Topic: MUMBAI
Under creaky buildings & rail lines, near the sea — how Mumbai underground Metro is taking shape
Nearly 3 years after the first breakthrough at Terminal 2, 16 more TBMs have finished creating almost 53 km of tunnels under Mumbai for the underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz route.
Door-to-door vaccination to begin in Mumbai from 1 August, Maharashtra govt tells Bombay HC
The high court expressed its satisfaction at the implementation of the policy in which those completely bed-ridden, immobile or suffering from terminal illness will get vaccinated.
‘Tragedy King’ Dilip Kumar dies at 98 after prolonged illness
The actor had been admitted to the intensive care unit of the Hinduja Hospital since Tuesday and had been in and out of hospitals in the last one month.
A flop album, a call to the underworld, & a daylight killing — how Gulshan Kumar was murdered
Bombay HC brought some closure to the 1997 case Thursday as it upheld the life sentence to Abdul Rauf, a henchman of Dawood Ibrahim, and convicted his brother for killing Kumar.
Viral photo of plastic-choked Mithi river in Mumbai is fake, is a 2008 image from Manila
The image was shared by BJP leader Priti Gandhi, along with the photo of Sabarmati Riverfront, with the hashtags #TaleOfTwoCities and #ModiHaiToMumkinHai.
35 people rescued after ceiling of Mumbai building collapses, no injuries reported
Rescue operation is still underway in the site where the third floor ceiling of the five-storey building under repair collapsed and blocked the staircase.
11 killed, including 8 children, as one-storey house collapses on another in Mumbai
Seven people who were injured have been admitted to the hospital. According to officials, the incident took place Wednesday night and more people might be trapped under the rubble.
Local trains to be off-limits for common people in Mumbai’s Level 3 unlock plan
As per the fresh guidelines issued by the BMC on Saturday, an entry in suburban trains will be available only for 'medical and few essentials.'
‘Tujhya baapala’ Mumbai mayor ‘tweets’ when asked who’s got vaccine deal, then says Sainik did it
After controversial 'tweet', Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar says she has learnt an important lesson — never to trust anyone with her mobile phone.
Modi govt said no to door-to-door vaccine drive. So Mumbai came up with another option
In the past week, several housing societies across Mumbai have procured stocks from private hospitals and set up Covid vaccination camps within their premises.
Cryptocurrencies need new rules and tools. We need to design more forward-thinking laws
To combat these crypto-crimes like preventing money laundering and the funding of terrorism, regulators need to work alongside technology experts.
GST revenue at over Rs 1.16 lakh crore in July, 33% higher than in same month last year
Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in July 2020 was Rs 87,422 crore. It was Rs 92,849 crore in June this year.
Defence
Indian, Chinese armies set up hotline in Sikkim sector to boost confidence along LAC
The opening of the hotline coincided with PLA Day, a military holiday celebrated by the Chinese army.
Why Mizoram vs Assam is a BJP project to ‘integrate’ northeast gone wrong
Assam-Mizoram violence is an outcome of BJP trying too hard to ‘integrate’ distinct northeastern states. This has unleashed latent regionalism.