Everything you need to know about Andheri East: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Andheri East: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
London, June 11 (ANI): Practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique positively impacts student graduation rates, as compared to controls, a new study has revealed.
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Actor Aditya Pancholi's son Sooraj Pancholi, has been arrested by Mumbai police in connection with the suicide of actress Jiah Khan, an official said Monday.
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and coastal Maharashtra for the second consecutive day Monday, disrupting normal life in the region, officials said.
New York, June 7(ANI): A 24-year-old Brooklyn resident launched a matchmaking service to help fellow New Yorkers find romance, without the hassle of dating websites.
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Four young staffers of the IndusInd Bank were burnt to death in a major fire that broke out after an explosion in the bank's building in suburban Andheri East in the Maharashtra capital early Friday, officials said.
Nairobi, June 1 (IANS) Kenya's overall rate of inflation dropped marginally to 4.05 percent in May from 4.14 percent in April, the statistics bureau said.
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) Strategic cooperation with Japan "can only bring trouble to India", warned a state-run Chinese daily following Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's three-day visit to Tokyo.
Johannesburg, May 30 (ANI): Femen, a Ukrainian feminist group that uses nudity in protests has again created furor when three of its activists disrobed in front of the Tunisian Justice Ministry protesting against the detention of the group's member Amina Tyler.
Beijing, May 25 (Xinhua-ANI): China and Pakistan agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian country.
Sharjah, May 25 (IANS/WAM) Air Arabia, the largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East, has launched a flight to Abha in Saudi Arabia from the airlines' main hub in Sharjah.
Dubai, May 19 (IANS/WAM) An environment campaign to enhance international efforts to combat the smuggling of elephant ivory tusks is being undertaken by the Dubai Police General Command.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Female escorts and parties to lure players, underworld connections and teary-eyed confessions by once promising, famed players falling from grace. More skeletons are tumbling out as investigations progress into spot fixing in Indian premier League (IPL) scandal progress.
Singapore, May 16 (IANS) The Football Association of Singapore named Bernd Stange the new coach of the national team for two years.
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) Between seven and nine typhoons will land along China's coastal areas this year, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre said Sunday.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): The so-called Elephant's Tomb in the Roman necropolis of Carmona (Seville, Spain) may not have been always used for burials.
Kuala Lumpur, May 6 (IANS) Malaysia's ruling coalition won a fiercely contested general election with a comparatively slimmer majority, polling results showed early Monday. The opposition declined to accept the result citing electoral fraud allegations.
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) A weekend picnic turned into a tragedy when three youths drowned while one was rescued from Aksa Beach here Sunday afternoon, officials said.
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) On the occasion of Maharashtra Day, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday promised Mumbaikars that the state's first Metro from Versova to Airport Road in Mumbai will be commissioned in September.
Mumbai, May 1 (ANI): The Mumbai Metro train successfully conducted its first trial run here on Wednesday morning.
Mumbai, April. Apr 30 (IANS) Around 100 sleuths of the Income Tax Department carried out search operations at the offices, residences, studios and other properties of top officials of film production house Balaji Telefims here Monday, an official said.
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Akshay Kumar's son Aarav is just 11, but he is into charity work and inspires his actor father to indulge in such activities.
Nairobi, April 29 (IANS) Pakistan has become a leading importer of Kenya's goods in Asia region, reports Xinhua.
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday condoled the demise of legendary singer Shamshad Begum, describing her as one "among the most popular singers" of the country.
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Renowned playback singer Shamshad Begum, who gave voice to classics like "Mere piya gaye rangoon" and "Kabhi aar kabhi paar", has died here, family sources said Wednesday. She was 94.
Mumbai, Apr. 22 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt today secured bail from a Mumbai court, which had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him in a cheating case filed by producer Shakeel Noorani.
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) A 20-year-old man has become the hero of his housing society for saving a four-year-old girl who was stuck in the window of her sixth-floor apartment in Mumbai's Goregaon suburb.
