Tag: Mumbai

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed anguish over the death of 12 people after a building collapsed in Mumbai. He said the state government and the National Disaster Response Force are working on rescue operations. “Collapse of a building in Mumbai’s Dongri is anguishing. My condolences to the families of those who […]

Where there is a hope, there is faith. And where there is faith, there are miracles! Actor-comedians Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover may have parted ways following a mid-air fight, but even now millions are eagerly waiting to see Dr Mashoor Gulaati back in The Kapil Sharma Show. Sunil’s partner in the show, Kiku Sharda […]

Mumbai: Amidst the ongoing protests against cutting trees in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony to build a Metro rail yard, actor Riteish Deshmukh shared his views on the situation, saying “we all need sustainable urbanization and cutting off old trees is certainly not the solution to handle the situation”. “well, I think in a democratic country, every […]

Rourkela: A day after the officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovered nearly 13 kg gold while it was being transported in Howrah-Mumbai Jnaneswari Express, it has come to the fore that the gold was being smuggled from countries like UAE, Dubai, China, Bangaldesh and Myanmar to India. As per reports, the two accused […]

Mumbai/Chandigarh: Polling of votes began on a peaceful note on Monday morning across all 288 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra and 90 segments of Haryana amidst tight security, officials said. Braving rain in many parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, early voters turned up to exercise their franchise. Electors across the state could be seen reaching polling […]

Mumbai: In a huge shock for the Bharatiya Janata Party, its Beed strongwoman and minister Pankaja Munde- for whom both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah had campaigned- lost in Parli to her estranged cousin and Nationalist Congress Party’s Leader of Opposition in the Lagislative Council, Dhananjay Munde, […]

Surat: Bidding adieu to close ones is probably the toughest task, but for parents, the decision to donate the organs of a dying son can take no less than extraordinary courage. One such family from Ganjam district decided to make their son Suraj Behera ‘immortal’ by donating his heart, eyes, kidneys and liver to save […]

New Delhi: Sea level along the Indian coast rose by 8.5 cm in the last five decades, Union Minister Babul Supriyo said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Responding to a question on whether several cities will be submerged as temperatures are rising due to global warming, the minister of state (MoS) for environment said […]

London: Bangalore emerged as India’s highest-ranked city at No. 83 in a new index of the world’s 113 cities in terms of economic and social inclusivity, topped by Zurich in Switzerland. The first-ever Prosperity & Inclusion City Seal and Awards (PICSA) Index, released in the Basque Country capital of Bilbao in northern Spain on Thursday […]

Bhubaneswar: Air pollution is real in Odisha, notwithstanding the claims of State government. The State’s three top cities Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Rourkela stand more polluted than cities like Raipur (Chhattisgarh capital), Indore (MP) and Bangalore (Karnataka). Even, the air of India’s commercial capital Mumbai looks better than the silver city and Odisha’s commercial city Cuttack […]

Mumbai: This wasn’t a “political fashion show” but certainly one, unlike any other, Maharashtra has seen. The luxury hotel in suburban Mumbai, host to many fashion shows, including the biggest one in the country, on Monday, saw the “parade” of Shiv Sena-NCP and Congress MLAs. The event came a day before the Supreme Court passes […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks on the 11th anniversary of the assault. Addressing members of both Houses of Parliament on Constitution Day, he said that while November 26 is a happy occasion as India celebrates Constitution Day, it is also a […]

Lahore: Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, who has been indicted along with three close aides in terror financing case, could not be produced before an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday because of lawyers’ strike, an official said. Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore Judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta adjourned the hearing of the terror financing case against Saeed […]

Mumbai: Irish rock band U2 paid tribute to women icons of the country during their maiden performance here, putting the spotlight on Union minister Smriti Irani, author Arundhati Roy and journalist Gauri Lankesh among others. The Irish rockers closed ‘The Joshua Tree Tour 2019’ their final show of the tour after Seoul, Auckland, Brisbane and […]

Mumbai: Actress Kangana Ranaut on Monday surprised fans when she made a surprise appearance at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in the avatar of a ticketseller. Videos doing the rounds show Kangana giving away railway tickets to people from a counter at the station. Kangana’s gesture is a part of the promotional activity for her […]