Director of Rs 800 crore blockbuster, once sold eggs, worked as a sweeper for a living. A look at Laxman Utekar's inspiring journeyLaxman Utekar, the director of 'Chhaava', once sold eggs. He also ran a Vada Pav stall. He cleaned washrooms at a film studio. He delivered...
01 Jun, 2025, 10.34 AM IST
At Rs 133 crore, Siddhivinayak temple earnings see 16% rise in FY 2024-25The Siddhivinayak Temple Trust in Mumbai saw a 16% increase in annual earnings, reaching Rs 133 crore for the fiscal year 2024-25. Major in...
02 Apr, 2025, 04.50 PM IST
Mukesh Ambani along with son Anant Ambani, bahu Radhika, and Shloka visit Lalbaugcha Raja. Watch videoReliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his son Anant Ambani visited Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja for Ganesh Chaturthi prayers. This yea...
13 Sep, 2024, 11.26 PM IST
Mumbaikars buy 55 kg gold to offer to GanpatiMumbaikars have purchased 55 kg of gold for Ganesh Chaturthi, 15 kg more than last year, driven by a positive market sentiment following a ...
10 Sep, 2024, 10.23 AM IST
Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja receives donations over Rs 1 crore in 2 days of Ganesh ChaturthiLalbaugcha Raja Mandal received donations worth over sixty lakh on the second day of the festival. According to the Mandal, it received ove...
22 Sep, 2023, 11.01 AM IST
Ganesh Chaturthi: Kartik Aryan spotted praying at Lalbaugcha Raja; Ajay Devgn bows down to Bappa; Riteish Deshmukh brings Ganpati homeOne of the most auspicious figures in the Hindu pantheon, this pot-bellies, elephant faced deity is worshipped by lakhs of devotees on Gane...
19 Sep, 2023, 04.12 PM IST
Ganesh Chaturthi: Mumbai's famous Lalbaugcha Raja idol unveiled, netizens gush about ‘most handsome king’Widely regarded as Maharashtra's most famous Ganapati idol, Lalbaugcha Raja has over one crore devotees!
16 Sep, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Ganesh pandal in Mumbai takes Rs 360 crore insurance for GaneshotsavGSB Seva Mandal, one of Mumbai's wealthiest Ganeshotsav organizers, has obtained an insurance policy worth Rs 360 crore from New India Assu...
05 Sep, 2023, 05.33 PM IST
Ganesh Chaturthi: This Mumbai-based Mandal takes insurance cover of Rs 316.4 croreThe cover includes personal insurance for related people like pandal, volunteers, priests, cooks, footwear stall workers, valet parking per...
29 Aug, 2022, 11.43 AM IST
This food blogger is not like any otherWhile we come across different kind of bloggers, here is the one, who is absolutely unique in her style. Meet Amrita Katara AKA ‘Tasting Ta...
12 Sep, 2017, 03.41 PM IST
Amul Girl turns 50: Meet the three men who keep her goingThe Amul campaign was started by daCunha’s father Sylvester daCunha in 1966 along with illustrator Eustace Fernandes and Usha Katrak, among...
16 Oct, 2016, 11.16 AM IST
Changing trend in religious donations: Temples, churches & masjids open demat accounts as wealthy devotees offer sharesThe move to open demat accounts is due to the fact that trusts find it tedious to get physical shares dropped in donation boxes transferred...
27 Oct, 2015, 03.05 AM IST
Modaks, suits, jewellery: Brands go all out to woo folks on Ganesh ChaturthiEnjoy a traditional menu along with fresh modaks made of coconut jaggery, chocolate, motichoor, mawa and saffron, and also ukdiche modak an...
29 Aug, 2014, 02.14 PM IST
Gold-rich temples refuse to unlock idle assets to help govt bring down gold importThe treasure is most likely to remain in the temple as it has been accumulated over centuries by kings of Travancore.
05 Sep, 2013, 10.28 AM IST
Ganesh Chaturthi: Insurance cover for Lord Ganesha goes up to Rs 45 crore this yearThe insurance cover for Lalbaugcha Raja, the celebrity deity of Central Mumbai, has gone up to Rs 45 crore this year from Rs 15 crore last ...
19 Sep, 2012, 02.14 PM IST
- Spirituality and riches go hand in hand in state's shrines
From Mumbai's richest Siddhivinayak temple that grosses up to Rs 49 crore annually to the Saibaba temple in Shirdi whose official annual in...
10 Jul, 2011, 11.30 AM IST
- Heard on the street
At a time when most asset management companies repackage their old funds to peddle old wine in new bottle, one AMC, Benchmark Mutual is pla...
02 Aug, 2008, 06.17 AM IST