PUNE: Clogged toilets delayed Air India’s Delhi-Pune flight by almost five hours on Tuesday afternoon, compelling over 150 passengers to spend almost two hours sitting in the aircraft before deboarding and getting into another plane after going through the formalities, including security check, all over again.The flight (AI-2982) was scheduled to take off from Delhi…
Mumbai: Police on Wednesday arrested a real estate agent from near a forensic science laboratory in Mumbai and seized a pistol and two ‘live’ cartridges from him, an official said.According to the official, the arrested man was identified as Sagar Heeralal Rajbhar (37), a resident of Kalyan in adjoining Thane district.Crime Branch sleuths laid a…
New Delhi: As part of the Independence Day celebrations and the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, the directorate of education (DoE) has directed schools to organise a variety of patriotic activities. One of these initiatives is a letter-writing drive in which students will write letters to members of the armed forces and police.DoE has set Aug…
Pune: Former state minister Eknath Khadse’s son-in-law, Pranjal Khewalkar, has filed a bail plea before the sessions court on Thursday in the house drug party case. Khewalkar and six others were arrested in connection with a house drug party in a Kharadi studio flat on July 27.Khewalkar’s lawyers, Rhishikesh Ganu and Pushkar Durge, said, “We…
Mumbai: About 25 leading industry stakeholders, including the likes of Jindal Steel, Chitale Bandhu, Toyota India, Mahindra & Mahindra, and the Baramati Industrial Development Association, have expressed interest in collaborating with the government to convert Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the state to world-class centres. The govt had reached out to several companies, professionals and…
NEW DELHI: Until 2019, Sohan Singh Rawat led a seemingly normal life. Every morning, he would wake up and head out to work as a salesman for a private firm. However, the income was low, and dissatisfaction quietly crept in. Rawat abandoned his job within a year, and looking to make quick money and escape…
Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has recovered Rs 21.5 lakh in penalties from an industrial unit in the Bhosari MIDC area for theft of electricity.The factory was using a wireless remote to manipulate electrical wires in the meter. The power theft continued for two years, and the factory consumed 77,270 units of…
Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian exports to the US, citing India’s ongoing Russian oil purchases. MUMBAI: India’s bullion and jewellery industry has expressed anxiety over US President Donald Trump’s proposed imposition of 50% tariff on imports from India. No less than 85% of SEEPZ SEZ jewellery…
By: Anushka.Kogta Delhi: For 15 days each year, the narrow lanes of Lal Kuan Bazar in Chandni Chowk come alive in a riot of colours, as hundreds of kites flutter above the shops. With Independence Day around the corner, this centuries-old market in Old Delhi transforms into a paradise for kite lovers. For local shopkeepers…
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has enhanced its firefighting capabilities with a new Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) fire tender. This specialized vehicle is equipped to handle chemical, industrial, and electrical fires, addressing the limitations of water-based methods. PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has upgraded its firefighting capabilities by introducing a state-of-the-art Dry…
