BHIWANDI: A 32-year-old powerloom worker who allegedly raped and murdered a six-year-old girl in Bhiwandi in 2023 and fled from a court two months ago struck once again barely 2km away on Wednesday. He allegedly raped and strangled a seven-year-old neighbour, left the body in a gunny sack and fled. He was caught the same…
NEW DELHI: PWD has formally proposed to construct twin towers at ITO – one at its headquarters at MSO building and the second on the other side of Indraprastha Marg at Vikas Bhawan – to house the new Delhi govt secretariat. It has sought govt’s in-principle approval to move the plan forward, two senior officials…
Cyclone ‘Shakhti’, forms over Arabian Sea PUNE: The season’s first cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea intensified into ‘Cyclone Shakhti’ on Friday, stated the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The system, currently centred about 250km west-southwest of Dwarka, is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday. While forecasters said, it is unlikely to…
Mumbai: Oct 3 marks a milestone, though a bittersweet one. A year ago, Marathi joined the pantheon of classical languages—Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Odia—promising prestige, resources, and recognition. The announcement came with a grand blueprint: a Centre of Excellence, university chairs to promote the language, national awards to celebrate its champions. Twelve months…
NEW DELHI: A bus marshal has been arrested for allegedly biting off a conductor’s finger after a dispute over the route to be taken on Sunday evening. The conductor told police that his left-hand middle finger had got severed. While marshal Mansingh and the driver wanted to take the electric bus via the Lajpat Nagar…
Pune: A 12-year-old boy died as the lift of a Charholi housing society suddenly started going up, trapping him between the third and fourth floors of the building on Thursday evening. Pimpri Chinchwad police are yet to ascertain if the boy was coming out or stepping into the lift when the accident occurred.“CCTV footage recovered…
Tata Institute of Social Sciences MUMBAI: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences is preparing to take a step it believes will mark fresh ground in India’s higher education map. It has readied an executive PhD for working professionals — the first of its kind at a social sciences university in the country that will be…
NEW DELHI: In two separate cases, Delhi Police has rescued two boys who were kidnapped by men allegedly trying to coerce their mothers into relationships.Early this week, a seven-year-old boy was kidnapped allegedly by a man from Haryana’s Hansi who wanted to pressure his former live-in partner, the child’s mother, into resuming their relationship. Four…
Pune: A 12-year-old boy died as the lift of a Charholi housing society suddenly started going up, trapping him between the third and fourth floors of the building on Thursday evening. Pimpri Chinchwad police are yet to ascertain if the boy was coming out or stepping into the lift when the accident occurred.“CCTV footage recovered…
Thane: Residents of Diva have complained about the lack of adequate healthcare services, including functional hospitals catering to the rising population in the suburb. They cite how residents travel to neighbouring Kalwa or Kalyan-Dombivli for advanced treatments. The recent shutdown of a few basic public health facilities has further inconvenienced residents.While global standards recommend a…
