Have you heard? Akshay the unstoppable

Akshay Kumar is undeterred by the underwhelming box-office performance of his recent outings. The actor,  known for his work ethics, is gearing up for the release of Khel Khel Mein on August 15. What makes director Mudassar Aziz’s comedy an interesting watch is Akki’s success rate in the genre. Akshay has often taken questions about…

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Mumbai Diary: Saturday Dossier

Message from god? Against the backdrop of the spires of Gloria Church, an engineer checks his phone atop the railway overbridge at Byculla All hands on deck A moment from a previous clean-up session Charkop Pond in Kandivali, an area that was once abuzz with natural beauty and biodiversity, has suffered years of generational dumping….

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Race to finish

On Friday, director Anees Bazmee wrapped up the final schedule of the romantic-horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 in Mumbai after concluding their schedule in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. In July, mid-day had reported about the team kicking off the last schedule (Darr ke aage release hai, July 10), with Vidya Balan joining them in Orchha.  The…

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Thane: Police bust gas cylinder filling racket in Ambernath

The police, along with social workers, conducted a raid on an unauthorised gas cylinder refilling factory in Ambernath MIDC’s Bohonoli village and seized over 500 cylinders from various companies, including Bharat Gas, HP, Go Gas, and Spurthi. The factory was raided at night, and all but two workers had fled the scene. The Shivaji Nagar…

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Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier

Friends who nap together… A dog and his best friend rest for a bit in their auto at Turner Road. Don’t mind the gap, just play on! Although there is massive competition for places across all levels in today’s cricket, rarely do we hear of cricketers enduring long stints of being in the wilderness. Our…

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Mumbai: ‘New laws open to misuse’

It’s been just over a month since the specialised laws under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 were enforced, and while teething troubles were expected, concerns have turned graver. On July 30, mid-day reported how the LT Marg police cleared hawkers at Crawford Market by charging them under BNS Section 112 (Hawkers in Crawford Market…

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Maharashtra: Truck overturns, cylinders explode on highway in Vasai

A truck transporting hydrogen gas cylinders overturned and caught fire on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Palghar district early on Saturday. Several of the cylinders exploded on the truck. There were no casualties, but the driver sustained minor injuries. The accident occurred near Vasai, on the Ahmedabad-bound side of the highway (NH48). “The cylinders were being…

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Mumbai: 19-year-old mechanic held for stealing 3 sports bikes

The Trombay police have apprehended a 19-year-old mechanic who allegedly stole three sports bikes collectively worth R5 lakh to take part in races in Bandra. “The accused, Faridin Noor Mohammad Sayeed alias Fabi, often raced near Bandra Reclamation. Because of his profession, stealing bikes came easily for him,” said an officer. The police said have…

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KDMC extends property tax rebate deadline

Taxpayers living in the jurisdiction of Maharashtra`s Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) area will now have additional time to benefit from a 5 per cent rebate on property tax, an official statement said on Friday. It said that the deadline for the discount, originally set for July 31, 2024, has been extended to August 31,…

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Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana: PIL filed against scheme

A city-based chartered accountant has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court against the Maharashtra government`s `Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana`, a cash benefit scheme for women, citing that it would put an additional burden on taxpayers. The petitioner sought quashing of the Government Resolution dating July 9 introducing the scheme,…

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Thane: Three cars crushed as hoarding collapses in Kalyan

A hoarding collapsed on Friday morning in Maharashtra`s Thane district crushing three vehicles, an official said. No injuried or casualties have been reported so far in the incident. The accident occurred at 10.18 at the busy Sahajanand Chowk in the Kalyan area amid light downpour, said a statement by RDMC. As per the PTI report,…

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Mumbai`s lake levels reach 80.45 per cent capacity

According to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the lake levels of the seven reservoirs supplying drinking water to Mumbai have reached 80.45 per cent. On Friday, the BMC recorded overall lake levels of 11,64,405 million litres or 80.45 per cent of capacity. In comparison, the levels were 77.33 per cent during the same…

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