Mumbai: In two separate cases registered with the Bandra and Juhu police stations, a total of 25 protesters of the Maratha quota stir were booked for unlawful assembly, wrongful restraint, disobedience of lawful orders promulgated by a public servant, and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of public functions. The protestors were booked for…
New Delhi: As flooding worsened across several stretches of the city on Thursday, motorists were hit by severe disruptions on some of Delhi’s busiest arterial roads. Heavy congestion was reported at Mukarba Chowk, Ring Road, Vikas Marg, Outer Ring Road and several adjoining routes. The Old Wazirabad Bridge on Wazirabad Road was closed due to…
PUNE: The opposition on Thursday targeted deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar claiming that he had tried to stop IPS officer Anjana Krishna from Solapur rural police from taking action against an NCP member in an illegal sand mining case. They based their allegation on a video clip of a purported cellphone conversation between Ajit Pawar…
MUMBAI: CM Devendra Fadnavis made a conciliatory call to food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Thursday, a day after the OBC politician skipped the state cabinet meeting. Bhujbal had stayed away in response to rising anger in the OBC community over a govt resolution (GR) issued to bring an end to Maratha quota…
Delhi is witnessing a dangerous shift in the Yamuna river’s behaviour as shrinking floodplains have drastically reduced the river’s capacity to hold water. Despite lower discharge from the Hathnikund barrage, water levels in the city are breaching historic marks — a clear sign of how encroachments, construction, and silt deposits have choked the river’s natural…
Pune: At Alka Chowk, traffic is reduced to a crawl every evening as two large pandals on opposite sides of the junction draw large crowds. When a play ends on one side, the crowd surges across to watch a robotic Hanuman spring to life on the other, coming in the way of slow-moving vehicles.“It is…
The data referenced in this article has been sourced from AQI.in, providing accurate measurements of both weather conditions and air quality parameters for Mumbai residents. Current Weather and Air Quality Mumbai is experiencing moderate rainfall on September 5, 2025, with a 95% chance of showers throughout the day. Temperatures will range between 25.4°C and 26.6°C,…
New Delhi: A spinal cord injury does more than just break bones — it erodes confidence, independence and hope. Yet, for many survivors in India, the story does not end there. The journeys of a few para-athletes show how resilience, rehabilitation and support can help people reclaim dignity and purpose.For 30-year-old Pranav Soorma from Faridabad,…
Pune: The Supreme Court-constituted Central Empowered Committee (SC-CEC) has written to the Maharashtra chief secretary seeking directions to Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic bodies to halt all proposed tree felling in the riparian zones of Mula, Mutha, Mula-Mutha, Indrayani and Pavana water bodies for the riverfront development (RFD) work.The panel has sought such directions till…
Mumbai: Thursday, Sept 4, was the deadline for citizens to submit suggestions and objections to the draft ward boundaries for the upcoming BMC elections. Unlike previous years, the civic body received a lukewarm response this time, with only about 410 submissions by Thursday evening.In 2022, when the then Uddhav Thackeray-led govt proposed increasing the number…
