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PM Modi extends Ganesh Chaturthi greetings, prays for well-being of all

Vinayak Chaturthi, also known as Vinayak Chavithi, is a festival that marks the worship of Lord Ganesha as the god of new beginnings and remover of obstacles

Mumbai monorail mishap: MMRDA suspends two senior officials over lapses

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has suspended two senior officials for lapses after hundreds of commuters had to be rescued from two stranded Monorail trains in Mumbai a week ago amid heavy rains. The MMRDA, which operates the Monorail services in the metropolis, also initiated a high-level inquiry into the August 19 incident, officials said on Tuesday. As many as 582 passengers were rescued from a Monorail train stuck between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park by deploying snorkel ladders, as the train could not be towed back. Whereas 200 passengers were evacuated from another Monorail train which was successfully towed back to the nearby Wadala station. Although all the passengers were evacuated, the incident gave rise to several questions about their safety, said officials. The MMRDA has suspended Manish Soni, Chief Engineer (Signal & Telecom), and Rajiv Gite, Manager (Security), following an initial review of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), an

InterGlobe-CAE to open new pilot training centre in Mumbai by 2026

A joint venture of InterGlobe Enterprises and Canadian flight simulation firm CAE on Tuesday announced plans to set up a pilot training centre in the financial capital as it looks to cash in on the boom in the domestic aviation sector and to cater to the increasing demand for cockpit crew in the country. The new facility centre, to be spread over a 44,000 square-foot area, will have a capacity for up to six full-flight simulators (FFS). It will begin operations in the first quarter of CY 2026 with two Airbus A320 FFS, CAE Simulation Training Pvt Ltd (CSTPL) said. The JV already operates three commercial aviation training centres, one each in Greater Noida, Gurugram and Bengaluru, with a capacity of up to 23 FFS. The new facility will also offer comprehensive pilot training programmes on Airbus, ATR and Boeing aircraft, including type rating, recurrent training, and proficiency checks. CAE's 2025 Aviation Talent Forecast predicts a demand of 98,000 for new pilots in the Asia Pacific

Godrej Properties sells homes worth ₹1K cr at Hyderabad project launch

Godrej Properties sold over Rs 1,000 crore worth of homes at the launch of Godrej Regal Pavilion in Hyderabad, marking its second project in the city this year to cross the milestone

Air India Mumbai-Jodhpur flight aborts takeoff due to 'operational reasons'

Air India flight flight from Mumbai to Jodhpur aborted takeoff and returned to the bay on Friday due to "operational" reasons. Alternative arrangements were made to fly the passengers to their destination, Tata-owned Air India said in a statement, without sharing further details. "Flight AI645 operating from Mumbai to Jodhpur on August 22 returned to bay due to an operational issue. The cockpit crew decided to discontinue the take-off run following standard operating procedures and brought the aircraft back," the statement added. "Our ground team in Mumbai had extended immediate assistance to minimise the inconvenience," the statement added.

Maharashtra govt's crackdown on cab firms surcharging fares amid heavy rain

Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik ordered strict action against the cab aggregators, and action was taken against as many as 147 app-based cab operators

Mumbai rain update: Yellow alert issued for city; will respite come soon?

IMD forecasts moderate to heavy showers across Mumbai; over 4,600 evacuated in Maharashtra as NDRF, SDRF step up relief efforts

Mumbai rains: Vihar lake overflows, schools shut; latest updates | Mumbai monsoon

Mumbai rains continue to wreak havoc, disrupting daily life and commute with no relief in sight.

Amid heavy rains, Mumbai's Vihar lake overflows; 6th to be filled to brim

In the wake of heavy rains in Mumbai over the last few days, Vihar lake, one of the key sources of potable water for the metropolis, started overflowing on Monday afternoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The lake, which has a storage capacity of 2,769.8 crore litres, is the sixth of the seven reservoirs, that supply potable water to Mumbai, to overflow, bringing relief to local residents. The lake, located in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, overflowed at 2.45 pm , the BMC said. Last year, the lake started overflowing almost a month early, on July 25. A day before, another lake in Mumbai, Tulsi, overflowed following heavy rains in the city and suburbs. Mumbai receives 3,800 MLD (millions of litres per day) water from seven reservoirs -- Bhatsa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Tansa, Modak Sagar, Vihar and Tulsi -- located in Mumbai, Thane and Nashik districts. The scenic Powai lake in Mumbai also started overflowing earlier this year, but its water is not ..

