PUNE: Vimannagar resident Manas Sinha and his family landed at the city airport at 1.30am this Monday, back from a trip to Chandigarh. However, the Sinhas were in for a rude shock when they reached the cab aggregator app service counter located near the arrival area. “The distance of my home from the airport is…
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai visited his old school, Chikitsak Samuh High School in Girgaon, Mumbai, on Sunday. He studied there from standards 3 to 7 in Marathi medium. The CJI praised his teachers for shaping him, crediting the debating skills he honed there and the values of equality and social benevolence…
New Delhi: More than two decades ago, Aastha Kunj Park was designed as a spiritual garden connecting three prominent temples in south Delhi’s Kalkaji area — Kalkaji, Iskcon and Lotus Temple. However, when it comes to security, cleanliness and upkeep, the park faces significant challenges even 23 years after it was established.Despite having several sealed…
Pune: The district rural police on Saturday arrested two people and claimed to have solved the rape-cum-robbery at Swami Chincholi village near Bhigwan on the Pune-Solapur highway, about 100km from the city, around 4.15am on June 30. Pune Rural SP Sandeep Singh Gill said: “We arrested Amir Salim Pathan (30) of Akluj in Solapur district…
It was April 20, 1975. Excitement filled Durbar Hall at Raj Bhavan, the governor’s majestic, sea-facing residence in South Mumbai. A galaxy of stars from the city’s literary firmament descended to witness a momentous event: the inauguration of the Maharashtra State Urdu Academy.“Marathi is my mother tongue. It runs in my veins. But I also…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Sunday said that while tourists were targeted based on religion in the recent Pahalgam terror attack, people in Maharashtra were being attacked on linguistic grounds. “In the Pahalgam terror attack, people were asked their religion before being shot. Here, people are being attacked based on their language. It…
Pune: The Supreme Court last month granted bail to Rohit Koli (35) from Ganeshnagar in Yerawada, arrested in connection with the murder of a money lender in Yerawada in 2019. The court ruled that an accused being held in Yerawada central jail cannot be denied bail if the co-accused was absconding. The Supreme Court (SC)…
Mumbai: Between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Gardens and Zoo in Byculla recorded 50 animal births and 25 deaths, according to information received through a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by activist Godfrey Pimenta of Watchdog Foundation.Among the 50 births, additions included three Humboldt penguin chicks (two males…
New Delhi: Some parts of the city saw very light rain on Saturday, but hot and humid conditions made the outdoors uncomfortable. However, relief is expected on Sunday as the India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for light to moderate rain along with thunderstorms and lightning.The maximum temperature on Saturday was recorded at…
Pune: Residents of Pune Camp have expressed serious concerns about the unhygienic conditions surrounding Chhatrapati Shivaji Market, located in the heart of the area. They have blamed Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) for not taking adequate measures to address the problem. Schools in the area have also reported the deplorable conditions in and around the market.Residents…
