Mumbai: Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray will drop a “bombshell” on vote theft in Mumbai through a presentation on Monday, said party functionaries. Drawing parallels with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi‘s presentation in Sept on alleged mass deletion of voters before the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections and the Lok Sabha polls last year, they said Aaditya…
New Delhi: Humanities students and those enrolled in Delhi University‘s most sought-after colleges are at the forefront of the shift to the university’s new four-year undergraduate programme.In many centrally located colleges, nearly four out of 10 students — about 40% — have chosen to continue for the additional year and most of them are from…
Pune: The Uttamnagar police have recorded statements of cadets and instructors present at the swimming pool when a first-term National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet, Aditya D Yadav, drowned during a training session on the Khadakwasla campus around 5pm on Thursday.Inspector Rahul Khandare of Uttamnagar police station said preliminary findings suggested no immediate sign of negligence…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis urged farmers not to sell their produce for less than the fair market price. Speaking to the media in Mumbai after attending a conference on natural farming at Raj Bhavan on Friday, Fadnavis said the govt will set up procurement centres for cotton and soybean from Oct 30, where registration of…
NEW DELHI: At first glance, an Instagram group named ‘Sawt-al-Ummah’ appeared to be a cluster of hardliners with strong views about religion. However, this was a screening platform being run by Syria-based recruiters attempting to radicalise Indian youths into jihad, according to police. The group had been carrying out its propaganda on the social media…
Pune: Rain partially marred Bhaubeej celebrations in the city on Thursday evening. Rangolis were washed away, diyas blew out and festive outfits drenched because of showers. Lohegaon recorded the highest showers at 40.4mm till Friday morning, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.Chinchwad and Koregaon Park received 24.5mm rain each. Shivajinagar recorded 18.3mm of showers,…
MUMBAI: Graduate management education (GME) programmes worldwide recorded a 7% rise in applications in 2025, extending last year’s record-breaking surge, according to the latest Application Trends Survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Yet, the boom is uneven, signalling deep shifts in where and how future business leaders choose to study. While Asia and…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority has completed the civil work of its long-awaited multilevel parking at Nehru Place, one of the city’s busiest commercial hubs. The facility is getting finishing touches and being tested. The complex is likely to become operational by mid-Dec, said officials. “We have already applied for the fire NOC and expect…
Pune: Police on Friday said the Regional Passport Office (RPO) had cancelled gangster Nilesh Ghaywal’s passport on Thursday since it was issued on fake and fabricated documents.Deputy commissioner of police (zone III) Sambhaji Kadam told TOI: “The Pune RPO cancelled the passport after it was revealed that Ghaywal submitted fake documents regarding his address and…
Navi Mumbai: A 54-year-old businessman, N C Jacob, under the influence of alcohol set his rented flat on fire after a quarrel with his wife, and was found dead on Friday in New Panvel. The fire brigade broke open the flat in Bethal Cottage and found his body in the kitchen. Jacob’s wife was away…
