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- Two killed after falling from overcrowded Mumbai train
Mumbai, April 19: Two commuters were killed today when they fell off an overcrowded local train, an official said as the Central Railway's suburban services continued to be disrupted by sig....
- Mumbai autorickshaw drivers divided on strike
Mumbai, April 15: Commuters may hope for some respite as a section of Mumbai's autorickshaw drivers, belonging to unions backed by the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, have dec....
- SpiceJet makes precautionary landing at Mumbai airport
New Delhi, April 13: Budget carrier SpiceJet said that its Ahmedabad-to-Chennai flight carrying 106 passengers and crew made a precautionary landing at Mumbai airport early today morning due to....
- Six consortiums give bids for sea link
Mumbai, March 19: Six proposals involving 18 top companies and consortiums have been submitted for India's second sea link, an official said today.
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- Mumbai celebrates Eid-e-Milad
Mumbai, Feb 5: Homes, mosques, dargahs and madrassas were decked with flags and banners as Muslims across the city today celebrated Eid-e-Milad, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, with prayers a....
- Special menus in Mumbai hotels for Republic Day
Mumbai, Jan 24: As the country gears up to celebrate its 63rd Republic Day, hotels in this city are set to welcome guests with enticing special menus and dishes in the three colours of the nati....
- Protest in Mumbai over toddler's murder
Mumbai, Jan 19: Over 100 women from a slum in south Mumbai today demonstrated outside two police stations after a three-and-half-year-old girl from the area was found murdered, police said.
- Mumbai Police claim to have 'broken' underworld's back-bone
Mumbai, Jan 11: A top Mumbai Police official on Tuesday claimed that the force had 'broken the backbone' of the Mumbai underworld with a multi-pronged strategy.
"There has....
- Many Mumbai party venues will face music for evading fees
Mumbai, Dec 31: In a damper to New Year Eve festivities, the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) has slapped notices on many hotels, restaurants and pubs which have failed to cough out licence f....
- Airtel users in Mumbai fail to connect due to network glitch
Mumbai, Dec 27: Airtel subscribers in Mumbai and some other places in western Maharashtra faced service outage owing to a technical glitch in the operator's network today.
Custome....
- Replica of Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec 14: A replica of the Sai Baba temple in Maharashtra's Shirdi town will be recreated here as part of a four-day festival starting on Dec 15, an organiser said on Tuesday.
- Mumbai's dabbawalas now want to be civic fathers
Mumbai, Dec 5: The city's legendary dabbawallas (lunch-box carriers) have now decided to join politics, starting with the forthcoming elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BM....
- On Mumbai's roadmap: Washroom for women every two km!
Mumbai, Nov 13: To improve the sanitary standards in Mumbai, its civic body is planning free-for-use washrooms for women every two km of the city. And if a group of NGOs has its way, they may a....
- Major fire at Mumbai's naval dockyard
Mumbai, Nov 3: A major fire today engulfed an administrative building in Mumbai's Naval Dockyard. The fire brigade said its personnel officers were working towards controlling the blaze.
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- Diwali bonus for 40,000 Mumbai civic workers
Mumbai, Oct 26: Nearly 40,000 civic employees, who went on strike last month, today got a festival gift from the Bombay High Court which asked the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to pay....
- Mumbai: auto-richshaws to get electronic meters
Mumbai, Oct 9: The Maharashtra government today ordered the installation of electronic meters on the around 100,000 auto-rickshaws plying in Mumbai's eastern and western suburbs to prevent ....
- Two provident fund officials arrested for graft
Mumbai, Oct 4: Two officials of the Provident Fund Commissioner's office were arrested for taking bribes to settle a case, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official said today.
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- Mumbai's Versova to get fishing harbour: Kamat
Mumbai, Sep 23: A fishing harbour will come up at Versova village in northwest Mumbai, as long demanded by the residents, local MP Gurudas Kamat said today.
"The Maharashtra gover....
- Mumbai civic workers call off strike
Mumbai, Sep 21: Employees of Mumbai's civic body called off their strike on Tuesday evening after Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan assured them to look into their demand for pay....
- Four killed in gas leak near Mumbai
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep 21: Four people choked to death after they inhaled a toxic gas in a pharmaceutical plant in this Maharashtra district on Tuesday, police said.
At least five p....
- Ganesh procession: One dead, six hurt as balcony collapses
Mumbai, Sep 11: One person was killed and six others injured as a balcony collapsed during a Ganesh procession here today, the final day of the 11-day festival, an official said.
The ....
- High-tech vigil for Ganesh immersion in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 11: The Ganesh immersion went high-tech here today with the police using Global Positioning System (GPS) devices and video surveillence to guard against mischief as thousands of ido....
- Unattended bags create security scare at Mumbai airport
Mumbai, Sep 10: Two incidents of unattended bags lying at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport created a security scare here and sent officials working overtime.
Both inciden....
- India's second sea-bridge to come up in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 8: India's second major bridge across the sea - the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) - has been accorded formal approval, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said today....
- Metro Rail-I to be operational in Mumbai in 2012
Mumbai, Sep 5: More than 80 percent of civil work on Mumbai's Rs.2,356 crore Metro Rail-I project, expected to be operational sometime in 2012, is complete, an official said here today.
- Turkish plane removed from Mumbai airport runway
Mumbai, Sep 5: Mumbai airport authorities finally succeeded in retrieving the stranded Turkish Airlines aircraft today morning, nearly 75 hours after it skidded and got stuck beside the main ru....
- Mumbai airport's main runway not yet functional
Mumbai, Sep 4: Mumbai airport's main runway is yet to reopen as the authorities today continued the massive effort of retrieving a Turkish Airlines aircraft that skidded off on Friday, offi....
- Mumbai airport main runway to open today
Mumbai, Sep 4: Operations at Mumbai airport's main runway, stalled since Friday morning when a Turkish Airlines plane skidded off the runway and got stuck in mud, are to begin today, an off....
- Bomb scare on Jet Airways flight
Mumbai, Sep 4: A Jet Airways international flight today late evening was held back at the Mumbai Airport after the staff received an anonymous call claiming a bomb was on board.
Secur....
- Mumbai airport's main runway closed till noon
Mumbai, Sep 3: The main runway of the Mumbai airport will remain shut at least till today noon as a Turkish plane that skidded off the taxiway a day earlier remained stuck in mud, an official s....
- Turkish aircraft skids off runway, no injuries
Mumbai, Sep 2: A Turkish aircraft with 97 passengers and crew on board skidded off the runway at the Mumbai Airport here early today, resulting in closure of the main runway.
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- Rain-battered Mumbai gets into festive mood
Mumbai, Aug 30: Rain-battered Mumbai returned to normalcy today and people got into the festive mood ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday and the 10-day Ganeshotsav starting today.
Thoug....
- Mumbai commuters hit by twin transport strike
Mumbai, Aug 18: Thousands of Mumbai commuters had a harrowing time today travelling to and from homes to offices in view of a twin strike by public bus service employees and a group of suburban....
- Mumbai seeks tobacco-free Ganesh puja
Mumbai, Aug 9: The city's Ganesh puja organisers will have to ensure that no one smokes or consumes tobacco inside their marquees during the 10-day festival this year, officials said today.....
- Mumbai airport on high alert after terror threat
Mumbai, July 22: A high alert has been sounded at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport following the threat of a terrorist attack, a top airport official said today.
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- 26/11 martyr's daughter finally gets government job
Mumbai, July 21: Nearly two-and-half years after police officer Vijay Salaskar lost his life battling terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack, his daughter has been given a governme....
- Week later, Mumbai blast sites bustle again
Mumbai, July 19: "Overall positive". That's what market operators say about the mood in all the three places in Mumbai, including diamond and gold jewellery hubs, where serial terro....
