Minal Sancheti

Recent tragedies have renewed scrutiny of the pressures facing social-media influencers AI generated image Mumbai: On Thursday, a popular Instagram influencer Rohini Paradhye, 25, ended her life following uneasiness over some dispute. She was known as a reel star in her home town Solapur. Rohini’s suicide shocked the social media influencers as her case was a repetition of a similar case that took place in Jalgaon two years ago. An influencer Vicky Patil had reportedly ended his life over...

A report by the Azim Premji University warns Mumbai could see 16.8 percent rise in southwest monsoon rainfall by 2040. Mumbai: The city could witness a 16.8 percent increase in southwest monsoon rainfall by 2040, according to a climate crisis report released by the School of Climate Change and Sustainability at Azim Premji University. The report, titled Indian Coastal Region: Climate Protection 2021–2040, was discussed on Friday during a session led by scientist and professor Santonu Goswami....

Mumbai: Mumbai is to get the Mumbai Metro Region’s largest metro corridor, Metro Line 5, at 34.21 km, following the approval of its extended phases. At the same time, Phase 1 of the project is progressing towards the CMRS inspection stage. This can be seen as a major boost to regional connectivity across the MMR. Extension of Line 5, which is Metro Line 5A, will increase connectivity across Thane, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Ulhasnagar and surrounding growth centres. Earlier, Metro Line 5 was 22.38 km...