Ahead of the PM Modi`s Mumbai visit, the police issued a traffic advisory for train commuters and air passengers. In a traffic advisory, the Mumbai Traffic Police said, “Today due to an important public function scheduled at NESCO Exhibition Centre, Goregaon between 5 pm to 7 pm, to avoid inconvenience, commuters travelling towards Airport &…
The whole Bachchan family was at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant`s wedding ceremony on Friday evening. Early Saturday morning, Amitabh Bachchan posted a mysterious note on his blog about things that are `lost and forgotten.` He also mentioned `old acquaintances` and shared his thoughts on what he finds strange. What Amitabh Bachchan shared after Anant…
Bollywood couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt graced the wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The couple looked beautiful in traditional outfits. Alia opted for a pink coloured sari. She completed her look with a maang tika, jhumkas, and a stunning neckpiece. Ranbir chose to…
The Bombay High Court has given Vivek Shrivastav parole to wave farewell to his son, who is departing for Australia to complete his education. The court emphasised that if parole can be granted to share sadness, it should also be permitted for pleasant events. In an order dated July 9, Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, stating that while it has been 50 years since the Emergency was imposed, the BJP continues to look at the past instead of focusing on the future. Raut`s remarks came in response to the Centre`s decision to designate June 25, the…
Actor Sonakshi Sinha says nothing else should matter when two people are in love and she is happy that she got to follow her heart by marrying longtime boyfriend Zaheer Iqbal. Sinha and Iqbal, also an actor, had a civil marriage ceremony followed by a star-studded reception on June 23. “…I feel that when two…
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said on Saturday that the Navi Mumbai International Airport will begin operations in March 2025. Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, along with Mohol, visited the airport site to assess the status of the ongoing building work. “Going by the progress of the work, the airport…
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas arrived in Mumbai on June 11th for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding. While Nick Jonas returned to Los Angeles just after the baraat ceremony, Priyanka decided to witness the wedding. She took an early morning flight to Los Angeles today after attending the grand Ambani extravaganza. Priyanka Chopra was…
Janhvi Kapoor and her rumoured boyfriend Shikhar Pahariya, who have been spotted together but never posed in the same frame for the paparazzi, broke the rules at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding. The duo who arrived early as a part of the baraat also known as “Anant’s Brigade” posed together before heading indoors. Janhvi…
While Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding was a grand affair, the Bachchan clan managed to make their appearance quite a spectacle. The couple got married on July 12 in Mumbai. Power couple Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who have been in the news for their alleged separation added fuel to the same by not…
Since earlier this week, Mumbai and surrounding areas have been witnessing intermittent moderate to heavy showers leading to a minuscule increase in the water level of the seven reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai. The aggregate level of the city`s seven reservoirs is now 25 per cent, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). As of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the groundwork for projects worth more than Rs 29,400 crore during his visit to Mumbai on Saturday. Officials have announced that the event will take place at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon. The Prime Minister will lay the groundwork for many major projects, including the Mumbai…
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding was a star-studded affair. Shah Rukh Khan slayed the red carpet with his presence and dapper look. He was accompanied by his beautiful wife Gauri Khan looked striking in a green Pathani sherwani-styled set in green. The superstar accessorized with a beaded neckpiece over his…
The city since Friday morning has been seeing intermittent heavy showers. On Friday morning, the downpour caused major waterlogging in various parts of the city, especially low-lying areas like Sion, requiring authorities to detour traffic. In its Mumbai weather update, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) gave a red alert to the city and suburban area…
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) Mumbai has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 14.02 crore of five accused under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in the case of an Income Tax Refund fraud of Rs. 263 crore. This includes one flat in Mumbai of Purushottam Chavan, land parcels in Lonavala…
Dancing queen of Bollywood, Madhuri Dixit Nene exuded elegance as she shook a leg at her iconic number `Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai` at the wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Her steps are unmissable. Madhuri grabbed the attention with her mesmerizing moves, signature style, and graceful expressions. She can be seen grooving…
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.”…
In the world of Housefull, bringing in a multitude of stars is the secret sauce. Last month, mid-day reported that director Tarun Mansukhani had approached Arjun Rampal, John Abraham and Bobby Deol to join the fifth instalment, which will be led by Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Abhishek Bachchan (Everyone’s invited to this house party,…
For Rohit Saraf, the past few weeks have been straight out of a dream. Late last month, the actor was launched as a mainstream hero with Ishq Vishk Rebound, and now, he finds himself on the set of a Karan Johar production. “It’s a surreal moment to be cast as a Dharma hero,” he tells…
For decades, the Film City in Goregaon has been the hub of countless movie and television shoots. But of late, many in the entertainment circle feel that the property is unable to accommodate the burgeoning film industry’s demands. On July 10, the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) had a meeting with Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil,…
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…
SarfiraU: Biography, dramaDir: Sudha KongaraCast: Akshay Kumar, Radhika MadanRating: 2/5 There’s a fair argument to be made about how a grain of truth truly elevates fiction. Picking my favourite moment from this movie, then. Which is the bit when the hero, in this case, an Air Force trainee, must fly soonest to meet his father…
Akki tests positive again! Uh oh! Akshay Kumar has contracted the Coronavirus yet again. The superstar was slated to attend Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s Shubh Vivaah ceremony yesterday. The who’s who from the Indian film industry, business tycoons, political leaders as well as international celebrities like John Cena, Kim Kardashian and Mike Tyson attended…
That Indian wedding It’s the celebration that’s been the talk of the town globe! In the company of world leaders, influencers, and of course, the top brass of the film industry, Anant Ambani tied the knot with Radhika Merchant yesterday. Washed in hues of pink and ivory, the do was as glamorous as any Indian…
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…
It’s common for films to clash at the box office. What’s uncommon is for an actor’s two releases to clash with one another. Abhishek Banerjee will have two releases, Stree 2 and Vedaa, on August 15. “It took me back to the OG question of which parent do I love the most,” he laughs, when…
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…
