Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. According to United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second most populous city in India after Delhi and the seventh most populous city in the world with a population of 19.98 million. As per Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million living under Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23.64 million. Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It is also the wealthiest city in India, and has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities in India. Mumbai is home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Elephanta Caves, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, and the city's distinctive ensemble of Victorian and Art Deco buildings.
The Opposition on Friday accused the BJP of receiving crores in donation from a company being probed by the ED for allegedly buying properties from Iqbal Mirchi, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb.. IndiaTimes - Published
They were elected to their posts unopposed since the other parties, i.e. the BJP, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) did not contest the BMC polls this year. DNA - Published
The Australian city of Sydney made an appearance in the top ten most-polluted cities in the world according to Air Visual, after the city awoke to its fourth consecutive day shrouded in smoke from..
School children in Mumbai sing Happy Birthday to the Prince of Wales as he celebrates his 71st birthday on day two of the royal visit to India. The youngsters are supported in their education by a..
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BJP and Shiv Sena fought elections together and have a comfortable majority to form the government but the two parties didn't reach any consensus on the '50-50 formula' that led to the break-up of.. DNA - Published
Raut said he will meet NCP president Sharad Pawar on Thursday. To further discuss the modalities of government formation, another round of meeting among the three parties will be held in Mumbai, he.. IndiaTimes - Published
The term of incumbent Mumbai mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar and deputy mayor Hemangi Worlikar ends on Dec 7 and election for new office bearers will be held on Nov 22. DNA - Published
Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was on Sunday heckled by slogan-shouting Shiv Sena workers as he left Shivaji Park in Mumbai after paying tribute to Bal Thackeray on his seventh.. IndiaTimes - Published
Tap water in Mumbai is the safest for drinking while Delhi’s water is the worst among 21 big cities, according to a report based on sample tests done by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Of greater.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that tap water in Delhi and several other cities did not comply with the requirements according to a study conducted by the Bureau of Indian Standards. "Mumbai tops.. IndiaTimes - Published
In the 2017 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls, the Sena had won 84 corporator seats while the its then ally BJP was a close second with 82 seats in the 227-member civic house. The BJP had then.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Supreme Court on Thursday continued the Bombay high court order protecting senior advocates Indira Jaising and Anand Grover from arrest in connection with alleged Foreign Contribution Regulation.. IndiaTimes - Published
India's position at world stage seemed assured but the 1962 conflict with China significantly damaged the country's standing, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. Highlighting.. IndiaTimes - Published
When it comes to driving experience, not all cities fare equally. Two Indian cities-Mumbai and Kolkata are world’s worst cities to drive in, according to the 2019 Driving Cities Index by . IndiaTimes - Published
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital in Mumbai after complaining of breathing difficulty, is still in a "critical" condition but is "slowly.. IndiaTimes - Published
The two leaders postponed their visit after NCP chief Sharad Pawar conveyed that state leaders of both the parties will first discuss the "terms and conditions" of government formation, former.. IndiaTimes - Published
Amid the stalemate over government formation in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met NCP president Sharad Pawar here on Monday, sources said. The Sena chief was accompanied by his son.. IndiaTimes - Published
At east 40,000 police personnel have been deployed in Mumbai in view of the Supreme Court's verdict on the sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid suit, which will be delivered on Saturday, officials.. IndiaTimes - Published
Deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot said "personal ambitions" were the reason for the rift between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena, accusing both the parties of making fun of the mandate given.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Shiv Sena on Friday sought police protection in Mumbai for its newly-elected MLAs, who will be shifted to a resort, till November 15, apparently fearing defection from its legislative rank. IndiaTimes - Published
Amid the stand-off over government formation in Maharashtra, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Wednesday. "This was a courtesy call," Raut told reporters.. IndiaTimes - Published
Supreme Court said it would consider the fresh audio clip in which Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa is purportedly referring to 17 rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs, who had been disqualified. In the audio, he is.. IndiaTimes - Published
Kolkata, Chennai & Mumbai saw minor decline in road deaths in 2018 as compared to the previous year but Delhi recorded an increase of 106 fatalities in the same period, accident data received from.. IndiaTimes - Published
While speaking to media in Mumbai, he said, "I have received a message from Sanjay Raut a while ago. I was in a meeting so could not respond. This is the first time after elections that he has.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP's Mumbai president and chief spokesperson Nawab Malik has said that his party might take a positive view if Shiv Sena tries to form a non-BJP government in Maharashtra. DNA - Published
A sudden shower at an event in Mumbai prompted Union minister Nitin Gadkari to take a veiled dig at political opponents of the BJP against the backdrop of the recent poll outcome in his home state of.. IndiaTimes - Published
"It's for the first time that a judge from the Nagpur bar of Bombay high court will become the CJI," said former SC Judge, Justice H L Gokhale. He also said that though Justice Bobde initially.. IndiaTimes - Published
A global non-profit drug developer TB Alliance has tied up with domestic company Macleods Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialise its ‘breakthrough’ drug Pretomanid in high-burden countries,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Air India One will take the longer route to Saudi Arabi on Monday as the Boeing 747 will not overfly Pakistan. The aircraft will now fly from Delhi to near Mumbai from.. IndiaTimes - Published
The newly-elected MLAs of Shiv Sena on Saturday demanded that Aaditya Thackeray be made the chief minister in the next government. "We want to see Aaditya Thackeray as the next chief minister. But.. IndiaTimes - Published
BJP-Shiv Sena are set to form the government once again in the state as the alliance combined seat tally is 161 with the former winning 105 seats and its alliance partner claimed victory on 56 seats... DNA - Published
A poster calling Aaditya Thackeray as future CM on Friday came up in Worli, the constituency from which he has been elected in Maharashtra assembly elections. Aaditya Thackeray, the 29-year-old son of.. IndiaTimes - Published
MUMBAI: It is a mixed bag of results for turncoats in Maharashtra polls. While Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Nitesh Rane who dumped the Congress for the BJP emerged victorious, Harshvardhan Patil lost... IndiaTimes - Published
Making his political debut, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday won from the Worli Assembly constituency in Mumbai, an election official said. The 29-year-old Yuva Sena chief, who is the.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Bombay high court on Tuesday quashed three orders passed by the Union home ministry to intercept phone calls of a businessman. Quoting a Supreme Court order the court court said tapping can be.. IndiaTimes - Published
The railways' target is to operate high speed trains in two categories — at 160 kmph on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata routes, and up to 320 kmph under the ongoing bullet train project between.. IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra assembly elections held on Monday saw a voter turnout of 60.46 per cent till the closing hour of 6 pm, election officials said here. The final figure of polling could increase and it will.. IndiaTimes - Published
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