The official list of contestants is not out yet, but Namrata Thakker digs out some names that are in contention.
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.
The genomic consortium, citing global data, said there is now clear experimental and clinical data supporting very high immune escape potential of Omicron, which appears to be the major component of its growth advantage over Delta.
The Pune police registered a case against Hindu seer Kalicharan Maharaj, right-wing leader Milind Ekbote and four others for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during an event in Pune and hurting religious sentiments, officials said on Wednesday.
The weekly epidemiological update by WHO revealed the week of December 20-26 saw the global number of new COVID-19 cases increase by 11 per cent as compared to the previous week.
Delhi recorded the maximum number of 238 cases followed by Maharashtra at 167, Gujarat 73, Kerala 65 and Telangana 62.
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.
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 Networks (India) is upgrading the communications at four Indian international airports, which should help make the staff more responsive to travellers.
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-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.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi are facing multiple problems in Lok Sabha seats like Sangli, Madha and Satara in western Maharashtra due to political dynasties, old rivalries and one-upmanship, prompting a flurry of meetings before five phase polls begin in the state on April 19.
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.
The Hum Saath Saath Hai cast returns to Mumbai, without Salman.
"I agree security, intelligence failed," said Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Mumbai terror attacks. Details are awaited.
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'.
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
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.
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.
The Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange will remain closed on Thursday in the wake of the terror attack in Mumbai.
Security was tightened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station and other sensitive locations in Mumbai on Wednesday after a threat to carry out explosions in the city, a media report quoted an official as saying.
Countering Shiv Sena's anti-migrant stand, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday said Mumbai welcomed everyone provided they do not 'encroach on the land illegally.'
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A simple, poignant ceremony marked the third anniversary of the 26/11 attacks at CST, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel
There were 294 passengers on-board when the aircraft made the emergency landing, a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) official said, adding that, all passengers were safe. "Full emergency was declared on Iran Air flight, IR-811, after one of its engine caught fire. The incident happened when the aircraft had flown some 90 nautical miles from Mumbai," an official said.
Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has been voted as the 'Best Airport in India' according to a survey of passengers and opinion makers conducted by Air Passengers Association of India.
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has been voted as the 'Best Airport in India' in a survey of passengers and opinion makers conducted by Air Passengers Association of India.
Denying his role in the 26/11 attacks at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus, Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab on Friday told the Bombay high court that police had cooked up a story to falsely implicate him in the crime.
Two year after the most gruesome and daring act of terror by 10 Pakistani terrorists on Indian soil hope seems to have given way to cynicism as people talk less about 26/11 heroes and more about CWG, 2G, Adarsh and housing loan scams.
Jillu Yadav, a police constable attached to the Railway Protection Force, was among the 26/11 heroes and survivors invited to meet President Obama at the Taj Mahal hotel.
Tolerant Muslims can be counted on fingers. I think their number is not even in the thousands, the Union minister of state for law and justice said.
The airports have been on alert since the first week of this month following a threat report about a possible hijack by some Kashmiri militant outfits.
Governor B K Koshyari has asked Thackeray to prove majority by December 3.
The Mumbai police have arrested a male passenger after a crew member of a Delhi-bound flight from Mumbai heard him talking about 'hijacking' on phone, an official said on Friday.
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The British Council is organising a souvenir design workshop in Mumbai and Kolkata.
The government on Wednesday asked promoters of the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) to keep in mind local sensibilities during its modernisation amid claims of change of name of the airport.The Civil Aviation Ministry has strongly refuted allegations that the present name of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is being altered and the location of the statue of the warrior king is being replaced.
The block will affect the movement of long-distance as well as local trains.
Hundreds of farmers and their leaders, including Rakesh Tikait, took out a procession of urns containing the ashes from the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai to the Gateway of India, a distance of nearly 3 km.
The court also said it would pass its order on the application seeking warrants against 35 persons wanted in the case on Tuesday. most of the absconding accused are believed to be in Pakistan and thus the government will have to approach the Pakistan authorities through Interpol for execution of the warrants.
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