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Maharashtra's chief minister envisions Mumbai becoming slum-free within a decade. The Dharavi Redevelopment Project aims for ten thousand rehabilitation flats by 2029. MHADA layouts and bus depot lands will also undergo redevelopment for optimal land use. The government's develop...
Mumbai, September 3, 2026: SpiceJet will lease 20 aircraft ahead of the Winter Schedule to combat the issue of decreasing fleet size. The carrier will induct 15 Boeing and five Airbus aircraft with a target to operate 200 daily flights during the upcoming holiday season in the Wi...
Mumbai: In a significant boost to rail connectivity between Mumbai and Konkan, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, along with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Thursday flagged off a new daily CSMT–Sawantwadi Road E...
Mumbai, September 3, 2026: The Maharashtra government has approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Mumbai Metro Line 13 connecting Mira-Bhayandar with Vasai-Virar, pegging the total project completion cost at Rs 17,724.99 crore. The project, including a six-lan...
Mumbai, September 3, 2026: The proposed wage revision for BEST employees and wet-lease workers could add Rs 1,111 crore a year to the undertaking's salary bill, even as BEST is already dependent on borrowings to meet its wage obligations. Of this, Rs 475 crore annually will be re...
Navi Mumbai International Airport has just crossed the milestone of three million passengers. Since its opening, the airport has facilitated over twenty-two thousand commercial flights and expanded its service network from thirteen to forty-six destinations. Scheduled internation...
Mumbai: Ahead of the festival season, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a year-long Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) covering mahaprasad, iftar meals, annachhatra, langar, bhandara and other large-scale food distributions. Organisers will have to inf...
Bigg Boss Marathi fame Irina Rudakova, also known as Irina Rai, uploaded a video on her Instagram, saying, "This behaviour in Mumbai should stop." Russian model model and actress showed in her video how her auto rickshaw driver was abused and threatened by a car driver. Irina rec...
In matters of religious conversion, how exactly will state agencies distinguish between voluntary personal decision and coercion? Also, how will the state protect a person’s liberty and privacy? These and related questions linger even as the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2...
Mumbai: Maharashtra is set to take a major step towards sustainable industrialisation, with Gadchiroli being developed as a potential global hub for green steel production, Marketing and Protocol Minister Jaykumar Rawal said on Thursday. Rawal said the memorandum of understanding...
Mumbai: The launch of the daily Mumbai-Savantwadi Express ahead of Ganeshotsav is a major gift for people of Konkan and will mark the next phase of tourism development in the region, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Thursday. Shinde flagged off the inaugural service fr...
Mumbai: A series of development and beautification projects in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari Assembly constituency, undertaken through the MP Local Area Development Fund of Mumbai North-West MP Ravindra Waikar, were inaugurated by Shiv Sena Lok Sabha group leader and MP Dr Shrikant Shinde ...
Navi Mumbai, September 3, 2026: A historic structure discovered in the Mahape MIDC area could date back at least 500 years and may have links to the Portuguese era, according to preliminary observations by senior archaeology department officials who inspected the site on Wednesda...
Navi Mumbai, September 3, 2026: The Maharashtra Public Works Department has directed all concerned agencies to take urgent measures to ensure smooth and safe traffic movement on the Mumbai-Goa Highway during the 10-day Ganeshotsav period, with special focus on the Nagothane flyov...
A new daily express train connecting Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus with Sawantwadi Road was flagged off. This service addresses a long-standing demand for a direct rail link to the Konkan region. Railways are operating 350 special trains for the festival rush and ...
Mumbai: Nine-year-old Mahinoor Ansari’s struggle with cataracts in both eyes could have left her without timely treatment, as her parents, daily wage workers from Bihar, could not afford the cost of surgery. But help arrived just in time, with donors having their birthdays coming...
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday reacted to the Bombay High Court's order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR and probe the death of Disha Salian, asserting that the case had nothing to do with him and that he did not...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's (MSRTC) new NCMC-based concession system has run into a fresh controversy, with passengers alleging that they are being made to bear the cost of charges paid to agents for recharging the card. From September 1, senior cit...
Mumbai: A video going viral on social media claims that Mumbai's street food stalls and eateries are increasingly adopting better hygiene and food-safety practices amid the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) stringent crackdown on establishments allegedly violating ...
Mumbai, September 3: Rohit Sharma is "playing superbly", BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia said amid growing speculation over the veteran Indian opener's place in India's upcoming ODI series against the West Indies and the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2027. Saikia was asked about the late...
Mumbai, September 3, 2026: The Bombay High Court has initiated contempt proceedings against Maharashtra’s Law and Judiciary Department Secretary and Senior Legal Advisor Dilip Ghumare over his alleged outburst in a packed courtroom, during which he blamed the High Court administr...
Mumbai, September 3, 2026: With India needing around 2.5 lakh corneas every year but receiving only about 50,000 eye donations, ophthalmologists have called for making eye-donation consent a mandatory part of the driving-licence process, similar to the system followed in the Unit...
Mumbai: RBL Bank has received a show-cause notice proposing a Goods and Services Tax demand of Rs 164.14 crore, including applicable interest and penalty, for the financial year 2022-23. The private sector lender disclosed the development in a regulatory filing to the BSE and Nat...
Mumbai: Maharashtra will overhaul the way government expenditure is recorded from April 1, 2027, adopting a standardised budget accounting framework designed to make public spending easier to track and compare. The state government has approved the uniform object-head structure r...
Mumbai: The Indian rupee strengthened for the fifth consecutive session on Thursday, gaining 14 paise to close provisionally at 94.59 against the US dollar, supported by record FCNR(B) deposits and strong foreign institutional investor inflows. At the interbank foreign exchange m...
Mumbai: Indian equity markets surrendered intraday gains to finish lower on Thursday as rising crude oil prices and volatile bond yields revived concerns over inflation and the possibility of interest rates remaining elevated. The Sensex dropped 417.49 points, or 0.55%, to settle...
Mumbai, Sep 3: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said a new east-west rail corridor announced in the budget is being designed to connect several unserved areas of Maharashtra and provide a major impetus to industrial and rural development in the state. Addressing a fu...
Mumbai: State Bank of India (SBI) will reduce the number of free monthly transactions available to Salary Package Account holders at other banks ATMs and Automated Deposit and Withdrawal Machines (ADWMs) from October 1, 2026. Under the revised rules, salary account customers will...
Mumbai: Banks, including branches of State Bank of India , HDFC Bank and other public and private lenders, will remain closed in several cities on September 4 for Janmashtami. However, the holiday will not apply across India. Bank holidays differ by state and city because they ar...
Nashik: Work to ease traffic congestion at Dwarka Junction in Nashik has gained momentum, with the Mumbai-Dhule-bound carriageway now open to traffic. The remaining road work has been directed to be completed by Oct 15, 2026, by the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Co...
Mumbai: 'Hanuman Ansh', a film inspired by the life and legacy of Shri Neeb Karori Baba, will be released in international markets on September 11, with Hombale Films taking up its overseas distribution. Written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, the film is based on the life and...
Maharashtra's environment department will partner for Mumbai Climate Week 2027. The event is scheduled for February 23 to 26 at Jio Convention Centre. An MoU was signed to strengthen coordination between government and climate action stakeholders. Discussions will focus on urban ...
Mumbai: Addressing the 7th CII NBFC and HFC Summit, RBI Deputy Governor Murmu said non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs) have moved beyond their traditional role as alternative lenders. They have become specialised financial institutions tha...
