This would be a first-of-its-kind experience for our family to dine at The Taj Mahal Palace, so I’d really appreciate some recommendations, suggestions, and insights into the overall experience—both before and after dining there.

We’re a family of four (65M, 57F, 29M, 26F), and this is something of a special experience for us. I’d especially love to know if there’s anything we should be aware of beforehand, particularly regarding the ambience, dress code, etiquette, pricing, etc.

Also, for those who’ve been there with their parents, how comfortable and welcoming is the experience? I’d like to make sure my parents feel comfortable and don’t feel out of place or awkward in such an iconic and upscale setting. Cheers✌🏽😎👍🏽

I found bunch of expired medicines lately while cleaning out. And when it use to be 1 or 2 medicines left in a packet, I'd often just throw it in a dustbin without thinking.

But, this time i had like 8-10 packets of medicine, all expired and while I was out to throw them, I paused and realized that I can't just throw them like that. Since they're expired someone might end up consuming, it can be misused, and other such incidents can occur.

So I did some searching, and i found out that there places where medicine can be disposed of. While most of this searched where from Non-Indian sites, I thought it might be the same here too. However, when I looked it up, I didn't found any such places near me. Some places like charities, med banks etc is shown but too far away.

Then I went to medical stores and they flatout refused to take them. Although, it wasn't a wise decision to give it to them tbh. But this just surprise me how uncommon it is, to find a disposable centers, shouldn't this be a very basic thing to be provided for safety and precautions.

In a major mishap in Thane, a granite slab from an under-construction metro collapsed on the road in the Mira Bhayandar area, causing havoc among the passersby and residents. The incident took place around 11:50 am at the Medetiya Nagar metro Line 9 (Dahisar to Mira Bhayandar) when work on Line 9 of the Mumbai metro was underway.

The debris from the Mumbai metro slab collapse punctured a school van’s tires, which was passing the area after the incident.

Mumbai metro slab collapses: How it happened

The MMRDA has said that the slab collapsed when a crane, while moving a construction-material lifting container, accidentally crashed into some stacked granite stones near the FOB area, causing some to fall.

Images and videos showed broken concrete slabs and tiles scattered on a road under the under-construction Medetiya Nagar metro station.

No casualties or injuries were reported in the Mumbai metro slab collapse incident.

A school van parked near the incident site was also seen in the images, leading to circulation of reports that the granite had fallen on the school van. The MMRDA refuted the claims and said, “We would like to clarify that no granite stones fell on or directly struck any school van/bus in the incident.”

“The granite stones fell within the barricaded work area. Subsequently, a vehicle passing through the vicinity ran over some scattered pieces of granite, resulting in punctured tyres. No students were present in the vehicle, and no injuries were reported,” it said.

While contractor J Kumar has been fined Rs 10 crore, Gajanan – the contractor for station integration – and Systra-CEG – the general consultant – have been ordered to pay Rs 1.5 crore and Rs 1 crore, respectively. J Kumar has, however, claimed that he had no role in the incident.

Subrata Das Adhikary, the project manager, wrote to the police and mentioned: “The incident appears to have occurred due to misjudgement of the crane operator…and the said activity and operation were under the control of M/s N.A. Gajanan Construction.”

Shifting the blame on Gajanan Construction, Adhikary said, “J Kumar had earlier provided and fixed the safety railing as part of the safety arrangements. However, the said railing was subsequently removed by the finishing contractor, M/s N.A. Gajanan Construction, for carrying out material shifting activities.

I’m honestly so fed up with dealing with the police in Mumbai. Almost every interaction I’ve had with them has been unnecessarily frustrating and disappointing.

You go to them for the simplest possible thing, and somehow they’ll make sure you regret ever involving the police in the first place.

There are plenty of incidents I could talk about, but I’ll mention just one that pretty much sums up why I have such a strong dislike for dealing with them.

I had lost my LC (Leaving Certificate). I went to my college to get a duplicate, and they asked me to submit an affidavit on a ₹100 stamp paper along with a copy of a police report stating that the LC was lost/stolen.

Now, being reasonably educated and aware of how things work, I knew I could probably file an online report and get a copy. But apparently, that wasn't acceptable. My college specifically wanted a report from the nearest police station, with a stamped copy.

So, knowing exactly how this was going to go, I took leave from work on a Friday and went to the police station at around 12 PM. I had to submit the documents at college on Saturday, and they had promised me that I would get the duplicate LC the same day.

As soon as I reached the police station, they made me sit and wait.

And wait.

Meanwhile, the cops were casually discussing everything from tiffin boxes to girls to politics and whatever else. They weren't doing anything remotely urgent, but somehow I was the one who had to sit there for hours.

Around 2 PM, I finally asked how much longer it would take.

The response?

"Let bade sahab come."

To this day, I have absolutely no idea why a simple lost-document report required the presence of the "bade sahab."

Anyway, I waited.

And waited.

No bade sahab.

