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Actress Preity Zinta has approached the Bombay High Court seeking protection against AI-generated deepfakes that infringe upon her personality rights. MUMBAI: Yet another Bollywood personality, Priety Zinta, approached Bombay high court to have her personality rights protected against deep fake Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated images and content.The deepfakes carrying her trademark smile, is depleting her…

Tata Power Renewable Energy has boosted Mumbai’s green energy supply with a new 100.8 MW wind project in Maharashtra (File photo enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), the renewable energy arm of Tata Power, has commissioned a 100.8-MW wind power project in Maharashtra’s Dharashiv district, strengthening the green energy supply for…

MUMBAI: The crime branch has arrested a Vile Parle–based builder in connection with an alleged land-grabbing fraud involving forged powers of attorney, fake bank accounts and the fraudulent transfer of possession rights over a prime land parcel in Dahisar.The property cell of the crime branch arrested Kalpesh Kanubhai Shah, director of Puja Land and Premises…

MUMBAI: Even as Mumbai braces for another season of record electricity consumption, one of the city’s biggest power security upgrades has quietly gone operational—one that experts say could fundamentally reduce the risk of transmission bottlenecks rather than simply add more electricity.While public attention has largely focused on increasing power generation, the bigger challenge for Mumbai…

MUMBAI: The IMD on Friday issued a red alert for the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar, for Saturday, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated locations.Earlier in the day, the IMD had issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar…

Mumbai’s urbanites are embracing furniture revival, transforming old pieces into cherished heirlooms. Professionals from diverse fields are flocking to workshops, driven by emotional connections to ancestral furniture and a desire for sustainable self-expression. This trend goes beyond mere restoration, allowing individuals to personalize new items, making them uniquely their own. Even celebrities are joining in,…

MUMBAI: Just two days after a tree collapse killed an 11-year-old schoolboy in Chembur, a 55-year-old man, Aslam Isak Shaikh, died after falling into an open manhole at Sakinaka amid the wet spell, prompting BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide to order suspension of four civic officials — an assistant commissioner and three engineers.The incident occurred at…

MUMBAI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad, moderate to intense spells of rain at isolated places and urging people to take precautions. Mumbai continued to receive heavy monsoon showers, with the island city recording an average rainfall of 114 mm between 8 am on…

Anmol Bishnoi moves Mumbai court to surrender in Salman Khan firing case (File Photo). MUMBAI: Almost eight months after he was deported from the US, alleged gangster Anmol Bishnoi, wanted accused in the attempted murder of actor Salman Khan on April 14, 2024 and currently lodged in Tihar jail in another case, has moved the…

Mumbai: Following the death of a 55-year-old man in an open drain inSakinaka, municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide said on Thursday that preliminaryfindings and CCTV footage pointed to serious lapses in mandatory safetymeasures at the work site. After reviewing CCTV footage, she said theseprecautions were absent.“I saw two workers attempting to warn pedestrians, but there were…