Mumbai: The city crime branch on Friday arrested gangster D K Rao, builder Mimit Bhuta, and his associate Anil Parerao for allegedly threatening a businessman in connection with a Rs 1.3 crore financial dispute. Rao, a close aide of jailed gangster Chhota Rajan, was out on bail in another extortion case.According to police, the businessman…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the planned demolition of the unsafe Signature View Apartments in north Delhi, clearing the last legal hurdle for its redevelopment.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe refused to interfere with the decision of Delhi High Court after Delhi Development Authority highlighted that a…
Pune: Special teams comprising officials from the Pune airport, airlines, and CISF will be stationed at the airport, particularly in the late evening hours, to manage crowding inside the terminal building during the Diwali travel period.With the festive season expected to significantly increase daily passenger traffic, these special teams aim to maintain order and prevent…
Mumbai: More than 3,300 Mumbaikars tested positive for the mosquito-borne dengue infection during the June to Sept period, according to information shared by the BMC. However, concerns have been raised that the number of confirmatory tests conducted for monsoon diseases like dengue and leptospirosis is not adequate.While 12,444 rapid tests for dengue were done in…
New Delhi: Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday launched a citywide “innovation challenge” to crowdsource affordable, ready-to-deploy technologies that can reduce PM2.5 and PM10 pollution from older vehicles, construction activity and industrial sources. The drive, launched under DPCC, seeks cost-effective, scalable and replicable technologies to reduce air, water and waste pollution. The minister said…
Pune: A sessions court has rejected a Kochi-based couple’s anticipatory bail plea in a case of alleged online cheating, infringement of registered trademark of a Pune-based skin and cosmetics treatment service provider and violation of IT Act provisions, registered by Mundhwa police.The complainant, Dr Gaurav Raj Chhabra, told TOI that he has been operating his…
Mumbai: Customs’ air intelligence unit has arrested four flyers in three cases and seized hydroponic weed and ganja worth Rs 12 crore at the city airport. The hydroponic weed was hidden in chocolates and clothes. All are in judicial custody. tnn Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Karwa Chauth 2025,…
New Delhi/Shillong: A 27-year-old flight attendant from Meghalaya has alleged that she was recently subjected to verbal racial abuse twice within an hour in Delhi — once in north Delhi’s Kamla Nagar, then on the metro. Her video on Instagram, describing the alleged experience last week, drew widespread attention after Union minister Kiren Rijiju reposted…
Pune: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday clarified that the Pune City police had not issued the arms licence to gangster Nilesh Ghaywal’s brother, Sachin, despite minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam’s note on the issue.“The hearing on the application was held before the minister of state. But the decision to not issue the licence…
Mumbai: The proposal for demarcating the Mahim Fort premises was officially completed by the Customs department on Thursday. Through this the BMC will know the total area of the property along with the boundaries and overall structural layout. Based on this, the restoration plan will be prepared and tenders for the work will be floated…
