New Delhi enjoys a sunny, warm day today with clear skies and light winds, ideal for outdoor activities, with temperatures reaching 33.1°C. However, air quality remains a significant concern, classified as ‘very poor’ yesterday (AQI 274). Residents are advised to wear masks, especially in traffic-heavy areas. The data for this weather forecast has been sourced…
Pune: Vehicle registrations under the Regional Transport Office (RTO) here during the period leading to Dhanteras and Diwali registered an increase of close to 10% this year, compared to the corresponding pre-festival time last year. In 2024, Dhanteras was celebrated on Oct 29. As per figures shared by Pune RTO officials, between Oct 19 and…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has decided to establish a special ‘war room’ to integrate health schemes of the Centre and the state in order to prevent individuals from availing double benefits.The ‘war room’ committee will be headed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA) and former IAS officer Praveen Pardeshi….
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority will start registration for DDA Towering Heights, an exclusive premium housing scheme, as part of the Karkardooma TOD project on Oct 31. The e-auction will be held from Dec 1 to 4.Located at East Delhi Hub, the city’s first transit-oriented development initiative, the scheme will offer 1,026 premium 2 BHK…
A 13-year-old tribal girl in Palghar was allegedly married off and subjected to repeated sexual assault and mental harassment. Police have registered a case against five individuals, including the groom and his family, following a complaint by the minor. The girl’s grandfather reportedly arranged the marriage in September. PALGHAR: 13-year-old tribal girl from Palghar district…
Mumbai: The fraudsters who coerced a couple to pay them Rs 58 crore allegedly kept them under digital arrest for 40 days and used elaborate tactics to convince them that they were under investigation by central agencies. As per the police probe, the money trail leads to China and Cambodia, indicating a transnational cybercrime network….
New Delhi: Ground-level ozone has been the lead pollutant on 10 of the 17 days in Oct so far, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). While ozone dominates during summer, this month’s hourly concentration exceeded 90 micrograms per cubic metre for 35 hours — the highest for Oct since 2020 when the figure stood…
Pune: A group of people under Sakal Jain Samaj on Friday carried out a long march to oppose the sale of Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust’s property, located in Model Colony. Akshay Jain, one of the agitators, said the hostel’s land, which also has a temple, was disposed of by the trustees without following due…
Mumbai: In an IIT Bombay campus survey, 230 of 306 respondents flagged a lack of transparency in the placement process—from why certain companies skipped the season to how interview slots were allotted. Even among those who landed offers early, more than half felt the system wasn’t fully transparent. Milind Atrey, IITB’s deputy director, admitted “personal…
New Delhi: A Delhi court, while observing on Wednesday that a pregnant woman was unnecessarily subjected to a C-section delivery a month before the due date, summoned her gynaecologist for the first time. The child, born in Feb 2018, died in Dec 2023 after prolonged illness. The child’s father filed a case in 2021 citing…