- Gold, silver brick seized from arrested tax official
Mumbai, July 16 : The Central Bureau of Investigation has recovered a virtual treasure trove, including a silver brick and gold and diamond jewellery from arrested Income Tax Commissioner R.P....
- Shock and disappointment, but no tears at Mumbai hospital
Mumbai, July 14: There was shock and disappointment, but no tears in the eyes of those whose loved ones are undergoing treatment at the Harkisandas Hospital here following the triple blasts tha....
- Private hospitals provide maximum relief to blast victims
Mumbai, July 14: For the first time, private hospitals played a major role in providing relief and treatment to the victims of Wednesday's triple blasts which claimed 21 lives and injured a....
- Mumbai rains bring both pleasure, pain for celebrities
New Delhi, July 8: Incessant rains in Mumbai have cooled down the city, but long traffic jams and water-logging have added to the woes of the people including Bollywood celebrities -- some are ....
- Mumbai's street food politics: Youth the gainer
Mumbai, July 4: The way to a voter's heart is through his stomach. Political parties campaigning for the 2012 civic polls seem to have altered the old proverb to woo the electorate by helpi....
- Mumbai's longest flyover opens to public
Mumbai, June 6: The city's longest flyover of 2.5 km was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today.
The flyover will enable motorists to cut short the trav....
- Mumbai cabbies say no to tobacco
Mumbai, May 31: More than 50,000 taxi drivers here lent their support to the 'Smoke Free Mumbai' campaign on World No Tobacco Day today and pledged to ensure that neither they nor their....
- Flight grounded at Mumbai Airport since Monday
Mumbai, May 31: A Mumbai-Jeddah Saudi Arabia Airlines flight has been grounded here since Monday morning due to a technical fault, airport sources said today.
Flight SV-744, scheduled....
- Snake stolen from Mumbai zoo
Mumbai, May 29: For the first time in its 150-year history, the Mumbai zoo has recorded a daring theft -- a live Red Sand Boa snake, which some wrongly believe can lead to hidden treasures.
- Bonanza for Mumbai families living in old buildings
Mumbai, May 22: Thousands of families living in old and dilapidated buildings awaiting redevelopment in Mumbai were given a bonanza by the Maharashtra government on Saturday - more space post-r....
- Mumbai: Randeep Hooda stopped at airport twice
Mumbai, May 21: Actor Randeep Hooda, who was to leave for Bangkok to shoot an ad for an automobile brand, was apparently forced to return from the Mumbai international airport twice and see Jim....
- Iqbal Kaskar not at shootout site, claim Mumbai police
Mumbai, May 18: In a surprise announcement, Mumbai police today said Iqbal Kaskar, brother of India's most wanted mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, was not present when unidentified assailan....
- Fresh speculation on next Mumbai Congress chief
Mumbai, May 15: With the excitement of the recent state elections subsiding, speculation has again begun on the successor of controversial Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, party source....
- Mumbai to host Tagore film festival
Mumbai, May 7: In order to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore, Enlighten Film Society will organise a film festival based on his text in Mumbai in Au....
- Mumbai builders asked to curb mosquito menace
Mumbai, April 27: In a welcome development for Mumbai residents, builders and developers in the metropolis have been urged to keep their construction sites free from the mosquitoe menace before....
- No airport development fee for Delhi, Mumbai: Supreme Court
New Delhi, April 26: Taking domestic and international flights from the Delhi and Mumbai airports is likely to get cheaper, with the Supreme Court today striking down the airport development fe....
- Mumbai airport reopened after five-hour closure for repairs
Mumbai, April 23: Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport was re-opened for normal flight operations today late afternoon after a scheduled five-hour maintenance closure, an offi....
- One killed, five injured in two Mumbai road accidents
Mumbai, April 19: Two speeding luxury vehicles knocked a teen-aged girl dead and left five others severely injured in two road accidents in this western metropolis today, police said.
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- Lilavati Hospital may have evaded huge amount of tax
Mumbai, April 12: The Income-Tax department's nearly 36-hour search and seizure operation at the prestigious Lilavati Hospital here, which ended today evening, has yielded evidence of tax e....
- Income tax raids at Lilavati Hospital
Mumbai, April 11: The income tax department today raided the prestigious Lilavati Hospital here that is frequented by VVIPs, officials said.
The raids began at around 9 a.m. in the ho....
- Disabled woman killed by speeding bus in Mumbai
Mumbai, April 4: A polio-stricken woman was killed in Mumbai today after she was hit by a speeding state transport bus as she was crossing the road, police said.
Vidya Rane, 31, was c....
- Goa minister detained with $10 mn at Mumbai airport
Mumbai, April 2: Goa's Education Minister Atanasio Monseratte was detained by the customs department at the Mumbai international airport after he was allegedly found carrying over $10 milli....
- Leading girls from hell to humane society
Mumbai, March 29: In a western Mumbai suburb stands a six-storey building housing 100 girls, mostly minors, who are being educated, given vocational training and psychological counselling. One ....
- Tragedy averted in Mumbai harbour
Mumbai, March 22: A tragedy was averted in Mumbai harbour last week when ill-fated container cargo ship MSC Chitra - which had partly sunk in August last year after a collision - again broke lo....
- Shop owner gunned down in Mumbai
Mumbai, March 19: One shop ownner was killed after an unidentified man fired at him in suburban Goregaon today, police said in Mumbai.
Angara Shetty, who owns a cake shop in the subur....
- Mumbai: Reserve seats for students in BEST buses
Mumbai, March 14: Four seats should be reserved for students in state-run BEST buses running across Mumbai, a social organisation headed by son of Maharastra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane deman....
- In-laws booked for Mumbai triple suicide
Mumbai, March 12: The in-laws of a 30-year-old woman, who threw her two children from the 19th floor of a building in Mumbai and then jumped herself, have been booked for harassment, torture an....
- Mumbai: Constable passes away as gun misfires
Mumbai, March 7: A policeman was killed after his gun misfired near the US consulate in Mumbai today.
Constable Deepak Vitgare sustained two 9 mm bullet injuries around 7 a.m. He bled....
- Mumbai to host major aviation conference
Mumbai, March 6: The first international aviation conference on maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) covering both civil and military sectors will be held in Mumbai from March 16-18, an offic....
- Fire rages through 'Slumdog Millionaire' actors' previous homes
Mumbai, March 4: A major fire raged through a slum in Bandra area of Mumbai tonight where the child actors of Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" used to stay.
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- Security of Wankhede Stadium has been compromised: Activist
Mumbai, Feb 10: The safety and security of Wankhede Stadium in south Mumbai has been compromised while carrying out its renovation prior to the cricket World Cup, an activist claimed today
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- Mumbai: Three killed in Tata Group headquarters fire
Mumbai, Feb 9: Three people were killed and one critically injured today in a fire in the basement of Bombay House, the headquarters of the Tata Group, in the heart of Mumbai's central busi....
- Major fire at Bombay House, 3 people killed in fire
Mumbai, Feb 9: :A major fire broke out in the basement of Bombay House in South Mumbai at around 9 am today. Three people were reportedly killed in fire.
Eight fire tenders and six wa....
- Criminal, arms supplier arrested in Mumbai with arms
Mumbai, Feb 5: A member of the Chota Rajan gang and an arms supplier were arrested in two separate cases by the Mumbai Police's Crime Branch and arms recovered from them, police said today.....
- US commerce secretary to take lessons from Mumbai's Dabbawalas
Washington, Feb 4: Besides meetings with India's top space and nuclear energy administrators and corporate honchos, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke also has a date with Mumbai's famed ....
- Mumbai: Warship on fire post collision, efforts on to douse blaze
Mumbai, Jan 31: Frantic efforts were today to save Indian Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri after a major fire engulfed it following a collision with a merchant vessel off Mumbai Harbour, official s....
