Friday, February 20, 2026

Author: Worldsnap Staff

Mumbai

Once held for graft, ex-Mhada officer gets MSRDC post

A state government official soon to be chargesheeted in a case of accepting bribe of Rs7.5 lakh has been appointed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) as their commercial officer as well as the public relations officer (PRO). Interestingly, while the move has led to widespread resentment among the officials of the loss-making corporation, MSRDC chairman Jaydatt Kshirsagar said he was unaware of the background of Vijay Kalam Patil, the officer concerned.Kalam Patil, …

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Business

How it came that you could book your bus tickets online

The name redBus has a funny history. Its founders were certain of onething when they wanted to name their venture: it had to do something with a colour. "Then marketing becomes easier," says Phanindra Sama, chief executive officer, redBus.in, and one of the three founders. They finally decided on red, because the word has just three letters.redBus, India’s first organised and online bus ticket booking service, was the only player of its kind in the world when it launched in …

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Mumbai

‘Trial run taught us valuable lessons’

With his company bagging the prestigious contract for constructing the country’s first-ever Monorail, Kanesan Veluppillai, president of Scomi International is understandably a proud and happy man. The Centre even made a special mention of the project in the Union Budget 2010-11. In an interview with Ninad Siddhaye, Kanesan says India is emerging as one of the largest markets for monorail – even bigger than the metro – with several other states evincing interest in jumping onto the monorail ba…

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Bangalore

Powerless to prevent the steep fall in sales

So the frequent power cuts have become the bane of your life? Imagine how much worse it must be for someone whose livelihood depends on offering you a comfortable space. Shopkeepers complain that it was metro work that first affected sales; now, it’s the frequent power cuts. ?Power goes off nearly four times each day, and we’ve had a 25% drop in sales,? says Sireesh Babu, secretary of the Bangalore Trade Association.Running a generator costs at least Rs10,000 a month. ?And even if we do…

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Mumbai

Mumbai’s monorail goes international

Even before it takes to the track in Mumbai, India’s first ever monorail project is going places. The Mumbai monorail project will be presented before the world this June in Kuala Lumpur at Monorailex, a global conference organised by the international monorail association. The association is a part of the monorail society, a forum comprising all the world’s monorail manufacturers. Kanesan Velupillai, president, Scomi International – a consortium partner in the Mumbai monorail proj…

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