Air quality in different parts of Mumbai dipped to nearly poor levels on Monday, December 30, 2024 prompting the civic authorities to call for strict pollution control measures, including the halting of construction activities.
Mumbai's water-logged status on Tuesday night and most of Wednesday was caused not only by unprecedented rainfall but also the failure of the Bandra Reclamation pumping station.
Cyclone 'Nisarga' is very likely to intensify into a 'severe cyclonic storm' over the next 12 hours and cross Maharashtra and South Gujarat coast on Wednesday, an India Meteorological Department official said on Tuesday.
The fire broke out around 7:30 pm, a local fire department official said, adding that an estimated 700 to 800 houses had been gutted.
Am assive fire engulfed the slum enclave of Behrampada in Bandra East, north west Mumbai, abutting the Bandra railway station.
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Professor Arindam Chaudhuri will host the seminar titled 'See the world through a keyhole or open the door with an MBA'
The children were sent home after providng first aid, police added.
The second edition of the event will be held on January 16.
Over 15,000 school children are expected to participate in mini-marathons in Mumbai and Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet colleagues celebrated the second International Day of Yoga on Tuesday at different parts of the country.
The police eventually had to break the window of the car to get the woman out.
The youths, Asif Sheikh and Danish Sheikh (both 19), had alleged that they were assaulted by police inspector Kedar Pawar and others, who were on night duty, in Bandra police station.
Lead by example... that's the adage our netas followed on Thursday as several of them took to performing various asanas across the country to mark the country's fourth Yoga Day. Here's a look at some of them.
CBI has alleged that Rana Kapoor entered into a criminal conspiracy with Kapil Wadhawan, DHFL director-promoter for round-tripping of funds where loans from Yes Bank to DHFL landed in companies owned by Kapoor's daughters, DoIT Urban Ventures.
Mumbai bids adieu to its iconic red double-decker buses.
Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a Swachh Bharat, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar picked a broom, spade and mattock and cleared garbage in a filthy locality in Mumbai recently.
The storm is likely to impact Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of Maharashtra like Raigad and Palghar along with Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bhavnagar and Bharuch districts of Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Preparations for the impending cyclone were discussed at a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, a home ministry statement said.
Kapoor, 62, and the Wadhawans were arrested by the agency in this case early this year and they are in judicial custody at present.
Ahead of the Yoga day, the prime minister posted a video on his Twitter handle giving a message that yoga is a 'passport' to health assurance.
Govt says coastal road is meant to decongest Mumbai, experts believe it would be counter-productive.
'Like in cricket, M S Dhoni was the captain and Virat Kohli played under him.' 'Then Dhoni played under Kohli.' 'Now imagine, having a second switch.' 'That is the analogy here, and I find no other example in Indian politics, or even world politics.'
The NHAI says non-availability of funds from private developers and financial institutions is also responsible for major delays.
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