Pune: Maharashtra is staring at yet another very heavy spell in the coming days, raising fears of fresh damage in regions already battered by floods.Disaster management updates on Tuesday showed large-scale evacuations and rescue operations continuing across multiple districts amid a reduced rainfall intensity. Solapur recorded heavy rainfall in many villages, leading to flooding as…
Blaze in coastal road tunnel MUMBAI: A car caught fire inside the southbound coastal road tunnel between Marine Drive and Nepeansea road on Thursday morning, triggering dense smoke and also disrupting traffic.According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the blaze was reported at 9.02 am when a Swift Dzire car caught fire when around 100–150…
Even before walking into India’s ‘perfume capital’, the first whiffs hit you. Sometimes it’s the sweetness of rose, sometimes a heady trace of jasmine, and on other days, you could swear you’ve just smelt Giorgio Armani’s ‘Acqua di Gio’ waft through the air. In Kannauj’s Bara Bazar, shelves glint with tiny bottles sealed in gold,…
Pune: The city chapter of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has submitted letters to commissioner of police (CP) Amitesh Kumar and district collector Jitendra Dudi, requesting an intervention. They claim several members’ establishments are being forced to shut before the stipulated deadline, and that “random raids” are being conducted on their premises, during…
Mumbai is experiencing a mild and humid morning on Wednesday, September 25, 2025, with patchy rain forecasted throughout the day.The city will see temperatures between 25.4°C and 28.5°C, accompanied by 77% humidity and wind speeds up to 18.4 km/h, while yesterday’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at a moderate 53. Today’s Detailed Forecast The day…
Sex ratio dip: Checks on tests, abortion pills NEW DELHI: Alarmed by a steady decline in the city’s sex ratio at birth, Delhi govt has banned sending genetic material outside the city for advanced prenatal tests and ordered stricter enforcement of restrictions on over-the-counter sale of abortion pills.Delhi’s sex ratio at birth dropped to 920…
Pune: Wondering which pandals in the city should be on your must-visit list during Durga Puja or where you can get pulao as bhog (prasad), instead of khichdi? Well, you can now get all information related to Durga Puja at your fingertips, courtesy a handful of volunteers who have painstakingly put together every available detail…
UK–India ‘Living Bridge’ Awards Honour British PM Starmer MUMBAI: United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, alongside leading business figures, institutions and charities were honoured by the India Business Group (IBG) at the UK–India ‘Living Bridge’ Awards for championing closer ties with the Indian subcontinent this week. The UK House of Lords hosted the…
NICU (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A city court directed police to reopen and expand its probe into allegations of negligence and falsification of records at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, after it rejected a closure report.The matter arises from a 2019 FIR lodged by Sapna Jain, who alleged that her son, born in 2017, suffered irreversible…
PUNE: A Hyderabad-based PhD holder in electronics & telecommunication (E&TC) with degrees from two prominent London universities has been arrested by Pune cyber police for defrauding a city educational institution of Rs 2.46 crore under the pretext of arranging governmentfunded research projects in drones and AI. The accused, identified as Seetaiah Kilaru (34) of Meher…