- Contract killer of Chhota Rajan gang nabbed in Mumbai
Mumbai, Jan 27: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai Police today arrested a contract killer who used to work with the Chhota Rajan gang, an official said.
"We have arrested 3....
- Over 150 doctors on strike in Mumbai
Mumbai, Jan 24: Over 150 resident doctors at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital here struck work early today to protest manhandling by relatives of some patients, hospital sources sa....
- Maharashtra: Suspected gas leak in Mumbai, no casualties
Mumbai, Jan 22: Three fire engines were rushed to the Five Gardens area of Matunga in central Mumbai as a gas smell filled the area today morning, officials said. The fire brigade officials wer....
- Mumbai Marathon begins amid tight security
Mumbai, Jan 16: Over 38,000 people early today gathered at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus here to participate in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2011 as Maharashtra Governor K. Sankara....
- Over 38,000 to run in bigger, better Mumbai Marathon
Mumbai, Jan 15: More than 38,000 people, including celebrities, senior citizens and many on wheel chairs, are set to participate in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon today that begins from....
- Food not cooked well: Couple puts 10-yr-old maid's hand on burning oven
Mumbai, Jan 13:: A couple was arrested by Mumbai police from the Ghatkopar area on Wednesday for physically torturing their maid. The Bihar-based girl who is only 10 years of age was working in....
- Northeast hopes to draw much business from Mumbai summit
Agartala, Jan 13: With the sixth 'North East Business Summit' set to begin in Mumbai next week, the industry starved and resource crammed northeastern region is making all-out efforts t....
- Mumbai: Shiv Sena, NCP workers clash over union office
Mumbai, Jan 10: Around 400 Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party workers clashed in Mumbai today after an argument over a trade union office premises, police said.
"The clash w....
- Builder, contractor booked for Mumbai lift crash
Mumbai, Jan 9: Mumbai police today booked six people, including the builder, contractor and maintenance supervisor of Rustomjee Towers where five labourers were killed after a service lift came....
- Mumbai: Four schoolboys kill friend for not buying them cigarettes
Mumbai, Jan 8: In a shocking incident, four minor students of a municipal school killed a friend who refused to buy cigarettes for them, police said today.
The incident occurred on De....
- Mumbai gets new municipal commissioner
Mumbai, Jan 3: Senior IAS officer Subodh Kumar was today appointed the new Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.
Subodh Kumar replaces Swadhin Kshatriya who was promoted as a principal se....
- Mumbai students, dabbawalas rally for health, environment
Mumbai, Jan 1: A city-based educational institute along with Mumbai's famed dabbawalas ushered in the New Year today by organising a rally to spread awareness about AIDS and the harmful eff....
- Mumbai brings in the new year with style
Mumbai, Dec 31: Party animals hit the most happening hotspots in Mumabi right before midnight to bid farewell to the first decade of the millennium and bring in the new year in style as others ....
- 70-year-old man passes away in Mumbai fire
Mumbai, Dec 30: A 70-year-old man was burnt alive in a fire due to a suspected gas cylinder blast in south Mumbai today, police said.
"A flat on the second floor of Oriental Build....
- LeT terror threat: Security beefed up in Mumbai city, airport
Mumbai, Dec 27: An alert has been sounded at the Mumbai airport for an alleged LeT (Lashkar-e-Toiba) militant Mahfooz Alam. Mumbai Police has claimed that he is now planning to leave the city. ....
- Mumbai ushers in Christmas with faith
Mumbai, Dec 25: Thousands of worshippers gathered in gaily decorated churches across Mumbai at midnight on Friday to usher in Christmas.
Churches across the city wore a welcoming look....
- Activist's in Mumbai protest Binayak Sen verdict
Dec 23, Mumbai: Activists and the public gathered outside Mumbai's busy Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus today to protest a Chhattisgarh court's verdict sentencing rights campaigner Binayak....
- Security beefed up near Mumbai's Taj hotel
Mumbai, Dec 22: Security will be beefed up near the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, which bore the brunt of the 26/11 terror strikes, and the area will be closed to vehicular traffic from Thu....
- Marathi women to drive taxis in Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec 10: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has decided to provide Marathi women with a means of earning money by driving taxis. MNS will make arrangements so that car driving training can....
- Mumbai pays homage to 26/11 victims
Mumbai, Nov 26: Two years after 10 Pakistani terrorists unleashed mayhem killing 166 people here, India's financial capital today paid homage to victims of the audacious 26/11 attack that s....
- Mumbai slum dwellers protest Unitech's project, suspect another scam
Mumbai, Nov 25: Residents of Ganesh Krupa Society of the Golibar slum in Santa Cruz are staring at a bleak future with the Bombay High Court issuing an order to 181 families on 30th October ask....
- Mumbai legislator moots 'mobile police posts'
Mumbai, Nov 23: With a view to bringing police services virtually to the doorstep of citizens, a Mumbai legislator today proposed setting up of mobile police outposts.
Congress legisl....
- Navi Mumbai airport gets green signal finally
New Delhi, Nov 22: The environment ministry today cleared the Navi Mumbai airport, paving the way for a second airport to ease air traffic in Mumbai.
The green ministry and the aviati....
- Pamela Anderson arrives in Mumbai, creates chaos
Mumbai, Nov 16: Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson arrived in Mumbai late on Monday amid media frenzy, resulting in a scuffle at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here.
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- Poor air traffic control system in Mumbai Airport, passengers' woe continues
Mumbai, Nov 15: Mumbai Airport, being one of the busiest airports in the India has time and again surrendered before the air traffic leading to congestion and flight delays on a frequent basis.....
- A fun-filled Children's Day awaits Mumbai kids
Mumbai, Nov 13: Children's Day in Mumbai is sure going to be an eventful affair for the kids as various companies and state agencies have drawn up great plans for them.
Governor K....
- Mumbai school kids excited about Obama visit
Mumbai, Nov 7: All pepped up and barely able to contain their excitement, students of the Holy Name School eagerly awaited US President Barack Obama's visit today morning.
Dressed....
- Nothing suspicious found on Delta flight in Mumbai
Mumbai, Nov 5: Nothing suspicious has been found aboard the Delta Airways Amsterdam-Mumbai flight which had made an emergency landing at the international airport here, the authorities said tod....
- Delta Airways flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai
Mumbai, Nov 5: A Delta Airways Amsterdam-Mumbai flight made an emergency landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) here on Thursday following a call warning of some uniden....
- Airspace over Mumbai to be shut for Obama visit
New Delhi, Nov 4: The airspace over Mumbai will be closed before US President Barack Obama's lands in Mumbai on Saturday.
Sources in the Airport Authority Of India (AAI) said that....
- Main runway of Mumbai international airport shut till July
Mumbai, Nov 1: The main runway of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) was shut down today for upgradation work. The width of the runway is being increased to accomodate Airbus A380....
- Woman who killed her baby will be arrested: Mumbai Police
Mumbai, Oct 28: The Mumbai police today said they will arrest the woman who killed her 45-day-old girl, once her premature twin son is stable and discharged from the hospital.
"We....
- Facts being checked in Mumbai skyscraper scam: Army chief
New Delhi, Oct 27: Army chief General V.K. Singh today said the army is looking into the facts in the alleged role of senior defence officials in the Mumbai skyscraper scam.
"At t....
- Food and beverage summit in Mumbai to showcase technology
Mumbai, Oct 27: A food and beverage summit, Food & Bev Tech 2010, would open in Mumbai on Friday, showcasing the latest machinery, packaging equipment and accessories required by the indust....
- Minor collision at Mumbai airport
Mumbai, Oct 23: The aircraft of two private airlines were involved in a "minor collision" at the Mumbai airport early today, an official said. No casualties were reported.
