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Akasa Air to cancel 4 Mumbai-Bengaluru flights daily from Feb 15-Mar 30

Akasa Air on Tuesday said it will be cancelling four flights daily between the city and Bengaluru following government guidelines issued to reduce congestion at the Mumbai airport. The civil aviation ministry has asked Mumbai airport operator MIAL to cut the number of scheduled flights and also restrict private jet operations for longer hours, according to reports. In a statement, an Akasa Air spokesperson said it will be rationalising network with respect to flights operated from Mumbai. "Flight operations of airlines to/from Mumbai are expected to be impacted with guidelines being implemented to reduce runway congestion at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. "... we have to rationalise our network resulting in cancellation of flights QP 1374 & QP 1367 (Mumbai to Bengaluru) and QP 1362 & QP 1366 (Bengaluru to Mumbai) between February 15 to March 30," the statement said. The airline is communicating to the passengers about the flight cancellations and is giving .

IndiGo flight from Chennai to Mumbai gets bomb threat, police file case

Mumbai Airport Police registered a case against an unknown person and initiated an investigation into the matter

NITI Aayog plans economic transformation of 4 cities, including Mumbai

The NITI Aayog has prepared a plan for economic transformation of Mumbai, Surat, Varanasi and Vizag and help India become a developed economy by 2047, its CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said on Saturday. He also said the Aayog plans to prepare economic planning of 20-25 more cities, as they are the centre of economic activities. A vision document is being prepared by NITI Aayog for India to become a developed economy of USD 30 trillion by 2047, and it will be released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "We used to only prepare urban planning of cities, not economic planning..NITI Aayog has prepared economic planning of Mumbai, Surat, Varanasi and Vizag, for economic transformation of these cities," he said at an event here. Last year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had held a meeting with NITI Aayog officials during which steps needed to take the GDP of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to USD 300 billion by 2030 were discussed. Subrahmanyam said the Centre had sought views of the ..

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader dies after being shot in, investigation on

He was rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed to gunshot injuries, according to the police

Confusion and concern: Traders brace for impact of Paytm crisis

Some shift to alternatives and shun the platform, others still swear by it

Dictatorship can't be an option, 'saffron storm' will uproot it: Uddhav

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that Maharashtra will decide the direction of the country and a "saffron storm will hit Delhi and uproot the dictatorship." Addressing the party workers at his residence 'Matoshri' in Mumbai, the former state chief minister said "dictatorship cannot be an option" and it should be uprooted. Maharashtra will decide the direction of the country which will be to overthrow dictatorship, he said. "A saffron storm will hit Delhi and uproot the dictatorship. Some people have questions about the opposition INDIA alliance, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), but where is the option," Thackeray said addressing the people from Marathwada who joined his party. "Dictatorship cannot be an option and it should be uprooted," he added. Thackeray claimed that many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and people from the Muslim community were joining his party. Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said there is no rel

Indian Coast Guard ship rescues man who fell into sea off Mumbai coast

According to the ICG official, the rescue operation lasted about three hours

BMC unveils highest ever Budget at Rs 59,954 cr with focus on health, infra

No new taxes were proposed on Friday in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Rs 59,954.75-crore budget for 2024-25, the highest ever, as it made special provisions for the coastal road project and proposed four new schemes, one of them for providing medicines free to patients at civic hospitals for which Rs 1,200 crore was set aside. The expenditure on the health budget was hiked to Rs 7,191 crore from Rs 6,309 crore in 2023-24 and a provision of Rs 340 crore was made for upgradation of footpaths, lanes and bylanes. A sum of Rs 100 crore was allocated for implementation of a scheme for women's security. The budgetary estimates were 10.5 per cent more than the 2023-24 amount of Rs 54,256.07 crore. The administration of India's richest civic body presented the budget for the next fiscal to municipal commissioner-cum-administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal at the BMC headquarters in south Mumbai. Chahal, a senior IAS officer, was appointed the BMC administrator by the Maharashtra ...

3 markets in 3 cities, 3 online markets figure in Notorious Markets List

Three Indian markets in three cities, including one in New Delhi, and three online markets have figured in the annual notorious market list of the US Trade Representatives released Tuesday, in which China continues on the number one spot. The 2023 Notorious Markets List identifies 39 online markets and 33 physical markets that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy. The three Indian markets are: Heera Panna in Mumbai, Tank Road in Karol Bagh in New Delhi and Sadar Patrappa Road Market in Bengaluru. Among the online Indian markets that figure in the list are IndiaMart, Vegamovies, and WHMCS Smarters. The trade in counterfeit and pirated goods harms workers, consumers, and small businesses, and ultimately hurts the US economy, said US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. This year's Notorious Markets List is significant because it underscores the potential dangers of counterfeit goods and why robust enforcement to combat trade

Keystone Realtors Q3 results: Net profit jumps 5-fold to Rs 30 crore

Keystone Realtors on Tuesday reported a five-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 29.88 crore for the quarter ended December 2023 on higher income. Its net profit stood at Rs 5.82 crore in the year-ago period. Mumbai-based Keystone Realtors, which markets its properties under 'Rustomjee' brand, posted a significant growth in total income at Rs 533.33 crore during October-December FY24 as against Rs 135.55 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. Commenting on the performance, Boman Irani, Chairman and Managing Director, Keystone Realtors, said, "For Q3 of FY24, the company has demonstrated good progress in terms of pre-sales, new project additions and new launches. "In Q3 FY24, Rustomjee Group delivered a remarkable performance, achieving a substantial increase in pre-sales, which rose to Rs 6.16 billion (Rs 616 crore), showcasing a remarkable 101 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase. Looking ahead, we estimate a sustained growth trajectory in ...

