Mumbai celebrates Janmashtami with gusto, 124 Govindas hurt in dahi handi

At least 107 'Govindas', youngsters involved in the formation of multi-storeyed human pyramids as part of 'Dahi Handi' celebrations associated with Janmashtami, were injured in Mumbai on Thursday,......

Now 'ownership' of Sena Bhavan and Saamana in focus

With the Election Commission recognising Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction as the real Shiv Sena, it remains to be seen whether his group also stakes claim to the party......

Maha govt warns of Covid spike citing new variant, festive season

On the back of a 17.7 per cent rise in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra this week when compared to last week, the state health department on Monday cited the XBB variant, found for the first time......

It was revolt, not betrayal: Shinde responds to Uddhav's criticism

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday asserted his rebellion was not an act of "betrayal", but a "revolt" and asked Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray to kneel down at party......

Google launches free public Wi-Fi service at five railway stations

Google said it has been deploying the service over the extensive fibre network of Indian Railway's arm Railtel which provides Internet services as RailWire. Image: With these launches, the......

Realty brokers on slippery ground

Narayana Seena Shetty, 45, a real estate broker in Thane on the outskirts of Mumbai, operates from the balcony of a closed shop. After his landlord raised the rent of his shop from Rs 8,000 a month......

Mumbai school among suitors of Thomas Cook head office property

Tour operator Thomas Cook is in talks with three financial services firms, a domestic company and a prominent missionary school to either sell or lease out its heritage head office property in......

We will not give discounts to boost sales: Jeh Wadia

Bombay Realty, a unit of the Wadia group, recently launched a residential project in Mumbai. The company is looking at more projects in Mumbai and Bangalore. Managing Director Jeh Wadia talks about......