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Prithvi Theatre hosted ‘Rehnuma’, a soulful tribute to Ustad Zakir Hussain, celebrating his mentorship of young musicians. The event featured an acoustic performance by emerging Indian artists, including Zubin Balaporia and Gino Banks, reflecting Hussain’s collaborative spirit. The memorial concert drew a large gathering from Mumbai’s theatre and film fraternity, underscoring Prithvi’s role in nurturing…

MUMBAI: Can 18 doctors arrive at the same decision at the same time, specially if that decision costs each of them Rs 1.2 crore?! That is what appears to have occurred at the NY Tasgaonkar Institute of Medical Science, a college in Karjat which was allowed to start postgraduate medical courses for the first time…

Amid India’s AI push, Mumbai teen launches homegrown platform in 175 countries MUMBAI: Even as India sharpened its focus on artificial intelligence at a recent national AI summit, an 18-year-old commerce student from Navi Mumbai has quietly scripted his own global tech milestone.Jeet Santosh Bhaskar, who is yet to complete Class 12, has independently built…

Palghar: Two minor boys drowned in a closed stone quarry near Manor, close to the Mumbai — Ahmedabad highway. The accident occurred on Friday afternoon when the children had gone for a swim there. The stone quarry, which is no longer operational, had accumulated deep water. Three children from the area had gone to bathe…

When illness strikes her family, Vanita Thakre, like most people, sends out for medicine. Only her pharmacy is the forest. “Some plants, like ambe, neeli and peeli halad (white, blue and yellow turmeric), are a permanent fixture in my home,” says Vanita, listing their benefits: blue turmeric treats asthma, white eases joint pains and yellow…

MUMBAI: A fire broke out at Babel Hotel in Fort in the early hours of Sunday, prompting a multi-agency response. The fire was reported at 12.57 am and was spread accross electric wiring, furniture and scrap material on the first and second floors.The blaze was extinguished at 2.25 am by the Mumbai Fire Brigade. Police,…

Mumbai: Is Mumbai’s new Development Control and Promotion Regulation (DCPR- 2034), which governs land use and building construction, triggering a public health crisis? With new laws permitting unusually tall towers due to excessive floor space index (FSI) in saturated wards, and unabated redevelopment and concessions in open spaces allowing five-foot distance between two buildings, medical…

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Feb 28, 2026, decided to form a Special Investigative Team (SIT) to probe the issue of lack of toilets at Mumbai’s famed maidans-Azad, Oval and Cross, where hundreds of cricketers play matches every day.The issue of lack of toilets and changing room facilities at the three famous maidans of Mumbai…

MUMBAI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in its preliminary report on the fatal Jan 28 Learjet crash at Baramati has flagged pilots’ non-adherence to standard operating procedures, low visibility and absence of basic meteorological facilities at the uncontrolled airfield. The report said that the crew attempted the visual landing despite being informed that the…

A group of burqa-clad women huddle in the ground-floor hall of Anjuman-i-Islam Saif Tayabji Girls’ School on Belassis Road in Mumbai Central. Brief speeches by Yama Patel, foundation head and city chairman of the World Memon Organisation (WMO), Haji Mudassar Patel, and Anjuman president and senior radiologist Padmashree Dr Zahir Kazi underscore the importance of…