India evacuates 100,000 from homes, COVID-19 hospital ahead of cyclone
June 03, 2020 | 09:38
MUMBAI: At least 100,000 people, including some coronavirus patients, were being moved to safer locations according to officials on Tuesday (Jun 2), as India's west coast braced for a cyclone, the first such storm to threaten Mumbai in more than 70 years.
Vietjet opens three more direct routes linking Vietnam with India
February 10, 2020 | 17:31
Vietjet has opened three new direct routes connecting Vietnam’s three largest hubs – Danang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City – with India’s New Delhi and Mumbai.
10 dead, at least 10 feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse
July 17, 2019 | 10:29
Ten people were killed and at least 10 others were feared trapped under rubble after a building collapsed during heavy monsoon rains which lashed India's financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday (Jul 16), officials said, the second such tragedy in two weeks.
Fire at Mumbai hospital kills six, injures over 100
December 18, 2018 | 09:57
At least six people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire engulfed a hospital in Mumbai on Monday (Dec 17), officials said, in the latest disaster to raise concerns about fire safety in India.
US offers new US$5m reward for Mumbai attackers
November 26, 2018 | 09:38
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday (Nov 25) urged Pakistan to take action against those responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks as Washington offered a new reward of US$5 million for helping secure their capture.
Light plane crashes into Mumbai construction site, killing five
June 29, 2018 | 09:12
A small plane crashed into a construction site in a densely populated area of India's financial capital Mumbai on Thursday (Jun 28), killing five people including one on the ground, officials said.
Last straw for McDonald's, Burger King in Mumbai plastic ban
June 27, 2018 | 10:25
Burger King, McDonald's and Starbucks are among dozens of companies fined for violating a new ban on single-use plastics in India's commercial capital Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday (Jun 26).
Indian surgeons remove 'heaviest recorded' brain tumour
February 23, 2018 | 10:55
MUMBAI: Indian surgeons who removed a massive brain tumour in a marathon seven-hour procedure said Thursday (Feb 22) it could be the heaviest ever recorded.
India approves new airport for Mumbai
November 22, 2010 | 21:43
India gave the green light on Monday for the construction of a second international airport in the commercial capital Mumbai, a two billion dollar project that was ten years in the making.
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