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10 years on, Hancock Bridge hangs mid-air

India, Feb. 10 -- Straddling the railway tracks near Sandhurst Road, one arm of Hancock Bridge is open to traffic, the other incomplete and suspended mid-air with no landing ramp. Meant to replace a B... Read More


10 yrs after demolition, Hancock Bridge hangs mid-air

MUMBAI, Feb. 10 -- Straddling the railway tracks near Sandhurst Road, one arm of Hancock Bridge is open to traffic, the other incomplete and suspended mid-air with no landing ramp. Meant to replace a ... Read More


BJP's Ritu Tawde named Mumbai's mayor pick

India, Feb. 8 -- Keeping with its promise of appointing a Marathi mayor in Mumbai, the Mahayuti alliance on Saturday chose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Ritu Tawde as its candidate for the p... Read More


Grassroots leader from Konkan poised to shape city's civic future

India, Feb. 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Marathi manoos push, designed after the Thackeray cousins joined forces ahead of the civic body elections, was on Saturday reflected in its mayoral ... Read More


Ritu Tawde is BJP's mayoral pick for Mumbai civic body

MUMBAI, Feb. 8 -- Keeping with its promise of appointing a Marathi mayor in Mumbai, the Mahayuti alliance on Saturday chose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Ritu Tawde as its candidate for the ... Read More


BJP's grassroots leader from Konkan poised to shape Mumbai's civic future

MUMBAI, Feb. 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Marathi manoos push, designed after the Thackeray cousins joined forces ahead of the civic body elections, was on Saturday reflected in its mayoral... Read More


Six families' lineage to end as 64 Jains embrace monkhood

India, Feb. 7 -- In a historic spiritual gathering during the five-day Jain Diksha Mahotsav 2026, six family lineages will effectively come to an end, as every member renounces worldly life to embrace... Read More


64 Jains, including 6 entire families, to embrace monkhood

MUMBAI, Feb. 7 -- In a historic spiritual gathering during the five-day Jain Diksha Mahotsav 2026, six family lineages will effectively come to an end, as every member renounces worldly life to embrac... Read More


BMC empowers junior supervisors to enter housing societies, penalise garbage burning

India, Feb. 6 -- In a first-of-its-kind move, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to authorise junior supervisors to impose penalties for civic offences and enter housing societie... Read More


BMC empowers junior supervisors to impose fines for civic offences

MUMBAI, Feb. 6 -- In a first-of-its-kind move, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to authorise junior supervisors to impose penalties for civic offences and enter housing societi... Read More