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Music fest Lollapalooza to return to India in Jan at Mahalaxmi Race Course

Multi-genre music festival Lollapalooza will return to India with its second edition, set to be held in January 2024, the organisers announced Friday. The music festival will take place on January 27 and 28 at the Mahalaxmi Race Course here, a press release stated. "Building upon the immense support and appreciation received during its debut, Lollapalooza India 2024 promises to deliver an unparalleled celebration of music, art, food, activities and culture. "Featuring four stages with piping energy and over 20 hours of live music performed by some of the biggest names globally and locally, the festival is truly an experience of a lifetime with innovative culinary selections, art, fashion and much more," the organisers said. BookMyShow Live, the live entertainment experiential division of BookMyShow, will spearhead Lollapalooza India as the promoter and co-producer for the festival's Indian edition along with global producers, Perry Farrell and C3 Presents.

Indian Coast Guard successfully evacuates Chinese national off Mumbai

The Indian Coast Guard on Thursday said it successfully conducted medical evacuation of a Chinese national from a Panama flagged vessel in the Arabian Sea. The rescue operation was carried out on the intervening night of August 16 and 17 amidst challenging weather conditions. "The Indian Coast Guard has successfully conducted medical evacuation of a Chinese national from a Panama flagged research vessel, MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2, around 200 km in Arabian sea off Mumbai on the intervening night of August 16-17," the Coast Guard said. The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Mumbai received information that one of the crew, named Yin Weigyang, onboard the research vessel suffered a cardiac attack and required urgent medical attention. The communication was established immediately with the vessel which was en route from China to the United Arab Emirates and provided necessary telemedicine advice. "Considering best feasible options for speedy evacuation and subsequent medical ...

Indian Bank opens specialised startup cells in 10 cities across the country

Public sector Indian Bank on Wednesday said it has set up 10 startup cells across different centres in the country to serve its specialised banking requirements. Accordingly, the startup cells have been set up in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Chennai, New Delhi, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur and Mumbai. Under the initiative, the Chennai-based public sector bank said a bouquet of tailor-made banking products and services were designed for the startups keeping in mind their unique and specialised banking requirements. It includes offering payment gateways, corporate credit cards and credit facilities apart from the existing products of the bank, a press release said. "The launch of the startup cells is a major milestone in Indian Bank's journey to support the growth of the startup ecosystem in India," Indian Bank MD and CEO S L Jain said after inauguration of the centre in Chennai. After the opening, Jain also virtually inaugurated nine startup cells in the different citi

Dead rat found in food at Mumbai restaurant; manager, 2 cooks arrested

A person has complained he found a dead rat in a dish he ordered at a restaurant in Mumbai, following which the police arrested the eatery's manager and two cooks, an official said on Wednesday. The customer, who is a bank executive, went to the restaurant located in suburban Bandra after shopping on Sunday night, the official from Bandra police station said. While having dinner, he found a dead baby rat in the chicken dish he had ordered, as per the police. The customer initially did not notice it in the curry and consumed some of it as he thought it to be a piece of chicken. Later, he got suspicious over the meat and found it to be a baby rat, the official said. When he complained to the restaurant staff, they apologised to him. The customer, however, started feeling sick after discovering the rat in the curry and he visited a doctor. Based on his complaint, the restaurant's manager and two cooks were arrested and booked under various Indian Penal Code sections, including 272 .

Darius Forbes, India's boiler man, passes away at 97

His sons, in a note sent out to family and friends, said, "In his book, Darius writes that he is a "fortunate" man"

Most employees of BEST's private bus operators rejoin post strike in Mumbai

Most employees of private operators of BEST, Mumbai's civic transport body, re-joined duty by Wednesday evening, a day after their weeklong strike was called off, a senior official said. Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) spokesperson Sunil Vaidya told PTI that 100 per cent wet leased buses were operated with the drivers of private bus operators in the evening. In the morning, however, many contractual staffers were yet to return to duty, he said. At 10 am, the public transporter operated 97.5 per cent of the 3,040 buses in its fleet including the wet-leased ones and BEST-owned buses, Vaidya said. "However, 100 percent wet leased buses were operated with the drivers of private bus operators on Wednesday evening," he said. A BEST official said that some employees of the private bus operators did not re-join duty in the morning due to some confusion over fulfilment of their demands, but most of them rejoined duty in the evening session. So this is the first time sin

