Mumbai

MUMBAI: Three elements of Mumbai’s culture will figure in a panel discussion being organised in South Mumbai next month. Heritage water fountains like Mulji Jetha and Flora Fountain, the iconic red BEST buses that are now celebrating their 150th anniversary, and the city’s fabled street food epitomised in bhelpuri, vada pav, misal and sandwich will…

NEW DELHI: An elderly woman and two children were injured after a house wall collapsed near a nullah in Punjabi Chawl, Hanuman Nagar, Bhandup West, Mumbai, around 7 am on Tuesday, officials said. The injured have been identified as Vanita Sawant (65), Yogesh Pal (5), and Manisha Pal (9). They were taken to MT Agarwal…

MUMBAI: Mumbai Police have busted a car loan scam and arrested a self-proclaimed Chartered Accountant for masterminding a large-scale loan fraud racket worth Rs 2.4 crore. The scam exploited banking loopholes and identity documents of unsuspecting individuals. Kalachowky police on Sunday arrested Rahul Giri Shah, alias Sachin, alias Saurabh, and are looking for his accomplices.The…

MMRDA has begun preparing a Development Plan (DP) for Alibaug and parts of Pen, Panvel and Khalapur — areas now integrated into the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The move aims to transform the largely rural belt into an urban extension of Mumbai, with industrial clusters, residential zones, and tourism infrastructure. A major highlight is a…

MUMBAI: At least 11 persons, including six cabin crew members, felt dizzy and nauseated on an Air India flight from London to Mumbai on Monday, said sources. Air India confirmed the incident but said only five passengers and two crew members took ill.The flight AI-130 was operated with a Boeing 777 aircraft. The aircraft that’s…

New Delhi: People flying out of Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will pay a user development fee (UDF) of Rs 620 and Rs 1,225 for domestic and international journeys, respectively. Those flying in will pay a UDF of Rs 270 for domestic and Rs 525 for international flights. Taxes will be extra. The Airport Economic…

Nagpur: More than 30,000 individuals have gone missing from Maharashtra in the first five months of 2025, as per data from the state police’s missing persons database analysed by TOI. This roughly amounts to 200 people going missing across the state every single day. Leading the tally is state capital Mumbai, which reported 3,473 missing…

Thane: A 75-year-old man from Thane was convicted of the murder of his bedridden wife, whom he strangled using a black thread after months of allegedly starving her of medication and pressuring her to give up her property. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment, says a copy of the order made available on Monday….

Mumbai: Bowing to growing criticism of its decision to introduce Hindi as the optional third language in schools from class 1, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said a final decision regarding the three-language formula would be made only after discussions with literary figures, language experts, political leaders, and all other relevant parties.On Sunday poet…

New Delhi: Actor Salman Khan (59), in a startling revelation on a talk show, said he suffers from three life-altering neurological and vascular conditions: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), brain aneurysm and arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Though Khan underwent surgery for trigeminal neuralgia in Los Angeles in 2011, he continues to live with the burden of the remaining…