Mumbai: News
19 May 2017
IndiaFour new cyber cells for Mumbai Police
Amid a rise in cyber attacks, Mumbai Police have decided to form four new cyber cells. Moreover, 186 posts have been sanctioned for these new cells.
18 May 2017
IndiaSurvey: Dadar is Mumbai's dirtiest railway station
The Quality Council of India considered toilets on railway stations and management of tracks, dustbins and conducted a nationwide cleanliness survey of 407 railway stations.
17 May 2017
MaharashtraWannaCry ransomware attack- Maharashtra government releases helplines
Owing to the recent WannaCry ransomware attack on government office computers, the Maharashtra government has come up with helpline numbers.
16 May 2017
MaharashtraThis year, Maharashtra has 13,000 fewer engineering seats
According to the data released by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), the number of engineering seats in Maharashtra has dipped from 1.43 lakh to 1.30 lakh for the upcoming academic year 2017-2018.
15 May 2017
Navi MumbaiDatabase can help Mumbaiites to watch out for sex-offenders
Kerala governor P Sathasivam, during a legislative Assembly session in Thiruvananthapuram detailed a plan to maintain a national sex offenders' registry.
15 May 2017
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationMumbai dumps 2,100 million litres of raw sewage in sea
Data revealed that Mumbai dumps 2,100 million litres of untreated sewage directly into the sea off its coast everyday. This makes Mumbai's coastline one of the most heavily polluted in the world.
13 May 2017
IndiaMumbai on high alert- 26 Pakistani nationals go missing
Mumbai police are on high alert after it came to light that 26 Pakistani nationals have gone missing. Among them is a shopkeeper who stayed in Juhu for 10 years.
12 May 2017
ParisMumbai- 5 arrested from film-industry for trafficking children to Paris
On Thursday, 5 people from the film industry including a make-up artist and a spotboy were arrested in a case involving trafficking of children to Paris.
11 May 2017
Justin BieberBaahubali actor Prabhas denies brand endorsement worth Rs. 18cr
After the release of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and its success at the box-office, every brand wants to collaborate with actor Prabhas for commercial endorsements.
10 May 2017
Justin BieberMumbai Police to go bulletproof 9 years after 26/11
9 years ago when Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare went to take on the terrorists involved in 26/11, his bulletproof vest was no match for the terrorists' AK-47s.
09 May 2017
Justin BieberJustin Bieber in Mumbai: The Indian grandiosity that is 'Purpose'
All spotlights have turned to Mumbai as it prepares to host India's biggest celebrity event yet. Justin Bieber, heartthrob of millions, is in town.
09 May 2017
Justin BieberMaharashtra- Junk food in school canteens banned
Sale of junk food in school canteens of Maharashtra has now been prohibited by the government.
06 May 2017
JapanThe dark forces behind a growing addiction to porn
The Maharashtra IT department recently revealed that daily, 30,000 users log in to Mumbai's free public Wi-Fi to access porn.
05 May 2017
Navi MumbaiAfter Eman, Saifee hospital to start fundraising for obese children
After successfully raising over 21 lakh for the surgery of Eman Ahmed, doctors from Saifee hospital are planning to launch a similar campaign for helping 7 obese children.
05 May 2017
Maharashtra30,000 people using Mumbai's free WiFi daily for porn!
Mumbai, the first Indian city to have government Wi-Fi connectivity, now has about three lakh people who access the services daily.
04 May 2017
Bombay High CourtMumbai: 5 local stations to get clinics charging Re.1/patient
In approximately two months, Central Railway (CR) stations will have medical facilities that would charge Re. 1 per patient.
03 May 2017
Shiv SenaRailways considers high-speed Spanish trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route
Spanish firm Talgo has offered to operate trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, which would reduce travel time between the two cities to 5 hours.
02 May 2017
Bombay High CourtBombay judge uses WhatsApp and Truecaller to issue summons
Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court, recognized for his witty orders, issued summons to a defendant via WhatsApp.
01 May 2017
IndiaUrbanpod: India's very own capsule hotels in Mumbai
Presenting Mumbai's infamous space crunch as a hospitality fad, two entrepreneurs Hiren Gandhi and Shalabh Mittal have opened Urbanpod, India's first capsule hotel opposite Santa Cruz Electronic Export Processing Zone in Andheri, Mumbai.
28 Apr 2017
Bombay High CourtMumbai: Survey declared Gateway of India's public toilet dirtiest
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation conducted its survey of pay-and-use toilets, and discovered that the public toilet at Gateway of India is one of the dirtiest.
27 Apr 2017
Directorate General of Civil AviationGondia Crash: Instructor, trainee die after crash splits aircraft
Flight instructor captain Rajan Gupta (35) and trainee pilot Himani Kalyan (24) died when their aircraft crashed in the Wainganga River near the Maharashtra-MP border.
27 Apr 2017
MaharashtraMumbai Police bust 'One Coin', an online scam
Mumbai Police has arrested 18 people in connection with 'One Coin', an online scam which promised people lakhs in return for an investment of Rs. 11,900. The arrest led the cops to 4 bank accounts from which Rs. 18.97crore was revived by them.
26 Apr 2017
Uddhav ThackerayMumbai realty market makes space for 1BHKs
Due to a deficit in customers for premium, large-sized flats, real-estate developers in Mumbai are going back to building affordable 1-BHK homes worth Rs. 50-60 lakh.
25 Apr 2017
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationCannot deny flats based on food habits: BMC
The BMC's Municipal Commissioner, Ajoy Mehta has clarified that developers cannot withhold occupancy certificates to home buyers based on their dietary habits.
25 Apr 2017
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Class 12 admission procedures to go online
Maharashtra's Education Department said admission-procedures for Class 12 students in state-run junior colleges will go online from the academic year 2017-2018.
24 Apr 2017
MaharashtraMumbai: 1 arrested for attempting to derail local train
A 19-year-old named Deva Sukhlal Kaul was arrested for attempting to wreck a local train and has been sent to police custody till 27th April.
21 Apr 2017
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Mumbai: College students hack biometric attendance system
Approximately 200 students from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) in Matunga, hacked the institute's biometric attendance system.
20 Apr 2017
MaharashtraMNS to ZARA: Stop selling clothes made in Pakistan
Workers from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) forcefully entered the ZARA store located at Palladium Mall, Lower Parel.
19 Apr 2017
MaharashtraMarathi schools left with vacant seats, parents opt-for English institutes
After organizing four rounds of admissions, schools in Mumbai have managed to fill only 2,663 out of 7,449 seats reserved for students coming through Right to Education.
18 Apr 2017
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Congress seeks contributions from its MLAs
The Congress in Maharashtra is facing one of its worst financial crisis and is seeking a contribution from its MLAs for the same.
17 Apr 2017
Bombay High CourtMumbai: BEST to shut-down services on 170 non-AC bus routes
After the closing down of air-conditioned (AC) BEST buses today, services on 170 non-air-conditioned bus routes will also shut down soon.
12 Apr 2017
BMWBMW Motorrad bikes officially enter the Indian market
German car-maker BMW manufactured Motorrad bikes that were earlier imported by dealers for stores in Mumbai and New Delhi, are now ready to start their own operations in India.
11 Apr 2017
Bombay High CourtMumbai: Youth who harassed girl on social media, stripped, thrashed
A youth from Bhayander was stripped and hit by four youngsters for allegedly harassing a 14-year-old girl on Instagram.
07 Apr 2017
Navi MumbaiIIT-Bombay gets notified for software piracy
The Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay) was recently served with a 'license non-compliance' notice by a proprietary software major.
