September 24, 2025: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Monday that the country’s longest metro corridor, stretching 58 kilometres between Thane and Mumbai, is scheduled to become operational by December 2026. The line will connect the city’s eastern and western suburbs with Thane, easing one of the busiest commuting
September 24, 2025: India is set to play a pivotal role in the next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption with the establishment of dedicated AI Infrastructure Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Backed by an initial investment of Rs 100 crore over the next 12 months, the
September 23, 2025: A successful trial run for the first phase of Metro Lines 4 and 4A was held in Thane on Monday, signalling a major boost for commuters in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik rode the
September 23, 2025: Mumbai BJP Chief Ameet Satam has stated that the inauguration of Metro Line 3 will bring a transformative shift to the city’s commuting patterns, particularly by alleviating congestion on the Western Express Highway. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, Satam emphasised the far-reaching impact of the project,
September 23, 2025: Mumbai is set to receive the first batch of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for its major underground infrastructure project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on September 24, officials confirmed. The arrival represents a significant milestone in expediting tunnelling operations, with a second set of TBMs scheduled
September 23, 2025: The Mumbai Congress has alleged that a prime municipal plot in Juhu is being handed over to a private builder close to the ruling party under the guise of a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project. Varsha Gaikwad, Mumbai Congress chief, claimed the move bypassed an existing redevelopment
Sptember 23, 2025: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued guidelines for the Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund, a flagship scheme aimed at redeveloping abandoned government complexes, repurposing underutilised public land, and incentivising municipal reforms with private sector participation. Announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
September 23, 2025: With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections approaching, the BJP is intensifying its campaign to secure control of the country’s wealthiest civic body, which has an annual budget of Rs 75,000 crore. To spearhead its Mumbai unit, the party has appointed 49-year-old Andheri MLA Ameet Satam, a
September 23, 2025: Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country’s richest civic body, has seen its fixed deposits (FDs) shrink as funds are increasingly diverted towards large-scale infrastructure projects. Data obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) reveals that BMC’s FDs, which rose steadily for over a decade—from Rs 43,285
September 22, 2025: Mumbai’s iconic Shivaji Park Gymkhana (SPG) reopened on Monday after a grand makeover, with cricketing legend Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar leading the inauguration. The event was marked by loud cheers and applause as Tendulkar performed the ribbon-cutting, joined by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, Shiv
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