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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Fisheries Department has begun preparations to assess the impact of the drought-like situation in parts of the state on fishermen and fish farming, with Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Rane directing officials to conduct field inspections and compile d...
Navi Mumbai: A series of religious, social and welfare initiatives were organised across Maharashtra to mark the birthday of BJP Maharashtra president Ravindra Chavan, with party functionaries, workers and citizens extending greetings to him through personal meetings, phone calls...
A proposal to develop Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s (MMR) mangroves, wetlands, urban forests and other ecosystems as a potential source of carbon credits is gaining momentum, with international carbon-market experts and environmental professionals backing the idea. The proposal by...
Mumbai: Western Railway shooter Sonam Uttam Maskar won a silver medal for India in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle team event at the Asian Games 2026, delivering the highest score among the Indian team members. Maskar, who works at Western Railway’s headquarters office at Churchgate, s...
Mumbai: Proxy advisory firms Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS) and Stakeholders Empowerment Services (SES) have recommended that Hikal shareholders approve Sameer Hiremath’s appointment as Chairman and Managing Director, citing his experience and leadership continui...
Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said “drought relief” measures have already been initiated by the state government. His statement came after the Opposition’s demand to declare a drought in Maharashtra, which is facing a widening rain shortfall in some regions. ...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration on Monday said it has suspended licences of 10 establishments for food safety violations. Orders Issued For Immediate Suspension Of The Food Licence In a statement, the FDA said it has issued orders for the immediate suspensio...
Mumbai: A giant modak weighing approximately 350 kg and standing 4.5 feet tall, claimed to be India’s largest sugar-free sweet of its kind, was offered at Sakinakyacha Maharaja in Sakinaka, Andheri East. The modak was created as a special offering for the more than 42-foot-tall G...
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan visited Mumbai’s iconic Lalbaugcha Raja pandal to seek Ganpati Bappa’s blessings during Ganeshotsav on Monday (September 21). The actor was accompanied by his wife Gauri Khan, daughter and actress Suhana Khan, and his manager Pooja Dadlani. Shah...
Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran recently visited Mumbai’s iconic Lalbaugcha Raja to seek Lord Ganesha’s blessings amid the festive season and the theatrical release of his latest film Daayra. The actor was spotted at the popular Ganpati pandal, where he offered prayers and participate...
Mumbai, Sep 21: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday accepted bids worth Rs 25,000 crore in the second tranche of its open market operation (OMO) sale of government securities, as it stepped up efforts to absorb surplus liquidity from the banking system. The RBI accepted Rs ...
Mumbai: Bank customers tired of maintaining a minimum balance may have a simpler option. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has highlighted the Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) Account, which can be opened without any minimum balance or initial deposit. No balance burden Unlike reg...
Mumbai: Seafood traders in the city have urged the Central Government to provide zero or concessional Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions in the fisheries sector, arguing that percentage-based charges on high-value fish transactions could disproportionately affect th...
Mumbai: Peshwa Wheat Ltd will launch its Rs 53.52-crore initial public offering on September 24. The BSE SME issue will close on September 28, with listing scheduled for October 1. Issue structure The price band has been fixed at Rs 95–Rs 101 per equity share. The offer comprises...
Actress Richa Chadha is all set for her non-fiction travel show titled Musafiri, which will start streaming on YouTube on September 25, 2026. In the show, the actress will visit some rarely known places in the city, and also share interesting unknown facts about them. On Monday, ...
Mumbai: Dilip Buildcon Limited (DBL) on September 21, 2026, announced the divestment of its stake in a portfolio of under-construction solar assets to Alpha Alternatives Fund Advisors LLP and/or its affiliates for an enterprise value of approximately ₹6,829 crore. The total proje...
Mumbai: Indian equity benchmarks ended firmly higher as falling crude oil prices and softer global bond yields improved risk appetite. Buying in heavyweight and defensive stocks helped the market overcome weakness in the broader indices. The BSE Sensex climbed 564.03 points, or 0...
Beed: Parched crops and prolonged dry spells have highlighted growing drought distress in Marathwada, with NCP-SP general secretary and MLA Rohit Pawar demanding that the Maharashtra government immediately declare a drought in the region and provide ₹50,000 per hectare to farmers...
Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange of India’s initial public offering attracted strong investor interest on the final day of bidding, with the ₹22,569-crore issue subscribed 3.92 times by Monday afternoon. Investors placed bids for 34.78 crore equity shares against 8.86 crore sh...
As part of the “Swachhata Hi Seva” initiative, a Swachhata Pledge was administered at Mumbai Central station to staff of the Commercial and Operations Departments, along with Sahayaks, housekeeping staff and GRP personnel. The initiative brought together personnel associated with...
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Mumbai: The Indian Super League (ISL) appointed Karan Yadav as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as it operates under a new club-led model. Yadav has most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer at JSW Sports, where he led a ₹300-plus crore P&L across sports franchises, talen...
Mumbai: Edelweiss Financial Services Limited (EFSL) has announced a public issue of secured redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs), aiming to raise up to Rs 300 crore. The issue comprises a base size of Rs 150 crore and a greenshoe option of another Rs 150 crore. Each NCD c...
