Mumbai

No COVID deaths in Mumbai for first time in 20 months; Tourism Min hails "good news" [details]

Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray, who is one of the Guardian Ministers of Mumbai, hailed the development as "good news" after nearly 20 months.

Oct 17, 2021

I still feel I'm CM, says Fadnavis; MVA deplores, says "stop day-dreaming"

He claimed he has been serving the people and leading the opposition in the Assembly for two years without a day off.

Oct 13, 2021

US retailer 7-Eleven to launch convenience stores in India jointly with Reliance Retail [Details]

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), through its wholly owned subsidiary, 7-India Convenience Retail Limited, has entered into a master franchise agreement with 7-Eleven, Inc. (SEI) for the launch of 7-Eleven convenience stores in the country.

Oct 7, 2021

Boundary wall at SGNP, rehab of padaas, likely remedy to Mumbai's human-leopard conflict: Wildlife expert

On Wednesday, a 55-year-old woman escaped a leopard attack at her home near the Aarey colony around Mumbai's Goregaon area. Expert speaks to IBTimes India of a possible solution.

Sep 30, 2021

Money dispute behind Sakinaka horror, charge sheet in a month: Mumbai Police

Three days after the heinous rape-cum-murder of a 32-year-old woman in Mumbai's Sakinaka, police investigations have ascertained the sequence of events which arose from a monetary dispute and culminated in the crime, Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale said on Monday.

Sep 14, 2021

Come September, Mumbai Police's creative juices overflow with special lingo

Having earned laurels in past for its occasional dashes of humour, oft pithy, during the Covid pandemic, the Mumbai Police is at it again -- this time with a special 'lingo' for the Mumbaikars, here on Wednesday.

Sep 1, 2021

Maharashtra new Covid infections drop below 10K but deaths stay high

Even as new infections fell below 10,000, Maharashtra's Covid-19 fatalities remained high, with the recovery rate climbing from 95.44 percent to 95.55 percent.

Jun 15, 2021

Petrol price rises again after hitting Rs.100-mark in Mumbai last week

After a day's pause, fuel prices increased once again on Monday reaching new highs across the country with petrol crossing Rs 100 per litre mark in several cities.

May 31, 2021

Petrol breaches Rs 100 per litre mark in Mumbai, global crude hovers around $70 per barrel

Mumbai has become India's first metropolis to sell petrol for more than Rs 100 a litre. OMCs may need to keep revising pricing upwards while global crude prices linger around $70 per barrel.

May 29, 2021

Petrol price inches closer to Rs.100-mark in Mumbai

The repeated rise in fuel prices in May is all set to take the retail price of petrol to historic high levels of Rs 100 per litre in Mumbai.

May 21, 2021

Fury of Cyclone Tautkae leaves behind record May rains and mayhem in Mumbai

The fury of Cyclone Tauktae on Monday brought in record highest rains and caused unprecedented levels of destructions besides one death, two missing and 10 injured, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation said in a post-cyclone 'autopsy report', on Tuesday.

May 18, 2021

Cyclone Tauktae wreaks havoc on Mumbai, forces brief closure of airport

Cyclone Tauktae struck Mumbai with powerful winds of over 60-75 km/h, forcing the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai to close all operations for three hours, causing minor damage to several homes in Mumbai and Thane.

May 17, 2021

Sensex falls by 500 points; banking, metal stocks in red; Covid impact vivid

Sensex has fallen, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Tech Mahindra see major loss as the Covid impact glares at the Indian markets now.

May 11, 2021

Red, green, yellow stickers must for vehicles in Mumbai; curbs on non-essential movement

Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale said in a statement that the color-stickers -- red, green and yellow -- are being issued free of cost.

Apr 18, 2021

IPL 2021: Bio-bubble helped in team bonding, says Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, who leads his team in the first match of IPL 2021, on Thursday said that the bio-bubble has helped players bond together.

Apr 9, 2021

2 die in Mumbai Covid centre fire, 70 patients rescued

At least two persons have reportedly perished and around 73 evacuated after a major fire engulfed the Sunrise Hospital located within the Dreamz Mall in Mumbai's Bhandup, early on Friday, officials said.

Mar 26, 2021

BMC marshal fines woman for ditching face mask amid Mumbai's COVID surge; gets punched, thrashed

The BMC marshal, identified as Ashwini Chawan (35), stopped the women from violating social distancing norms given Mumbai's surge in Covid-19 cases, officers said. The incident took place in Kandivali and has gone viral on social media.

Mar 20, 2021

New UAE envoy in Mumbai meets Maha Governor

The newly appointed Consul-General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Mumbai, Abdulla Husein Salman M. Almarzooqi called on Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari here on Tuesday.

Mar 16, 2021

Mumbai vegetable vendor sexually abused 30 stray dogs, held; netizens trend "Sorry Sheru"

A 68-year-old vendor abused several local dogs in Andheri, Mumbai. The case had been under investigation at the DN Nagar Police Station where officers found nearly 30 dogs to have been victims of sexual abuse.

Mar 15, 2021

Ambani bomb scare: Arrested Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze suspended

Mumbai Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze -- arrested in connection with the case pertaining to an abandoned SUV near the home of industrialist Mukesh Ambani -- was suspended from service for the second time in about 17 years, official sources said here on Monday.

Mar 15, 2021