News for 'Chhatrapati Shivaji'

10-month-old kidnapped from Mumbai railway station

10-month-old kidnapped from Mumbai railway station

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

A 10-month-old boy has been kidnapped by an unidentified woman from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, when he was sleeping with his grandmother, police said.

CCTV footage released to find killers of woman in suitcase

CCTV footage released to find killers of woman in suitcase

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Groping in dark for leads in the murder case of a young woman, whose body was found bundled in an abandoned trolley bag at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in M umbai, the Railway Police on Thursday released CCTV footages, seeking public help to identify her killers.

Chavan gifts Obama a book on Maharashta

Chavan gifts Obama a book on Maharashta

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan presented US President Barack Obama a coffee table book on the state and requested him to keep it in the White House museum.

Ashok Chavan will receive Obama at airport

Ashok Chavan will receive Obama at airport

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and Home Minister R R Patil have also been invited for a speech against terrorism by the US president, scheduled at the Taj hotel in the afternoon. However, the ministers have not confirmed whether they will attend the function or not, an official from Mantralaya (the state secretariat) said

Maha out of Covid third wave peak, says state health minister

Maha out of Covid third wave peak, says state health minister

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday said that the peak of COVID-19 third wave is over in the state as COVID-19 cases are reducing in cities like Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar that were worst hit.

PM inaugurates underground museum of freedom fighters in Mumbai

PM inaugurates underground museum of freedom fighters in Mumbai

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

The gallery has come up in a British-era bunker, discovered in the Raj Bhavan campus in south Mumbai in August 2016 during the tenure of the then-Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.

AI flight makes 'emergency landing' in Mumbai

AI flight makes 'emergency landing' in Mumbai

Rediff.com31 Aug 2011

Tension prevailed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon as an Air India flight from Jeddah carrying more than 286 persons was about to make an emergency landing.

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

The swanky Terminal 2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai is set to open in September this year.

Need to play against tougher teams before Olympics: Nobbs

Need to play against tougher teams before Olympics: Nobbs

Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

Indian hockey team, which won the bronze medal at the Sultan Azlan cup hockey tournament in Malaysia on Sunday, returned home on Monday night to a warm reception at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport.

Karnataka MLA detained at Mumbai airport

Karnataka MLA detained at Mumbai airport

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

Immigration officials at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport detained mine owner and Karnataka MLA Santosh Lad on Thursday morning while he was on his way to Dubai. Lad, who represents the Kalaghatgi constituency in Dharwad, was wanted by the Delhi Police in connection with a cheating case.

Didn't know Bhide, touching feet of elderly person our tradition: Sudha Murthy

Didn't know Bhide, touching feet of elderly person our tradition: Sudha Murthy

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

She said Bhide wanted her appointment but she told him that she was busy.

Minissha Lamba detained in airport for 16 hours

Minissha Lamba detained in airport for 16 hours

Rediff.com19 May 2011

The actress had allegedly not declared gold and diamond jewellery worth over Rs 50 lakh.

Pune hate speech case: Kalicharan gets judicial custody

Pune hate speech case: Kalicharan gets judicial custody

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

A court in Pune on Thursday remanded religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during an event in December 2021 in the city, in judicial custody.

26/11: Al Qaeda's brain and Lashkar's execution

26/11: Al Qaeda's brain and Lashkar's execution

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Cama Hospital and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus were never part of the original 26/11 terror attack plan drawn out by the Al Qaeda. It was only when the ISI decided to hand over the plan to the anti-India Lashkar-e-Tayiba that the Mumbai attacks became bloodier. Vicky Nanjappa reports

3 Indian airports among the best in the world

3 Indian airports among the best in the world

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has been rated the second-best airport worldwide for airports in the 15-25-million passengers category.

'Kasab killed my son, I am happy he was hanged'

'Kasab killed my son, I am happy he was hanged'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Israel Ansari and Sajida Khatoon were ecstatic on Wednesday morning after news broke that Ajmal Amir Kasab, convicted for his role in the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai was hanged to death at Pune's Yerwada Jail.

Egypt protests worsen, stranded Indians return

Egypt protests worsen, stranded Indians return

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

With the civil unrest in Egypt showing no signs of abating, the Indian government has sent a special aircraft to fly back the hundreds of Indians stranded in the troubled country, where over a 100 protestors have been killed in the clashes with the police over the last one week.

Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai airport, sea-link closed

Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai airport, sea-link closed

Rediff.com17 May 2021

India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, warning of very heavy rains at isolated places with strong winds on Monday as cyclone Tauktae is likely to pass close to the Mumbai coast.

Photos showing me at CST were morphed: Kasab

Photos showing me at CST were morphed: Kasab

Rediff.com6 Dec 2010

Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab claimed photographs showing him and his slain companion Abu Ismael at Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus and Cama Hospital during the 26/11 attacks were morphed.

26/11 hero gets memento after meeting Obama

26/11 hero gets memento after meeting Obama

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

The man who displayed exemplary presence of mind on that horrific night two years ago was clearly happy he had the presence of mind on Saturday to get a memento of his meeting with President Obama.

Exclusive! First PHOTOS of Obama arriving in Mumbai

Exclusive! First PHOTOS of Obama arriving in Mumbai

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

The Air Force One carrying Obama and his wife Michelle touched down at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 12:50 pm.