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Monday clarified that its Director, Professor Shireesh B Kedare, has not resigned, calling reports claiming otherwise “false”. Director IIT Bombay has NOT resigned. We categorically state that the related news is false. h...
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India has simplified Know Your Customer compliance for foreign portfolio investors, allowing Indian banks to accept specified documents certified by authorised officials outside India. The relaxation was introduced through the RBI (Commercial Banks–Kno...
Mumbai: Mumbai’s iconic Taj Mahal Palace has secured the 30th position in The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2026 list, improving sharply from its 38th rank last year. Located opposite the Gateway of India, the luxury property is the only Indian hotel to feature among the world’s top 50 ...
Mumbai: Veteran banker Uday Kotak has warned that India’s gross gold import bill could climb to approximately Rs 8.4-8.6 lakh crore in FY27, intensifying pressure on the country’s external finances as crude oil prices rise and the rupee weakens. Speaking at the Conference on Fina...
Mumbai’s Ganeshotsav continues to see a steady stream of celebrities heading to the city’s famous pandals for Bappa’s darshan. Joining the festive rush, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh recently visited Lalbaugcha Raja, arriving barefoot and making their way through a massiv...
The Mumbai coastal road has a speed limit of 80kmph on its main carriageway. The limit further drops to 60 kmph and to 40 kmph on other points of the road....
Mumbai: The Indian rupee strengthened sharply in early trade on Monday, supported by falling crude oil prices, gains in domestic equities and improved foreign investment sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.86 against the US dollar before st...
Mumbai: Indian equity markets began Monday’s session on a positive note as softer crude oil prices and gains in realty and automobile stocks supported investor sentiment. At 9.20 am, the BSE Sensex advanced 411 points, or 0.55%, to 74,706. The NSE Nifty 50 rose 33 points, or 0.14...
Mumbai: Mumbai woke up to humid conditions and overcast skies on Monday as monsoon activity continued across the city and suburbs. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rainfall and thundershowers at several places during the day, while no rain warning has ...
The mishap occurred just a day after a 54-year-old man was killed by a falling iron barricade at a Metro 4 construction site in Vikhroli West.
BEST officials inspected the site and found that a temporary electricity meter, numbered M217392, in the name of the mandal had been installed improperly....
Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh said that the BMC’s move to crack down on such slum structures has put the future of around 34,000 residents at stake.
Mumbai: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Saturday granted bail to former Union Bank of India chairman and managing director Arun Tiwari in a ₹50-crore bank fraud case...
The fair, one of Mumbai’s oldest, is believed to be more than 300 years old. The event has traditionally drawn visitors of different faiths, with older estimates putting its footfall at around more than 100,000 visitors a day...
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has restrained filmmaker Prakash Mehra’s daughter-in-law Rashi Mehra and grandson Adai Mehra from transferring, alienating or creating third-party rights in 11 films produced by the late filmmaker, including Amitabh Bachchan-starrer hits such as Zanj...
MUMBAI: Architects are objecting to the BMC’s decision to hold them and licenced surveyors responsible for air pollution lapses at construction sites
Mumbai: In a bid to plug loopholes in water distribution and curb suspected pilferage, the BMC is turning to technology to keep a tighter watch on its tanker-filling network. IoT-based ultrasonic water meters will be installed at 31 round-the-clock filling centres across Mumbai, ...
Mumbai’s deportation drive against Bangladeshi nationals suspected of staying in the city without valid documents has gathered pace, with 1,066 people deported in the first eight months of 2026, already exceeding the 1,061 deported during the whole of 2025. The latest figure is m...
Mumbai’s chronic monsoon waterlogging is set to face a sweeping overhaul, with the BMC floating a tender to appoint a consultant for a Rs 13,000-crore integrated flood-mitigation master plan. The consultant will have nine months to prepare the design and Detailed Project Report (...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is set to enter the long-distance luxury bus segment in a major way, with plans to induct 200 new air-conditioned Volvo buses into its own fleet. The move is aimed at attracting passengers who currently prefer priva...
A navi mumbai-based English professor will present her research on the intersection of gender, ecology and literature at an international conference in China, after her paper was selected for presentation at Sichuan University, Chengdu. Dr Swati Bhise To Present Research Paper In...
Central Railway recovered Rs.140.8 crores from unauthorized travelers between April and August. This performance marks a significant 40% surge in penalty earnings compared to last year. Dedicated ticket-checking squads apprehended 18 lakh offenders during this five-month period. ...
Mumbai: As the Sindhi literary world marks the 103rd birth anniversary this month of Sahitya Akademi Award-winning writer Sundri Uttamchandani, 100 of her short stories are being compiled into an online audio repository in Mumbai. Audio Format To Help Youth Access Sindhi Classics...
Mumbai: More than 260 years after the statue of Mount Mary is believed to have been taken from Mahim to the Mount Mary's Basilica in Bandra, members of Mumbai’s East Indian community on Saturday retraced the journey on foot as part of the 10th annual ‘Mot Mauli Purcessaav’. Organ...
