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Heavy rains, strong winds lash Mumbai, low-lying areas inundated: Officials

Heavy rainfall coupled with strong winds lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Tuesday morning, leading to inundation in some low-lying areas, civic officials said.

Mumbai Police to initiate mission to reunite missing children with families

The Mumbai Police will soon launch an initiative to reunite missing or abducted children with their families.

Mumbai: Congress leaders detained before protesting outside Raj Bhavan

Police detained several Congress leaders to prevent them from staging protest opposite Raj Bhavan as part of the party's nationwide stir against the Centre over price rise, GST hike and unemployment.

Mumbai's daily Covid count remains above 400; 2 die, active tally at 2,235

Mumbai on Thursday logged 410 new coronavirus cases, while two more patients succumbed to the infection in the city, the local civic body said. With these additions, the overall tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 11,26,150, while the death toll increased to 19,654, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin. The city has reported 24 less cases compared to Wednesday, but logged more than 400 COVID-19 infections for the second day in a row. A day before, Mumbai had witnessed 434 COVID-19 cases and one death. As per the bulletin, the new COVID-19 cases were detected after 9,691 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, pushing up their cumulative count to 1,78,62,485. A day ago, 10,725 swab samples were examined for detection of COVID-19. Mumbai's tally of recuperated patients rose to 11,04,261 after 279 more people recovered from the infection, said the bulletin. The city has a recovery rate of 98.1 per cent and it now left with 2,235 active COVID-19 cases, it .

NSE Case: Delhi court sends ex-Mumbai top cop to judicial custody

Pandey, who was arrested on July 19 in the case, was produced before Special Judge Sunena Sharma at the Rouse Avenue Court Complex following expiry of his custody.

Recovery Tracker: Dip in mobility, air traffic; freight numbers improve

Improvement in freight, vehicle registration numbers

Property registrations rise 15% in Mumbai municipal area in July

Registration of properties in Mumbai's municipal area grew 15 per cent to 11,339 units in July on better demand, according to Knight Frank India. It is also the highest level for the month of July in a decade. Out of the total registration of properties in Mumbai city (BMC area), Knight Frank India said that 86 per cent were contributed by residential segment and 10 per cent commercial. For July, the data has been collated till 3 pm of July 30. The registration contributed over Rs 829 crore to the state revenues. "The number of units registered in July 2022 was the best in a decade for the month of July," property consultant Knight Frank said in a statement. In July 2021, 9,822 units were registered. "With the looming inflation pressures, RBI opted for a cumulative repo rate hike of 90 basis points that has stretched home buyer affordability. However property registrations remain buoyant," Knight Frank India said. On month-on-month basis as well, the registration of properties

Godrej Properties buys land parcel in Mumbai for its luxury housing project

Real estate firm Godrej Properties on Monday said it has acquired 0.5 acres of land in Mumbai to develop a luxury housing project with an estimated sales value of Rs 1,200 crore. In a regulatory filing, the company informed that it has bought a land parcel to develop a luxury project near Carmichael Road in Mumbai. The land parcel, spread across 0.5 acres, was purchased from the Karam Chand Thapar (KCT) group. The new project will have an estimated booking value potential of approximately Rs 1,200 crore, the company said. "The demand for luxury realty has been strong over the past few years and this location affords us the opportunity to create a landmark boutique luxury residential development," said Mohit Malhotra, MD & CEO, Godrej Properties. Varun Thapar, Vice Chairman and Executive Director - KCT Group, said Indian City Properties Ltd, the real estate arm of the KCT Group, owned this prime land asset in South Mumbai for nearly seven decades. Mumbai-based Godrej Properties is

Why does ED want to investigate Sena's Sanjay Raut repeatedly: Ajit Pawar

Congress spokesman Sachin Sawant said ED conducting a search at Raut's residence in Mumbai depicts a "sorry picture" of democracy and alleged that the BJP wants to "silence" all the Opposition parties

Metro car shed in Aarey threatens wide range of animals, warn activists

While the Maharashtra government is moving forward with Metro-3 car shed project in Aarey Colony, environmentalists warn a host of other animals and birds face the threat of losing their habitat

Oppn VP candidate Margaret Alva slams Maharashtra guv over Mumbai remarks

Opposition's vice-presidential candidate Margaret Alva hit out at Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday over his remarks

Don't agree with Guv's remarks as Marathis contributed to growth: CM Shinde

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said he does not agree with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remarks on Mumbai, and asserted that the contribution made by Marathi people to the growth of the city

Mumbai won't have money if Gujaratis, Rajasthanis removed: Maha governor

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari said there will be no money left in Mumbai and it will cease to be the financial capital of the country if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are removed

Sonia Gandhi's questioning by ED: Congress workers detained in Mumbai

Youth Congress workers were detained after they staged a 'rail roko' protest at a station against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's questioning by the ED, police said

Rail fracture on Mumbai's Harbour Line; local train services hit on 2nd day

Local train services on the Harbour Line in Mumbai were disrupted on Wednesday due to a rail fracture near Govandi station, a Central railway official said

Mumbai: Protests against work at Aarey metro; 4 released after detention

Four persons who were detained for protesting against the metro rail carshed construction in Mumbai's Aarey forest area on Monday were released after 10 hours, a police official said. He said protesters Tabrez Sayyed and Jayesh Bhise were detained first after notices under section 149 (action to prevent cognizable offence) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) were issued to them and then two others, identified as Laxman Jadhav and Rohit, were detained, he said. Amid a crowd of supporters who had gathered at Vanrai police station in the evening, the four were released after 10 hours of detention, the official informed. The area is witnessing heavy police presence and restrictions on movement of people and vehicles, with only residents of the vicinity being allowed to enter after checking of IDs like Aadhaar Cards etc, he added. Videos of trees being trimmed in the vicinity of the carshed site went viral on social media during the day, and civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply a

Mumbai reports 238 Covid-19 cases, two deaths, recovery rate at 98%

Mumbai on Sunday recorded 238 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, taking the tally in the metropolis to 11,22,912 and the toll to 19,640, a civic official said. The addition to the tally was less than the 266 recorded a day earlier, he pointed out. Only 33 of the new cases are symptomatic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official added. The recovery count increased by 274 during the day to touch 11,01,455, leaving the city with an active caseload of 1,817, he said. The overall number of coronavirus tests in Mumbai reached 1,77,64,239, including 9,385 carried out on Sunday, he said. As per civic data, the recovery rate stands at 98 per cent and the growth in overall cases between July 17 and 23 was 0.024 per cent.

Fresh supply of office space rises 96% in Jan-Jun across 6 cities

The supply stood at 12.1 million square feet in the January-June 2021 across these six cities - Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai and Delhi-NCR.

AI flight diverts to Mumbai after pilot reports cabin pressure loss

DGCA has grounded the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft and off-rostered this flight's crew

Mumbai logs 273 Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally now 1,937

Mumbai on Thursday logged 273 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the tally to 11,22,109 and the toll to 19,636, a civic official said. The addition to the tally remained below the 300-mark for the sixth day in a row, he added. The recovery count increased by 338 during the day to touch 11,00536, leaving the metropolis with an active caseload of 1,937, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. Of the new cases, only 26 are symptomatic, he pointed out. Civic data showed the number of samples examined during the day was 10,058, almost 800 less than the previous day. It revealed that the total number of coronavirus tests in Mumbai had now gone up to 1,77,33,634. BMC data also showed that the recovery rate was 98 per cent, while the overall growth rate of cases between July 14 and 20 was 0.026 per cent. The caseload doubling time was 2,713 days and the positivity rate was 2.67 per cent, as per civic data.