees working at the airport.
29 Sep 2021
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationBJP MLA approaches cops against BMC after pregnant woman dies
A Mumbai BJP MLA on Tuesday approached police claiming an eight-month pregnant woman died due to lack of doctors at a civic maternity home.
27 Sep 2021
Bombay High CourtNinety-year-old seeks pension of freedom fighter husband dead for 56yrs
Withholding the pension of a freedom fighter was not justified, the Bombay High Court has said and directed the Maharashtra government to respond to a plea filed by the 90-year-old wife of a freedom fighter, who died 56 years ago, seeking benefits of a government pension scheme.
24 Sep 2021
DelhiDiesel price hiked, no change in petrol rate
Diesel price on Friday was hiked by 20 paise per liter - the first increase in rates in over two months - as international oil prices neared their highest since 2018.
21 Sep 2021
Navi MumbaiMan kills four-year-old son at Navi Mumbai railway station; arrested
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his four-year-old son by throwing him on a platform at Sanpada railway station in Navi Mumbai, during an argument with his estranged wife, police said on Tuesday.
21 Sep 2021
Bombay High CourtHoroscopes no excuse to go back on marriage promise: HC
The Bombay High Court refused to discharge a 32-year-old man from a rape and cheating case noting that he had used astrological incompatibility of horoscopes as an excuse to resile from his promise to marry the complainant woman with whom he was in a relationship.
20 Sep 2021
Narcotics Control BureauDrugs worth over Rs. 150cr seized in last one year
The Narcotics Control Bureau has seized various banned drugs worth over Rs. 150 crore in the last one year from Mumbai, adjoining Navi Mumbai, Thane, and other areas, a senior NCB official said.
17 Sep 2021
AccidentsMumbai: Fourteen workers injured as girder of under-construction flyover collapses
At least 14 workers were injured after a girder of an under-construction flyover at MTNL junction in suburban Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai collapsed early on Friday, civic officials said.
17 Sep 2021
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationNo Delta plus variant found in 376 samples: BMC
No Delta plus variant of COVID-19, considered highly contagious, was found among 376 samples tested in the second round of genome sequencing in Mumbai, a senior civic official said on Thursday.
16 Sep 2021
SuicideEx-Mr. India contest winner tries to end his life
Former Mr. India contest winner Manoj Patil allegedly tried to end his life by consuming sleeping pills at his residence in suburban Oshiwara in Mumbai in the wee hours on Thursday, police said.
16 Sep 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra minister miffed with Gavaskar over non-utilization of Mumbai plot
Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday said that legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar should utilize a government plot allotted to him in Mumbai by setting up a cricket academy, which remains unutilized even after over 30 years of allotment.
15 Sep 2021
MaharashtraMumbai: Byculla zoo welcomed two penguin chicks this year
Two penguin chicks were born in the Mumbai-based Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, popularly known as the Byculla zoo, since May this year, Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Wednesday.
14 Sep 2021
SingaporeIndia, Singapore launch project to link UPI and PayNow
India and Singapore will link their respective fast payment systems - Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow - to enable users to make instant, low-cost fund transfers on a reciprocal basis, the Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
13 Sep 2021
Shiv SenaDespite rape case, Mumbai is 'safest city' for women: Sena
The Shiv Sena on Monday said the brutal rape and murder of a woman has shocked everyone, but Mumbai is the "safest city" in the world for women and there should be no doubt about it in anyone's mind.
12 Sep 2021
MaharashtraMumbai rape case: Woman assaulted, tortured; dies in hospital
A 32-year-old woman in Mumbai died Saturday after facing a brutal sexual assault which reportedly left her with severe lacerations to her private parts.
11 Sep 2021
Devendra FadnavisBJP seeks capital punishment for Sakinaka rape accused
The BJP on Saturday sought capital punishment for the accused involved in Mumbai's Sakinaka rape and assault case and also hit out at the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government over the issue of women's safety.
11 Sep 2021
Yash ChopraAditya Chopra launches 'Saathi Card' to help daily wage earners
Filmmaker Aditya Chopra on Saturday launched the Saathi Card initiative to extend support to the Hindi film industry's daily wage earners and their families amid the COVID-19 crisis.
10 Sep 2021
Maharashtra GovernmentMaharashtra: Ganesh festival begins under COVID-19 cloud, 'darshan' goes online
Devotees welcomed Lord Ganesh in their homes and public pandals on Friday as the 10-day festival dedicated to the elephant-headed God began in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra with a focus on online darshan amid the looming threat of a third wave.
09 Sep 2021
Sourav GangulyLuv Films to produce biopic on Sourav Ganguly
A biopic on the life of former Indian cricket men's team captain Sourav Ganguly is in the works, which will be produced by Luv Films.
09 Sep 2021
EnvironmentMumbai teen honored with international award for environment-related project
A 12-year-old environmental activist from Mumbai has been named as a 2021 International Young Eco-Hero in recognition of his efforts to solve tough environmental problems.