Mumbai reports rise in malaria, chikungunya, hepatitis cases; dengue dips

Mumbai recorded an increase in malaria, chikungunya and hepatitis cases between January-August 2025 as compared to the same period of the previous year, the city civic body said on Monday. However, a decline was noticed in cases of dengue, leptospirosis and gastroenteritis during the period under review, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in its report - Monsoon-Related Diseases. The financial capital reported 4,825 cases of malaria during January-August (till August 14), up from 4,021 in the same period of the previous year. Also, 328 cases of chikungunya (210 last year) and 703 of hepatitis (662) were logged in the first eight months of the calendar year, said the report. The city registered 1,564 cases of dengue during the first eight months of 2025 (till August 14), down from 1,979 in the same period of last year. Also, 316 cases of leptospirosis (553 last year) and 5,510 of gastroenteritis (6,133) were recorded during the same period, indicating a downward ...

IBM opens Mumbai client centre to support Maharashtra's quantum push

The company has signed a Letter of Intent with the Maharashtra government to explore opportunities in quantum ecosystem development and talent building

Heavy rains hit Mumbai; low-lying areas flooded, local trains disrupted

Heavy downpour pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs, with some parts recording more than 200 mm rainfall in the wee hours of Saturday, inundating low-lying areas and affecting the movement of local trains. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the metropolis for two days. Incessant rain continued to lash parts of the city in the morning with occasional heavy spells. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appealed to citizens not to step out unnecessarily. Two people were killed and as many others sustained injuries in a landslide amid rains in the Vikhroli Parksite area in the eastern suburbs. The downpour began around 1 am and continued into the early hours of the day, causing waterlogging in low-lying areas of the western and eastern suburbs, including Vikhroli, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Chunabhatti, Aarey, Andheri, Kings Circle, Malad, and Goregaon, among others. The suburban train services were also sever

Two dead, 2 injured in Vikhroli landslide amid heavy rains in Mumbai

Two persons were killed, and as many others sustained injuries in a landslide amid heavy rains in the eastern suburb of Vikhroli here on Saturday, civic officials said. The incident took place around 2.39 am at Varsha Nagar in Vikhroli Parksite, which falls under the collector's jurisdiction, they said. Soil and stones from a nearby hillock collapsed on a hut, injuring four persons, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. He said the victims, who belong to one family, were rushed to civic-run Rajawadi Hospital, where doctors declared two of them dead. Emergency response teams, including personnel from the fire brigade, local police, and civic staff, were immediately mobilised to the site, the official said. Shalu Mishra (19) and Suresh Mishra (50) died in the incident, while two others, Aarti Mishra (45) and Ruturaj Mishra (20), sustained injuries and their condition is said to be stable, he said. He added that other residents of the area have been shi

Efforts on to reduce importance of Mumbai and Maharashtra: Uddhav

In a veiled attack on the ruling BJP, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has claimed efforts are being made to diminish the importance of Mumbai and Maharashtra. He also urged the Supreme Court to hear his party's plea against the Maharashtra assembly speaker's decision to allot the 'bow and arrow' symbol to the ruling Shiv Sena, and claimed democracy would die if justice is not delivered. Speaking on Wednesday at the 65th foundation day of 'Marmik', a magazine started by Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and his brother Shrikant Thackeray, Uddhav Thackeray said "Marathi manoos" ensured they get Mumbai. "Marathi manoos was treated as an outsider (before the undivided Shiv Sena was formed in 1966). Efforts are being made to create such circumstances again, to see whether a bite can be taken out of Mumbai and Maharashtra - be it the imposition of Hindi or reducing the importance of Mumbai and Maharashtra. These efforts have not stopped," the former CM claimed. "The work of Shiv Sen

