MUMBAI: Shri Ganesh Jayanti or Maghi Ganeshotsav, the festival of Lord Ganesh’s birth, will be celebrated with devotion and fanfare across Maharashtra on Thursday Jan 22.Maghi mandals are preparing to host Ganesh idols for 7-10 days and will perform visarjan thereafter.Malad-based priest Pt Bharat Bhushan Mishra said, “This is the day to propitiate Lord Ganesh…
MUMBAI: Acting on a Mumbai court’s direction, Bandra police registered an FIR on Jan 19 against five persons, including two priests and three security guards of Mount Mary Basilica in Bandra, for allegedly “stealing” construction materials from an open plot in March 2025.Police said complainant Robinson Gonsalves had kept material on his open plot when…
Mumbai, on Thursday, January 22, 2026, is experiencing a classic clear-sky winter day, characterized by bright, dry, and largely comfortable conditions, with the forecast indicating sunny weather throughout the day.Temperatures are expected to rise to approximately 28°C and dip to around 22.6°C by night. However, air quality remains a significant concern, as yesterday’s AQI (India)…
Mumbai: In a huge setback for Maharashtra’s ice hockey team that is in Leh, Ladakh, for the Khelo India Winter Games 2026, the Bombay high court on Wednesday refused to lift the stay on their selection.“This is happening because this is falling in what is famously called the ‘chalta hai attitude’…,” said Justices Ravindra Ghuge…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday signed 12 memorandums of understanding (MoU) worth a cumulative $104.65 billion (around Rs 9.52 lakh crore) on Day 2 of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos. Key pacts include Brookfield’s $30-billion proposal for a logistics-and-industrial park at Kharbav–Bhiwandi and a Fintech-Insurtech hub at…
Mumbai: After missing the bus for the post of the state chief secretary twice, senior IAS officer I S Chahal has been named as chairman of the Mumbai police housing township project with a minister of state (MoS) rank upon his retirement on Jan 31. He will be the second bureaucrat after former IAS officer…
Mumbai: The first long weekend of the year is here, with Republic Day falling on a Monday, opening an opportunity for a short getaway.Demand for air travel from metros typically spikes around long weekends, and though the Mumbai region got its second airport last month, it is too early to see a perceptible effect on…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis announced on Wednesday in Davos the establishment of a new business district at Raigad-Pen on the lines of Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), calling it the first city in the planned Third Mumbai region that is expected to decongest Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.The growth centre will be built 15-20km from Navi Mumbai airport….
Mumbai: The accused never physically handled the cash during the trap operation, but the verified bribe demand itself — audio evidence — constituted a completed criminal act, a special court convicted and sentenced a 62-year-old female senior electrical inspector to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for demanding Rs 5 lakh to grant electrical charging permissions for…
Mumbai: SGNP tribals on Wednesday held a protest outside the national park to protest a demolition notice put up by forest officials.Sunil Kawle of Dam Pada said their objection was to the forest division terming them “encroachers” when they have been living there for generations. Mohan Sonawane, state secretary, Rashtriya Adivasi Ekta Manch, said they…
