Yogesh Naik is a Deputy Associate Editor with The Indian Express, Mumbai. He covers Mantralaya affairs, Governance, Congress, aviation, defence, energy, environment, and infrastructure. He has been a journalist since 1993.

May 18, 2022 03:05 IST
Rajnath Singh said the two warships will add might to the Navy’s arsenal and represent to the world India’s strategic strength as well as the power of self-reliance.
Wed, May 18, 2022
May 17, 2022 04:15 IST
On the last day of the party's Chintan Shivir in Udaipur on Sunday, the former Congress president had said that his party alone can fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as “regional parties neither have an ideology nor a centralised approach”.
Tue, May 17, 2022
May 13, 2022 01:07 IST
Matheran: As the hill station does not allow cars since the British era, to commute within Matheran, people have to either walk or use one of the 460 horses or 94 hand-pulled rickshaws available for transportation.
Fri, May 13, 2022
May 12, 2022 01:07 IST
The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) discussed the complaints on May 4 and the minutes were put on the website.
Thu, May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022 00:27 IST
The minutes of the MCZMA meeting said the Maharashtra Maritime Board had proposed to carry out dredging work in 5.6 km of Bankot creek.
Thu, May 12, 2022
May 11, 2022 01:45 IST
The airport temporarily closed both its runways from 11 am to 5 pm to carry out the works. The runways were made operational from 5 pm.
Wed, May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022 01:35 IST
The City Industrial Development Corporation is already working on the Navi Mumbai International Airport project and they expect its first flight by 2023.
Wed, May 11, 2022
May 09, 2022 21:25 IST
Former mayor Kishori Pednekar and MLC Manisha Kayande, both Shiv Sena leaders, ask the hospital management how pictures from the MRI room could be shot and circulated on social media.
Mon, May 09, 2022
May 09, 2022 15:44 IST
Kishori Pednekar and MLC Manisha Kayande, both Shiv Sena leaders, asked the Lilavati Hospital management how pictures of MP Navneet Rana, who is on bail, could be shot and circulated on social media.
Tue, May 10, 2022
May 08, 2022 00:59 IST
As per initial estimates, the building was to cost Rs 52 crore but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, work was delayed and now the cost has increased to Rs 63 crore.
Sun, May 08, 2022
May 07, 2022 02:45 IST
The Sanjay Gandhi National Park is spread over 103 sq km and extends from Thane to Borivali on the east-west side, and Goregaon to Dahisar on the north-south side. These slums are largely on the park’s periphery.
Sat, May 07, 2022
May 06, 2022 21:46 IST
Brijbhushan Pandey said the MNS chief would not be allowed to set foot in Ayodhya unless he publicly apologised for his ‘anti-north Indian’ stand.
Fri, May 06, 2022
May 06, 2022 14:20 IST
Residents of Siddharth Colony claimed that in 2005 redevelopers promised to pay their electricity dues. While there has been no progress on the redevelopment, the dues have accrued to over Rs 102 crore.
Fri, May 06, 2022
May 06, 2022 01:03 IST
A senior officer of MSEDCL said, "We had enough power... but this line between Kharghar and Talegaon collapsed... if the line was not closed, it would have led to a cascading effect on Mumbai and areas of the state.”
Fri, May 06, 2022
May 04, 2022 03:13 IST
The coffee table book consists of 129 paintings, largely painted by Usha. It also includes paintings of her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Anuja Bhosle, Saanjali Khadikar, Zanai Bhosle, Ranjay Bhosle and two by Lata Mangeshkar.
Wed, May 04, 2022
May 03, 2022 15:41 IST
The MTNL needs a huge amount to the tune of Rs 35,000 crore for survival, Arvind Sawant said and appealed to the Union government to monetise assets and till then requested it to finance the purchase of new equipment like fiber optic cables and installation of new cell towers.
Wed, May 04, 2022
May 02, 2022 10:09 IST
Incidentally, April 29 was also Kakani’s 60th birthday.
Mon, May 02, 2022
May 01, 2022 00:54 IST
Over the last two years, after regular meetings with forest department and mangrove cell, more than 11,000 ha of land has been brought under the Indian Forest Act.
Sun, May 01, 2022
May 01, 2022 00:40 IST
Power expert Ashok Pendse said, “On Friday, Mumbai required 3,850 MW and 2,100 MW was bought from outside sources. The amount of energy that can be transferred from transfer lines is limited. We can maximum bring 4,200 MW and then resort to powercuts.”
Sun, May 01, 2022
April 29, 2022 16:50 IST
It’s a sad day in aviation, say enthusiasts and former pilots
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
April 28, 2022 00:46 IST
Thackeray's call came after he held a review meeting with divisional commissioners, municipal commissioners, zilla parishad CEOs and top police officers in view of the rise in cases.
Thu, Apr 28, 2022
April 27, 2022 22:29 IST
Thackeray also accused the Centre of step-motherly treatment towards Maharashtra, adding the state government was not responsible for the rise in prices of petrol and diesel.
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
April 27, 2022 03:38 IST
While the eastern suburbs will get just 60 per cent of water supply on Wednesday, western suburbs will get 75 per cent of water supply.
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
April 26, 2022 11:59 IST
Mumbai power cut: Sources in the BMC said that this is also likely to affect the water supply in some areas as there was a disruption in pumping.
Tue, Apr 26, 2022
April 26, 2022 03:06 IST
Until now, the Lands End plot housed four bungalows for judges. Naik said that these were in a dilapidated shape.
Tue, Apr 26, 2022



