MUMBAI: “Should I switch on the lights?” asks Neha Kamat. Seated in her softly tungsten-lit Goregaon home this rainy afternoon, she was sifting through butter-paper-shrouded negatives of the 1948 film ‘Gajre’ when the doorbell rang.Starring Motilal, ‘Gajre’ was the first of 800 Hindi films whose four lakh stills were shot by her grandfather, Damodar Kamat,…
The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly. Current Weather and Air Quality Mumbai experienced moderate rainfall and gentle breezes on September 20, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 25.9°C and 28.8°C. The city recorded a 96% chance of…
MUMBAI: A woman director and senior chartered accountant of a well-known finance company has lodged a complaint that a man who befriended her on social media has been stalking her even while she was flying abroad, sending obscene messages on Linkedin for the last two years and proposing her. When the woman blocked his mobile…
Rahul Mukerjea refused help for lodging missing report: Witness MUMBAI: Rahul Mukerjea was offered advice and assistance to lodge a missing person’s report when he said his girlfriend, Sheena Bora, disappeared in 2012, but “he never took” the help offered by a lawyer.Bora’s childhood friend, a 38-year-old homemaker from Guwahati, said this during a cross-examination…
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project is likely to achieve a major milestone on Saturday with the final breakthrough of its NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method) tunnel. What is NATM➤ Unlike machine-driven tunnelling, NATM uses the surrounding ground as a natural support system➤ Concrete is sprayed on tunnel walls to stabilise the structure as work…
The father of a pilot killed in the Air India Ahmedabad crash accuses AAIB officials of blaming his son based on speculative CVR analysis during a condolence visit MUMBAI: The father of late Capt Sumeet Sabharwal has accused Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) officials of making inappropriate and speculative claims about his son’s role in…
MUMBAI: The Centre for Narendra Modi Studies (CNMS), in collaboration with National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) celebrated 75th birthday of PM Narendra Modi with national conclave, “Modi Mahotsav,” in New Delhi.The inaugural session was themed “Modi Mahotsav: Viksit Bharat @2047 – Roadmap for Inclusive Growth, Social Justice, and Sustainable Development” while the…
Mumbai: In the period between 2021 and Aug 2025, the city recorded 345 incidents of full or partial collapses of cessed buildings, resulting in 8 deaths and 28 injuries, data obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by activist Jeetendra Ghadge showed.While the death toll is lower in comparison to earlier decades, Mhada records…
Thane: Thane Police Commissionerate has imposed a ban on the use of plasma lights, beam lights, and laser beam lights during Navratri celebrations and processions, citing health and safety concerns for citizens.The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch) issued a prohibitory order on Sept 17, under Section 163 of the Indian Security Act, following incidents…
Mumbai: Bombay HC has slammed BMC officers for their “high-handedness” and “alarming alacrity” in shutting down two adjoining fine dining restaurants in Lower Parel on the same day they visited it for inspection. The action was “predetermined” and “shocking to the core”, Justice Milind Jadhav said, adding “they ought to have adhered to the show…
