Truckers' stir: Relief as fuel tanker refilling begins in Maha

Amid protests in parts of Maharashtra by some truckers' associations against stricter punishments in the new law on hit-and-run cases, the refilling of tankers carrying petrol and diesel started at......

What's A National Common Mobility Card?

The NCMC facilitates convenient travel while integrating last-mile connectivity, a must in India's extensive landscape.It enables travellers to pay for a cross-section of needs, including toll tax,......

Mumbai's iconic double-decker buses to go off roads on Sept 15

Mumbai's iconic red double-decker buses, which have been an integral part of the city's public transport system for more than eight decades, will go off the streets this week, an official from the......

After month-long lull, rains lash Mumbai giving relief from heat

After nearly a month-long hiatus, rains lashed Mumbai on Thursday, giving much-needed relief from the rising heat. IMAGE: Govindas during dahi handi as part of Janmashtami celebrations amid rain,......

Mumbai Metro: Cash shortfall of Rs 220 crore in 1st year

The company is expected to incur a loss of Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) at the current fare slab of Rs 10 to Rs 40Reliance Infrastructure arm Mumbai Metro One has said that in the first year of......

Move forward on infrastructure, not back

If the minister had stuck to his old fiscal deficit target of 3.6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product, he would have had to Budget for a fiscal deficit about Rs 4,500 crore (Rs 45 billion) less than......

Smart city challenge: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, are you ready?

At a time when the world is talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of developing ‘100 smart cities’ to accommodate the burgeoning population of India, we take a......

Maharashtra may take AAP route on power

Committee set up by state govt considering reduction in ratesA day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi reduced electricity charges by 50 per cent for those consuming up to 400 units......

How a bus conductor is driving her son's cricket dreams

Until September 14, Vaidehi Ankolekar was a bus conductor on Mumbai's famed BEST buses.Now, she is known nationwide as the mother of India's latest cricketing hero.That Saturday, her son Atharva......

Mumbai Ranji star Jaffer mourns father's demise

Mumbai's senior opening batsman Wasim Jaffer lost his father, who passed away at the LilavatiHospital in suburban Bandra on Friday, following a brief illness. Abdul Kader Jaffer, a former bus......