The....
- Mumbai NGO welcomes Shiv Sena's demand to stop mosque loudspeakers
Mumbai, Oct 21: Awaaz Foundation, a Mumbai NGO fighting against noise pollution, today welcomed the Shiv Sena's demand to stop mosques from using loudspeakers to give the call to prayer.
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- Mumbai-bound plane hit by bird, lands safely
Mumbai, Oct 20: A Mumbai-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight made a safe landing after it was hit by a bird while descending at the Chhatrapati Shivaji airport here today, an airline official said....
- Ancient tunnel unearthed in Mumbai
Mumbai, Oct 20: A tunnel thought to be 200 years old has been unearthed in the premises of the General Post Office in south Mumbai, officials said today.
Believed to be an ancient esc....
- Mukesh Ambani's home world's most expensive
Washington, Oct 15: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's new 27-storey Mumbai skyscraper likely sets a record as the world's most expensive residential home, according to Forbes....
- Mumbai hosts textile and apparel machinery expo
Mumbai, Oct 10: The Garment and Textile Machinery and Accessories (Gartexma) 2010 expo showcasing Indian textile and apparel machinery and accessories kicked off at Mumbai today.
Orga....
- Kingfisher flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai
Mumbai, Oct 8: A Kingfisher Airlines Mumbai-New Delhi flight made an emergency landing after a suspected bird-hit here today morning, an official said.
The flight IT-331 had taken off....
- Four labourers killed in lift crash in Navi Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 26: Four labourers were killed when the service lift in a under construction building in Navi Mumbai crashed late on Saturday, police said.
According to police, the incide....
- Maharashtra minister's son charged with attempted murder
Mumbai, Sep 23: Nitesh Rane, son of Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane, was charged with attempt to murder after he allegedly opened fire at a Congress party worker here today, police sa....
- Bal Thackeray visits Nana Patekar for Ganeshotsav
Mumbai, Sep 22: Respecting Nana Patekar's request to grace the Ganesh festival celebrations at his home, Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray late on Tuesday paid a visit to the actor's reside....
- Congress leader held for Mumbai businessman's killing
Mumbai, Sep 21: Congress leader Mohammed Ali Shaikh was arrested today in connection with the killing of a private shipping firm owner in Mumbai on Sep 15, police said.
Sayyed Chand M....
- Mumbai police on high alert after Delhi shooting
Mumbai, Sep 19: Mumbai police today went on high alert in the wake of the shooting near New Delhi's Jama Masjid as well as the ongoing 11-day Ganeshotsava festival in the city, officials sa....
- English and computers now for Mumbai's famed dabbawalas
Mumbai, Sep 19: Like clockwork, they go about distributing food across India's financial capital, their numerous tiffin boxes clanked together. And now many of Mumbai's famed 'dabba....
- Veer Savarkar's son Vishwas dead
Mumbai, Sep 17: Vishwas V. Savarkar, the sole surviving son of revolutionary leader Veer Damodar Savarkar, passed away here today morning following a brief illness, a close family friend said. ....
- World class innovation park to be set up near Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 16: Over 25,000 scientific experts from around 100 countries will work at a state-of-the-art innovation park which will be set up near Mumbai, the state government announced today.
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- Mumbai to get India's first monorail in two weeks
Mumbai, Sep 15: Indicating that the prestigious Mumbai monorail project is on schedule, a top official said here today that six trains will ply in the first phase from later this month.
- Supreme court sends 1993 Mumbai blasts convict back to jail
New Delhi, Sep 14: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the shifting of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yusuf Abdul Razak Memon back to jail after doctors attending on him in Masina Hospital ....
- Mumbai's suburban train services disrupted briefly
Mumbai, Sep 13: Commuters travelling on the western line of Mumbai's suburban rail service faced a delay during the peak hours today as a switch box outside a station was found broken, a ra....
- These Ganeshas give environment a fighting chance
Mumbai, Sep 13: Ganesha idols made of clay and paper pulp or which use naturally extracted colours have found many takers in Mumbai this year, as environment conscious residents are making sure....
- Mumbai soaks in festive spirit of Ganeshotsav, Eid
Mumbai, Sep 11: Despite a terror threat looming over the city, millions of Mumbaikars were immersed in triple celebrations today - Ganeshotsav, Eid and Jain community's Samvasari.
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- Siddharth Malhotra's mother hospitalised
Mumbai, Sep 9: It has not been an easy time for the "We Are Family" director Siddharth Malhotra. As though some of the reviews for his directorial debut were not cutting enough, Siddhar....
- Case registered against rioting party workers in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 8: Mumbai police today registered a case against rioting leaders and party workers of the Shiv Sena and Swabhiman Sangathan who clashed and turned Dadar railway station into a war z....
- PM to intervene in Navi Mumbai airport deadlock
Mumbai, Sep 3: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured a delegation of top Congress leaders that he would personally look into the issue of the proposed new international airport in Navi Mu....
- Indian Navy makes Mumbai harbour safe post collision
Mumbai, Sep 1: Twenty-five days after two foreign cargo ships collided in the Mumbai harbour, the Indian Navy today completed its task of escorting ships and surveying the navigation channel, ....
- Mumbai's 190-kg man operated successfully, recuperating
Mumbai, Aug 31: Fifty-three-year-old Nizar Ahmed, weighing 190 kg, was operated upon successfully for weight-loss surgery in a hospital two days after being moved out of his south Mumbai second....
- Mumbai to get India's first multi-level automated car parks
Mumbai, Aug 30: India's first robot-assisted multi-level car parks that can collectively accommodate over 1,100 vehicles will come up at two private commercial building projects in the city....
- 190 kg Mumbai man out of home after five years
Mumbai, Aug 29: A man weighing 190 kg could finally move out of his third floor tenement in south Mumbai today after five years of staying indoors when the main door and a wall was broken and a....
- Mumbai diamond thieves in police custody till Sep 4
Mumbai, Aug 26: A Mumbai court today sent three Mexicans and a Venezuelan, arrested in Dubai on India's request for the sensational heist here of diamonds worth Rs.6.6 crore earlier this we....
- Fire breaks out at Mumbai warehouse
Mumbai, Aug 24: A major fire broke out at a warehouse in south Mumbai today evening, a police official said.
"Eight fire engines have been rushed to the spot that is very close to....
- Rs.6.5 crore diamond heist at international jewellery show
Mumbai, Aug 23: In a crime that seems to be straight out of a Bollywood movie, diamonds weighing 88,999 carats and worth over Rs.6.5 crore were stolen from a stall at the India International Je....
- Mumbai metro: Bombay HC orders new audit of damaged building near site
Mumbai, Aug 23: The Bombay High Court has issued a directive to IIT Mumbai to carry out a fresh structural audit of the damaged building that is located close to the construction site of Mumbai....
- Drivers can own cab after 5 years: Mumbai taxi firm
Mumbai, Aug 23: EasyCabs, a recently launched taxi service, today announced a special welfare scheme for taxi drivers in Mumbai, which will enable any driver with a permit to associate with the....
- Rs.6.5 crore diamond heist at international jewellery show
Mumbai, Aug 24; In a crime that seems to be straight out of a Bollywood movie, diamonds weighing 88,999 carats and worth over Rs.6.5 crore were stolen from a stall at the India Internationa....
- Slums around Mumbai airport to be cleared in three years
Mumbai, Aug 20: An eyesore that greets air travelers - around 80,000 slums in the vicinity of the Mumbai airport - will be cleared and the slum dwellers rehabilitated within three years, Chief ....
- Mumbai harbour clean-up begins 13 days after ship collision
Mumbai, Aug 20: Exactly 13 days after two ships collided and spilled oil and pollutants, various official rescue authorities today launched the clean-up operations in and around Mumbai harbour,....