Macrotech Developers to launch 11 projects with Rs 6K cr revenue potential

Looking to tap rising housing demand, realty firm Macrotech Developers will launch 11 projects in Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru this quarter with an estimated revenue potential of Rs 6,260 crore. Mumbai-based Macrotech Developers is one of the leading real estate developers in the country. It has a major presence in Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Pune. The company markets its properties under the Lodha brand. In an investor presentation, the company said it has a strong launch pipeline in the fourth quarter of 2023-24. "Well placed to meet full-year pre-sales guidance with the launches planned in Q4," it said. Macrotech Developers said the company will launch a 4.4 million square feet area during the January-March quarter, of which 1 million square feet would be in Bengaluru and 0.8 million square feet in Pune. The remaining area will be in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). During the first nine months of this fiscal, Macrotech has already launched a 6.6 million square feet area with

Adani to start data collection for Mumbai slum redevelopment in February

The survey will be done in two parts with a pilot phase first executed within three to four weeks with a few hundred residents. The full exercise will take nine months

Mumbai's liveliness, energy, pace of development inspiring: UNGA chief

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) president Dennis Francis on Friday said he was inspired by the liveliness, energy and pace of development in Mumbai and shared that he has watched Hindi movies. The visiting dignitary made the comments during his meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, a release from the CM Office said. UNGA is the main policy-making organ of the United Nations. Francis lauded the pace of infrastructure and housing development in Mumbai. Mumbai played an important part in India's industrialisation, he said. He recalled his country Trinidad and Tobago's close ties with India. He said the speaker's chair in the Trinidad assembly has been gifted by India, according to the release. The UNGA chief said he was a geography student and India was part of his studies. He said he has watched Hindi movies. Climate change is an important matter in Maharashtra, Shinde told Francis, elaborating that his government has taken steps like plastic ban, bamboo ...

Air India to induct 68 new aircraft in 2024, says CEO Campbell Wilson

The airline started the commercial operations of its first A350 aircraft on January 22, with a flight from Mumbai to Chennai

Scuffle breaks out between 2 communities in Maha ahead of Ram temple event

While chanting slogans, some of the persons allegedly burst firecrackers, following which a group of locals came out with wooden sticks

Mumbai Marathon: 74-year-old participant among two dead; 22 hospitalised

Two participants, including a 74-year-old man, collapsed and died during the annual TATA Mumbai Marathon, which was held here on Sunday, a police official said. According to the police official, 22 persons who took part in the running event were hospitalised for dehydration and other reasons. The deceased participants were identified as Suvradeep Banerjee (40) from Kolkata and Rajendra Bora (74) from Mumbai. Banerjee, a seasoned full marathoner and software engineer, collapsed near the Haji Ali Junction, while Bora slumped to the road near a petrol pump close to a popular pizza joint opposite Marine Drive, the official added.

Fire breaks out at Dr Ambedkar Hospital in Mumbai, patients evacuated

According to the official, a fire call was received at 1.47 am on Sunday. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the flames was doused around 2.25 am

Adani Group set to start mapping famous Mumbai slums Dharavi in weeks

The conglomerate owned by tycoon Gautam Adani won a government contract to redevelop Dharavi in late 2022 and will begin surveying the roughly 600 acre densely packed neighborhood in March

Dharavi residents to get 350 sq ft flats after redevelopment: Adani Group

The Adani group on Monday said it will offer eligible residents of the Dharavi slum clusters new flats measuring 350 sq ft. The Adani group, which is redeveloping Dharavi slums in collaboration with the Maharashtra government, claimed the flat size was "17 per cent more" than what is offered as part of slum redevelopment projects. The new flats will have a kitchen and toilet, Adani said in a statement, adding that earlier, the dwellers of informal settlements were given houses measuring 269 sq ft. Since 2018, the state government started giving them homes measuring 315-322 sq ft. The redeveloped area will also have community halls, recreational areas, public gardens, dispensaries and daycare centres for children. January 1, 2000 has been decided as the cut-off date to determine eligible residents. The "ineligible residents" will be provided accommodation under the proposed affordable rental housing policy, as per the state government's norms. The Dharavi Redevelopment Project is

Fire in duct of high rise in Dombivali, doused; no report of injuries

A fire broke out in the duct of a high rise in Dombivali in Thane district on Saturday, though no one was injured in the incident, a civic official said. The blaze in the 18-storey building with 108 flats in Khoni village started at 1:30pm and was doused an hour later after two fire engines were deployed, Thane Municipal Corporation regional disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi told PTI. "The fire started in the duct and spread from the ground floor to the top floor. Plastic fitments were gutted. No one was injured in the incident. The cause of the fire is being probed," Tadvi said. Other officials said people staying in the high rise managed to come down safely amid the fire, which was confined to one side of the structure.