Mumbai
From Bollywood glitz to local charm, explore the latest updates, events, and stories that capture the spirit of this bustling metropolis.
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9 pirates caught off Somalia coast by Navy brought to India
Mumbai: The Mumbai police arrested nine pirates who were brought to India on Wednesday, days after the Navy caught them for hijacking an Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew members on…
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NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil fires ‘helpless for power’ barb at Ajit Pawar
Pune: In a veiled dig at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, NCP (SP) state unit president Jayant Patil on Monday said it is not good to become “helpless” for the sake…
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BJP targets Uddhav, INDIA bloc over Ramlila Maidan rally
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) of creating “Gallic gondhal” (confusion on the streets). The BJP also termed the INDIA bloc’s rally at…
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Mumbai-Doha flight: Akasa Air begins international operations
India’s fastest-growing new airline, Akasa Air, commenced its international operations with the flight departing from Mumbai to Doha, Qatar. The inaugural flight departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on…
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Mumbai slum rehab spat: Goyal attacks Thackerays for ‘anti-development agenda’
Mumbai: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray for their ‘anti-development agenda” and for opposing the right of every slumdweller in Mumbai to…
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Congress veteran Shivraj Patil’s daughter-in-law joins BJP
Mumbai: Former Union Home Minister and a veteran Congress leader Shivraj Patil Chakurkar’s daughter-in-law, Archana Patil Chakurkar, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. She joined the party in presence of…
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Maharashtra: VBA’s Prakash Ambedkar plans ‘third front’ ahead of LS polls
Mumbai: Miffed at the collapse of talks with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for the past few weeks, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar has said he would form a ‘third…
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Amravati nominee Navneet Rana emerges as strong Hindutva advocate in Maha
Mumbai: Despite strong reservations of the Shiv Sena, the BJP has fielded actor-turned-politician Navneet Rana from the Amravati (SC) seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Rana had won the 2019 Lok…
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Shiv Sena (UBT) names 16 Maha LS candidates, three from Mumbai
Mumbai: After days of dilly-dallying, the Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its list of 16 Lok Sabha candidates, including three from Mumbai, here on Wednesday. They include: Arvind Sawant (Mumbai South), Sanjay Dina…
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Congress asks Uddhav, Sr Pawar to agree to Ambedkar proposal on seat-sharing
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Tuesday asked Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) to agree to a seat-sharing formula for Lok…
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Amid seat-sharing suspense, Ajit Pawar calls meeting with legislators, party leaders
Mumbai: As the suspense over the seat-sharing agreement continues in Maharashtra’s ruling MahaYuti, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has convened a meeting with his Nationalist Congress Party legislators and office-bearers in Pune…
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Release India, Pak fishers as Ramzan goodwill, urges Mumbai pacifist
Mumbai: A peace activist has urged the governments of India and Pakistan to release and repatriate the fisherfolk, including women, languishing in jails of both countries, as a gesture of goodwill in…
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NCP(SP) dares Ajit Pawar: Give up ‘Clock’ symbol if you have any self-respect
Mumbai: A day after the Supreme Court’s directives, the NCP(SP) slammed the rival NCP President, Ajit Pawar, in Mumbai on Wednesday, challenging him to give up the ‘Clock’ symbol. Addressing the media,…
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Former Maharashtra BRS chief Manikrao Kadam joins NCP
Mumbai: The former chief of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti’s Maharashtra unit, Manikrao Kadam, left the party on Tuesday and joined the NCP led by Ajit Pawar. Kadam, who has been appointed as…
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Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA to support 7 Congress LS candidates
Mumbai: Livid over the purported stance of some of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) has unilaterally offered to support 7 Congress candidates in the ensuing Lok…
