India celebrates December 16 as Vijay Diwas to commemorate the military victory over Pakistan in 1971.
The fire erupted on the 19th floor of the One Avighna Park building on Currey Road shortly before noon, the official said, adding search and rescue operations are underway.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that despite the increase in COVID cases in Kerala, there was nothing to be concerned about as the hospitals were well-prepared to handle the virus infection.
CCTV footage of the BEST bus that killed seven people in Mumbai's Kurla area shows driver Sanjay More collecting two backpacks and jumping out of a broken window after the accident. The video clips, which went viral on social media, show passengers panicking as the electric bus ran amok, hitting vehicles and pedestrians on Monday night. More, who had limited experience driving electric vehicles, has been arrested for culpable homicide and remanded in police custody.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had been diagnosed with dengue and advised medical guidance and rest for next few days, his party leader Praful Patel said on Sunday.
People flock to see the Gateway of India which was closed to the public due to the pandemic.
A Mumbai court remanded a man arrested in the Saif Ali Khan attack case in police custody till January 24 after observing that the police's contention of an international conspiracy cannot be ruled out. The alleged attacker was a Bangladeshi national who had illegally entered India and changed his name to Bijoy Das. Police are investigating the motive behind the attack and whether there is an international conspiracy involved. Saif Ali Khan was stabbed multiple times in the attack and underwent a five-hour surgery.
Speculations about a rapprochement between Uddhav Thackeray and his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray are gathering steam, but leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) acknowledge that personal ties and organisational synergy are significant hurdles that need to be overcome. While both parties have expressed a willingness to put aside "trivial issues" and unite, the prospect of a reunion is complex, involving family dynamics, ideological differences, and the potential for internal conflicts. The reunion buzz has come at a time when both parties are experiencing a political nadir, with the Sena (UBT) winning 20 seats and the MNS drawing a blank in the 2024 assembly polls. The prospect of the two cousins coming together has enthused supporters of both parties, but it might not be the case with a section of cadres and party leaders. Key concerns include seat-sharing agreements, potential conflicts in areas with strong bases for both parties, and ideological differences.
While the glamour was on full display, Namrata Thakker looks at all the good, bad and ugly fashion moments from the green carpet.
The Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP remains defiant despite 50 days in jail.
Seven coaches of a suburban train travelling from Mumbai's Andheri to Churchgate station, have derailed between Andheri and Vile Parle. Details awaited.
After the Ganesh Utsav ended on Friday, the donation box at Mumbai's famed Lalbaug Cha Raja pandal was opened on Monday, September 12, 2022.
Children of various schools in the country on Monday paid homage to the 18 soldiers who were martyred in a fidayeen attack on the Army camp in Uri on Sunday.
Mumbai, infamous for its voter apathy, stepped out to exercise its franchise on Wednesday.
The traffic helpline of Mumbai Police has received a WhatsApp message from an international number advising the force to take care to avoid a 'Somalia-type attack' in India, an official said on Friday.
BJP leaders in Maharashtra criticized Uddhav and Raj Thackeray's joint rally in Mumbai, calling it a desperate attempt to revive their political fortunes ahead of civic polls. They accused the Thackerays of using the Marathi language issue as a guise to regain power and criticized their past actions.
After the felicitation, to chants of 'Rohit! Rohit!' inside the Vidhan Bhavan, addressing the legislators, the captain thanked the CM for his gesture and said 'It was our dream to win this World Cup. I am grateful to my team-mates because this was a team effort. I was also lucky that every player put his hand up in every match and got us victories.'
The IMD issued a "Nowcast" warning, forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph at isolated places in Mumbai in the next three to four hours.
After 10 days of joy and celebrations, amidst much security Mumbaikars said goodbye to its favourite Lord Ganesha.
Here are some photographs of how the state is gearing up for cyclone Nisarga.
It is November and Mumbai's monsoon is not done yet.
With the fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally increased to 4.49 crore (4,49,69,630).
Devendra Fadnavis, thrice Maharashtra chief minister, approaches Vasantdada Patil and Sharad Pawar's records.
As the rains flood Mumbai, disrupting the flow of life and the momentum of traffic in the city that never sleeps, Mumbaikars will be relieved to know that the Powai lake, which supplies some of the city's water needs, is overflowing.
Devendra Fadnavis, who is set to become the chief minister of Maharashtra for a third time, was a sensitive, polite and helpful student who never boasted about his family's political background, recalls one of his school teachers. Savitri Subramanium, who was Fadnavis' teacher in Saraswati Vidyalaya from Class 8 to 10, says he was an average student but studied well. She remembers him as a polite and simple student who never boasted about his family's political background even though his father Gangadharrao Fadnavis was an MLC at the time. Subramanium said she never thought that Fadnavis would become a good orator as he never came on stage or performed on stage during the school days. She added that he may have inculcated these qualities during his participation in Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) as a student activist.
The Mumbai civic body asked all schools to remain shut and to ensure that the students were sent back home safely.
The sixth Scorpene class submarine, constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited for the Indian Navy, was launched in Mumbai.
Take a look at how a Great India Tiger dealt with Mumbai's heat at the Rani Jijamata zoo in Mumbai on Sunday.
Preparations are underway for Gudhi Padwa -- the Maharashtrian new year celebrated in Maharashtra and Goa -- and the Mervekar family of Girgaum in south Mumbai is engaged in making various types of Gudhis for the occasion.
'I don't know whether the top Gujarati leaders of Indian politics (Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah) in Delhi realise that the narrative of HindiHinduHindustan will eventually destroy their own language too.'
The meterological department has predicted that rain accompanied by thundersquall is likely to lash the metropolis and its suburbs during the next 24 hours.
rediffGURU Mayank Chandel counsels students on the various options they can pursue after Class 12.
A day before he went AWOL, Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra's urban development minister, attended his party the Shiv Sena's 56th foundation day at a hotel in Powai, north east Mumbai on Sunday, June 19, 2022.
The commercial capital like Mumbai resembles as if curfew is imposed.
AAP supporters broke out into song and dance outside the AAP offices.
From high-performance cars and customised bikes to accessories and in-car entertainment technology, the Autocar Performance Show 2014 held in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex turned out to be paradise for car lovers.
The police have detained 32 people so far and registered cases against 150 others after the incident on Sunday night, an official said.
Shinde also took a swipe at the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar chief Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray of the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray while responding to Jarange.
Heavy rains pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs in which two persons died of electrocution and bringing normal life to a grinding halt on Friday with several areas waterlogged.
