Mumbai: An insurance company executive is among three people arrested by cyber police recently for duping a govt auditor of Rs 46 lakh in an investment fraud. Two others held are beneficiaries whose bank accounts were used to receive defrauded sums. Police said there are eight complaints against the accused across the country.Police said the…
New Delhi: The vector-borne disease count continues to rise in the city, with 33 more malaria and four chikungunya cases reported last week. Union health minister JP Nadda on Monday urged the NCR states to reassess their preparedness to tackle such cases, particularly in light of the prolonged rainy season and subsequent waterlogging in certain…
Pune: State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Monday ordered immediate transfer of four officials reinstated at the Swargare bus depot after being suspended following rape incident earlier this year.“How can they be back in the same depot? The rape incident was shocking. We need to ensure that such incidents never happen again. Many measures are…
Nagpur: The Maharashtra OBC Action Committee, representing 33 other backward classes, has demanded immediate inclusion of 27 communities in the central OBC list, saying a delay in this regard was depriving people from these groups opportunities of higher education and employment, creating a sense of exclusion.At a meeting in Pune on Sunday, representatives from various…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has reopened Baansera, nearly two weeks after it was closed due to the flooding caused by rising Yamuna. Other floodplain sites, including Asita, Amrut Biodiversity Park and Vasudev Ghat, are expected to reopen by the end of Sept after restoration work is completed. The clean-up began soon after water…
Pune: Twelve AI-powered CCTV cameras with digital display warning boards will be installed along Weikfield Chowk to Lohegaon airport and the VIP Road (Symbiosis College Road) by the end of Oct to reduce traffic congestion and tackle illegal parking near the airport.Parking on these two critical stretches is already prohibited to prevent bottlenecks caused by…
Raipur: Tensions over alleged religious conversions flared in parts of Chhattisgarh over the weekend, with violent confrontations reported in Bilaspur, Durg, and Ambikapur districts. At least 13 people were injured in Bilaspur, dozens booked, as multiple protests erupted between the members of two communities who clashed during prayer meetings.Bilaspur: Clashes During Prayer MeetingA major incident…
New Delhi: The chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday launched the Viksit Delhi Chief Minister Internship Programme, which will offer the youth with a platform to work in administration and policymaking.The initiative will allow youth to play a role in shaping the capital’s future. During an event at Delhi Secretariat, internship offer letters were distributed…
Pune: Five men wearing masks broke into a jewellery store in Guruwar Peth and stole 70kg of silver ornaments and cash Rs5 lakh, collectively worth Rs 67.60 lakh.The theft took place on the night intervening Sunday and Monday, Khadak police said. Jewellery store owner, Vinod Devichand Parmar (41), a resident of Mukundnagar, lodged a complaint…
Mumbai: Mumbai University (MU) has recorded a 128% rise in international student enrollments over the last five years. While in the academic year 2021-22, a total of 113 international students had enrolled with the university and its affiliated colleges, the corresponding numbers this year, in 2025-26, have grown to 258. The university’s international student base…
