The wet spell continued on Friday with over 100mm rainfall lashing many parts of Mumbai Mumbai: Even as the wet spell continued on Friday with over 100mm rainfall lashing many parts of the city, India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded this monsoon’s first ‘red’ alert warning for the weekend across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), forecasting…
Mumbai: Even as seven officials have been suspended and inquiries have been instituted by the BMC administration following two recent rain-related tragedies, information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act reveals that as of April 30, 2026, as many as 537 departmental inquiries involving 1,523 officials and employees are currently pending. Of these, 189…
Mumbai: In what is believed to be the first instance of the Mumbai University penalising an autonomous college for allegedly inflating students’ marks, it has imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on SM Shetty College in Powai. The decision against the college for not complying with rules for moderating scores was taken in the…
The deepfakes, carrying Preity Zinta’s trademark smile, “is depleting her joy”, her lawyers contended Mumbai: Yet another Bollywood personality, Preity Zinta, approached the Bombay High Court to have her personality rights protected against deepfake Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated images and content. The deepfakes, carrying her trademark smile, “is depleting her joy”, her lawyers contended as…
Bhayandar: A 35-year-old motorcyclist who was critically injured after a coconut tree collapsed on him in Bhayandar succumbed to his injuries on Friday morning after battling for life for two days at a private hospital. The deceased, Rahul Patil, was the son of former Mira-Bhayander Municipal Council deputy president and former corporator Ashok Patil.The accident…
Mumbai: Mumbai BJP chief, MLA Ameet Satam, faced flak from the opposition for his comments allegedly smiling about two tragic monsoon-related deaths in the city over the past two days.According to a video that is going viral, Satam is seen with NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil near the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan. “Yesterday it…
MUMBAI: The crime branch has arrested a Vile Parle–based builder in connection with an alleged land-grabbing fraud involving forged powers of attorney, fake bank accounts and the fraudulent transfer of possession rights over a prime land parcel in Dahisar.The property cell of the crime branch arrested Kalpesh Kanubhai Shah, director of Puja Land and Premises…
Actress Preity Zinta has approached the Bombay High Court seeking protection against AI-generated deepfakes that infringe upon her personality rights. MUMBAI: Yet another Bollywood personality, Priety Zinta, approached Bombay high court to have her personality rights protected against deep fake Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated images and content.The deepfakes carrying her trademark smile, is depleting her…
Tata Power Renewable Energy has boosted Mumbai’s green energy supply with a new 100.8 MW wind project in Maharashtra (File photo enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), the renewable energy arm of Tata Power, has commissioned a 100.8-MW wind power project in Maharashtra’s Dharashiv district, strengthening the green energy supply for…
MUMBAI: Even as Mumbai braces for another season of record electricity consumption, one of the city’s biggest power security upgrades has quietly gone operational—one that experts say could fundamentally reduce the risk of transmission bottlenecks rather than simply add more electricity.While public attention has largely focused on increasing power generation, the bigger challenge for Mumbai…
