Mumbai News
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22 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai business family buys four flats for Rs. 240 crore
A business family of Mumbai has reportedly made the biggest residential transaction of recent times by buying four apartments at Rs. 1.2 lakh per sq ft in an upcoming residential tower at Nepeansea Road.
21 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai's iconic 70-yr-old Strand Book Stall to shut shop
The 70-year-old iconic Strand Book Stall will shut down permanently on February 28.
21 Feb 2018
MumbaiBullet train terminus in Mumbai to come up at BKC
The Mumbai terminus of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train corridor will reportedly come up at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).
20 Feb 2018
MumbaiNavi Mumbai to get India's first gems, jewellery park
Maharashtra government is reportedly planning to set up India's first gems and jewelry park in Navi Mumbai.
19 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai to Pune in 20mins: Hyperloop will make this happen
Soon, the travel time between Mumbai and Pune will be cut down to just 20 minutes from the current three hours. This would be made possible by building a hyperloop transportation system.
17 Feb 2018
Mumbai5 things to do in Mumbai this weekend
Bored with your routine of binge-watching television series? Then, make your weekend refreshing by going out with friends, family or just by yourself.
17 Feb 2018
MumbaiThane school trustee thrashes students for disturbing sleep, gets arrested
A Thane school trustee has been arrested on Friday for allegedly locking up and thrashing 50 students with a fiber rod for disturbing her sleep.
16 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai dance bar raided, police rescues 16 young women
Mumbai Police recently raided a dance bar that was posing as an orchestra bar. They rescued 16 young women from a crammed, closet-like space that had no ventilation.
15 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Fire breaks out at Mittal Estate godown, 1 dead
One person was killed in a massive fire that broke out at a godown in Mittal Estate building in Mumbai's Andheri-Kurla road in the early hours of Thursday.
14 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Ola driver allegedly beaten to death by speeding bikers
In a fit of rage, an Ola cab driver was allegedly beaten to death by three men on a bike in Mumbai's Shivaji Nagar area on Monday.
14 Feb 2018
IndiaMumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train to start a year earlier
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train that was scheduled to be completed by 2023, has advanced its completion deadline to August 15, 2022.
13 Feb 2018
MumbaiTo prevent suicides, Maharashtra govt installs safety net at Mantralaya
Days after the Mantralaya in Mumbai witnessed two suicides, the Maharashtra government has installed a safety net at the building's second floor-level to avoid further such incidents.
12 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai man kills self after being forced to lick spit
A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after four people assaulted him and also forced him to lick sputum from a shoe.
12 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai mechanic steps on broken glass, bleeds to death
A Mumbai-based man recently bled to death on a footpath near Mumbai's Oshiwara Park after he accidentally stepped on a glass shard. According to Mumbai police, the man's body was found at a spot where traders sell mirrors.
12 Feb 2018
IndiaIndia's financial capital Mumbai becomes 12th richest city globally
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, with a total wealth of $950 billion, became the 12th wealthiest city in the world, said a report by New World Wealth.
11 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai girl's innovative solution for air pollution
Motorists are hardly seen switching off their engines at traffic signals while waiting for the light to turn green. This not only leads to fuel wastage but also causes air pollution.
10 Feb 2018
Mumbai5 things you can do this weekend in Mumbai
The most awaited part of a tiresome week is the weekend, and it's finally here.
09 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Man commits suicide by jumping from Mantralaya building
A 45-year-old man on Thursday has allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the Mantralaya building in Mumbai.
08 Feb 2018
MumbaiMonkey creates nuisance at Mumbai Police headquarters, bites one
In a bizarre incident, a monkey on Wednesday breached the security cover and found its way to the Mumbai police headquarters premises, at Crawford Market.
07 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Major fire breaks out in Goregaon cloth mill
A massive fire broke out at a cloth mill in Goregaon's Italian Industrial Estate near the Oberoi Mall, around 7 am today.
06 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: This 68-year-old regulates traffic voluntarily everyday for 4 hrs
A 68-year-old retired army man in Mumbai has left everyone amazed by his voluntary service towards the public. The man, Ramdayal Yadav, who is a resident of Nalla Sopara regulates traffic near the Nalla Sopara (East) police station every day for nearly four hours and helps the traffic police present there.
