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Don't agree with Guv's remarks as Marathis contributed to growth: CM Shinde

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said he does not agree with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remarks on Mumbai, and asserted that the contribution made by Marathi people to the growth of the city

Mumbai won't have money if Gujaratis, Rajasthanis removed: Maha governor

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari said there will be no money left in Mumbai and it will cease to be the financial capital of the country if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are removed

Sonia Gandhi's questioning by ED: Congress workers detained in Mumbai

Youth Congress workers were detained after they staged a 'rail roko' protest at a station against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's questioning by the ED, police said

Rail fracture on Mumbai's Harbour Line; local train services hit on 2nd day

Local train services on the Harbour Line in Mumbai were disrupted on Wednesday due to a rail fracture near Govandi station, a Central railway official said

Mumbai: Protests against work at Aarey metro; 4 released after detention

Four persons who were detained for protesting against the metro rail carshed construction in Mumbai's Aarey forest area on Monday were released after 10 hours, a police official said. He said protesters Tabrez Sayyed and Jayesh Bhise were detained first after notices under section 149 (action to prevent cognizable offence) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) were issued to them and then two others, identified as Laxman Jadhav and Rohit, were detained, he said. Amid a crowd of supporters who had gathered at Vanrai police station in the evening, the four were released after 10 hours of detention, the official informed. The area is witnessing heavy police presence and restrictions on movement of people and vehicles, with only residents of the vicinity being allowed to enter after checking of IDs like Aadhaar Cards etc, he added. Videos of trees being trimmed in the vicinity of the carshed site went viral on social media during the day, and civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply a

Mumbai reports 238 Covid-19 cases, two deaths, recovery rate at 98%

Mumbai on Sunday recorded 238 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, taking the tally in the metropolis to 11,22,912 and the toll to 19,640, a civic official said. The addition to the tally was less than the 266 recorded a day earlier, he pointed out. Only 33 of the new cases are symptomatic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official added. The recovery count increased by 274 during the day to touch 11,01,455, leaving the city with an active caseload of 1,817, he said. The overall number of coronavirus tests in Mumbai reached 1,77,64,239, including 9,385 carried out on Sunday, he said. As per civic data, the recovery rate stands at 98 per cent and the growth in overall cases between July 17 and 23 was 0.024 per cent.

Fresh supply of office space rises 96% in Jan-Jun across 6 cities

The supply stood at 12.1 million square feet in the January-June 2021 across these six cities - Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai and Delhi-NCR.

AI flight diverts to Mumbai after pilot reports cabin pressure loss

DGCA has grounded the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft and off-rostered this flight's crew

Mumbai logs 273 Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally now 1,937

Mumbai on Thursday logged 273 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the tally to 11,22,109 and the toll to 19,636, a civic official said. The addition to the tally remained below the 300-mark for the sixth day in a row, he added. The recovery count increased by 338 during the day to touch 11,00536, leaving the metropolis with an active caseload of 1,937, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. Of the new cases, only 26 are symptomatic, he pointed out. Civic data showed the number of samples examined during the day was 10,058, almost 800 less than the previous day. It revealed that the total number of coronavirus tests in Mumbai had now gone up to 1,77,33,634. BMC data also showed that the recovery rate was 98 per cent, while the overall growth rate of cases between July 14 and 20 was 0.026 per cent. The caseload doubling time was 2,713 days and the positivity rate was 2.67 per cent, as per civic data.

ED summons Sanjay Raut again tomorrow over money laundering probe

The Rajya Sabha MP, who is in the Uddhav Thackeray camp, had denied any wrongdoing and alleged that he was being targeted due to political vendetta.

L&T Realty plans expansion for growth, signs $1-billion projects in Mumbai

This development is part of the L&T Realty's larger plan to strengthen its footprint in major metros by adding around 5 million sqft per year over the next five years.

'Dil Dhoondta Hai' singer Bhupinder Singh passes away at 82 in Mumbai

In his 5-decade long career, the singer, born in Amritsar, Punjab, had worked with the biggest names of music industry such as Mohammed Rafi, R D Burman, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, among others.