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Dalit leader Janardan C. Chandurkar was appointed the new president of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee Thursday, party office-bearers said here.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Mumbai girl Ashwini Nene has topped the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) -- a pre-requisite for admissions to most US graduate schools and for some other countries - by scoring full marks of 340/340, an official said here Wednesday.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) A Mumbai girl has topped the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) -- a pre-requisite for admissions to most US graduate schools and for some other countries -- by scoring full marks of 340/340, an official said here Wednesday.
Mumbai, Apr 3 (ANI): A fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building in Mumbai, but the residents were evacuated immediately on Wednesday.
Mumbai, Mar 29 (ANI): At least five people were killed and three others injured after the wall of a house collapsed following an explosion in a makeshift chemical producing unit in Sakinaka area in suburban Mumbai today.
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) The Maharashtra government plans to construct six terminals on the city's west coast to provide coastal water transportation for Mumbai's commuters, state Industry and Ports Minister Narayan Rane said here Friday.
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) To drive home the importance of breakfast to stay healthy, McDonalds India Saturday flagged off a pledge campaign inviting people to ensure a wholesome breakfast for their families.
Mumbai, Mar 2 (IANS) It took actor Jackky Bhagnani a long time to get the rights to Korean singer Psy's superhit number "Gangnam style" for his film "Rangrezz". He says it was his gift from him to his father, producer Vashu Bhagnani.
Mumbai, Mar 2 (IANS) Actor Raj Kumar Yadav, who has portrayed the character of Govind in "Kai Po Che", says he was earlier rejected for the same role.
Mumbai, Mar 1 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Basu, who will be directing a biopic on late actor-singer Kishore Kumar, says the film is taking a lot of time and will now start next year. However, he will start another film by May this year.
New Delhi, March 01 (ANI): Bollywood Actor Abhishek Bachchan inaugurated the Wassup Andheri Festival in Mumbai recently.
Mumbai, Mar 1 (IANS) Singer Sonu Nigam's mother Shobha Nigam is no more. Her last rights were performed here Friday morning.
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) A mix of actors, artists, authors, directors and publishers will be part of the second edition of the four-day arts and entertainment festival 'Wassup Andheri!' starting Thursday, an organiser said.
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Filmmakers Anurag Basu and Vikramaditya Motwane are set to guide 15 budding directors as part of a new initiative.
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Anurag Basu and Vikramaditya Motwane are set to guide a set of budding filmmakers as part of a new initiative.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) With an expertise of nearly 150 years in operating its Tube, Transport For London will now help build a 150-km long Mumbai Metro rail network, officials said here Monday.
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is planning to construct a creek bridge to link two north-western coastal points Malad's Madh Jetty with Andheri's Versova, an official said here Saturday.
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande Friday urged India "to trust" his country's nuclear technology and extended France's support to the Indian nuclear power generation programme.
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande Friday visited the new Lafarge Construction Development Laboratory here and was shown its new techniques and products.
Mumbai, Feb 7 (ANI): At least three people died and several others were injured after a portion of an under-construction Mumbai Metro bridge collapsed in Andheri East on Wednesday night.
Madrid, Jan 29 (IANS) A record one billion tourists took international trips last year, says a report published Tuesday by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is set to take the centrestage along with music composer Aadesh Srivastava for a peace concert here Wednesday. He has extended an open invitation to his extended online family too.
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker Ramesh Sippy Wednesday recreated the popular suicide scene from his famous film "Sholay" to promote his upcoming movie "Nautanki Saala". The film is a comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Kunal Roy Kapur.
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Two women were killed and four others injured Tuesday when a speeding car hit them here, police said. The car driver was arrested.
London, Jan 18 (ANI): President Obama has released the official playlist for his inauguration in an effort to hype up expectations for the star performers.
Washington, Dec. 27 (ANI): Google has released a list of the most searched topics on its search engine in its year-end report.