Housing prices up 14% in Delhi-NCR during April-Jun, rates dip 3%: Report

Housing prices in Delhi-NCR rose by an average 14 per cent year-on-year during April-June period, but fell 3 per cent in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), according to a joint report by CREDAI, Colliers India and Liases Foras. Realtors' apex body CREDAI, real estate consultant Colliers India and data analytic firm Liases Foras released a report, stating that housing prices across the eight major cities increased by an average 7 per cent year-on-year (Year-on-Year) during the second quarter of this calendar year on strong demand. As per the data, Kolkata recorded the highest appreciation in average residential prices at 15 YoY, followed by Delhi NCR and Hyderabad with 14 per cent and 13 per cent increase, respectively. Among eight cities, MMR was the only cities that saw fall in average prices during the April-June quarter by 3 per cent to Rs 19,111 per square feet due to significant new supply and rising unsold inventory. "The housing market has maintained its prudence and discipli

JP Morgan opens new million square feet plus offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru

American financial services major JPMorgan Chase has opened two new facilities in Mumbai and Bengaluru, which will become two of its largest technology and operations centres globally. The Mumbai campus is a 1.16 million square feet facility located on the 23-acre Nirlon Knowledge Park, which is one of the largest finance and technology hubs located along the Western Express Highway at Goregaon, northwest of the megapolis while the new 1.12 million square feet-Bengaluru hub is located within the Embassy Tech Village, on the Outer Ring Road, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Mumbai and Bengaluru are an integral part of our sustained success, and these new facilities demonstrate our continued commitment to India and our people, said Daniel Wilkening, the chief administrative officer for India corporate centre at JPMorgan Chase. The two new campuses will enable our people with state-of-the-art technology, flexible, efficient, and inclusive workspaces that are powered by ...

Strike by drivers in Mumbai enters Day 7, 551 buses remain off roads

Drivers of buses wet-leased by Mumbai's civic transport utility BEST continued their strike for the seventh day on Tuesday and 551 of these more than 1,600 buses remained off roads in the morning, officials said. While citizens continued to face hardships, drivers of the private bus operators stuck to their protest over the demand for salary hike and pay parity with BEST employees. Notably, Mumbai guardian minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Monday said the affected BEST bus services will be restored in the next 24 to 48 hours. Commuters have been facing a tough time due to the strike. As the number of buses plying on roads has reduced, the service frequency has been affected, resulting in the buses which are operating being overcrowded. Some commuters also complained they were facing difficulty in getting auto-rickshaws and taxis to reach their destinations. Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) spokesperson Sunil Vaidya said the public transport body operated 645 wet- .

Mumbai's BEST stir to continue as bus staff seek permanent jobs, equal pay

A group of protesting employees of private bus operators contracted by Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking on Monday sought permanent jobs in the civic-run transporter. Addressing a press conference, they said those who cannot be absorbed permanently must be taken on contract, adding that they sought 'samaan kam, samaan dam', or "equal remuneration" as BEST employees due to "equal work" they were putting in. They expressed confidence that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would fulfil their demand. "Since the past six days, some 7000 to 9000 employees of all private bus operators with BEST have been on strike, which will continue till the demands are met," Vikas Kharmale, coordinator of a newly-formed group of wet-leased bus employees, said at the press conference. Such staffers were distressed since the last four years and the strike is the result of this unrest in their minds, claimed Kharmale, who is an employee of private bus operator Daga ...

Mumbai cricketer Sarfaraz Khan ties knot in Kashmir, social media abuzz

Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan married a Kashmir girl from the Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir. Sarfaraz shared a post on Instagram, he wrote "Alhamdulillah married"

796 buses remain off roads as strike by drivers continues in Mumbai

As many as 796 of the more than 1,600 buses wet leased by Mumbai's civic transport utility BEST remained off roads on Monday as drivers of the private bus operators continued their strike for the sixth day over salary hike and other demands, officials said. Sunil Vaidya, spokesperson of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), said the public transport body operated 603 wet leased buses with its own drivers on various bus routes, along with operating around 1,390 of its own buses. The state-owned Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) operated 122 buses from six different depots of the BEST to avoid inconvenience to the commuters, he said. Majority of the drivers of seven private bus operators, that have leased their buses to the BEST, have been on strike since August 2 over salary hike and other demands, including free ride on BEST buses. According to BEST officials, their bus services have been affected due to the ongoing strike. The waiting time for .

