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50,000 people moved to safety in Mumbai ahead of Cyclone Nisarga

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that since Tuesday it evacuated nearly 20,000 citizens to the temporary shelters and other 30,000 shifted on their own to safer locations

Fugitive Vijay Mallya to be flown, lodged in Mumbai on extradition: Report

The fugitive businessman will be accompanied by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials

Cyclone Nisarga: Key updates and all you should know about it

The last time a cyclone hit Mumbai, according to newspaper articles, was nearly a century and a half ago, on June 6, 1882

Eight special trains rescheduled as Cyclone Nisarga heads to Mumbai

Similarly, special trains from Patna, Varanasi, and Thiruvananthapuram, which were scheduled to reach during the daytime were regulated and will now arrive in Mumbai behind schedule

Retailers, mall owners now willing to resolve differences over rentals

Malls will reopen on June 8 in most parts of the country barring Mumbai, where the state government has decided against it for now.

Unlock 1.0 kicks in: Hotels, malls, places of worship to open from June 8

With this, the Centre has outlined a plan to reopen nearly all activities outside of containment zones starting Monday.

Railways sending trains without prior intimation, alleges Kerala CM

His comments came after Union Minister of Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal criticised the state for denying approval to a train from Mumbai to Kerala.

Home appliances remain immune to Covid, lockdown relaxation boosts demand

28% consumers keen on buying home appliances, while other discretionary spending is on hold, says Nielsen survey

Covid-19 lockdown: Tenants seek waiver of lock-in periods; owners wary

While 2019 saw a record office absorption of 42 million square feet in top cities, this year, it is expected to come down to 30 million sq ft and additional leasing is expected to come down sharply

Covid-19 crisis: Mumbai liquor shops allowed to home deliver from today

"E-commerce platforms may be utilised by the liquor shops permitted to do home delivery," said the BMC order.

Notes from the front line on what it's like to deal with Covid-19

Our health care workers who risk their lives to save ours share their experience of dealing with Covid-19

Sebi shifts to NCL building as another staffer tests coronavirus-positive

Earlier, Sebi is learnt to have asked those who came in close contact with the official who has tested positive to go on a 14-day quarantine

Mumbai docs want key drugs made available fast as hospital wards swell up

If patients recover faster, they needn't stay in hospital for 14 days and this could free up beds; Remdesivir and Favipiravir are in the process of being made available in India

Turn on the lights: Non-essential retail back as govt eases lockdown norms

Barring Mumbai, shops across other key metros reopen

Logging in with facemasks: Offices look different as staff returns to work

Office life in these cities resumed on Monday, albeit cautiously and with full knowledge of the need to maintain social distancing.

Lockdown 4.0: Weekly economic indicators show activity inching upwards

There is more traffic on the roads, more power being generated, the internet shows lesser signs of strain and more people may be reporting to work

APMC Vashi near Mumbai goes online, modalities to be finalised on Saturday

The move aims to reduce footfalls, auction sale to begin soon

Lufthansa, Swiss to resume flights to Mumbai from Frankfurt, Zurich

Lufthansa group's senior director (sales), South Asia, George Ettiyil said the decision reflects the robust demand for flights to and from India, even in these unprecedented times.

Behind Mumbai's coronavirus crisis: Poor planning, unbridled greed

Urban planners and real estate experts say bad town planning in Mumbai and rising deaths during the ongoing pandemic are a "sad reality".

Waste no more: A housing societies that grows organic food using manure

Those living in Mahim's Matoshree Pearl and Fortune Heights housing societies have been growing vegetables inside their respective compounds since 2018