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Navi Mumbai: Rapper Emiway Bantai has received a death threat with an extortion demand for Rs 1 crore from a person claiming to be Goldy Brar, an aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and alleged mastermind in the 2022 murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala. The threat came just hours before Emiway Bantai released…
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed surprise that MMRDA considered Larsen & Toubro (L&T) technically non-responsive for the Thane tunnel and elevated road projects, despite the construction major having constructed iconic large public infrastructure projects. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior counsel Mukul…
MUMBAI: A 35-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for making a hoax call threatening an attack on Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, police said, according to a TV report.He was taken into custody from Mumbai’s MIDC area and is currently being interrogated, Mumbai police added.The call, which was received by Mumbai police, triggered an…
MUMBAI: For the past year, Sewri’s TB Hospital was unable to hire the three intensivists required to run its Intensive Respiratory Care Unit, forcing existing staff to work extra hours to cover the shortfall. The hospital registers between 6,000 and 7,000 admissions annually.A senior doctor at the hospital said the unit is currently being run…
Mumbai: The southwest monsoon made a historic early arrival over Mumbai on Monday — the earliest onset ever recorded for the city. The previous record was May 29, recorded in 1956, 1962, and 1971 (records date back to 1950). Early onset coincided with the island city of Mumbai breaking a 100-year-old record for rainfall received…
MUMBAI: Parts of Mumbai’s Khar locality experienced waterlogging on Tuesday following intense rainfall on Monday, disrupting daily activities and raising questions about the city’s monsoon preparedness.Maharashtra Rains Live Updates:According to Shubhangi Bhute, who heads IMD Mumbai, the city will continue to be under a yellow alert on Tuesday. The announcement follows Monday’s progression of alerts,…
MUMBAI: The southwest monsoon hit Mumbai on Monday – the earliest onset ever recorded for the city. The previous record was May 29, recorded in 1956, 1962, and 1971 (records date back to 1950). The early onset coincided with the island city breaking a 100-year-old record for rainfall received in May, which has now touched…
Mumbai: Roughly 80 flight arrivals and departures were likely affected by heavy rain at the city airport during morning peak hours on Monday. Visibility dropped below the minimum threshold during the period, forcing the runway to be shut for landings thrice for short durations.Sources said that there was no rain-related cancellation, and that two Air…
Mumbai: There was a buzz about early monsoon for days and when it arrived on Monday, it brought the city’s infra to its knees, catching the authorities unawares. For, Mumbai’s latest transport network, the underground metro, took on water.Areas that wouldn’t get flooded earlier got waterlogged — such as CSMT tracks — local train services…
Mumbai: Bombay HC’s vacation bench on Monday restrained Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) from making a final decision on bids invited on May 17 to replace a Turkiye-based company’s Indian arm for ground and bridge handling services. The decision will remain in effect till a regular bench, after reopening, hears the challenge raised by the…