Mumbai realty firm stocks may climb wall of worry, one valuation at a time

Regardless of weak Q1, developers reiterate strong pre-sales momentum in FY24

INDIA alliance's next meeting significant after SC verdict on Rahul: Patole

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Saturday said the upcoming meeting of the INDIA bloc in Mumbai is very significant in view of the Supreme Court staying Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case. Talking to reporters here after constituents of Maha Vikas Aghadi held a meeting, Patole said the leaders discussed preparations for the upcoming meeting of INDIA allies, which will be organised in Mumbai on Aug 31- September 1. "The (upcoming) Mumbai meeting (of INDIA allies) is very significant because of yesterday's Supreme Court verdict in the defamation case involving Rahul Gandhi. "The INDIA alliance is against the dictatorial Central government and the first victory was achieved with the SC staying Rahul Gandhi 's conviction in the defamation case," he added. The apex court on Friday stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case, filed by a Gujarat BJP MLA, over his "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?" remark, paving the way fo

Macrotech eyes Rs 12k-cr sales revenue from land parcels in MMR, Bengaluru

Realty firm Macrotech Developers Ltd has acquired five land parcels in Mumbai region and Bengaluru during April-June quarter to develop housing projects with a revenue potential of Rs 12,000 crore. Macrotech Developers MD and CEO Abhishek Lodha said the company has added new projects worth Rs 12,000 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal year as against the annual guidance of Rs 17,500 crore. "We are not revising our annual target for new business development as of now," he told PTI. Macrotech Developers, which sells its properties under the Lodha brand, buys land outrightly and also forms joint development agreements (JDAs) with landowners to create pipeline for future real estate projects. "We are preferred partner for landowners for both outright deals as well as JDAs," Lodha said. According to an investor presentation, the company added four land parcels in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and one in Bengaluru. Five projects with around Rs 12,000 crore GDV (gross developme

Shiv Sena (UBT) to host 3rd meet of Oppn bloc 'INDIA' on Aug 31-Sep 1: Raut

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) will host the third meeting of the opposition bloc INDIA in Mumbai on August 31-September 1, party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters after a Maha Vikas Aghadi meeting in this connection, Raut said Thackeray will host visiting opposition leaders, including five chief ministers, for dinner on August 31. The two-day deliberations, which will be held at Grand Hyatt in the suburbs, will begin in the evening of August 31 and from 10am on September 1. The meeting will be followed by a press conference, Raut informed. MVA leaders will talk to the state government on issues of logistics and security for the visiting leaders, including Congress' Rahul Gandhi, he said. "The MVA leaders who met today resolved to ensure the INDIA meeting is a success on the lines of the ones in Patna and Bengaluru. We have assigned responsibilities to each of the leaders for preparations of the two-day meeting," Raut said. Among those wh

FIR against ex-Mumbai mayor, 2 others in Covid-19 body bags purchase scam

The Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai police has filed a case against former city mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Kishori Pednekar and two civic officials over alleged corruption in the purchase of body bags meant for COVID-19 victims, an official said. The case was registered at the Agripada police station on Friday, he said. The complaint in this regard was filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya in July, the police official added. Pednekar belongs to the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena. She held the position of mayor from November 2019 to March 2022. The case against Pednekar and the two senior officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was registered under various Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, including 420 (cheating) and 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy), he said. The police official did not share any further information regarding the case. When contacted, BJP leader Somaiya said, "We had filed the complaint in connection with the body bag scam in

Durand Cup: Mumbai City FC to face Mohammedan Sporting in Kolkata

The match kicks off at 4.45 pm local time. In Saturday's first match, Bodoland FC take on Rajasthan United FC in the first-ever Durand Cup game in Kokrajhar

Opposition likely hold INDIA meet in Mumbai on Aug 31-Sept 1: Report

Opposition bloc INDIA is likely to hold its next meeting on August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai, sources said on Friday. They said it would be held on the format of the Bengaluru meeting with leaders first confabulating in an informal setting on August 31 before their main meeting the next day. "The opposition meeting will be a two-day affair and will take place on August 31 and September 1 with all leaders approving the dates," a source said. The likely venue would be a hotel in Pawai and there will be a press conference on August 1 evening, the source said. There have been several dates that have been talked about earlier but those did not work out as all leaders were not available on those dates. The third meeting of the bloc is being hosted jointly by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP's Sharad Pawar faction, with support from the Congress -- the three constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance. The MVA constituents had been holding parleys to schedule the meeting. The INDI

Ola expands Prime Plus premium service to Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad

Following successful Bengaluru rollout, SoftBank-backed ride-hailing firm expands premium service