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Powai hostage-taker dies of a bullet injury, was shot during the children's rescue
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News that caught attention
1. Powai hostage-taker dies of a bullet injury, was shot during the children's rescue.
Rohit Arya, the suspect who took 17 children hostage at Mumbai's RA Studio, died at the hospital as he was admitted there with critical injuries after he received a bullet shot in the chest. He was reportedly shot by the police as they carried out a 35-minute rescue operation at the studio located in Mumbai's Powai area on Thursday. 📖 Read More
2. Actress Mamta Kulkarni gives a clean chit to Dawood Ibrahim, says 'He never carried out the Mumbai bomb blasts'.
Former Bollywood actress-turned-spiritual preacher Mamta Kulkarni has stirred a major controversy by giving a clean chit to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Speaking at a press conference in Gorakhpur, she claimed that Dawood was not involved in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts and was not a terrorist. 📖 Read More
3. Fake scientist held in Mumbai: 14 maps, nuclear blueprints, and a suspicious history.
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch recently arrested Akhtar Hussain Qutbuddin Ahmed, aged 60, in connection with espionage-related activities. When the official conducted a search operation at his home in Versova, they found 14 maps, nuclear blueprints, and three passports that are said to be used for making multiple international trips, potentially for espionage-related purposes or the exchange of classified material. 📖 Read More
4. Bandra Reclamation to get a new skyline.
The transition from ‘Bandra Reclamation’ to ‘Bandra Bay’ has begun, sweeping away an entire neighbourhood to raise 8 million square feet of exclusive towers for the wealthy few. 📖 Read More
5. Traffic diversions on JVLR for Metro Line-6 work from Nov 5.
Mumbai Traffic Police on Wednesday announced diversions in the Sakinaka Traffic Division due to ongoing Mumbai Metro 6 construction work between Milindnagar and Ganeshghat Selfie Point on the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR). 📖 Read More
6. BMC’s smart parking app to revolutionise parking in Mumbai.
Apart from making it easy to locate and book parking spaces in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) smart parking application is aimed at streamlining maintenance of public parking lots and on-street parking lots, by clubbing app development and app maintenance with maintenance of the property itself. Currently, around 500 parking lots across the city have been linked to the tender floated for creation of the new app. 📖 Read More
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Events you might want to attend (November 1 - 7)
Viva La Vida: A Mexican Culinary Celebration
Till 2 November | 5 PM - 1:15 AM
AER, Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai
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AER at Four Seasons Hotel is turning up the heat with Viva La Vida — a nine-day Mexican culinary celebration led by Miami-born Chef Jason Hudanish. From vibrant, flavour-packed dishes and agave-forward cocktails to Latin and Afro-Latin house beats under the stars, expect a rooftop experience that blends the soul of Mexico with Mumbai’s high-energy skyline.
Tadgola’s Night Of Errors
2 November | 5 PM onwards
The Habitat, Khar
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Get ready for a laugh riot that thrives on chaos! Tadgola’s Night of Errors is not your regular stand-up — it’s a fast-paced improv and crowdwork show where the audience becomes part of the madness. No two shows are ever alike, every “mistake” turns into a punchline, and the fun never stops.
Kona Kona X A Seafood Boil Experience
2 November | 12 PM - 2:30 PM, 3 PM - 5:30 PM
Kona Kona, Andheri West
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Seafood lovers, this one is for you all! Kona Kona brings back Soul Food’s Legendary Seafood Boil by Chef Aashish Seth for round two — and it’s bigger, bolder, and spicier than ever. Expect buckets of fresh crab, prawns, calamari, mussels, and more, tossed in five indulgent sauces (including a Thai Herbed special just for Kona Kona), all paired with craft beers, wines, and Don Julio cocktails. With its signature warmth, this pop-up promises an afternoon of flavours!
Xovember Beyblade X Tournament
2 November | 11 AM - 2.00 PM
Exogos Gamezone, Vikhroli
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Join Uhtend for yet another Beyblade X Tournament at Exogos Gamezone Vikhroli!
Beyblade will be provided for your battles. Deck format (3 beys). Double elimination format. Open to all ages, gender, etc. Please check in before 11:30 AM to confirm participation.
Experience Kolkata’s lost flavours
Till 2 November | 12:30 - 3 PM and 7 - 11 PM
Hotel Trident, Natiman Point
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To reserve your experience, please contact +91 22 6632 6310.
Hotel Trident invites you to Frangipani, as they welcome Chef Manzilat Fatima for a soulful pop-up celebrating Metiabruz cuisine - a fusion of Awadhi flavours and Bengali warmth. Each dish, passed down through generations, celebrates timeless culinary traditions.
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