Padma Shri recipient Anup Jalota has launched @officialanupjalota, a music label dedicated to mentoring 500 new devotional singers MUMBAI: Padma Shri awardee and ‘Bhajan Samrat’ Anup Jalota has announced the launch of his new music label, @officialanupjalota, aimed at mentoring and introducing 500 new voices to the world of devotional music.The label made its debut…
New Delhi: After Delhi High Court struck down Delhi University‘s rule requiring students to deposit a security bond of Rs 1 lakh for contesting student polls, the university has now passed the burden onto parents. Guardians will be made financially liable for violations of election rules, effectively turning them into guarantors for their wards’ campaigns….
Pune: The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) has sent a proposal to the ministry of defence (MoD) seeking financial assistance of Rs 95 crore to tide over its mounting liabilities.The board, responsible for providing essential services to over 70,000 residents in the Cantonment area, grappled with unpaid water charges, electricity bills, and arrears of the pay…
MUMBAI: The Maratha quota protest matter was resolved with the intervention of the state govt, lawyers representing activist Manoj Jarange, and two others, including organisers of the morcha, informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday. Following this, the protest was called off, and all agitators left Mumbai.The HC Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, who led…
New Delhi: Incessant moderate showers on Tuesday took the total rainfall in Delhi over 1,000mm this year. By 5:30 pm, the city received 1,017.2mm of rainfall, well above the normal annual average of 774.4mm. India Meteorological Department has forecast similar weather conditions to continue this week. Light or moderate rain is likely at most places…
Pune: A study published in the Journal of Diabetes Research in Aug has shown that integrated lifestyle modification with a multidisciplinary approach can bring new hope for prediabetic Indians. The study was conducted by a team of doctors at the Pune-based Freedom From Diabetes Institute. Pramod Tripathi, who led the study and is the founder…
Mira-Bhayander: Looks like Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation has missed the memo on preserving water bodies during Ganeshotsav. Its workers were spotted on Tuesday spraying the sludge collected from an artificial tank created for idol immersions into an adjacent pond in Mira Road. The act triggered protests from locals and prompted an activist to lodge a police…
NEW DELHI: Three athletes from Delhi-NCR turned their gritty stories of survival into sporting triumphs as India scripted its best-ever performance at World Transplant Games in Germany’s Dresden last month. The 57-member contingent of 49 organ recipients and eight living donors bagged a record 63 medals – 16 gold, 22 silver and 25 bronze –…
Pune/ Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: OBC activists on Tuesday accused govt of creating a backdoor entry for the Maratha community to avail benefits under the OBC quota and warned of a statewide agitation, apart from challenging the GR in court. They were reacting after the state govt issued a GR facilitating the Maratha community to obtain Kunbi…
Mumbai/Thane: A total of 26,395 idols were immersed across Mumbai till 9pm on Tuesday, the seventh day of Ganeshotsav, according to BMC. Of the 26,395 immersions, 257 were sarvajanik or community idols, 23,216 were household ones, and 2,922 were Gauri idols. Civic officials confirmed that no untoward incidents were reported during Tuesday’s immersions. In 2024,…