Akasa Air to launch direct Mumbai-Phuket flights from September 20

Akasa Air will launch direct flights connecting Mumbai with Phuket from September 20 as the three-year-old airline expands its international network with the foray into Southeast Asia. With a fleet of 30 planes, the airline currently flies to 23 domestic and 5 international destinations. Starting September 20, 2025, Akasa Air will operate daily direct flights connecting Mumbai with Phuket (Thailand), a release said on Tuesday. Phuket will be 6th overseas destination for the carrier, which started flying on August 7, 2022. Presently, the airline flies to five overseas destinations -- Doha (Qatar), Jeddah, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Kuwait City (Kuwait). Last week, the airline said it will start flights to the SAARC and ASEAN regions in the next few years, in addition to leveraging the upcoming Navi Mumbai and Noida International Airports to develop a comprehensive network. Eight countries, including India, are part of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooper

CM Fadnavis shielding 'corrupt' ministers, claims Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray on Monday accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of "shielding corrupt" ministers in his cabinet, and claimed the ruling Mahayuti has relegated the state to last position in development and top in corruption. Speaking at a protest organised here to demand the sacking of "corrupt" ministers, primarily from the rival Shiv Sena, which is a constituent of the Mahayuti along with the BJP and NCP, Thackeray said the agitation will continue until those ministers are shown the door. The Sena (UBT) said it has carried out similar agitation across the state. Thackeray asked the party workers to inform the public about "corrupt" actions of the Mahayuti ministers. "We gave them (government) evidence (against ministers) and yet there is no action on them. Someone is running a dance bar, another has a bag full of notes. There is no need of even any probe now, yet the CM does not sack the ministers," Thackeray said. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has bee

Keystone Realtors buys 3 Mumbai land parcels to build homes worth ₹7,700 cr

Keystone Realtors Ltd has bagged three redevelopment projects in Mumbai during the latest June quarter with a revenue potential of more than Rs 7,700 crore and is looking to acquire more land parcels for growth of its residential real estate business, a top company official said. In an interview with PTI, the company's CMD Boman Irani highlighted that the company performed exceedingly well in the first quarter of this fiscal on key metrics like sales bookings, launches and new business development (acquisition of land parcels to build projects). Mumbai-based Keystone Realtors achieved the highest-ever quarterly pre-sales of Rs 1,068 crore in April-June period of 2025-26 fiscal, a rise of 75 per cent from the same quarter last year. On business development, he said, "We added 3 projects in the first quarter having an estimated GDV (gross development value) of Rs 7,727 crore," Irani said, adding that the company has already surpassed the target of adding projects worth Rs 6,000 crore

DLF to invest ₹23,500 cr in ongoing housing projects in NCR, Mumbai

India's biggest realty firm DLF Ltd will invest Rs 23,500 crore to complete its residential projects that have already been launched across Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. According to an investor's presentation, the "total pending cost" to complete all launched projects is estimated at Rs 23,500 crore. To meet its pending construction spend, DLF mentioned that the company has a cash balance of Rs 10,429 crore, of which Rs 7,782 crore is parked in the escrow account of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). That apart, the company has receivables of Rs 37,220 crore from its customers against residential properties sold to them. In a recent conference call with market analysts, DLF Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) informed that the company invested around Rs 750 crore in construction during the first quarter of this year. He said the number would go up slightly in the coming quarters. Post-COVID pandemic, DLF has launched many residential projects in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and the tri-ci

Explained: Why feeding pigeons has become a political flashpoint in Mumbai

Mumbai's Kabutarkhana controversy revolves around issues of public health, religious protest, and political fallout ahead of civic polls

SC clearance ruling to revive 493 stalled projects in MMR, Pune: CREDAI

Supreme Court allows state bodies to retain project clearance powers, set to revive over 493 stalled projects in MMR and Pune, unlocking 70,000 housing units and easing supply