Slamming other parties and governments for neglecting basic issues, Raj Thackeray announced on Thursday that his party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), would independently contest 225-250 seats in the October Assembly election. He said he wanted MNS in power at any cost and asked party workers to build the party’s campaign around issues that have remained…
The cyber police and experts are using artificial intelligence (AI) to counter cybercriminals who employ the technology to create deepfake movies, clone voices and tailor phishing emails. According to sources in the Cyber Cell of the Mumbai and the Maharashtra Police, officials are employing AI algorithms to keep one step ahead of cybercriminals by examining…
Leave and licence agreements of hutments and table spaces registered on the government’s online portal have surprised officials of the registration department. Several instances of alleged misuse of the facility for online registration of leave and licence agreement have occurred owing to a flawed format on the portal and lack of accountability. Almost two years…
A woman along with her son suffered burn injuries when her husband threw acid on her when she refused to return to him. The 24-year-old woman had sought a divorce from her husband as she was fed up with his addiction to alcohol and drugs. The woman and her 12-year-old son are currently undergoing treatment…
A political hoarding erected at Powai’s Hiranandani on the road in December 2023 allegedly fell last week. Locals claim that, since the incident occurred early in the morning, a major disaster was avoided; however, a few morning walkers narrowly escaped injury. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has denied the allegation, stating that the hoarding was…
The Maharashtra government will start onion banks in several places to provide relief to farmers cultivating the perishable kitchen staple, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Thursday. Chairing a review meeting of the project, the CM said storage of onions will be done using solar energy, which will allow farmers to wait till they get…
Seamless at Andheri now. A new railway skywalk to facilitate commuters of the harbour line and those going to the west has now come full circle, literally. Andheri is a key connecting station for Metro with over 7 lakh footfall every day. The Western Railways has now completed the elevated interlinked walkway at Virar-end of…
Contrary to belief, chess is not always about black ‘n’ white. Sometimes, there is a little blue involved too. Deep Blue, to be precise. When an IBM supercomputer Deep Blue took on the legend Garry Kasparov in a six-game chess match contest in the late 1990s, chess experts and aficionados were sitting so far on…
In the wake of the civic engineers being issued show cause notices over delay in repairing the potholes in the city, it has now been revealed that BMC has also fined road repair contractors. Incidentally, following the issuance of show cause notice, the association of BMC engineers had asked BMC to also take action against…
India`s drone industry is experiencing significant growth, with 16,000 remote pilot certificates issued to date by remote pilot training organisations (RPTOs) approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, there are currently 116 DGCA-approved RPTOs operating across the country, contributing to the burgeoning sector. In a written…
After the heavy rain in Pune on Thursday, the RESQ Charitable Trust team swiftly addressed multiple distress calls concerning animals. During a rescue operation in a hutment area near Pimpri Market, a woman was found trapped in her home with 14 dogs and cat, surrounded by chest-high water. The RESQ team successfully rescued both the…
Months after the push for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the interim budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, doctors note that inquiries continue to rush in. However, state health officials said there is no clarity on whether guidelines will be issued in the near future. “The Pune and Aurangabad Municipal Corporations had requested us…
In an important development for India’s wildlife conservation efforts, the Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has deployed a state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) system named “Pantera” to improve early detection of forest fires. The Satpuda Foundation, the Pench Tiger Conservation Foundation, and the Brazilian technology company Umgraumieo collaborated to create this ground-breaking solution. The Pantera system…
Following the success of the 1930 cyber helpline, Maharashtra Cyber claims to have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to stay ahead of cybercriminals. They have established a dedicated AI Unit that explores and utilises AI capabilities across various branches of law enforcement. According to Maharashtra Cyber DIG Sanjay Shintre, AI features will focus…
Residents of Kurla East protested on Thursday in Nehru Nagar against the survey of the dairyland intended for the Dharavi Redevelopment project. The State Government Land Record Department planned to survey the 21-acre dairy land in Kurla East. However, the survey has been postponed due to rain. Nilesh Kamble, a resident of Nehru Nagar said,…
Mumbai in motion Vibrant umbrellas stand out as people walk past Flora Fountain in Fort. Drumming vibes in Kerala Gino Banks performs at the event How does a WhatsApp group transform into one of the largest gatherings of drummers in a state? Passion, said musician Gino Banks. Banks was invited as part of the Kerala…
Do you know what the stars hold for you in terms of love life, career, business and personal wellness today? Well, read on to know your astrological predictions as per your zodiac sign for July 27. Aries March 21 – April 20An important presentation has been checked and re-checked three times. Verify once more. Some…
By merely removing the word – ‘sedition’ from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the term seditious from the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), do the new criminal laws outlaw sedition? The framers of the new criminal laws have ensured that provisions of the draconian section remain in the new criminal law with enhanced quantum…
The eleven-day struggle of the 11-year-old girl who was run over by a school van at Mankhurd came to an end on Wednesday night. The girl breathed her last at LTMG hospital. The girl identified as Meenashree Bahera had been seriously injured after being hit by the school van and dragged for some distance. At…
The Worli Police, probing into the hit-and-run case involving a politician’s brat, recovered the discarded empty beer cans near Bandra Worli Sea Link on Friday. The 23-year-old Mihir Shah, who had already consumed Jack Daniel’s whiskey at a Juhu-based pub had purchased four beer cans from Malad, emptied the beer cans, and discarded them after…
