A woman died of electrocution as incessant heavy rains lashed the city and catchment areas, sending the Mithi river close to danger mark and inundating low-lying areas and disrupting air, rail and road traffic.
The Shiv Sena on Friday accused the Centre of using Mumbai, the financial capital of India, as an ATM and said that if security arrangements made for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Mumbai are in place for the common man, there would be no terror attacks in the city.Referring to Rahul's stop at an ATM en route to Andheri station, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray said, "Mumbai has been made an ATM (Any Time Money) for Delhi."
'It will cause problems for people who deal in small amounts of cash.' 'I hope it does not cause law and order problems.'
Bollywood singer Adnan Sami, who has been facing trial in a matrimonial dispute, has been asked by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to furnish documents regarding eight luxurious flats owned by him in suburban Andheri.
A government official said that Daya Nayak had been suspended. He, however, declined to comment on what led to this development.
The exit of the big movers has meant more opportunities for local players such as Nambiar Finance, which is just one of the 1,465 non-deposit-taking NBFCs registered with the Mumbai office of the Reserve Bank of India.
An ATS official said that Farooq Mohammad Bhana was one of the key accused, who hatched the conspiracy to burn the train at Godhra Railway Station on February 27, 2002.
Priyanka Kothari on her fears and forthcoming film, Agyaat.
However, flight operations at the Mumbai airport were not impacted due to rains, an airport official said.
Eighteen months after swimming across the 30-km Messinikos Gulf in Greece at the tender age of eight, Mumbai schoolgirl Swapnali Yadav has earned an entry in the Limca Book of Records for the feat. Her feat in the 2008-09 edition of the book was accepted and she received a certificate to this effect from its publishers.
Actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for her portrayal of Anandi in the television show Balika Vadhu, committed suicide on Friday.
The actor enjoys a good reputation among the complex's security staff.
Shiney Ahuja was produced at the magistrate's court in Andheri, northwest Mumbai, on charges that he had raped a maid who worked in his home.
Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja will be produced in Mumbai's Andheri court on Monday morning after he was accused of raping his domestic help. On Sunday night, Shiney's 18-year old accused him of rape, when both of them were alone at his flat.
The prime minister thanked the people but said it was the start of a long battle, as he urged them to follow social distancing to stop the chain of transmission of Coronavirus which has infected 360 people and claimed seven lives in India.
'We have suffered grave and irreparable loss, harm and injury which could never be compensated in terms of money.'
Rains bring Mumbai to standstill, commuters blame admin
Raut, the Executive Editor of Sena mouthpiece Saamana, was arrested from his residence at suburban Bhandup after the Centre directed the state government to deal sternly with those involved in the attack, sources said. Around 500 Shiv Sena workers had vandalised the lobby and kitchen of Lalit Group's Intercontinental Hotel to protest against sacking of 21 employees by the management on January 21.
Social media helps #RainHosts come to the rescue of those stuck in every part of the island city.
Police have registered a case of forgery and corruption against Anand Rao, builder and son-in-law of late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, and two former Chief Executive Officers of Maharashtra's Slum Rehabilitation Authority.
Author Jeffery Archer was in Mumbai for the launch of his latest novel, Paths of Glory
Family members of Bharat Borge, a key witness in Anil Ambani's chopper sabotage case who was found dead under mysterious circumstances on a railway track in a Mumbai suburb, have sought a CBI enquiry into his death.
Second annual Independent Aarohi Short Films, Animations and Ad Films Festival in association with FlyHigh Films along with Fun Cinemas and Digital Academy to be held at Digital Academy on the 25th, 26th April culminating on 27th April 2009 at Fun Cinemas, Andheri (West), Mumbai.
Eyewitness account of explosion in Vile Parle, north Mumbai
He has been remanded to judicial custody till July 16. Though his wife Anupam was not present in court, his father was there.
The much-publicised sea link isn't the only transport improvement coming Mumbai's way. More roads linking the east and west, the metro and monorail, and a trans-harbour link are changing the way people will live and work in the city.
It was a meeting to show solidarity with the laid-off Jet Airways staffers, but MNS chief Raj Thackeray's men turned it into a coaching class for Marathi.
Captain Sunil Chettri starred in India's 5-0 victory over Chinese Taipei, registering his third career-hat-trick, but the feat did not invoke wild celebrations from the striker, as he is someone who does not like to "celebrate outrageously" on the field.
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