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Aaditya calls for halt on construction to clear air

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, urging the civic body to immediately halt all cons... Read More


Project to be ready in 3 years: BMC chief

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- Municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani assured citizens on Sunday that the Coastal Road gardens will be completed within three years. The assurance came after nonagenarian and promi... Read More


'Drug addicts' torch plastic waste near Coastal Rd tunnel, no injuries

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- A fire broke out near the entry ramp of the Mumbai Coastal Road tunnel at Marine Drive on Sunday afternoon, prompting a response from the Mumbai Fire Brigade. No injuries were repor... Read More


Coastal Rd to become 70-ha 'green necklace'

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- After decades of identifying itself with the glittering arc of Marine Drive, famously known as the Queen's Necklace, Mumbai is set to acquire what urban planners are calling a new "... Read More


Dropout arrested after live bullets found in IIT-B

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- The Powai police have arrested an Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) dropout from the campus hostel for alleged illegal possession of five 7.65mm live bullets. The live ... Read More


'Ravine system will help prevent flooding'

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- A ravine of variable depth will run along the periphery of the proposed underground stadium and parking facility beneath the Mahalaxmi Racecourse to prevent flooding, architects des... Read More


Actors, Gen Z, celebrities show up for stray dogs and cats at YODA's Hope Carnival

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- In one corner of the Hope Carnival in Bandra's The Vintage Garden, four Indie puppies, between three and eight months old, waited for people to take them to their forever homes. The... Read More


Disputes in the MVA camp

India, Feb. 23 -- The biennial Rajya Sabha (RS) election is turning out to be tricky for the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi. The 2022 election saw cross-voting by Shiv Sena MLAs, after which things took a t... Read More


MVA left red-faced after NCP (SP) skips major meet before budget

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- Even as the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was all set to corner the Mahayuti government in the budget session on issues such as graft cases and law and order, the rift within i... Read More


Man posing as Bishnoi held for extortion bid

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- The Vile Parle police on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man from Jharkhand for allegedly posing as jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to extort money from a jeweller in the city. The... Read More