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Christmas was celebrated with festive zest and fervour Tuesday in India's financial and entertainment capital Mumbai.
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Amid the protests in against a woman's gang-rape in Delhi, an anguished father, who lost his son to mob violence here, has asked for the prime minister's intervention seeking harsher laws to tackle such matters.
Washington, Dec 20 (ANI): Three US State Department officials, including a security chief, have resigned in the wake of the release of scathing report about safety lapses at the U.S. Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) In a bid to woo potential investors, financially strained Kingfisher Airlines Monday said it will restart operations in a phased manner. However, it did not give any time line for it.
Jakarta, Dec 17 (IANS) Indonesia has ordered 37 amphibious tanks from Russia at an estimated cost of $100 million. The tanks can hit ground and air targets while stationary, on the move and afloat.
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) From Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif to newbies like Ayushmann Khurrana, Arjun Kapoor and Yami Gautam - creme da la creme of Bollywood ramped up the glamour quotient at the Big Star Entertainment Awards held here Sunday night.
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) An NRI from Britain is engaged in a tug-of-war with the Andhra Bank, alleging that the bank has attempted to shut down his business and dispose of his residence and prime office premises in the name of unpaid dues.
Sydney, Nov 23(ANI): Australia-League side Melbourne Heart coach John Aloisi is confident his club has the best chance to sign former Manchester United star David Beckham if the star midfielder agrees to play Down Under.
Abu Dhabi, Nov 20 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Italy have held talks over relations between the two countries and also about international developments.
Phnom Penh, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday met one?on?one for about 45 minutes in this Cambodian capital, probably one of their last official meetings.
Dubai, Nov 18 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host three UN conferences on telecommunications between November and December.
Dubai, Nov 11 (IANS) Riding on high oil prices and output, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will see an accelerated economic growth of 5.1 percent in 2012 as compared to 3.3 percent in the previous year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sunday.
Tokyo, Nov 4 (IANS/EFE) Japan will not be taking part in Shanghai's big international tourism fair amid diplomatic tension with China over a territorial dispute, Japanese television channel NHK said Saturday.
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Activists of Ramdas Athawale-led Republican Party of India (RPI) Thursday pelted stones at the office of Colors TV channel here to reiterate their demand for evicting cartoonist Aseem Trivedi from reality show "Bigg Boss 6".
Abu Dhabi, Oct 29 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has appealed to its citizens living in the US East Coast to exercise utmost precaution over the threat posed by Hurricane Sandy and heed safety instructions given by local US authorities.
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Mumbai police are investigating phone calls and messages on the mobile phone of actor-model Bidushi Dash Barde, who was found murdered in her flat, an official said here Wednesday.
Mumbai, Oct.24 (ANI): A model and an actor was found murdered in her ground floor apartment in Andheri West here late on Monday.
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Mumbai's tallest idol of Goddess Durga, 22 feet in height, was unveiled at the Sarbojanik Durga Puja in Andheri here Saturday.
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) One person was killed and another injured Wednesday when a truck driver lost control of his vehicle which overturned in suburban Mumbai, police said.
Mumbai/Thane, Oct 17 (IANS) Mumbai's 1.25 million Bengalis are all set to celebrate Durga Puja, starting Oct 20, with a liberal dose of Bollywood glamour with celebrities and commoners converging for the community's biggest religious festival in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and other suburban towns.
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Toughening their stance on enhanced commission, petrol dealers all over Mumbai and Maharashtra have resorted to a single shift 9-5 operation, jolting lakhs of vehicle owners.
Mumbai, Oct.11 (ANI): Police in Mumbai confirmed on Thursday that they had arrested an imposter who was posing and projecting himself as the youngest son of Congress Party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi.
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) A Nigerian woman delivered a baby aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight early Saturday, airport officials said.
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Actress Nargis Fakhri paid her obeisance at the famous Andheri Ka Raja Ganapati here, but the atmosphere moved her to tears.