06 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: 16-month-old conjoined twins ready to leave hospital after surgery
Almost six weeks after conjoined twins Love and Prince from Mumbai were surgically separated at Parel's Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, they are all set to go home. They were discharged from the hospital on Monday.
05 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Undertrial, facing murder-charges, commits suicide in Arthur Road jail
An undertrial, facing murder charges, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in central Mumbai's Arthur Road jail.
05 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Woman, tortured by husband, posts video on Twitter
In a gut wrenching video, a woman alleged 'physical and mental' torture by her husband and sought help from Mumbai Police. The video has gone viral, after the filmmaker Ashoke Pandit shared it on Twitter.
03 Feb 2018
ThaneThane: 54-year-old man killed in quarrel over Re. 1
A 54-year-old man from Kalyan town in Thane has been killed in a quarrel over Re. 1.
03 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Cancer-stricken girl thrashed by classmate, parents file complaint
A cancer-stricken girl studying in Mumbai's prominent Mahim School was allegedly assaulted by her classmate during the school hours over a petty argument, following which her parents have filed a complaint with the local police.
03 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai local catches fire at Dadar station, no casualties reported
Thousands of Mumbai local train commuters had to face inconvenience as rail traffic was affected due to a major fire that broke out in one of the coaches of a local train at Dadar Railway Station on Friday.
02 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai rape data: South Bombay, West Mumbai most rape-prevalent
While South Mumbai continued to remain the safest part of the city for the past two years, the Bandra-Andheri belt became the most rape-prevalent area of Mumbai.
02 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai stations, that receive over 25,000 footfall, to get escalators
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday, during his budget speech, announced that almost all Mumbai Region stations that exceed footfall of more than 25,000 will soon get escalators.
01 Feb 2018
MaharashtraClass X textbooks of Maharashtra leaked on WhatsApp
The textbook bureau of Maharashtra has recently filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police after some of the new class X textbooks were leaked on WhatsApp even before they were printed.
01 Feb 2018
MumbaiNavi Mumbai airport to be operational in next 5 years
Civil Aviation minister Jayant Sinha on Wednesday said the Navi Mumbai airport will take at least four to five years to become operational.
31 Jan 2018
MumbaiMumbai vada pav seller to donate one-day's income for jawans
On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi 's death anniversary on January 30, a Mumbai-based vada pav seller decided to donate his one-day's earning for the welfare of the Indian Army.
30 Jan 2018
MumbaiAt Mumbai airport, pet therapy de-stresses anxious flyers
Whether you're anxiously waiting for your connecting flight, upset about bidding goodbye to your loved ones or just stressed about the journey, Mumbai Airport's T2 Terminal has a solution to all of these.
29 Jan 2018
MumbaiMumbai records a rise in rape cases in 2017
With the number of rape cases increasing day by day, the number of registered cases in Mumbai in 2017 has risen by 40 as compared to figures from the previous year.
29 Jan 2018
MumbaiFor Rs. 2000, a foreigner can stay in Mumbai's slum
Mumbai tourists will now be able to gain an all-new experience of staying in slums and understand the city better. The guests will be staying at one Ravi Sansi's house with his family in their newly acquired room.
28 Jan 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Man gets sucked into MRI machine and dies
In a shocking incident at the Nair government hospital in Mumbai Central, 32-year-old Rajesh Maru who was taking his relative to the MRI room got sucked into the MRI machine and passed away.
27 Jan 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Massive fire in Goregaon guts down 25 shops
A massive fire in on Saturday morning gutted down around 25 small shops in Kama industrial estate of Goregaon in Mumbai's western suburb. However, no casualties have been reported so far.
27 Jan 2018
MaharashtraFamily attempts suicide at R-day parade ground, gets arrested
Three members of a family from Parbhani in Maharashtra were arrested for allegedly trying to commit suicide during the Republic Day parade near Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Friday.
26 Jan 2018
Mumbai#DontAppAndDrive: Mumbai Police gives driving lessons to Mumbaikars
Mumbai Police has time and again tried to spread awareness messages to the residents, with a pinch of humor and wit.
25 Jan 2018
IndiaDoctors at Mumbai hospital extract LED bulb from infant's lungs
A group of doctors at Mumbai's Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital in Parel area removed an LED bulb from a seven-month-old baby girl's lungs through a two-minute bronchoscopy.
