Rediff.com's Satish Bodas goes pandal hopping and discovers some famous and biggest ones.
"Only 27 bodies can be kept in the KEM mortuary. But, all slots are filled with COVID-19 victims' bodies and other bodies have been kept in the corridor. There are some 15 bodies kept on stretchers on both sides of the corridor that leads to the second floor where the testing laboratory is located," KEM staffers' union leader Santosh Dhuri said. "Workers need protection kits and assurance of financial support in case of falling sick. These issues are not satisfactorily addressed by the BMC and the state government despite several reminders and agitations," he said.
The Andheri-Goregaon business district, in Mumbai's western suburbs, has beaten some of the city's established business hubs, such as Nariman Point, Bandra-Kurla Complex and Lower Parel-Worli, in absorption of office space.
Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan discuss their new film Dhoom 3 at its trailer launch.
A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik said they will pass the order at the earliest, without giving any date.
Brian Lara's countless fans heaved a huge sigh of relief after he declared on Tuesday evening "I am fine and will be back in my hotel room tomorrow" following hospitalisation in Mumbai due to chest pain.
The refurbished Rajdhani Express resembles swanky trains abroad.
Full Contact Championship or FCC has been conducting mixed martial arts (MMA) bouts over the last three years in Mumbai. A ringside view of the fastest growing sport.
Private weather agency Skymet said Mumbai is at 'serious risk of flooding' between July 3 and 5.
In a video posted after the alleged attack, Goswami said he was told by his security guards that the attackers were allegedly Youth Congress workers. However, there was no confirmation of the same by either police or the youth outfit.
Analysts have turned bullish after success of some big launches and revival of home sales. There is optimism on rate cuts by RBI and hope for lower inflation; which may renew buyers' interest in real estate in coming months.
Railway services across city on the Western Railway and Central Railway came to a grinding halt at 10.05 am, as a result of the power outage.
Several stars attended a 'pre-IIFA bash' at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel, in central Mumbai.
Thirty-two people, including Shiv Sena corporator Kishori Pednekar, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly vandalising the office of 'The Week' news magazine in Mumbai and injuring three employees over regularising the services of some workers, police said.
The Santacruz observatory recorded 286.4 mm rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday, making it the fourth highest rainfall in Mumbai since 1974, an Indian Meteorological Department official said.
A teenager was stabbed to death allegedly by a 60-year-old man following an argument at the ticket counter of a cinema hall in Mumbai on Monday, the police said.
As counting is underway for the civic bodies in Maharashtra, and all eyes are on Mumbai's cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Here are a list of some of the big winners and losers from these elections.
Seshadri Viswanathan tells us how he fell for Sunita.
The fire probably started at Mojo's and spread to the adjacent rooftop pub '1 Above', the report said.
Awesome Star Power was evident at *the* wedding reception of the year.
Fear of the disease has affected the way employees commute, the number of coffee breaks they take, and even their conversations with colleagues. Does a restricted environment affect the spirit of interaction and collaboration that offices are meant to inspire, wonders Ranjita Ganesan.
Perhaps because his wounds were serious, she was not taken to see her husband and the scared young woman, wearing a simple sari and bright vermillion sindhoor, began to sob sadly as the tension of waiting endlessly in the chaotic hospital lobby became unbearable.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a total of 92,97,749 samples were tested for COVID-19 up to July 2, with 2,41,576 of those tested on Thursday.
Goswami was arrested on Wednesday morning by Raigad police from his residence at Lower Parel in Mumbai for allegedly abetting the suicide of architect and interior designer Anvay Naik, and was taken to the Alibaug police station in neighbouring Raigad district.
The move to legitimise the occupants of pre-1995 slum homes till the year 2000 is welcome, but incomplete in managing the issue of Mumbai's slums. It is once again, a patchy effort, not fully thought through, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.
The film has sparked protests in various parts of the country.
Mumbai's Trisha Devadiga, one of the winners at Comic Con 2019 tells Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani how she designed the fascinating costume from scratch.
Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.
CREDAI-MCHI, a body of developers in Mumbai, has pegged the drop in sales booking at around 80 per cent in the February-March period this year. This is the second highest fall in residential sales in the past five years, after Q1, 2017, when the decline, due to the note ban, was 37 per cent.
Goswami came out of the jail around 8.30 pm and waved to people assembled outside from the vehicle carrying him, and thanked the Supreme Court for granting him interim bail.
This is your chance, says Ranjita Ganesan
50% of south-central Mumbai's high-end apartments remain unsold. The reasons include rocketing prices and a demand-supply mismatch. Of the unsold stock in south-central Mumbai, 38 per cent comprise units sized above 2,000 sq ft carpet area - too high for even wealthy Mumbaikars.
Saif Ali Khan is all set for his new film, Love Aaj Kal, co-starring Deepika Padukone.
The work is expected to be completed by January 2018.
Among the retired police officials who lost was former 'encounter specialist' and Shiv Sena candidate Pradeep Sharma.
Border, directed by J P Dutta, has completed 20 years since it released in 1997.
Difference due to pricing; up by a third in Mumbai since Jan, almost stationary in Delhi.
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