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

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Fire breaks out in 16th floor flat of Mumbai high-rise, none hurt

A fire broke out in a flat of a 23-storey residential building in suburban Kandivali here on Friday, but nobody was injured in the incident, officials said. The blaze erupted around 10 am in a flat located on the 16th floor of Orchid Suburbia building at Dahanukarwadi on New link Road in Kandivali West, a civic official said. Eight fire engines are at the spot and the firefighting operation is underway, a fire brigade official said. "People have been rescued safely. There is no report of anybody getting trapped inside the building," he said. There is no report of anybody suffering any injury in the incident, he said. Further details are awaited.

McDonald's opens first airport drive-thru outlet in Mumbai, to operate 24X7

Fast food chain McDonald's on Thursday opened an outlet in the city's international airport that it claimed is the country's first airport drive-thru restaurant. The outlet, opened by McDonald's India (West & South), is located just 100 meters from Terminal 2 of the city's international airport. This will also be the first McDonald's outlet in the city operating 24x7, the company said in a statement. The airport outlet spans over 3,000 sqft, a McCafe, a dine-in area, and a takeaway counter. There is also a dedicated drive-thru lane and a customer ordering display board for customers to seamlessly order and enjoy their meals on-the-go. It also has four self ordering kiosks to help customers save time. With this addition, McDonald's now has three joints in T2. Saurabh Kalra, the managing director of McDonald's India (W&S), said, the drive-thru outlet that combines convenience, speed, and quality, aims to make customers' journeys more enjoyable and stress-free. He also said they .

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Registration of properties in Mumbai set to fall 9-10% annually in July

Registration of properties in Mumbai municipal area is estimated to fall by 9-10 per cent year-on-year in July to more than 10,200 units, according to Knight Frank India. The registration of properties in Mumbai city (area under BMC jurisdiction) has crossed 10,200 units by 7 pm evening on Monday. As many as 11,340 units were registered during July last year. Out of the total registrations, around 82 per cent is housing. The data pertains to both primary (fresh) and secondary (resale) markets. The revenue collection is expected at more than Rs 800 crores for the state government.

Property registrations in Mumbai fell 12% to 9,923 units in June: Anarock

Mumbai real estate sector is likely to witness a momentary slowdown in the next few months, but the long-term direction remains upward, said Anarock

Ramdas Athawale asks Nitish Kumar to give Mumbai oppn meet a slip

Union minister Ramadas Athawale on Saturday lamented the exit of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) from the NDA despite his good relations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The RPI leader also expressed the view that the JD(U) leader, who has since been at the forefront of forging opposition unity, should skip the next meeting of non-BJP bloc INDIA at Mumbai scheduled next month. Koi faayda nahin hai (it will be of no use), said Athawale, asserting that it was his advice to Kumar to refrain from attending the meet. He seems to be not happy in that camp. He was unhappy with the acronym INDIA but Rahul Gandhi prevailed, said Athawale, referring to speculations in a section of the media that emerged after the new name was announced at the meeting in Bengaluru earlier this month. Kumar himself has dismissed such speculations and asserted that the new name of the opposition coalition was decided unanimously. Athawale, who also fondly recalled his own good relations with Kumar

Gangster Chhota Shakeel's shooter arrested after 25 years: Mumbai Police

The official said that since 1998, the accused Sheikh went underground and did not appear in any court hearing, after which he was declared an absconder

BEST seeks Rs 3,419 cr from Mumbai civic body to procure new buses

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has sought Rs 3,419 crore from the city civic body to procure 2,237 buses, a letter by the transport authority revealed. The BEST's new general manager Vijay Singhal last month wrote to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal seeking Rs 3,419 crore financial assistance to purchase 2,237 buses in a phased manner. The transport body in the letter stated that as per clause no 3 in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with BEST Workers Union on June 11, 2019, it is necessary for it to maintain 3,337 buses in its fleet. Highlighting the need for procuring 2,237 new buses, the transport body stated that it scrapped 1,696 of its buses before the end of March and 541 more are expected to be removed this financial year. Under the Capital Work Budget, a provision of Rs 2,58,391.25 lakh was made in 2022-23 (budget) for 1,696 electric buses and Rs 83,552.75 lakh is made in 2023-24 (budget)

Weather Update: Heavy rainfall predicted in Mumbai, IMD issues red alert

According to IMD, Mumbai has recorded its wettest July on record with the month so far witnessing a record 1557.8 mm of rainfall

Most parts of Mumbai receive moderate showers, IMD predicts heavy rainfall

Most parts of Mumbai received light rains with occasional spells of moderate to heavy showers on Friday, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city. As the intensity of rain reduced, no major waterlogging was reported anywhere in the metropolis, officials said. Some motorists complained that traffic on the Eastern as well as Western expressways was moving slow, but there was no issue on the Eastern Freeway connecting Chembur to south Mumbai. The city traffic police said there was a traffic snarl on the Sion-Panvel highway after a chemical tanker overturned at Uran Phata in Navi Mumbai in the morning. "There was no major waterlogging anywhere in the city as the intensity of rain reduced in the morning. Most parts of the city have been witnessing mostly light rain with occasional spells of heavy rain," a civic official said. The IMD has issued a yellow alert, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs wit

