Mumbai: Viket alias Rahul Yadav (27), one of the deceased in the Ghatkopar landslide tragedy, would have turned a year older on Wednesday, but it ended up being the last day of his life. Viket was among the eldest of his three siblings.His mother Chhaya, a homemaker, said, “His brothers had brought him gifts for…
The tender floated in Sept 2025 has been junked Mumbai: Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has decided to fast-track the procurement of 238 AC local train rakes by getting them manufactured simultaneously at three existing Indian Railways production units, instead of pursuing a tender route that could have delayed deliveries by several years.The Rs 21,646-crore…
The fire broke out in a flat in which the developer and the family lived on the 11th floor of Shanta Bhuvan in Vile Parle Mumbai: The 12-storey Vile Parle building where a 23-year-old domestic help and a developer’s two-year-old grandson died in a fire in a flat late on Tuesday did not have a…
Rahul Narwekar has urged Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to include the slogans ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Bhavani, Jai Shivaji’ in announcements made on every train arriving at or departing from CSMT Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has urged Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to include the slogans, ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji…
Thane: The medical officer at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s Rukminibai Hospital has been served a show-cause notice for allegedly providing incorrect information regarding dog bite cases on Sunday, civic officials informed on Wednesday.The facility actually attended to 58 dog bite patients on Sunday, but Dr. Sandeep Pagare, medical officer at the facility, apparently failed to…
Pic used for representation purpose Mumbai: The man who allegedly broke into actor and 2016 beauty pageant second runner-up Lopamudra Raut’s Santacruz flat and stole valuables worth nearly Rs 1 crore had an unusual past: he was once a police informer who had spent time with Gamdevi police learning how they investigated thefts.Chandan Mukhiya (26)…
Maharashtra now requires commercial passenger vehicle drivers to know Marathi. (File photo) MUMBAI: Practical knowledge of Marathi has been made mandatory for all commercial passenger vehicle drivers in Maharashtra, including those operating app-based cabs, with the state government warning of strict action against violators.The new directive, announced by Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday,…
A fire ignited in two flats situated on the 11th floor of a Vile Parle building MUMBAI: Two people, including a 2.5-year-old child, died and six others were injured after a fire broke out in two flats on the 11th floor of a residential building in Vile Parle (West) late Tuesday night.The fire erupted around…
Police said over a dozen theft cases were registered since 2024 at Sahar and Airport police stations, but none was solved, and an insider role was suspected in the thefts. MUMBAI: Airport authorities and police have failed to find a solution to the rise in thefts of valuables, mobile phones and baggage belonging to passengers…
To mark the upcoming Independence Day celebrations, the company is also offering a free first ride for new users for a limited period. MUMBAI: Ride-hailing platform Uber has announced one of its biggest expansions in India, extending its services to 100 additional cities and taking its network to more than 220 cities nationwide.To mark the…
