Defence ministry restores khadki cantonment name matching historic originsPUNE: The Ministry of Defence has officially restored the historic name of one of India’s oldest military stations — Khadki Cantonment. Known in colonial records as “Kirkee” for over two centuries, it will now carry the name of the battlefield that defined its origin. A gazette notification…
MUMBAI: A 75-year-old woman died and 18 others suffered from suffocation injuries after a fire broke out in a ground-plus 23-storey SRA building in Dahisar (E) on Sunday afternoon. Two of the injured residents are critical, said officials.The fire originated in the electrical meter room located in the basement of New Jan Kalyan Society in…
New Delhi: Shocked that a paramilitary officer in a coma on ventilator support was slapped with a show cause notice of retirement from service, Delhi High Court has stayed the move.The court has also demanded an explanation from Border Security Force (BSF) administration on how such a notice could be issued, after the wife of…
PUNE: The IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Computing and Communication Networking Automation Technologies (ICEC2NT 2025) concluded with remarkable success, honoring four exceptional research papers with Best Paper Awards that showcase breakthrough innovations in AI, data engineering, and intelligent systems.Hosted by D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, Pune on September 3-4, ICEC2NT 2025 brought together leading minds…
Mumbai: Ganpati visarjan, which was scheduled to be completed on Anant Chaturdashi Saturday, was beset by poor management on part of large mandals this year.The Lalbaugcha Raja idol was stranded along Girgaum Chowpatty beachfront since 8am Sunday. Its 24-hour long procession reached the seashore late and encountered high tide at 11.40am. Moreover, the mandal had…
Amid the chaos of Delhi’s floods, relief camps at Mayur Vihar For the city’s nowhere men and women inhabiting the Yamuna banks, flood and displacement are part of life’s loop that plays out annually in Mayur Vihar — where home shifts under a bridge and hope hangs by a threadNEW DELHI: In Sept 2023, Delhi…
Pune: Waste pickers of the SWaCH cooperative implemented the ‘Nirmalya to Nisarg’ (offerings to nature) initiative during Ganeshotsav this year, which connects the festival with conservation efforts, at over 50 immersion sites and centres. On Sept 2 and 6, the waste pickers collected and sorted 114 tonnes of nirmalya (offerings made to the deity) in…
Mumbai: With its land bank in BKC all sold out, MMRDA is poised to soon begin auctioning of plots in the city’s third central business district (CBD)—a 156-hectare land parcel in Wadala.MMRDA commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee told TOI that the planning authority will initiate the auctioning process in the next two months. “Wadala’s development has been…
NEW DELHI: Delhi crime branch have arrested a man in connection with the theft of two golden kalash, worth an estimated Rs 1.5 crore from a religious event held opposite the Red Fort.The accused has been identified as Bhushan Verma. The crime branch said the suspect was tracked down and nabbed in Hapur, a neighbouring…
Pune: Imagine being forced to wade through a pool of ankle-deep, filthy and stinking sewage every time you step out of home to go to work or school, to meet family and friends, or even just for routine grocery runs nearby.This is the unfortunate reality in which over 5,000 residents of the Baif Road locality…