08 Sep 2021
Ganesh ChaturthiGanpati festival: BMC bans physical darshan, restricts participation in processions
The Mumbai civic body has issued fresh guidelines for the Ganpati festival beginning from Friday and has banned physical darshan for devotees at public pandals and imposed restrictions on the number of participants in processions during celebrations.
07 Sep 2021
MaharashtraMultiplex Association of India urges Maharashtra government to reopen theaters
The Multiplex Association of India (MAI), along with leading cinema chains PVR and INOX, on Tuesday urged the Maharashtra government to reopen theaters in the state on an "urgent basis," claiming that the exhibition industry has suffered losses worth Rs. 4,800 crore.
07 Sep 2021
MaharashtraOver two-thirds in COVID-19 ICUs not vaccinated in Mumbai: Report
As Mumbai witnesses a surge in COVID-19 cases, a report studying the city's COVID-19 hospitals found that two-thirds of ICU patients were unvaccinated.
07 Sep 2021
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationMumbai has already recorded 2,570 COVID-19 cases in September
In the first six days of September, Mumbai has recorded over 28 percent of the total COVID-19 cases that it had reported during the entire last month, as per civic data.
02 Sep 2021
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Money laundering case: Deshmukh moves Bombay HC against ED summons
Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh approached the Bombay High Court on Thursday, seeking to quash the summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case registered against him.
01 Sep 2021
Mumbai PoliceMan killed after auto-rickshaw overturns in Mumbai
A 28-year-old man was killed after an auto-rickshaw in which he was traveling overturned on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai on Wednesday.
01 Sep 2021
Saqib SaleemApoorva Lakhia announces season two of 'Crackdown'
Filmmaker Apoorva Lakhia on Wednesday announced season two of his espionage action-drama series Crackdown, starring Saqib Saleem.
31 Aug 2021
Bombay High CourtCOVID-19: Bombay HC raises concern over crowding in public places
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday raised concern over crowds assembling at public places in Mumbai.
29 Aug 2021
MaharashtraCylinder blast in Mumbai's Dharavi; 14 injured rushed to hospital
At least 14 people have been injured due to a cylinder blast at a shanty in Dharavi, Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Sunday.
28 Aug 2021
Sexual HarassmentMaharashtra: Two held for sending obscene pictures, videos to girl
Mumbai Police has arrested two persons from the neighboring Thane district for allegedly sexually harassing a 10-year-old girl by sending obscene pictures and videos to her through social messaging platforms, an official said on Saturday.
28 Aug 2021
Climate Change70% of south Mumbai might submerge by 2050: Civic chief
Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has made a sinister prediction for the city, saying that by 2050, a major portion of south Mumbai, including the business district of Nariman Point and state secretariat Mantralaya, will go underwater due to rising sea level.
27 Aug 2021
RajasthanMumbai: Woman duped of Rs. 25 lakh; one arrested
The cyber police in Mumbai has arrested a 46-year-old man from Rajasthan for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs. 25 lakh by promising to sell her gold at a low rate, an official said on Thursday.
26 Aug 2021
NetflixIndian adaptation of 'Call My Agent' to premiere on Netflix
Call My Agent: Bollywood, the Indian adaptation of the popular French series, is heading to Netflix, the streaming platform announced on Thursday.
26 Aug 2021
Konkona Sen Sharma'Mumbai Diaries 26/11' trailer: Salutes the first responders, respectfully
Mumbai Diaries 26/11 trailer dropped recently, and it does shake you from inside.
26 Aug 2021
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationFishermen protest against plan to shift them from Crawford Market
Fishermen from Mumbai and neighboring areas have opposed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's plan to relocate fish vendors from Mumbai's Crawford Market.
25 Aug 2021
Anil DeshmukhAllegations against Deshmukh are baseless: Builder claims before probe panel
The allegations of corruption leveled against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh are "baseless" and a "vindictive act" of senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh, a Mumbai-based builder, Bimal Agarwal, claimed in his affidavit submitted before an inquiry commission on Wednesday.
25 Aug 2021
Salman KhanOfficer who stopped Salman wasn't penalized, but 'rewarded,' CISF clarifies
Reports of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) seizing the mobile phone of the officer who stopped Salman Khan at Mumbai Airport for a mandatory security check had surfaced yesterday.
25 Aug 2021
Kunal KapoorWant to do interesting films as opposed to popular: Kunal
Actor Kunal Kapoor, who is awaiting the release of his streaming show The Empire, says he now has the confidence to associate himself with projects that may not be popular but are close to heart.
24 Aug 2021
Navi MumbaiIKEA to launch first city store in Mumbai
Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA on Tuesday said that it is going to open its first-ever city store in India in Mumbai, which would be more accessible to its customers in the city.
24 Aug 2021
LionsgateLionsgate Play announces next Indian Original 'Feels Like Home'
Streaming service Lionsgate Play on Tuesday announced the production of its next Indian Original, Feels Like Home, a coming-of-age series by Sidhanta Mathur.