From double-decker bus to flat: When Mumbai was held 'hostage'

In the last decade or so, the financial capital has witnessed multiple hostage-taking scenarios.  IMAGE: Police deployed outside the RA studio at Powai, where a man, identified as Rohit Arya,......

187 bank transfers in 6 months: Woman loses Rs 32cr in digital arrest

In what is said to be the largest digital arrest scam in Karnataka, a 57-year-old woman in Bengaluru reportedly lost about Rs 32 crore in a sophisticated "digital arrest" scam that lasted over six......

Jain monk begins indefinite fast over kabutarkhana closure

Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay began a protest at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Monday, opposing the civic body's decision to shut down the Dadar Kabutarkhana, a site where the community members have......

Rs 300 cr Bollywood theme park under Mumbai metro scrapped

Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar has directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to scrap the Rs 300 crore Bollywood theme park proposed to be built......

Realty sector turns cautious as equity market tumbles

'In the past six months, capital markets have seen a dip, and realty is struggling. The stock-market investor will be cautious of putting that investment in real estate when there may be a slowdown......

Coop Bank Faces RBI Curbs, Depositors Panic

Account holders of the New India Co-operative Bank woke up to a rude shock on Friday morning, after the Reserve Bank of India's bar on withdrawal of funds came into effect. The order was issued on......

Urban Realtors Ride Redevelopment Bandwagon

15 to 25 per cent of property registrations in Mumbai come from redevelopment, with over 3,500 projects approved by May 2024. IMAGE: Mumbai high rises on a overcast day. Photograph: Hitesh......

The Must Read Kamini Kaushal Interview

'I made a big fuss about playing Manoj Kumar's mother, but he had made up his mind.''He said he would wait until I made up my mind.''I was about 40 then. He was so large and I was so tiny!' IMAGE:......

What To Expect From Kantara: Chapter 1

'The audience has an expectation that the climax will be similar to the last 20 minutes of the previous film.''All I can say is you will get what you're expecting and you will also get what you're......

Just How Did Shefali Jariwala Die?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Jariwala/Instagram Three days after her death on June 27, it is still unclear how Shefali Jariwala, 42, died. The Mumbai police registered an accidental death......

'One Actor Can Only Do So Much Work'

'I had not even realised I had done almost 100 films.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pankaj Tripathi/Instagram Pankaj Tripathi revealed that wooing his wife Mridula was far more difficult than wooing......

Why This Tendulkar Didn't Become A Cricketer

'I have played gully cricket, but never thought about it.' IMAGE: From gully cricket to wellness guru: Sara Tendulkar opens up about her unique journey. Photograph: Sara Tendulkar/Instagram  ......

T20 Mumbai League: Suryakumar's 50 in vain

IMAGE: Triumph Knight Mumbai's Suryakumar Yadav hit a 25-ball 50 in a losing cause. Photograph: BCCI India's T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav struck a blistering 25-ball half-century but his......

Musheer, Mhatre, Raghuvanshi big buys in T20 Mumbai League

Youngsters Musheer Khan, Ayush Mhatre, Suryansh Shedge and Angkrish Raghuvanshi were among the big buys in the initial round of auction for the third edition of T20 Mumbai League, which will be......

T20 Mumbai League: SKY, Iyer, Dube picked in draft

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav was named as the icon player for Triumph Knights Mumbai NorthEast in the T20 Mumbai League later this month. Photograph: BCCI India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav was named......

T20 Mumbai set for revival with Rohit at the helm

India's Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma is set to be the ambassador of T20 Mumbai League with the MCA expressing hope that the city's other stars such as Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav will......