Data from major ports shows that Mumbai handled just 36 cruise vessels carrying 32,060 passengers in 2013-14. (Representative Image) MUMBAI: For generations, Mumbai’s harbour has been the gateway to India’s trade and commerce, crowded with cargo vessels and merchant ships. Today, a different class of vessel is helping reshape the city’s waterfront economy — the…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut (File Photo) MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged that the party’s dissident Lok Sabha MPs were given an additional Rs 10 crore each and shifted to a “safe location” in Rajasthan amid speculation of a split in the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit. Raut made the allegations…
Another clip of three medical students speaking about male students specifically dissecting female cadavers has surfaced online, days after Mumbai MBBS student Sejal Pawar MUMBAI: Another clip of three medical students speaking about male students specifically dissecting female cadavers has surfaced online, days after Mumbai MBBS student Sejal Pawar faced backlash over her remarks on…
Mumbai: City-based social worker Muhammad Jameel Merchant has complained against a US citizen for allegedly tearing and disrespecting India’s national flag.In a letter to the Police Records, Frisco Police Department at Texas, USA, Merchant has said that he has seen a verified video clip featuring a man identified as US citizen Clayton Walker tearing the…
MUMBAI: In 1935, Khurshed Maneckji Bharucha – the first Indian chief cashier of Tata Steel in Jamshedpur – borrowed Rs 3.5 lakh from a friend who owned an island near Bombay. Soon, on an open ground at Bistupur junction, arose a four-storey building with partition walls made of ‘surkhi’, a burnt clay and limestone mix….
Navi Mumbai International Airport is set to commence international passenger flight operations MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is set to begin international passenger flight operations and cargo freighter services from July 15, marking a key milestone in the airport’s phased rollout.Airport authorities said the launch remains subject to the completion of final regulatory approvals.Speaking…
Shiv Sena MLC Chandrakant Raghuvanshi claimed six MPs from Uddhav Thackeray’s faction have joined Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, calling it ‘Operation Tiger’ DHULE: Amid growing speculation over “Operation Tiger” and a possible split in Shiv Sena (UBT), Shiv Sena former MLC Chandrakant Raghuvanshi on Thursday claimed that six MPs from the Uddhav Thackeray-led party had…
Statewide obesity rates now up to 31.1% for women and 32.8% for men Mumbai: The state public health department is surveying everything from major state and municipal hospitals to rural primary health centres to see if they actually have the tools and staff to handle increasing cases of chronic, non-communicable diseases.The survey is tracking shortages…
Mumbai: An inspection of the Kurla BEST depot by BEST committee member Ajay Singh, along with committee members Santosh Medhekar and Sanjay Wakode, has revealed a series of operational and infrastructural shortcomings affecting both staff and commuters.During the visit, the team interacted with drivers and conductors, who raised concerns about inadequate basic amenities, including poorly…
Photos capture the fire that erupted on the seventh floor of Atlantic Building MUMBAI: A 64-year-old man died and two firefighters were hospitalised after a fire broke out on the seventh floor of Atlantic Building on Sherly Rajan Road in Bandra West late on Wednesday night. The fire, which was brought under control close to…
