Image Credit: Izaa Setia/ Instagram NEW DELHI: A Delhi-based makeup artist has gone viral after transforming into Annabelle, the haunted doll from The ‘Conjuring’ film series, in a striking Halloween display.A user named Izaa Setia, wearing a white frock, red ribbon, and the doll’s signature braided hairstyle, painted her face ghostly white and used dramatic…
Pune: Rohit Aarrya, who was shot dead on Thursday after he allegedly held 18 people hostages in a Powai-based studio, had worked really hard on the Swachha Monitor scheme, his friend Suraj Lokhande told TOI on Friday.The scheme was adopted by the state govt and became a hit. “He spent about Rs 40 lakh from…
A 75-year-old actress, Mangal Patankar, recounts her terrifying ordeal at a Mumbai studio. What began as a web series audition for a kidnapping scene turned into a real-life hostage situation orchestrated by the director, Rohit Aarrya. He threatened to harm children and demanded ransom from parents before police intervened. MUMBAI: When Mangal Patankar left Kolhapur…
Delhi is set to unveil its first official logo on November 1, marking Delhi Day. This visual identity, chosen from over 1,800 entries, aims to represent the capital’s blend of heritage and modernity. The emblem will unify government communications and boost public recognition of initiatives, strengthening Delhi’s brand nationally and internationally. NEW DELHI: For the…
Rohit Aarrya, who orchestrated the Powai hostage crisis, had invested heavily in the Swachhta Monitor initiative, his friend claimed PUNE: Rohit Aarrya, who was shot dead on Thursday after he orchestrated the Powai hostage crisis, worked really hard on the Swachhta Monitor initiative, his friend Suraj Lokhande claimed on Friday.“He spent about Rs 40 lakh…
MUMBAI: Children were found with their mouths taped and some with their hands tied at the time of rescue from the Powai recording studio on Thursday, a senior police officer said. They were also denied food for hours since Aarrya kept moving them from room to room. “While negotiating over the phone, we could hear…
New Delhi: The city’s air quality index (AQI), which Thursday had plunged to its worst Oct level in three years at 373, unexpectedly improved Friday to 218 — a drop of 155 points.While experts said the reason behind the sharp improvement without rain was unknown, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa attributed it to the…
Pune: The education department has proposed to extend its earn-and-learn scheme in colleges from the 2025–26 academic year, offering monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,200 to five lakh women students. A budget provision of Rs 100 crore has been proposed to the finance department for the initiative which aims to support economically weak students and…
Mumbai: When assistant police inspector Amol Waghmare was informed by Powai senior inspector Jitendra Sonawane Thursday afternoon that a hostage crisis was brewing in a Powai studio, he had no idea that minutes later he would be confronting an armed kidnapper and would have to pull the trigger at him.Waghmare, who is the complainant in…
New Delhi: Delhi education minister Ashish Sood on Friday announced that govt will grant recognition to private unaided schools functioning in non-conforming areas of the city. The move is expected to create nearly 20,000 additional seats for students from economically weaker sections, disadvantaged groups and children with special needs.“For more than a decade, many schools…
