Mid-Day Top News at this hour: Mumbai’s first cable-stayed railway overbridge inaugurated at Reay Road; Halfway through May, but Mithi river cleanup far from goal and more

The city’s first cable-stayed bridge. Pics/Ashish Raje

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Markets bounce back in early trade as inflation cools to 6-yr low in April

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday as retail inflation eased to a nearly six-year low of 3.16 per cent in April, creating enough room for the Reserve Bank to go for another round of rate cut in the June monetary policy review. Also, a cooling US April inflation data added to the positive trend in the equity markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex climbed 281.43 points to 81,429.65 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 96.65 points to 24,675.

Mumbai: City's first cable-stayed railway overbridge inaugurated at Reay Road

The Reay Road bridge was formally inaugurated by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday evening. The work on the bridge began in 2022 and was completed in December 2024. The cost of the bridge, constructed by the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MahaRail), is Rs 266 crore. This is the first cable-stayed road overbridge (ROB) in the city, and it has been decorated with architectural LED lighting. Other bridges at Byculla, Dadar and Ghatkopar are under construction. Read more.

Mumbai: Halfway through May, but Mithi river cleanup far from goal

The second week of May has arrived, but only 37 per cent of the desilting work on the Mithi river has been completed. Progress on the desilting of minor drains stands at 38 per cent, according to civic officials, who nevertheless claim that the work will be finished on time. Read more.

"Was he dropped or is it a personal decision?": Kapil Dev on Virat Kohli's Test retirement

Former India skipper Kapil Dev is shocked by Virat Kohli's decision to retire from Test cricket and has demanded transparency on the reason behind this sudden call. Kohli, 36, announced his retirement from the longest format of the game with a touching Instagram post on Monday. Reports have suggested a multitude of reasons for Kohli's unexpected departure. Read more.

Sarzameen and Lahore 1947 under review as Bollywood drops Pakistan references amid rising tensions

Even though a ceasefire is in place between India and Pakistan, the after-effects of the military conflicts can be felt across the board, including in Bollywood. The buzz in the industry is that several high-profile projects are being reviewed or undergoing significant rewrites to remove any references to Pakistan from their scripts. Read more.