Finally, at around 5:30 PM, the SAME GUY who had been making me wait all this time called me to his desk.

He asked me three things:

Name.

Address.

Time of incident.

That's it.

He entered the details, and within literally 10 seconds, a printout came out of the printer. He stamped it, handed it to me, and I was done.

The entire process that had consumed 5½ hours of my day took approximately one minute.

I walked out of that police station absolutely furious.

It's not even about expecting them to work at lightning speed. It's the complete lack of respect for people's time. If something genuinely requires hours, fine. But if the actual process takes one minute, why make someone sit there for half a day?

This is the kind of experience that makes ordinary people dread going to the police even when they genuinely need their help.

And this is just one of the many experiences I've had.

I genuinely don't understand why basic public services have to feel like you're doing someone a favour by asking them to do their job.

So I met this person on reddit, me and her went on like two dates. We talked a lot on text and had our first date on 15 August, we met things were kinda AWKWARD like so awkward but then she eventually made it better by holding my hand and leaning on my shoulder or wtv. We talked more online and met up for a 2nd date (yesterday) while we were walking around she asked me if she could kiss me (I froze and she kissed me) and like it was my first kiss ever or wtv and i was genuinely just speechless after which we did it a bit more blahblah hugged each other or wtv

And today all I can see is "Instagram User" like what

Im js flabbergasted like wtf

My head isn't working im so fucking fried in the head i don't understand shit like why am I blocked why was her last text "Take caree ly!! Mwah :P" ugh fuck me msn

Update: https://www.reddit.com/r/mumbai/s/8TQgqLZdQv

Are trains 20-45 mins late everyday now? I've been seeing this state of things since January and by God there's like three days in a month where the train will be only 5 minutes late otherwise they're all constantly late by 20+ minutes .What's going on? What's happened to western railway? It used to be the most efficient form of transportation and now you need to start calculating hours beforehand

As we all know, BMC's commissioner is Ashwini Bhide.

We must question her as to why BMC is going through with the decision. Ultimately, she is responsible for all the decisions that matter. That's how leadership works. Think of her as the CEO of the city.

Why should we question her in particular, one may ask?

Simply because her son lives in San Francisco. He did his Bachelors in USA. What's so special about San Francisco?

It provides a whopping 89 m² to 120 m² of green space per person.

What about Mumbai?

Mumbai has an atrocious 1.1 - 1.24 m^(2) of accessible open and green spaces per person. I don't think people who have ever lived out of India will ever understand what this difference means. 

The bed you sleep in has more area than your proportional green space in this city..........

Hey guys, I parked my scooty opposite the Dharavi police station. I saw it there at 4 PM. When I went again around 7 PM, the scooty was not there. I checked the whole road but nowhere was I able to find it. Then I went to the police. They told me to wait, and after 3 hours they told me that the police officer who checks the cameras is not available. They said I have to wait 3 more hours or it is better to come tomorrow morning. Then he told me they 'Don't tell them in the morning that you came at night. If you tell them, you have to wait the whole morning and they will send you back to me at night.

Again come back in morning and told me him that I checked all the surrounding areas like the whole 90 Feet road and other roads. Again, one of the officers told me to go and check again vehicles and check the number plates. They kind of overpowered me. Once again I went to check and came back. Then they told me, 'Have you gone to the towing station?

They probably took it, go and check there and come back.' So I am going there. I am not able to understand why they are not just checking the cameras to see where it went

I just took this electric scooty (Motovolt m7) on rent on Monday to work part-time along with my studies. This vehicle is provided by the (Loadshare) delivery company. I went to nearby shops but I am not able to see any camera in any shop which has captured the main road traffic. My TL told me that if anything happens to the vehicle I have to pay the full penalty. What should I do?

my neighbour is an old lady, lives alone most of the time, everytime we see her outside, she's got a earbud in her ear. probably listening to songs or something.

the problem is, it has been more than 4 times, when we could smell gas leaking.

we went around asking our neighbours if their gas was off, and turns out her locked house was where the gas was coming from. we had to break into her apartment and turn the gas off.

the last time we were talking to her outside after throwing the trash, i asked her if her gas was left on and she rushed inside and came back again, LAUGHING? that she accidentally left it on. 😭 it's not even funny atp.

how do i deal with her? none of the other neighbours seem to care, but im sure its dangerous and will end up killing others too if she continues doing the same.

I stay in a 3 bhk flat with 5 girls, 2 sharing and one alone. I have recently observed that the electricity bill has suddenly increased multifold. Consistently over 2.5k units consumed.

This has been happening for over 4 months. We suspected it to be due to ACs and had installed separate meters for AC and they only aggregate to 400-500 units per month.

Now I am unable to understand what appliance is using around 2k unit every month. Last year same consumption the units were at max 1500 total.

At this point I am not even thinking of the costing when the units itself is so much.

Provider is Adani electronic.

Any suggestions what could be the potential reason and what can I do for it?