Residents are in shock after Israel rained fire at the Gaza Strip in retaliation. For Khan Younis resident, Alaa Abu Tair, there is no safe place in the Gaza Strip. He was among dozens searching for survivors on Oct 10 at the site of Israeli airstrike. As per Gaza's Health Ministry, at least 687 Palestinians were killed, 3,726 wounded in conflict. Apartment blocks, a mosque hospitals were among the sites reduced to rubble after Israel airstrike. Death toll from Hamas attack had climbed to 900 Israelis, with at least 2,600 injured, and dozens taken captive.
10 October,2023 05:35 PM IST | Mumbai
Residents of the Antroli, Niyol and Mohni villages in Surat turned billionaires overnight, after the Central government paid them crores of rupees in exchange for the tracts of their land that were taken over for the ambitious Mumbai – Surat bullet train project. They are now buying more land, investing in Fixed Deposits, taking foreign tours and planning to send their children or grandchildren abroad with their newfound riches.
11 June,2023 11:47 AM IST
Supriya Sule, daughter of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, and NCP Vice-President Praful Patel have been declared as working presidents of the party. Sharad Pawar made the announcement at the 25th anniversary of the party, founded by him and P A Sangma in 1999. After the announcement was made, Supriya Sule said she was deeply grateful to the party, adding that she is determined to justify the trust reposed in her by the party. The Nationalist Congress Party completed 25 years today and a special event was organised in Mumbai on the occasion. Sharad Pawar had last month offered to resign from the presidency of the party, which was followed by fervent remonstrations from the party members as well as other political leaders. An NCP panel formed to deliberate on Mr Pawar's offer had on May 5 rejected his resignation and urged him to continue as the party president.
10 June,2023 03:00 PM IST | Mumbai
The Budget session of Parliament begins on January 31, 2023, with the President addressing a joint session, followed by the tabling of Economic Survey by the Finance Minister. The President addresses members of both Houses in the Parliament’s Central Hall on the first day of the budget session every year. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the last full-fledged Union Budget of the Modi government before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on February 1. The Economic Survey will be tabled on January 31 after the President’s address.
31 January,2023 08:45 PM IST | New Delhi
Smriti Irani questioned Mamta Banerjee’s silence over her minister’s comments on President Murmu. She asked when will the CM remove the politician from her party and ask him to step down from the ministerial position. Irani also alleged the TMC to be commonly using such slurs as the CM hasn’t taken any action yet.
14 November,2022 02:40 PM IST | Mumbai
The civic body has started putting tetrapods, which were removed for the Coastal Road project, back in its place in Marine Drive after residents complained of ‘tremors’ caused by huge waves during high tides. The Nariman Point Churchgate Citizens Welfare Trust or NPCCA on Saturday raised the matter in a letter to the BMC. It stated that several residents of Shree Niketan and Gobind Mahal societies, sea-facing buildings between G and F Roads, have been noticing vibrations in the structures that “feel like tremors”.
20 July,2022 07:39 PM IST | Mumbai
Police have registered a first information report (FIR) in connection with the fire in a 61-storey residential building in Currey Road area of central Mumbai, which resulted in the death of a security guard as he fell from its 19th floor, an official said on Saturday. Security guard Arun Tiwari, 30, who rushed to the upper floors to alert residents, was later spotted hanging on to the railing of a 19th-floor balcony before falling to death
24 October,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
#BMC data says 1.12 crore, but officials estimate 4 out of 10 beneficiaries came from outside. That’s about 45 lakh
22 September,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
As states struggle to get Covid-19 vaccines, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative has come to the aid of Dharavi residents. The area’s representatives and private players came together and got nearly 9,000 Dharavi residents vaccinated in two days.
13 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The Gaothan Art 59 Project is an initiative of the East Indian residents of Oleria, in Marol Gaothan that aims to highlight their traditions and evoke pride in their heritage. The art project has propelled a complete makeover of the tiny neighbourhood, with residents tying up with graffiti artists’ gang Wicked Broz to paint the walls spanning a 700-m stretch. Watch this video to find out more.
20 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
