Mumbai updates: Borivali police arrests share trading agent from Delhi for duping an elderly woman of Rs 3.14 crore; case registered

Mumbai Update: Borivali police arrested a 44-year-old share trading agent from Delhi for allegedly duping an elderly woman of Rs 3.14 cr; Case registered, accused sent to police custody till November 26.

Mumbai updates: Central Railway has completed Carnac Bridge dismantling before time

Mumbai updates: Train services on Central & Harbour lines restored as Carnac Bridge dismantles before time

Mumbai: With the trains started functioning on harbour line between Panvel-Vadala and CSMT and Panvel, the running of trains have restored to normal on Harbour line. The Panvel-Vadala local departed at Vadala at 5.46 pm for CSMT at CSMT-Panvel local departed from CSMT at 5.52 pm.

Up & Down Slow line and Up & Down fast line restored before schedule, First local train departed CSMT at 3.50 pm for Thane passing Carnac Bridge dismantling site at 4 pm

City Traffic cops issue diversions as southbound BKC road closes for vehicular traffic

Amol Palekar joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra

Central Railway officials shared visual update on the Carnav Bridge dismantling 

Technical snag delays Air India Mumbai-Calicut flight by 3 hours

An Air India flight (AI 581) carrying as many as 114 passengers operating in the Mumbai-Calicut sector returned minutes after its pushback due to a technical issue, according to an official on Sunday.

However, the flight was made ready for take-off after thorough checks. The flight finally took off for its destination Calicut at 9.50 am, the airline added. 

"AI 581, operating on the Mumbai Calicut sector, came back at 6.25 am after pushback at 6.13 am owing to a technical issue. After engineering checks, the flight is now ready for take-off," the Air India spokesperson said.

Sanjay Raut asks BJP to protest against Maha Governor for his 'old idol' remark on Shivaji Maharaj

Calling Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj an 'insult' of the state and the Maratha ruler, Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday asked the BJP leaders to protest against him.

"His statement is an insult to Maharashtra and Shivaji Maharaj. BJP is carrying out protests against Rahul Gandhi's remarks against Veer Savarkar. They are hitting out with shoes. Now the shoes should go to the Raj Bhavan from where remarks are being made against Shivaji Maharaj. Then you are the son of Maharashtra, otherwise, you are fake," Raut said.

FPJ Special: Cybercriminals siphon off money by playing 'friend in need' cards

As our lives get increasingly immersed in digital realms, our connect with our social circle is also getting confined to the endless boundaries of social media. This is a very basic fact–known by everyone and even cyber fraudsters.

Not just technology but even the trickery of cyber criminals is continuously evolving. The latest one is to hack people’s Facebook or WhatsApp accounts and then approach the victim’s friends for money–playing the 'friend in need' card.

A 29-year-old woman (identity protected) from Vikhroli fell prey to one such fraud.

Read more about the incident in FPJ Special report here

Carnac Bridge dismantling updates: Central Railway officials say work is progressing per schedule; 50% completed by now. "The work is going on war footing and we will try to complete work as per given timeline i.e. by 4pm on mainline, by 8pm on Harbor line today and by 2 am (21th November.2022) on yard lines" said CR officials.

Air Quality Index of the most significant places across the city

Will Mumbai Metropolitan Region become an international tourist destination?

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is contemplating to make the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) as an International Tourist Destination by developing new tourism sites along with upgrading the existing ones.

For this a study will be conducted, starting early next year, on how the MMR can be brought on an international tourism map through sustainable practices. “The strategy that it is looking at is to be more resilient, inclusive, carbon neutral and resource efficient while safeguarding natural and cultural resources,” mentioned an internal MMRDA report.

Read more about the same in our detailed article here

Due to public works undertaken from November 19, 10pm to November 20 6pm, BKC Road (southbound) traffic will be diverted. Passengers are requested to take note: Mumbai traffic police