- Parsis celebrate Navroz with enthusiasm in Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 19: Thousands of Parsis residing in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra celebrated their new year - Navroz - with enthusiasm and gaiety here today.
Many members of the c....
- Mumbai road caves in, transport services hit in Andheri
Mumbai, Aug 19: Mumbaikars had a difficult time commuting between east and west Mumbai today morning as the entire stretch on Andheri area witnessed at least 2 km long traffic snarl after a por....
- One killed in Mumbai landslip
Mumbai, Aug 17: One person was killed and three others were injured in a landslip that destroyed at least 10 huts in Mumbai's suburb Ghatkopar today, police said.
The landslip fol....
- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata lag behind in global cities' list
Washington, Aug 17: New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata barely make the grade of global cities as the culture and market influence moves from nations to cities and from the West to the East, accordin....
- Ramesh terms ship collision as freak accident
Mumbai, Aug 14: Terming the collision between two ships off Mumbai as a freak accident, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said today that India has never seen an oil spil....
- How ship collision took place in Mumbai harbour
Mumbai, Aug 13: Minutes before they collided in Mumbai harbour, MSC Chitra was proceeding properly outbound within the main navigation channel while Khalijia 3 was entering the channel against ....
- Post 26/11, palace wing at Mumbai's Taj gets ultra-luxe
Mumbai, Aug 13: The palace wing at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace Hotel just got more royal, with multimedia systems and an emergency escape route too. The heritage suites promise to be grander ....
- Bodybuilders help Mumbai police to fight Nigerian goons
Mumbai, Aug 12: "Kanoon ke haath bahut lambe hote hain" Remember the famous dialogue that was once used in hundreds of Bollywood movies? But these days you can always contradict this so....
- Skeletal maritime activity resumes after ship-collision
Mumbai, Aug 12: Five days after two ships collided near Mumbai harbour, skeletal maritime activity was resumed here early today, an official said.
Seven ships have so far been allowed....
- Mumbai campaign against taxis, autos flops
Mumbai, Aug 12: A campaign to boycott autorickshaws and taxis to protest arbitrary fares charged by their drivers virtually failed today because many commuters said they were dependent on them.....
- Mumbaikars set to boycott autos, taxis on Thursday
Mumbai, Aug 11: Mumbaikars have decided to lend their full support to the "Meter Jam" campaign launched by three advertising professionals and boycott autorickshaws and taxis on Thursda....
- Companies rule out ports closure hitting fuel supply
Mumbai, Aug 11: State-run oil marketing companies have ruled out a fuel shortage following the closure of the Jawaharlal Nehru and Mumbai ports, which has disrupted shipment of crude oil to loc....
- Efforts on to combat oil spill hazards off Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 10: Environment disaster loomed large over coastal Mumbai, Raigad and surrounding areas today, the day after oil stopped leaking from the sinking Panamanian ship MSC Chitra.
- I want to sleep right now, don't disturb me, says drunk policeman on duty
Mumbai, Aug 9: Mumbai police department can really boast of their bravery and honesty, especially after this incident. When the entire city is busy celebrating Gatari Amavasya, constable Prakas....
- NGO backs public boycott of Mumbai taxis on Aug 12
Mumbai, Aug 7: Action for good Governance and Networking in India (AGNI), an NGO that works with government agencies for transparency, today announced support to a public boycott of autoricksha....
- BARC job scam busted
Mumbai, Aug 7: Police today claimed to have busted a recruitment racket promising jobs in the sensitive Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) near here with the arrest of eight people, including....
- Employees protest CIDCO move to give land to Videocon
Mumbai, Aug 6: Employees of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) today demonstrated in front of the corporation's Mumbai and Navi Mumbai offices, protesting its decision ....
- Mumbai hospital offers solution to IVF pregnancy failures
Mumbai, Aug 3: Offering a ray of hope against recurrent In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) pregnancy failures, a leading hospital here is offering metabolomics profiling that will enable doctors shif....
- Gogoi to undergo two heart surgeries on Wednesday
Mumbai, Aug 3: A 20-member team of doctors will perform two heart surgeries on Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at the Asian Heart Institute here on Wednesday.
"The surgeries are ....
- Apex court rejects Maharashtra plea on 1993 mosque firing
New Delhi, July 30: In a blow to the Maharashtra government, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected its petition and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue with its probe ....
- Governor Sankaranarayanan bats for new airport in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 29: Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan today expressed a strong need for a new airport in Mumbai contending that a balance has to be maintained between the "concerns of e....
- Four-storeyed building collapses in Mumbai, 10 injured
Mumbai, July 29: At least ten people were injured and several others were trapped inside when a multi-storeyed building caved in near suburban Kurla today in the wee hours. According to the fi....
- Haji Mastan's daughter files affidavit against Balaji Telefilms
Mumbai, July 27: Mafia don Haji Mastan's daughter Shamshad Supariwala today filed an additional affidavit in a city court against Balaji Telefilms, the producers of "Once Upon A Time In....
- Shah Rukh's olive branch - birthday wishes for Uddhav
Mumbai, July 27: Of all the greetings that Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray received on his 50th birthday today, one stood out - "best compliments" from none other than Bollywood super....
- Mumbai Crime Branch to enquire into attack on Abu Salem
Mumbai, July 25: The Crime Branch of the Mumbai police will investigate the attack on mafia don Abu Salem, allegedly by an aide of rival gangster Dawood Ibrahim, inside the Arthur Road Jail, a ....
- After attack, Abu Salem shifted to Raigad jail
Mumbai, July 25: A day after he was allegedly attacked by a member of Dawood Ibrahim's gang inside the Arthur Road Jail here, mafia don Abu Salem was shifted to the Taloja Central Jail in R....
- Abu Salem attacked in jail by Dawood henchman
Mumbai, July 24: Mafia don Abu Salem, one of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, was attacked today with a sharp instrument inside the Arthur Road Central Jail allegedly by ....
- Abu Salem attacked in jail by Dawood henchman
Mumbai, July 24: Mafia don Abu Salem, one of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, was attacked today with a sharp instrument inside the Arthur Road Central Jail allegedly by ....
- Two teenagers drown at Mumbai's Bandra seaface
Mumbai, July 19: Two teenagers drowned today after they got trapped in strong waves at Mumbai's suburban Bandra seaface, an official said.
"Three friends had gone to the Bandr....
- Two youth drown in pond in Mumbai national park
Mumbai, July 18: Two youth drowned after they got trapped in a deep pond near a waterfall inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park here today afternoon, officials said.
The victims - Ja....
- Case against 'unknown persons' in chlorine gas leak
Mumbai, July 15: Mumbai Police today registered a case against "unknown persons" in connection with the chlorine gas leak at the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) premises that led to 100 people ....
- Nine more fall ill after Mumbai gas leak
Mumbai, July 15: A day after more than 100 people fell sick as chlorine gas leaked from a Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) scrapyard, nine others were admitted to hospital today with complaints of nause....
- More than 50 fall ill after Chlorine gas leaks in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 14: At least three people have died and more than 50, most of them students, were rushed to a hospital after they fell ill here early today following leakage of suspected chlorine ....
- Mumbaikars welcome court nod to 'best five' formula
Mumbai, July 13: Academicians, parents and students today welcomed the Supreme Court order asking the Maharashtra government to extend the 'best five' formula for Class 11 admission to ....
- Police hand over Viveka's house keys to family
Mumbai, July 8: Former model Viveka Babajee's family has been handed over the keys of her rented house where she had committed suicide on June 25, her family's representative said on We....
- MPs panel visits atomic sites in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 6: A team of MPs today visited the Tarapur Atomic Power Station and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre here to review the facilities, an official said.