Incessant rains in Mumbai, IMD forecasts heavy to very heavy showers

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and suburbs in the last 24 hours with some areas receiving extremely heavy showers, officials said on Thursday. The city witnessed incessant rainfall since Thursday morning, but there was no report of any major waterlogging in low-lying areas, they said. The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai centre has predicted "heavy to very heavy rain" in the city on Thursday. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared a holiday for all government and private schools and colleges here on Thursday after the IMD issued a 'red' alert for the metropolis. "The BMC requests all citizens to stay alert, remain indoors and kindly follow instructions from the administration," Mumbai civic commissioner and administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal said on Wednesday night. The Colaba observatory (representative of the island city) recorded "extremely heavy" rainfall at 223.2 mm, while the Santacruz observatory (representative of suburbs) recorded 145.1 mm rainfall i

No contractual hiring of police staff in Maha; Mumbai short of 10,000 cops

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday asserted in the state legislature that police personnel will not be appointed on a contractual basis and said Mumbai faces a shortage of around 10,000 cops. In a statement made in the legislative council, Fadnavis, who is also the home minister, said the Mumbai police have sought 3,000 personnel from the Maharashtra State Security Corporation (MSSC), an undertaking of the state police, to tide over paucity of manpower. He said there is a shortage of around 10,000 personnel in the Mumbai police force and the country's financial capital cannot be safeguarded adequately with this shortfall. Nowhere are police personnel taken on contract and it will not be done (in Maharashtra), the deputy CM said in assembly earlier in the day. While making the statement in the council, Fadnavis said the 3,000 personnel sought from MSSC will be used for providing security, guard-related duties and other static tasks. They (MSSC ...

Properties in Dubai more affordable than suburban Mumbai: Danube Group

Danube has been holding road shows in Mumbai and Delhi and other metros and also smaller towns such as Bhubaneswar and Srinagar to sell its properties

DLF to invest Rs 400 cr as equity to develop Mumbai project with Trident

Realty major DLF on Monday said it will invest Rs 400 crore as equity to develop a real estate project, comprising 35 lakh sq ft of estimated saleable area, in Mumbai in partnership with NCR-based builder Trident group. The company plans to launch the first phase of the Mumbai project, comprising 9 lakh square feet of residential space, by the end of this fiscal year. On Friday, DLF, which clocked record sales bookings of Rs 15,058 crore in the last fiscal year, announced its entry into the Mumbai property market. "We reflected for a long before re-entering Mumbai real estate market...We are investing Rs 400 crore as equity for the entire project that has a potential saleable area of 3-3.5 million square feet," DLF CEO Ashok Tyagi told analysts. He said the DLF will hold a 51 per cent stake in the special purpose vehicle (SPV) which will develop this project. The remaining 49 per cent will be with Trident Group. This is a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project. Tyagi said thi

Sales of luxury homes priced above Rs 10 cr in Mumbai up 49%: Report

Sales of residential properties, priced above Rs 10 crore, in Mumbai's primary and resale market rose 49 per cent in value terms to Rs 11,400 crore during the January-June period on strong demand, according to India Sotheby's International Realty and CRE Matrix report. During the year-ago period, the sales of luxury homes in Mumbai stood at Rs 7,660 crore. Real estate consultant India Sotheby's International Realty, and data analytic firm CRE Matrix on Monday released a report on Mumbai luxury housing market for H1 CY'23. The report noted that the demand for luxury apartments in the financial capital was mainly driven by industrialists, Bollywood celebrities and high-salaried employees. As per the data, sales of luxury housing in the primary (fresh launch) market surged by 83 per cent to Rs 8,817 crore during January-June period, as compared to Rs 4,816 crore in the same period of the previous year. However, the sales in the secondary (re-sale) market were down 9 per cent to Rs 2,

SC extends bail of ex-cop Pradeep Sharma in Antilia bomb scare case

The Supreme Court on Monday extended by two weeks the interim bail of former Mumbai Police officer Pradeep Sharma, who was arrested in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and the killing of businessman Mansukh Hiran, in view of his wife's surgery. A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi, however, said since the interim bail is being extended time and again, this will be the last extension. "If the surgery does not happen within this period, the petitioner (Pradeep Sharma) will have to surrender after two weeks. There will not be any more extensions of interim bail", the bench told senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Sharma. Rohatgi said he will surrender if the surgery of his wife is not conducted by then. "This time surgery could not be conducted as her blood pressure was not stabilising", he said. The bench said after Sharma's surrender, the court will take up his plea for regular bail. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for NIA, said Sha

Mumbai cops receive hoax call of explosives-laden tanker heading to Goa

The Mumbai Police on Sunday received a call claiming an explosives-laden tanker was headed towards Goa, an official said, adding the call turned out to be a hoax. An unidentified person called up the Director General of the Police control room in Mumbai in the afternoon and said a tanker filled with explosives was on the Mumbai-Goa highway. Police intercepted the tanker, whose description was given by the caller, at Sangameshwar, 290 km from Mumbai, in Ratnagiri district, the official said. Police checked the tanker but didn't find any suspicious material and allowed it to proceed with the onward journey, he added. Further investigation is underway.