The Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani in connection with its probe into the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation scam. The fake TRP scam came to light in October when ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Group, alleging that […]
Indian Railways to upgrade speed of trains on two long routes
Indian Railways is preparing to upgrade the speed of trains up to 130 kilometers per hour on two routes, from Delhi to Mumbai and from Delhi to Howrah, allowing the faster passenger movement in a shorter time period. Speaking on the issue, Member (Signal & Telecom), Railway Board Pradeep Kumar […]
After complaints of foul smell, Mumbai fire department says no gas leakage
The Mumbai Fire Brigade has said no leakage of any gas was found in areas where residents complained about the foul smell to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) late on Saturday, news agency ANI reported on Sunday. PS Rahangdale, Mumbai’s chief fire officer, however, said there was a smell in […]
Mumbai has conducted 2.12 lakh tests, with positivity of 20.4%
Mumbai: Authorities in Mumbai have conducted 212,000 Covid-19 tests, with a positivity percentage of 20.40%. The current figure of 20.40% marks a sharp rise from the 11.6% recorded on May 13, and 16.5% on May 21. On May 6, roughly a month ago, the positivity percentage stood at 10%, according […]
Cyclone Nisarga closes in, 215km from Mumbai, says IMD
Cyclone Nisarga, the tropical storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday, is currently 165km south-southwest of Alibaug, 215km south-southwest of Mumbai and 440km south-southwest of Surat in Gujarat. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its 7am bulletin that it is expected to make landfall very close to Alibaug, a resort town […]
Mumbai receives first spell of pre-monsoon thundershowers
Mumbai woke up on Monday morning to its first spell of pre-monsoon thundershowers of 2020 that brought some respite from record temperatures. The showers arrived eight days earlier than last year when the city recorded its first rains on June 9, 2019. Light rain with lightning flashes and thunder were […]
Mumbai records its highest 24-hour November rainfall in 10 years; showers expected again on Saturday
Unseasonal rain on Friday saw Mumbai record its highest 24-hour November rainfall in a decade, in a span of just three hours. This is already the wettest November since 2010. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast showers along the western coast following twin cyclones – Kyarr and Maha – […]
Two cyclones form in Arabian Sea; Mumbai, Konkan coast may get rains on weekend
The simultaneous formation of two cyclones in the Arabian Sea is a never-before-seen weather event, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The weather bureau was referring to Cyclone Kyarr, which recently brushed past the west coast and recurved towards Oman, and cyclone Maha, which developed over the past 24 […]
Rising seas to wipe out much of Mumbai by 2050, warns study
By 2050, large portions of the city’s suburbs and South Mumbai may be underwater if emissions are not kept in check, said an international study by American scientific research organisation, Climate Central. The study was published on Tuesday in the journal, Nature Communications. Stretches in central Mumbai, coastal areas along […]