The Standing Committee ....
- Business as usual in Mumbai after protest
Mumbai, July 6: A day after the nationwide shutdown called by opposition parties to protest against the fuel price hike, life returned to normal in Mumbai today.
With most offices rem....
- Over 200 buses damaged in Maharashtra
Mumbai, July 5: More than 150 BEST buses in Mumbai and 70 state transport buses in Maharashtra were damaged by protesters today during the opposition's nationwide strike against hike in fue....
- Mumbai trains see few passengers
Mumbai, July 5: Local trains, the lifeline of Mumbai, plied normally today but saw few commuters travelling owing to the nationwide strike against the hike in fuel prices.
While the M....
- Nationwide stir: flights cancelled in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 5: At least 86 domestic flights were cancelled to and from Mumbai in view of the nationwide shutdown today, officials said.
While 46 outgoing flights of various private a....
- Heavy rainfall lashes parts of Mumbai
Mumbai, July 3: Heavy rainfall lashed parts of Mumbai today leading to water logging and traffic jams in some areas.
While the northern suburbs continued to be under a dry spell, heav....
- Kurla psycho killer arrested
Mumbai, July 1: A psycho-killer wanted in the rape and murder of three minor girls in Kurla suburb of north-east Mumbai was arrested today, police said.
"We arrested 19-year-old J....
- Court asks Viveka's boyfriend to give statement to cops
Mumbai, June 28: A Mumbai court today directed former supermodel Viveka Babajee's stock broker boyfriend Gautam Vohra to give his statement to police in connection with her suicide.
- Mumbaikars react sharply to fuel price hike
Mumbai, June 25: Mumbaikars today reacted sharply to the rise in the prices of fuel.
"Why do the prices keep going up? Does the government expect us to travel by bullock carts?,&#....
- Accident averted on Mumbai's Western Railways line
Mumbai, June 25: Another mishap was averted and this time it is on Mumbai's Western Railways line. As per the reports, a girder collapsed at Charni Road in South Mumbai today morning. Girde....
- Mumbai taxi fares to rise from Sunday
Mumbai, June 23: A day after autorickshaw fares were hiked in Mumbai, the authorities decided to increase taxi fares too -- from Sunday.
'The government has permitted a hike in ba....
- BJP leader visits families of Kurla rape, murder victims
Mumbai, June 22: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde today visited the families of the three young schoolgirls who were raped and murdered in Kurla suburb of north-east Mu....
- Row over 26/11 witness school admission
Mumbai, June 22: A Mumbai school under attack for denying admission to a girl who was a key witness in the Mumbai terror attack trial has asked the Maharashtra government to intervene.
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- Mumbai autorickshaws on strike for fare hike
Mumbai, June 22: Lakhs of office-goers, students and passengers were put to hardships as a large section of autorickshaws here went on a flash strike demanding fare hike early today, officials ....
- Babbar Khalsa militant held in Mumbai
Mumbai, June 20: A member of the insurgent Babbar Khalsa International group was arrested on Saturday from a Mumbai suburb and three weapons and 40 bullets were seized from him, police said.
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- Probe into blackout at Mumbai air traffic control
Mumbai, June 17: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered an inquiry into an incident of power blackout at the Air Traffic Control at Mumbai International Airport two days ago, off....
- 26/11 ravaged Mumbai Jewish centre to be revived
Mumbai, June 17: Nearly 19 months after Chabad House, the Jewish community centre in south Mumbai, was targeted by Pakistani terrorists in the 26/11 terror attack, two new religious officials w....
- Eight killed as wall collapses in Mumbai
Thane, June 16: Eight people were crushed to death in sleep when a wall collapsed in Mumbai's Thane area early today, police said.
The incident took place around 4.30 a.m. when th....
- Mumbai building crashes, minor girl killed
Mumbai, June 9: A six-year-old girl was killed today when the roof of a building collapsed here, officials said.
Phagun Gohil was crushed to death when the slab of a balcony crashed o....
- Mumbai runway closes for an hour, flight operations affected
Mumbai, June 9: Mumbai airport saw an unpleasant picture today morning after the flight operations were hit due to the closure of the main runway.
Water-logging at terminal 1-C and p....
- Girl killed in wall collapse in Mumbai
Mumbai, June 8: An eight-year-old girl was killed and a woman and another girl were injured as a wall came crashing down at Antop Hill in central Mumbai here today, an official said.
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- Free Mahindra service camps on World Environment Day
Mumbai, June 5: Celebrating World Environment Day, automobile major Mahindra and Mahindra organised free service camps across the country for its vehicles today, a company official said.
- Near miss at Mumbai: Flight about to land as another waits to go
Mumbai, June 4: A potential disaster was averted early today when a flight was cleared for landing while another plane was waiting for take-off on the same runway at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Int....
- Trapped in Mumbai showers? Get access to free food
Mumbai, June 1: Remember the terrible rains that flooded Mumbai on July 26, 2005? Thousands of people were left stranded on the city roads without food and drinking water for hours. But from t....
- Bombay Hospital is without power for 24 hours
Mumbai, Jun 1: A renowned hospital in Mumbai is in bad shape since Monday morning after a short circuit caused a minor fire in the building. Power supply has not been restored yet in the Bombay....
- Mumbai will take some time to become Shanghai: Patil
On board Air India One, May 31: President Pratibha Patil today said Mumbai will take "some more time" to become Shanghai, the metropolis in eastern China which is a flourishing commerci....
- D. Sivanandan is new Maharashtra police chief
Mumbai, May 31: Mumbai Police Commissioner D. Sivanandan has been appointed as the new Director General of Police of Maharashtra as the former police chief A.N. Roy retires today.
San....
- Another Air India tragedy averted
Mumbai, May 31: Yet another Air India tragedy was averted when a Dubai-Pune flight had a narrow escape on May 26 after the pilot lost control over the aircraft and it suddenly lost height, an o....
- No help from authorities, say kin of train accident victims
Mumbai, May 28: Angry relatives trying to come to terms with the loss of their family members in the Mumbai-bound train accident in West Bengal that left at least 65 people dead and 200 injured....
- Near-collision at Mumbai airport
Mumbai, May 27: The aircraft of two private airlines, Jet Airways and Indigo, had a narrow miss at Mumbai airport late on Wednesday night, an official said.
One plane was landing whil....
- Western Railway offers alternative to passengers stranded due to AI strike
Mumbai, May 26: The Air India (AI) personnel strike regarding delay in salary payment has caused much inconvenience to the passengers since Tuesday. However, Western Railway has come to their r....
- Half of Mumbai's home wireless internet networks unsecure
Mumbai, May 24: Mumbai Police had a shock in store on the inaugural day of its Cyber Safety Week here today with a survey suggesting that nearly half of the home wireless internet networks in t....
- The seven trains targeted in July 11, 2006, bombing
Mumbai, May 23: The seven trains targeted in the July 11, 2006 bombing, the timing and the casualties:
6.23 p.m. - Mahim Junction, 641 Down Borivli Fast - Killed: 43, Injured 96.
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- Motorcycle rally pays homage to 26/11 victims
Mumbai, May 21: Around 100 motorcycle riders today rallied across the affected spots of 26/11 to pay tribute to the victims and hail the judiciary for sentencing Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir ....
- Kingfisher's Mumbai-Lucknow flight grounded after bomb scare
Mumbai, May 20: Passengers of a Kingfisher Airlines Mumbai-Lucknow flight were taken off and a rigorous search of the aircraft was underway after a call warning of a bomb on board, an airline o....
- Refrigerator compressor explodes in Mumbai local train, no casualties
Mumbai, May 19: A refrigerator compressor carried in the luggage compartment of a local train here exploded near Matunga on the Western Railway today afternoon triggering panic among commuters.....
