NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has held that mere fact that a woman was crying, cannot per se make out any case of dowry harassment.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made this observation while dismissing a petition challenging the discharge of a husband and his family from charges of cruelty and dowry harassment.According to the prosecution,…
Pune: Maha Metro will halt work on the cable-stayed bridge from next week to reopen the Baba Bhide Bridge for commuters ahead of Ganeshotsav.This move will bring respite to regular commuters, and also help the administration manage the rush of devotees and vehicles during the festival which begins on Aug 27.“All the machinery and cranes…
MUMBAI: Mumbai traffic police issued more than 10,000 e-challans on Saturday for various traffic violations during the Dahi Handi celebrations, with penalties amounting to nearly Rs 1.13 crore. Offences included riding without a helmet, driving in the wrong direction, triple riding, speeding and other violations. Traffic policemen were deployed across the city to keep a…
NEW DELH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated two key national highway projects in Delhi-NCR, developed at a combined cost of nearly Rs 11,000 crore. The projects — the Delhi section of Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) — are part of the government’s larger plan to decongest the capital and improve…
Pune: The Pune city police crime branch, in separate actions, arrested 11 men and recovered 12 country-made pistols and 15 rounds from them between July 30 and Aug 14.Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Nikhil Pingale on Saturday said the investigations into firearm cases revealed that most criminals released on bail acquired knowledge for procuring weapons…
MUMBAI: In a landmark cultural initiative, the Maharashtra State Punjabi Sahitya Akadem, in collaboration with the 11-member Sikh Coordination Committee, successfully organized the first-ever Punjabi cultural “Teeja Da Mela” (Teeyan Festival) in Maharashtra.The historic celebration took place on 15th August 2025 at 6:00 PM at the CIDCO Exhibition & Convention Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, coinciding…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has accelerated construction work of a clock tower at Sadbhavana Park on Ring Road behind Red Fort and is targeting to complete it by end of this month. Although the park was inaugurated in June by lieutenant governor VK Saxena, it is yet to be opened to the public…
Pune: A nine-year-old boy from the city suffered a severe eye injury from a cricket ball, which almost cost him his vision. Fearing his parents’ reaction, he delayed telling them about the injury for two months, by which time his vision had deteriorated significantly due to retinal scarring. Fortunately, after undergoing four surgeries over two…
MUMBAI: To carry out maintenance work of tracks, signalling and overhead equipment, a megablock of five hours will be taken on Up and Down fast lines between Borivali and Goregaon stations from 10 am to 3 pm today. This could inconvenience commuters catching the local trains on Western Railway suburban lines today.WR chief spokesperson Vineet…
New Delhi: Every day, metro stations, main markets, even key arteries across Delhi turn into a battlefield, especially during peak hours, because e-rickshaws swarm the exits, clog roads and wantonly break traffic rules. The situation is getting worse by the day.Officially, their registered number is around 1.2 lakh, but the actual numbers on the ground…
