New Delhi: In the bustling lanes of Kumhar Gram (potters’ village) in West Delhi’s Bindapur, 54-year-old Yaad Ram sits at his wheel, shaping a diya out of fresh clay. His six-year-old granddaughter sleeps peacefully on a nearby cot, oblivious to the constant hum that fills the air in the run-up to Diwali. Yaad Ram’s small…
Pune: The work of installation of sensors at construction sites, mandated to curb air pollution, is progressing slowly, as only a few sites have set up these devices, claimed environmental activists.They also claimed Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has largely ignored taking strict measures against these pollutants, with no cases filed against violators in the past…
There was art before him and after him, and they were not the same,” wrote Time Magazine’s art critic Robert Hughes of the 17th century European Master widely regarded as an innovator of light for his radical use of the chiaroscuro, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, or simply—Caravaggio. In what is being hailed as a defining…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted the “last opportunity” to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to argue its plea challenging the bail to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. “In the interest of justice and considering that ASG SV Raju is unavailable, a last and final opportunity is granted,” Justice Ravinder Dudeja said. Kejriwal’s lawyers…
Pune: Every year, as the city prepares to sparkle under the light of a million diyas, an even brighter glow emanates from homes and community centres. Here, women — many widowed or from underprivileged backgrounds — gather to paint, stitch, and mould the essence of Diwali into beautiful handmade creations. For these women, the festival…
Mumbai: Holding that criminal proceedings can’t arm-twist a suspect to recover an alleged fraud amount at the pre-trial stage, a sessions court cancelled a lower court’s condition of a Rs 10-lakh security deposit to grant bail in a Rs 22.8-crore cheating case. It also reduced the bail amount from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 1…
New Delhi: The Union ministry of external affairs has sought a report from South Asian University (SAU) over the alleged sexual assault on a student, official sources in the university said.SAU, an international university funded by the Saarc nations, functions under the ministry.Police said a case of “attempt to gang rape” was registered after a…
Pune/Kolhapur: The Bombay high court’s Kolhapur bench on Tuesday granted bail to Panvel-based ENT surgeon Virendrasinh Tawde, Amol Kale and Sharad Kalasakar, all co-accused in the Feb 2015 murder of leftist leader, rationalist and author Govind Pansare in Kolhapur.Tawde and Kale are expected to walk out of the Kolhapur and Bengaluru jails, respectively. Kale has…
Mumbai: Two Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have been suspended following allegations of illegal detention, bribe demand and misconduct in a case of duty evasion involving import of insecticides.The action was taken against senior intelligence officer Deepak Kumar and inspector Chetan Parikh after DRI received a complaint from the wife of a suspect who…
New Delhi: The city govt on Tuesday announced a water bill amnesty scheme, offering a waiver of late-payment surcharge for domestic consumers. Commercial and govt establishments have not been included for now. The scheme offers a complete waiver to those who pay their bills by Jan 31, 2026, and a 70% waiver to those who…