The Shil-Daighar police in Thane have arrested three men for allegedly raping and murdering a 30-year-old woman. The woman had left her house after a quarrel with her husband and took refuge in the temple. The police believe that woman may have visited the temple in the past however, on that fateful day she was…
With the state Assembly elections just a few months away, public representatives are seizing every opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to their constituents. Bandra West MLA Ashish Shelar has revived the water tank cleaning initiative for societies in his constituency, aiming to show his dedication to their well-being. While some have welcomed the move, others…
A fact-finding committee has identified the misalignment between the Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge and the C.D. Barfiwala flyover in Andheri as a result of poor coordination between civic and railway officials. This oversight has caused embarrassment for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which is now seeking an explanation from the concerned officers. The BMC had…
The Navi Mumbai cyber police have apprehended a Std 12th pass 32-year-old man at Surat airport for operating an international cyber fraud syndicate. According to police reports, the accused were based in Dubai to evade local law enforcement. The arrested suspect, identified as Kashikumar Kalyan Bhai Italiya, 34, from Surat, previously worked in diamond trading…
After a gap of 56 years, the BMC-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital successfully performed its first heart transplant on Thursday. The donor is Sai Parab, 34, who passed away because of severe complications during pregnancy that led to bleeding inside the brain. Her husband, Deepak Parab, said, “We rushed her from Kalyan to KEM…
Flights to and from Mumbai faced disruptions on Friday morning. Various airlines issued statements saying that the delay was due to weather conditions and air traffic congestion at Mumbai airport. Meanwhile, senior pilots and experts suggest that delays could have been reduced by using various procedures. On Friday morning, heavy rain caused low visibility and…
The city is set to witness another spell of heavy rainfall this weekend with IMD issuing an orange alert for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and heavy rainfall warning. The weekend can observe an accumulative rainfall between 250-300 mm. Meanwhile, an orange alert has also been issued for various districts of Maharashtra, including Raigad, Ratnagiri Sindhudurg,…
Suburban services on Central Railway Mumbai were erratic since morning due to heavy rain and wind. This was followed by a rail fracture near Matunga and, later in the evening, a small portion of the roof of Mumbai’s biggest railway station at Mumbai CSMT fell off due to heavy winds. No one was injured in…
Heavy rain hit the city, causing significant waterlogging in several areas early Friday morning. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Santacruz recorded 115.8 mm of rainfall, while Colaba registered 86 mm by 8.30 am. Earlier in the week on Monday morning, some parts of the city experienced up to 300 mm of rainfall. This…
The southbound stretch of the Coastal Road, as well as south Mumbai in general, were badly congested on Friday morning, with commuters expressing frustration about having to wait inside the tunnel linking Worli and Girgaon for an extended amount of time. A commuter told mid-day, “The traffic congestion in the tunnel was horrible this morning.”…
Suburban services on Central Railway Mumbai were erratic since morning due to heavy rain and wind. This was followed by a rail fracture near Matunga and, later in the evening, a small portion of the roof of Mumbai’s biggest railway station at Mumbai CSMT fell off due to heavy winds. While the Coastal Road faced…
MTNL Mumbai consumers have been complaining extensively about a lack of redressal and timely response. Many consumers said they would have loved to keep the connection but had to give up due to the company’s apathy. “I was forced to give up my MTNL landline as well as my MTNL mobile numbers after repeated follow-ups…
Suspended IPS officer, Quaiser Khalid, a former Government Railway Police (GRP) commissioner, and his successor Ravindra Shisve, the current commissioner, have had their statements recorded before the SIT of the Mumbai Crime Branch in connection with the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse, which claimed 17 lives and left several injured. Khalid stated that he allowed the hoarding…
Towering through the mist Monsoon clouds blanket the top floors of the skyscrapers in Worli. ` Artist’s call at CSMT Selected artworks will be displayed on the third floor of the CSMT heritage building A section of the heritage building in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) will soon house artworks by artists from Mumbai. Walls…
On July 13, 2011, Mumbai, India`s thriving financial metropolis, was hit by a series of synchronised bomb explosions that shook the city to its core. These bombings, which took place in three busy areas, killed 26 people and injured nearly 130 others. Remembering the 2011 Mumbai bombings is a solemn event in the city. It is…
On July 13, 2011, Mumbai was jolted by a series of coordinated bomb blasts. These attacks struck the city during rush hour, leaving 26 dead and over 130 injured. The Events of the 13/7 Mumbai Bombings The 13/7 Mumbai bombings were a series of three coordinated explosions targeting busy commercial areas of Mumbai: the Opera…
The 2011 Mumbai bombings, also known as 13/7, were a series of coordinated bomb explosions at different locations in Mumbai, India, on July 13, 2011. Thirteen years ago, three powerful bomb blasts struck the financial capital city during the evening rush hour. 1. The first explosion at 6.54 pm was in the crowded, bustling Zaveri…
Three targets—Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House, and Dadar—were struck by a string of bomb explosions that occurred in Mumbai on the evening of July 13, 2011. The blasts, which were designed to inflict the most amount of damage during rush hour, left over 130 people injured and 26 innocent people dead. The explosions tore apart the…
A director of a school in Kalyan in Thane district of Maharashtra was arrested in connection with the suicide of a 16-year-old student, a police official said on Friday, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, Class XI student Anish Dalvi of Sacred Heart School in Varap had hanged himself in his home in Nimbavali…
Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais on Friday prorogued the assembly at the end of the Maharashtra monsoon session, the last before state polls likely to be held in September-October, reported the PTI. The tenure of the 14th legislative assembly is set to end on November 26. The prorogation order was read out in the House by…