L&T Realty to develop three projects worth Rs 8,000 cr in Mumbai region

L&T Realty on Monday said it has signed agreements to jointly develop projects worth Rs 8,000 crore in Mumbai region as part of its expansion plan. L&T Realty is the real estate development arm of Larsen & Toubro. "The company has entered into a binding agreement to jointly develop projects in South Mumbai, Western Suburbs and Thane worth Rs 8,000 crore, with development potential of 4.4 million square feet," L&T Realty said in a statement. The company did not disclose the name of companies with whom it has signed agreements. L&T Realty said this is a part of the company's larger plan to strengthen its footprint in major metros by adding around 5 million square feet per year over the next five years. Shrikant Joshi, MD & CEO, L&T Realty said,We are committed to expanding our reach and continue looking into new markets." The South Mumbai project will be developed over a land parcel of 5 acres. This residential complex will have 50-storey twin towers with ...

Mumbai sees 276 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate now 2.59%

Mumbai on Sunday reported 276 COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 2.59 per cent and two fatalities, taking the tally to 11,21,095 and the toll to 19,632, a civic official said. A day earlier, the metropolis had logged 365 cases and two deaths due to COVID-19, he said. Of the 376 new cases, only 24 were symptomatic, the official added. The recovery count rose by 397 to reach 10,99,163, which left the city with an active caseload of 2,300, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. He said the overall number of coronavirus tests in the city stood at 1,76,98,650, including 10,656 in the last 24 hours, down from 11,442 in the preceding 24-hour period. Civic data revealed the recovery rate was 98 per cent and the overall growth rate of cases between July 10 and 16 was 0.03 per cent. It showed that the caseload doubling time in the metropolis now stood at 2,279 days.

Prez polls: Sinha cancels Mumbai visit after Shiv Sena backs Droupadi Murmu

The Opposition's candidate for the next week's Presidential election, Yashwant Sinha, has cancelled his visit to Mumbai scheduled in the wake of the Shiv Sena announcing support for Murmu

Income Tax Department conducts searches in 18 places in Delhi, Mumbai

The official said that a total of 18 premises across Delhi, Mumbai and Daman were covered during the search action

With good rains, water stock in 7 Mumbai reservoirs rise by 60% in 10 days

While the water stock recorded on July 5 was 14.76 per cent, it has now risen to 74.82 per cent, the official said.

Mumbai records 339 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 2,805

Mumbai on Thursday recorded 339 fresh coronavirus cases, while two more patients succumbed to the infection, the city's civic body said. With these additions, the city's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 11,20,172, while the death toll increased to 19,627, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a health bulletin. On Wednesday, the metropolis recorded 383 positive cases and one coronavirus-linked fatality. Of the 339 new cases, 310 patients were asymptomatic, said the bulletin. Giving details about the two fresh fatalities, the BMC said one of them was an 83-year-old woman suffering from comorbidities, diabetes, hypertension and ischemic heart disease. The second was a 40-year-old woman with comorbidities, hypertension and malignancy. The bulletin said 538 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 10,97,740 and leaving the financial capital with an active caseload of 2,805. The city's coronavirus recovery rate stood at 98 per cent. A ...

Mumbai records 383 Covid-19 cases, one death; active count at 3,006

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 383 fresh coronavirus positive cases and one fatality, the city civic body said. With the addition of these cases, the city's overall infection tally rose to 11,19,833 and toll to 19,625. On Tuesday, the city had recorded 420 cases and no fatality, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a bulletin. The active caseload of the metropolis stands at 3,006. It said that 694 people recuperated in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative recovery count to 10,97,202. Its recovery rate stood at 98 per cent. A total of 11,418 tests were conducted in the city in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative test count to 1,76,55,861. Mumbai's COVID-19 case doubling rate stood at 1,645 days, while the growth rate from June 6 to July 12 was 0.041 per cent, the health department said.

DHFL bank fraud case: CBI arrests businessman Ajay Ramesh Nawandar

CBI) conducted searches at Nawandar's premises last week and recovered a large number of uber-luxury watches worth crores of rupees, including Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Cartier, Omega, officials said.