Pune: A 70-year-old lawyer from Pimpri lost Rs1.8 crore to cybercrooks this month in yet another digital arrest fraud targeting the elderly.Between Sept 4 and 19, the crooks, posing as CBI officers, contacted the lawyer and told him that his Aadhaar card was being misued for money laundering.“The ‘CBI officer’ threatened the lawyer and told…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar appeared visibly frustrated on Thursday while interacting with flood-affected farmers in the Marathwada region, after being asked about the government’s stance on a farm loan waiver.Pawar was visiting Marathwada region to assess damage caused by heavy rains and flooding earlier this week, which devastated crops and damaged…
NEW DELHI: Everything is calm as you drive late at night on a quiet Delhi street – until a scooter suddenly cuts across your car. You slam the brakes, your heart racing. For a moment, you picture the worst. What if the rider is injured? What if someone blamed you? What if it became your…
Pune: Metro works on Wednesday night damaged a 1,200mm Nigdi main pipeline carrying water to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s pumping zone and disrupted supply to several parts of the cities. Repair was undertaken on a war footing and distribution to most affected areas was restored by Thursday evening.Areas that faced disruption included Chikhali,…
Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde instructed to speed up work of the Bandra to Kurla pod taxi project as it is the only one in the country, and implement it as a model project. “Pod Taxi will be a good option for these citizens to get relief from traffic congestion,” Shinde said. There are…
NEW DELHI: A traffic police officer on duty was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in north Delhi’s Timarpur area, an official said on Wednesday. “Two persons involved in the assault have been arrested and efforts are underway to identify and nab the remaining accused,” a senior police officer said.A video of the incident,…
Pune: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday called on banks and financial institutions with strong balance sheets to step up lending to public infrastructure, industry and the MSME sector.Sitharaman, who was in the city to attend the 91st Foundation Day of the Bank of Maharashtra, highlighted the vital role of banks amid growing global…
The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Mumbai is experiencing a mild morning with patchy rain forecast throughout September 26, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 26°C and 28.6°C. The city’s air quality index registered at 53 yesterday, falling…
NEW DELHI: IRS officer and former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede has filed a defamation suit in Delhi high court against the makers of the Netflix drama series ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’.The suit filed on Thursday seeks an injunction and Rs 2 crore in damages for misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug…
Pune: Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against three people who allegedly attacked and injured five trained racehorses kept in a stable at the racecourse in what investigators suspect was a deliberate attempt to keep them from competitions.The animals belong to different owners but are regular contenders at the races conducted by the Royal Western…