Under the resolve of the BJP to issue simplified trade licenses by the 3 Municipal Corporations to about 10 lakh traders of Delhi, a camp was organized by East Delhi Municipal Corporation and simplified trade licenses were distributed in large numbers to the traders. On this occasion BJP Delhi Pradesh President Vijender Gupta was present as the Chief Guest
Washington, Sept. 19 (ANI): Democratic governance declined throughout the world in 2011, showing that gains made in the Middle East and North Africa during the Arab Spring are very fragile and in its aftermath leaders may slip back into authoritarian rule, a U.S. watchdog group said.
New Delhi, Sep.19 (ANI): Acknowledging the growing role of Burundi in the regional affairs of Africa, President Pranab Mukherjee said that Burundi has been actively engaged in achieving peace and stability in Somalia, and ensuring peace in Darfur, Chad and the Central African Republic, and added that India is keen to further develop its engagement with the East African Community (EAC).
London, Sept 12 (ANI): Prince William revealed that he would like to have two children, after being asked a very direct question by a member of the public on his visit to Singapore.
London, Sep 6 (IANS) While many of us could be drawn to the city life for the kind of modern-day facilities it offers, in Britain people feel much happier living in the countryside than being the city dwellers, a study has found.
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) One person was killed and 11 others were injured when a slab of a staircase of an under-construction Metro railway station collapsed here Tuesday, officials said.
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) One person was killed and seven others were injured when a slab of a staircase of an under-construction Metro railway station collapsed here Tuesday, officials said.
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated amid peace and religious fervour across Mumbai and Maharashtra Monday with Muslims offering special congregational prayers as thanksgiving to mark the end of the month of Ramzan.
London, August 18 (ANI): 'Face-Kini' - a protective head mask, is the latest fad being used by beach-goers in China who want to protect their skin from the sun.
Tokyo, Aug. 16 (ANI): Japanese Police have shifted 14 pro-China activists to Okinawa in southern Japan, for questioning after they were arrested on disputed islands.
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who was admitted at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital last month, was finally discharged Sunday evening and left for home with his wife Poonam Sinha.
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Chedda Nagar Fanatics cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory against BARC in a Third Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association League played at the St Xavier's ground, Parel Saturday.
London, Aug 11 (ANI): Ed Miliband was caught in a cheeky pose as he talked to pretty young voters while campaigning for his Labour Party's by-election in Northamptonshire.
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): The United States will continue to work with its allies to boost defense against the growing threat of ballistic missiles in the Persian Gulf, a State Department spokesman said on Thursday.
Moscow, Aug 7 (IANS) Russia launched two telecommunications satellites Monday night aboard a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, according to the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos.
Dubai, Aug 6 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Customs has intercepted a massive shipment of 500,000 Captagon tablets, a synthetic amphetamine-type stimulant, at the Jebel Ali port.
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who is in the hospital for the last one month, is recovering after a bypass surgery and will be discharged soon, his son Kush said.
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Activists of India Against Corruption, which is supporting Team Anna's ongoing hunger agitation in New Delhi, Monday distanced itself from an anti-media poster, terming it the work of mischief-makers.
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Indian-American actor Omi Vaidya is on a high after his documentary "Big In Bollywood" was declared the best foreign film at the recently concluded Las Vegas Film Festival.
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrugan Sinha, who was hospitalised after a breathing problem, has undergone bypass surgery. His doctor says he is "on road to a speedy recovery".
Mumbai, July 8 (ANI): Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh, who is being treated at the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in suburban Andheri here, continues to be critical.
Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): The suspicious object that triggered a massive bomb scare near the Infinity Mall in Andheri here was not a bomb, sources have confirmed.
Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): Access to Mumbai's Infinity Mall and its immediate surroundings was curtailed on Wednesday afternoon over unconfirmed reports of a explosive being found in its vicinity.
Two local suburban trains collided in Mumbai near Andheri railway station on Saturday/Sunday overnight leaving six persons injured............
