Labour union leader Shrirang Barge said the state government would have known Dharmadhikari has a massive following and that the event would have attracted several lakh people, so why were arrangements for water, shade etc, missing.
Mumbaikars once again proved their love for the city when school kids, college students, professionals from different walks of life turned up on a rainy day to clean up Juhu beach after Ganpati Visarjan.
The Maharashtra cabinet led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday reversed the previous MVA government's decision to increase the number of municipal wards in Mumbai from 227 to 236, an official release said.
Move over Sydney Opera House, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Mumbai has a new entertainment venue that will rival many a global address.
Rohit Sharma leaves no stone unturned to play doting dad to daughter Samaira.
14 of 20 died due to drowning in different incidents that occurred during the immersion of Ganesh idols in parts of Maharashtra.
Readers share their stories about the rains in Mumbai and their aftermath.
'Salman is on television for the last 15 years.' 'Why don't you call Amitabh Bachchan a TV actor? He's been doing Kaun Banega Crorepati for 20 years.'
'Thirteen years have passed since the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai. On today's anniversary, we remember the victims, including six Americans, and the resiliency of Mumbaikars. It is long overdue for the perpetrators to face justice,' Blinken said in a tweet on Friday.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes captaincy comes naturally to Shreyas Iyer, who has impressed in his first season as Kolkata Knight Riders captain.
The Shah Rukh starrer has opened to enthusiastic crowds in 119 theatres across the US and Canada.
'Surya has the mindset of an elite athlete and prioritises his performance over everything else. So, cheat meals are a rarity. He does not crave for junk or comfort foods since the time he has started following the diet.'
Starbucks opened its very first coffee shop in India, at 10 pm, at an stylish and historic address at Horniman Circle, south Mumbai, adding yet another outlet, and country, to its 18,000 store chain in 60 countries that serves 70 million customers a week.
In a couple of pictures Ravi Shastri posted on Wednesday, Agastya, who will be 8 months old on Tuesday, March 30, is clearly comfortable in Rahul Uncle's arms.
As Mumbai goes to vote, we asked these young folks why they stepped out to cast their vote.
Infra experts say govt will first need to figure out how to exploit real estate along the proposed routes.
Maharashtra Cabinet undecided over providing subsidy to private utilities.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between India and Zimbabwe in Melbourne on Sunday.
A first person account of the train-walk-bike-taxi journey on Wednesday to the office, which is usually covered in an hour, took five-long but enlightening hours, as the city observed a bandh called against violence on the anniversary of a battle fought 200 years ago.
The delay in setting up distribution centres and central processing centres for its fresh produce and FMCG products has pushed back Reliance Retail's new store openings in Mumbai and surrounding areas.
The three-day shutdown was imposed to extend platforms on the line to accommodate 12-car rakes.
'My dream was to see them qualify for the T20 World Cup in Australia. This is like icing on the cake'
'Work in progress,' Shreyas wrote, and asked his followers to 'watch this space'.
This year, Lalbaughcha Raja is back and will give darshan to His devotees from September 10 to September 19.
This unheralded, mandatory holiday of sorts provided one such occasion. It proved to be a blessing in disguise for those who otherwise have to slog it out round-the-clock.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between South Africa and India, in Perth, on Sunday.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday dared the Bharatiya Janata Party to defeat it in the ensuing Mumbai civic polls, saying his party's bond with the city was unbreakable, and also hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over his rebellion and for laying claims to his late father's legacy.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Republican Party of India on Tuesday appealed to people of Maharashtra to observe bandh on May 31 to demand complete rollback of the steep petrol hike of Rs 7.50 per litre.
Rohit Sharma shared a cute picture on Saturday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday visited Mumbai's Municipal Corporation to monitor the situation in the city, which has been badly hit by heavy rains since Thursday night.
Rediff.com brings you some of the memes to cheer you up during this trying times.
Meet penguins -- Bubble, Daisy, Donald, Flipper, Molt, Olive and Popeye.
Images from the Asia Cup T20 match between India and Hong Kong in Dubai on Wednesday.
Gale-force winds, heavy rainfall and high tidal waves swept the coastal belts of Maharashtra and Goa as Cyclone Tauktae hurtled northwards towards Gujarat.
Shreyas Iyer's performance will be under intense scrutiny as India gear up for the back-to-back T20I games against West Indies
Kohli's poor show, however, hasn't affected the team much as it is playing extremely well in the white-ball games.
Swedish furniture giant IKEA is set to launch its first small-format city store at Worli, Mumbai, on Thursday. IKEA, which is part of the Ingka Group, had set up its first store in the country in Hyderabad in August 2018, which was followed by a store in Navi Mumbai in December last year. The company has an online presence across Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Surat, Ahmedabad and Vadodara.
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