- Now, Mumbai cops to eat 'healthy, low-calorie food'
Mumbai, May 19: In a bid to erase the stereotyped pot-belly image of the Mumbai cop, the police have introduced a 'health food canteen' that will serve low-calorie food for the law-enfo....
- Four of poverty-stricken family commit suicide
Mumbai, May 19: Acute financial problems has driven four members of a family in Mumbai to commit suicide, police said today.
Bharat Ovale, 35, his wife Pushpa, 33, and two children - ....
- Hope is gone: 800 Mumbai families lose battle for survival
Mumbai, May 19: What was a few days ago a thriving shantytown in India's financial capital - where 60 percent of the population lives in slums - looks like a war zone. Thousands of its resi....
- PETA urges college to stop live calf embalming
Mumbai, May 18: Animal rights organization PETA urged the Bombay Veterinary College (BVC) in Parel to stop the proposed killing and embalming of a calf scheduled for today as part of its course....
- Woman killed in fire at Mumbai multi-storey tower
Mumbai, May 16: A woman was burnt to death and another injured as fire broke out today on the 15th floor of a residential tower in Mumbai's suburban Ghatkopar area, fire brigade officials h....
- US envoy plays basketball with Mumbai schoolchildren
Mumbai, May 11: In a bid to emphasise the importance of sports as a cultural unifier among children, US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer and US Consul-General Paul A. Folmsbee played basketball mat....
- US ambassador visits Dharavi slum
Mumbai, May 11: Dharavi in central Mumbai, known as Asia's largest slum, had an unusual but distinguished visitor today - US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer.
He spent time a....
- Mulund train blast accused nabbed after seven years
Mumbai, May 10: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) today traced and arrested one of the prime accused in the Mulund 2003 train blast that killed 13 people, Maharashtra police said.
W. Mur....
- Sailing regatta for business leaders
Mumbai, May 8: Corporate honchos today took a day off to hit the sea as part of a sailing regatta at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club near Gateway of India here.
The Forbes India Aquasail ....
- Mumbai Muslims celebrate Kasab's death sentence
Mumbai, May 6: Muslims were today at the forefront of the celebrations in the city since the death sentence pronounced on Ajmal Amir Kasab a day ago and one has even offered to be the hangman f....
- Day after Kasab verdict, business as usual at CST
Mumbai, May 7: A day after he was sentenced to death, it was business as usual today at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) where Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab and an accomplice slaug....
- Rahman's daughter in Mumbai hospital
Mumbai, May 7: Music maestro A.R. Rahman's daughter Raheema had been admitted to the Asian Heart Hospital in Bandra earlier this week following cardiac problems but is "recovering fast&....
- Mumbai celebrates Kasab's death sentence with sweets
Mumbai, May 6: There were celebrations on the streets of Mumbai today as people burst firecrackers amid the beating of drums and distributed sweets to express their happiness at the death sente....
- Mumbai constable dies from colleague's misfire
Mumbai, May 5: A police constable was killed today afternoon when his colleague's gun misfired at Bandra's Carter Road here, an official said.
The incident took place when con....
- Mumbai's biggest playground declared silence zone
Mumbai, May 5: The Bombay High Court today virtually banned noisy political rallies in the historic Shivaji Park, the biggest playground in the heart of Mumbai, by declaring it a silence zone.
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- Mumbai trains back on track
Mumbai, May 5: Mumbai's suburban train services, the city's lifeline, resumed normal operations today after two days of disruption caused by drivers' strike crippled India's fin....
- Mumbai's highly-efficient suburban rail network is its lifeline
Mumbai, May 4: It carries a sea of humanity - over seven million commuters - to and fro daily. Mumbai's suburban rail network, the city's lifeline which is used by people come floods, t....
- Mumbai suburban train drivers end strike
Mumbai, May 4: Mumbai's suburban train drivers called off their strike today 36 hours after they started it, bringing relief to millions of commuters. Nearly 1,000 Mumbai train drivers deci....
- ESMA invoked against striking Mumbai train drivers
Mumbai, May 4: The Maharashtra government today invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against striking Mumbai train drivers and gave them time till 3 p.m. to return to work.
- Mumbai train drivers' stir overshadows Kasab verdict in papers
Mumbai, May 4: While Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab's trial was the highlight of the day for most news channels, many newspapers today led their local editions with the railway drivers' stri....
- Mumbai train drivers call off strike
Mumbai, May 4: Millions of Mumbai commuters heaved a sigh of relief as suburban train drivers called off their strike after 36 hours. This came after Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil's ....
- BJP, Shiv Sena demand resumption of Mumbai rail services
New Delhi, May 4: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena members today demonstrated in Parliament House demanding that the government take speedy steps to resume train services in Mumbai.
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- Motormen's agitation paralyses Mumbai
Mumbai, May 4: Over seven million commuters, including office-goers and students, were severely hit today, the second day of the ongoing agitation by motormen manning Mumbai's crucial subur....
- Over 1,800 women beggars held in Mumbai in three years
New Delhi, April 26: A total of 1,818 women beggars were rounded up in Mumbai and only 319 and 19 in Delhi and Kolkata respectively in the past three years, Women and Child Development Minister....
- Major fire in Mumbai factory
Mumbai, April 25: A major fire broke out at a factory in south Mumbai today, fire officials said.
The blaze was reported a little after 7 p.m. at the leather factory at Devidayal comp....
- CISF to provide security to Mumbai Port
New Delhi, April 21: A 502-member team of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) today took over the task of securing the Mumbai Port.
According to Rahul Asthana, chairman of Mu....
- Near-collision of planes averted at Mumbai airport
Mumbai, April 19: A near collision between two aircraft was averted today afternoon at the Mumbai airport as one plane was cleared for take-off when the other was landing on the same runway, of....
- Three of family die in Mumbai fire
Mumbai, April 19: An advocate, his wife and 10-year-old son were killed after a fire broke out their third floor home in south Mumbai early today, police said.
The fire broke out arou....
- Hoax bomb call at Mumbai court
Mumbai, April 17: A phone call claiming that a bomb had been planted in a court building in suburban Bandra led to a two-hour long search today during which nothing suspicious was found, a poli....
- Three charred to death in Mumbai
Mumbai, April 15: Three people were charred to death in their sleep when a fire broke out in a tenement of Santacruz west here early today, a fire brigade official said.
He said the b....
- Sand suppliers' strike hits Mumbai builders
Mumbai: Uncertainty has gripped the construction of thousands of residential flats, commercial premises and infrastructure projects here following a week-long strike by sand suppliers.
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- 16 months after 26/11, Taj Ballroom welcomes patrons
Mumbai: Curious guests and old regulars started trooping into the famous Ballroom of the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel - severely damaged and scarred during the Nov 26, 2008, Mumbai terror....
- Water, water everywhere, but Mumbai remains thirsty
Mumbai: Mumbai falls in the rain-abundant coastal Konkan region of western Maharashtra, but this summer the city is practically thirsting for drinking water.
The rains played truant i....
- China to supply trains for Mumbai Metro
Beijing: A Chinese firm will send 18 high-capacity Metro trains for the new subway rail project in Mumbai as part of a $110 million deal, the company said here today.
The trains were ....
- Women to pilot AI's March 8 Mumbai-New York flight
New Delhi: For the first time, women pilots will operate Air India's Mumbai-New York non-stop flight on March 8 to commemorate International Women's Day.
Captain Rashmi Mirand....
- Pravin Mahajan dies in Thane hospital
Mumbai: Pravin Mahajan, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007 for killing his brother, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, died in a Thane hospital today evening, family source....
- Kasab's security measures may cost Mumbai Rs 44 crores
Mumbai: 26/11 terror suspect Ajmal Kasab continues to give a hard time to India's finance as Mumbai has decided to spend crores of rupees on modification plans for the Mumbai monorail for t....
