From the Elphinstone bridge dismantling to the Thane bullet train depot, contractors on major public infrastructure projects in Mumbai have invoked force majeure, warning that LPG shortages and rising material costs could delay deadlines and push up project costs
While the deadline to complete the process was March 31, it has now been extended to April 30, which might result in increase in the number of closed accounts.
According to officials from Mumbai’s tree department, an inspection was carried out after the incident. “The branch had decayed from inside, thus making the larger part of the tree hollow,” they said.
Amid the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) warnings about thunderstorms and gusty winds, an intense spell of rain lashed parts of Mumbai, especially the island city, for a couple of hours. Heavy rains inundated tracks on the Central Railway network at Masjid, Byculla, Dadar, Matunga and Badlapur railway stations, slowing the movement of trains in the morning rush hours.
Joining the democratic process, prominent Bollywood personalities Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar, Esha Deol, Rajkummar Rao and others voted in Mumbai during the ongoing Maharashtra polls.
The southwest monsoon, which entered Maharashtra continued to pass over the state and has advanced into parts of central Arabian sea, parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, central Bay of Bengal and northwest Bay of Bengal.
It’s been six years since Hamid Nehal Ansari crossed the border into Pakistan and was arrested. On Thursday, he returned to his home in Mumbai days after being released from a Pakistan jail.
Thousands of farmers and tribals began a march from different parts of Maharashtra to culminate at Azad Maidan and ask for some of their long-pending demands to be met.
A massive fire broke out in a slum opposite the Bandra Fire Station in Mumbai, gutting at least 60 houses on Tuesday. No casualties were reported, but two women and two children were admitted to a hospital after they fainted due to shock.
Celebrity chef, owner of Mumbai's Le 15 Pâtisserie and Macaron Queen of India, Pooja Dhingra talks her passion for baking and shares a recipe for her favourite salted caramel popcorn cupcake.
Led by the Congress party, a united Opposition called for a Bharat Bandh on Monday over rising fuel prices and falling value of the rupee. The protest turned violent in some states, causing damage to public property. While Congress President Rahul Ga
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