Mumbai: A desalination plant at Manori, which can supply 200 million litres per day (MLD) of water, is expected to be ready in four years, said industries minister Uday Samant in the assembly on Friday. Once it is ready, 1,000 litres of water is expected to cost around Rs 35, that is, 17p per litre,…
The platform is expected to reduce the administrative burden on medical staff and enable doctors to focus more on patient care Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fractal Analytics Limited to pilot an artificial intelligence (AI)-based healthcare platform, Vaidya AI, across select civic hospitals and dispensaries…
The wet spell continued on Friday with over 100mm rainfall lashing many parts of Mumbai Mumbai: Even as the wet spell continued on Friday with over 100mm rainfall lashing many parts of the city, India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded this monsoon’s first ‘red’ alert warning for the weekend across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), forecasting…
Mumbai: Even as seven officials have been suspended and inquiries have been instituted by the BMC administration following two recent rain-related tragedies, information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act reveals that as of April 30, 2026, as many as 537 departmental inquiries involving 1,523 officials and employees are currently pending. Of these, 189…
Mumbai: In what is believed to be the first instance of the Mumbai University penalising an autonomous college for allegedly inflating students’ marks, it has imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on SM Shetty College in Powai. The decision against the college for not complying with rules for moderating scores was taken in the…
The family accused the crime branch of evasion and lethargy Mumbai: The family of the late NCP politician Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in Oct 2024, moved a special court on Friday seeking directions to Mumbai police to take custody of alleged gangster Anmol Bishnoi, an accused in the case who was deported from…
The deepfakes, carrying Preity Zinta’s trademark smile, “is depleting her joy”, her lawyers contended Mumbai: Yet another Bollywood personality, Preity Zinta, approached the Bombay High Court to have her personality rights protected against deepfake Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated images and content. The deepfakes, carrying her trademark smile, “is depleting her joy”, her lawyers contended as…
The project is expected to generate around 299 million units of clean electricity annually Mumbai: Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, on Friday commissioned its 100.8 MW Jewali wind project in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra, further expanding its renewable energy portfolio. The power generated from the project will be supplied…
George MendoncaNavi Mumbai: Subhash Balkhande (42), the father of college student Shubhangi (16), who along with her college friend Ujwala Wagh (18) suffered severe shocks from an underground exposed live electrical wire while wading through a waterlogged stretch near Nerul flyover on Wednesday, has said that he will lodge a complaint at Nerul police station…
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena’s act of blaming municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide and seeking her resignation for two monsoon-related deaths in 48 hours has exposed the faultlines within the Mahayuti in the BMC. Political observers said the Sena is getting back at Bhide and the BJP for making it play second fiddle in the BMC despite…