- New Year celebrated with glee in Mumbai
Mumbai: Millions of fire-crackers, ringing of bells, hooting of ships' sirens and loud cheers by Mumbaikars - from the slums of Dharavi to the highrises in the posh areas of the city - gree....
- Fire destroys IPL chief Lalit Modi's Mumbai bungalow
Mumbai: A major fire engulfed the bungalow of Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi here on Saturday evening, completely gutting it, fire brigade officials said. The blaze - the cause of....
- Court orders probe into Karkare's missing bullet-proof jacket
Mumbai: After a long legal wrangle, a Mumbai court today ordered the city police to investigate the missing bullet-proof jacket of former Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, who wa....
- Mumbai gets new chief secretary, municipal commissioner
Mumbai: Senior civil servant J.P. Dange was today appointed the new chief secretary of Maharashtra.
An additional chief secretary (forests) till his new appointment, Dange has also se....
- Abbas Kazmi apologises to court, stays as Kasab's lawyer
Mumbai: After the day long drama in the courtroom with Kasab's lawyer Abbas Kazmi addressed as a liar by the court, the issue was finally resolved after the former apologized before the cou....
- Photographer who shot Kasab firing not proud of his pictures
New Delhi: The only photographer who clicked Pakistani terrorists killing innocents at Mumbai's largest railway station says he is not proud of his iconic pictures although they have won hi....
- Mumbai does not have enough emergency services
Mumbai: The 26/11 attacks on Mumbai showed that the city lacked adequate resources to handle an emergency. Dr. GB Daver has revealed that a proper emergency network was not there when the 26/11....
- No commemorative event by NSG on 26/11
New Delhi: The National Security Guard (NSG), which finally decimated the Mumbai attackers and lost two of its men, will not be organising any commemorative event to mark the first anniversary ....
- Mumbai remains extremely vulnerable: Shobhaa De
Mumbai: A year has gone by since the devastating 26/11 terror attacks, but the city is still vulnerable and people far from secure, says well-known author and columnist Shobhaa De.
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- After bad publicity, government removes cops from Gateway of India
Mumbai: Embarrassed after the criticism from various quarters, the Maharashtra government today evening shifted a platoon of police - entrusted with guarding the Hotel Taj Mahal Palace & To....
- Sipping coffee, at Leopold Cafe unafraid and undeterred
Mumbai: It's breezy and, oh yes, bustling with people. Over a lunch of roast chicken and cold coffee, Leopold Cafe regular Wesley Paul says casually, "There are gunmen at the door."....
- Businessman injured in Mumbai firing, assailants held
Mumbai: A businessman was injured when he was shot at by two men near his home here late on Wednesday, police said, adding that the assailants had been caught.
Two people opened fire ....
- Multi-faith prayer meet to mark 26/11 anniversary
Mumbai: A multi-faith event involving the Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and other religious communities will be held here next Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the 26/11 terro....
- Do not lose faith in life: Taj GM
Mumbai: Karambir Singh Kang, aged 41, asks people not to lose faith in life even in the darkest hours. He lost his wife and two sons Uday, who was a 14 year old kid and Samar who was 5 years ol....
- Thousands throng Mumbai church as water oozes from cross
Mumbai: Thousands of people thronged a south Mumbai church today to see water oozing out a cross and to collect what they believed was holy water, though church officials shied away from giving....
- Over half of Mumbaikars are migrants, UP tops list
Mumbai: Over 50 percent of those living in Mumbai are migrants, the largest numbers coming from Uttar Pradesh, a report released by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) today said....
- Air India, Kingfisher airlines aircraft in near collision at Mumbai airport
Mumbai: Nearly 244 passengers had a miraculous escape when two aircraft came face to face on the taxi way at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport late Thursday night, an airport official s....
- Mumbai cop 'catches' a python!
Mumbai: A Mumbai policeman notched a different kind of a 'catch' on Tuesday - a full-grown python from a thickly-populated residential area.
Returning home on Tuesday morning ....
- Top Mumbai hospitals get Canadian equipment
Toronto: Canada's Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC), which has just sold its high-end digital radiography (DR) systems to three hospitals in Mumbai, said on Tuesday it was making a big push in....
- Air India plane engine catches fire in Mumbai, passengers safe
Mumbai: Nearly 215 passengers and crew of a Riyadh-bound Air India flight had a narrow escape here today morning when they were evacuated quickly after one of the plane's engines caught fir....
- 10 killed, 25 injured in Mumbai landslide
Mumbai: At least 10 people were killed and 25 injured after a landslide triggered by heavy rains hit Saki-Naka area of northeastern Mumbai, authorities said today morning.
According t....
- Near miss at Mumbai airport
Mumbai: Two private planes took off almost simultaneously from the same runway at the Mumbai airport on Sunday morning, narrowly averting an air disaster, an official said on Sunday.
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- Rain battered Mumbai crawls back to normalcy
Mumbai: Mumbai limped back to normalcy as heavy rains receded today afternoon, after having battered India's financial capital for almost three days causing waterlogging in many areas, traf....
- Heavy rains disrupt life in Mumbai
Mumbai: For the third time in ten days, heavy rains today disrupted normal life in the country's commercial capital.
Waterlogging was reported from many low-lying areas of the cit....
- Mumbai-Pune Expressway named after Y.B. Chavan
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today announced that the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will be named after the late Y.B. Chavan, former deputy prime minister and the state's first chief ministe....
- Heavy rains disrupt normal life in Mumbai, Thane
Mumbai: Normal life was disrupted in Mumbai, Thane and the surrounding areas following heavy rains since Tuesday night which continued virtually unabated till today morning.
Several l....
- Heavy rains hit Mumbai, parts of city flooded
Mumbai: The monsoon tightened its grip over Mumbai today, with heavy rains leading to flooding in the city and its suburbs, causing traffic snarls on highways and arterial roads and disrupting ....
- Hour-long traffic snarl for Mumbai sea bridge drive
Mumbai: It was houseful on India's first open sea bridge today - celebrities and commoners came out in droves to drive up and down the newly opened engineering marvel on the sea, leading to....
- Mumbai bridge to be named after Rajiv Gandhi, opposition upset
Mumbai: India's first sea bridge in this financial capital will be named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan announced here, upsetting several ....
- CCTV cams at Mumbai station were 'non-functional' on 26/11
Mumbai: At least 15 CCTV cameras installed inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) were non-functional Nov 26 last year when Pakistani terrorists Ajmal Amir Kasab and Abu Ismail fired ind....
- 133,00 flats to decongest Mumbai
Mumbai: In a major initiative to decongest Mumbai and provide affordable houses to middle class families, 133,000 flats will be constructed near the city jointly by the development and housing ....
- Animation experts to address multi-city seminars
Mumbai: Leading animation expert Anthony Christov along with video-gaming industry veteran Ian Livingstone will address a series of seminars across India in the next three days on the theme of ....
- Kingfisher plane escapes accident in Mumbai
Mumbai: It was a narrow escape for the Kingfisher flight to Baroda when its tow-bar tractor (a vehicle attached to the aircraft to push it to the taxiway) hit its nose-wheel gear on Thursday af....
- Raj Thackeray gets judicial custody
Mumbai: The Bandra suburb court send Raj Thackeray to judicial custody till November 4. The chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was produced in a court today after his arrest from Ratnagi....
- Mumbai held to ransom after Raj Thackeray arrest
Mumbai: Maverick politician and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray was arrested on Tuesday for provoking hatred among communities as his supporters vented their anger by indulging i....
- Media must not encroach right to privacy: CJI
Mumbai: Stating that freedom of the press means people's right to know correct news, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today said, Journalism - especially in the field of crime - must not....
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