US President Obama arrives  in Mumbai

US President Obama arrives in Mumbai

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

US President Barack Obama arrived in Mumbai on Monday on the first leg of his three-day visit that will seek to focus on opening up of Indian markets for American businesses and deal with wide range of political issues, including strategy on counter-terrorism.

Delta flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai

Delta flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

A Mumbai-bound Delta Airlines flight carrying 244 passengers from Amsterdam to Mumbai on Thursday night landed in emergency conditions at the airport in Mumbai after an unidentified object was noticed in the aircraft's cargo-hold.

Maiden visit: Paris Hilton flies into Mumbai

Maiden visit: Paris Hilton flies into Mumbai

Rediff.com24 Sep 2011

Donning a blue long dress with sunglasses, Paris stepped out from a Turkish airline flight around 4 am at the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Maha gets new Governor; Ayodhya verdict judge sent to AP Raj Bhavan

Maha gets new Governor; Ayodhya verdict judge sent to AP Raj Bhavan

Rediff.com12 Feb 2023

Four BJP leaders and former Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer, who was part of the Constitution bench that upheld the archaeological report on Ayodhya, were among six new faces appointed as Governors on Sunday.

Omicron scare: Sec 144 imposed in Mumbai for today, tomorrow

Omicron scare: Sec 144 imposed in Mumbai for today, tomorrow

Rediff.com11 Dec 2021

Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in Mumbai for December 11 and 12, prohibiting rallies, morchas, processions etc of persons and vehicles.

India's first solar ac plant soon in Thane

India's first solar ac plant soon in Thane

Rediff.com7 Jun 2010

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj hospital at Kalwa in Thane will be one of the first buildings in India to have a 160 tonne solar air conditioning system.

November records lowest number of Covid cases in India since May, 2020

November records lowest number of Covid cases in India since May, 2020

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

The monthly tally of fresh COVID-19 cases registered a decline for the sixth time in a row in November.

CST celebrates Kasab's sentence with sweets

CST celebrates Kasab's sentence with sweets

Rediff.com6 May 2010

At Mumbai's iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station, where Abu Ismail and Ajmal Kasab had gunned down scores of innocent commuters on the night of November 26, 2008, people burst crackers and distributed sweets, after the latter was awarded the death sentence by a special anti-terror court on Thursday. One man in particular, NGO worker Pradeep Bhavnani, initiated the celebration. He had visited the Siddhivinayak temple earlier in the day to pray.

Maratha activists hurl stones at Chavan's chopper

Maratha activists hurl stones at Chavan's chopper

Rediff.com19 Feb 2009

Unruly scenes were witnessed on Thursday at Shivneri fort, around 100 km from Pune, when Maharashta Chief Minister Ashok Chavan's helicopter landed there on the occasion of the birth anniversary celebration of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Nortel upgrades networks at four airports

Nortel upgrades networks at four airports

Rediff.com18 Sep 2007

Nortel Networks (India) is upgrading the communications at four Indian international airports, which should help make the staff more responsive to travellers.

Indian airports world's most delayed:<I>Forbes</I>

Indian airports world's most delayed:Forbes

Rediff.com12 Jan 2009

Country's financial hub Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International and national capital's Indira Gandhi International airports have grabbed the first and second ranks in terms of late arrivals in the world's most-delayed airports list compiled by Forbes. Topping the list of the world's most-delayed airport for the second year in a row, Mumbai's international airport, saw just 49.95 per cent of on-time arrivals.

Mumbai airport's main runway shut for 6 hrs; flight services hit

Mumbai airport's main runway shut for 6 hrs; flight services hit

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

On an average, there are 970 flight arrivals and departures at the Mumbai airport every day.

Kingfisher launches daily Mumbai-London flight

Kingfisher launches daily Mumbai-London flight

Rediff.com5 Jan 2009

Mumbai-London is the private carrier's second overseas flight after the one on Bangalore-London route that was launched in September. Kingfisher also plans to launch Mumbai-Hong Kong operations from January 12 and Mumbai-Singapore flight from January 16.

Anti-terror campaigner Bitta gets threat calls

Anti-terror campaigner Bitta gets threat calls

Rediff.com30 Dec 2008

The Mumbai Railway Police have registered a complaint against three unidentified persons for allegedly making threatening calls to M S Bitta, Chairman of All India Anti-Terrorist Front.

Security, intelligence failed, says Chidambaram

Security, intelligence failed, says Chidambaram

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

"I agree security, intelligence failed," said Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Mumbai terror attacks. Details are awaited.

I'm proud of him. Aren't you, asks martyr's father

I'm proud of him. Aren't you, asks martyr's father

Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

An emotional father of railway police officer Shashank Shinde, who lost his life fighting the terrorists during the Mumbai attacks, has complained of his son's sacrifice being 'neglected'.

How Karkare, Kamte and Salaskar were killed

How Karkare, Kamte and Salaskar were killed

Rediff.com29 Nov 2008

A constable, who was in the hijacked Mumbai police vehicle, survived the Wednesday night mayhem to recount the horror of how Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare and two other top officers of Mumbai police were gunned down inside the Toyota Qualis

Many bodies still unidentified

Many bodies still unidentified

Rediff.com29 Nov 2008

Now that the anti-terrorist operations at the Taj, Trident, and Nariman Bhavan have ended, rediff.com spoke to hospital officials to find out the status of the dead.

Mumbai attack: 3 Railway officials killed

Mumbai attack: 3 Railway officials killed

Rediff.com27 Nov 2008

A day after the terror attack on the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, services on the Central Railways were back to normal on Thursday, officials said.