NEW DELHI: For many in this generation, the name Priyadarshini Mattoo barely rings a bell, but for those who know, it echoes with pain, injustice, and a haunting silence. Her case was not just about a brutal crime — it was about a nation’s collective heartbreak. It was the sheer emotions of many that fuelled…
MUMBAI: A day after BJP legislator Ameet Satam made a provocative statement suggesting that a Khan might become the Mayor of Mumbai, Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator Rais Shaikh stated that Mumbai belongs to people of all castes and religions. He emphasized that Parsis, Bohris, Memons, Patels, Agris, Kolis, and Muslims have all previously served as…
New Delhi: BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has granted anticipatory approval to appoint a new expert agency for the transportation and collection of solid waste, horticultural waste, desilted waste, and the storage of hazardous waste in the Central Zone—potentially for a period of seven years.Sources indicate that the decision was prompted by criticism over…
Pune: A team of Pune Cantonment Board’s engineering section on Wednesday started inspection of the Sachapir Street property where a slab crashed the day before, leading to a worker’s death. A Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) official said the team would check if the construction complied with the sanctioned plan and also verify various parameters, including…
MUMBAI: A 44-year-old food aggregator delivery man drowned after falling into a swimming pool on the 22nd floor of a residential tower in south Mumbai late Tuesday. The incident happened when Imran Akbar Khozada, a Pydhonie resident, went to deliver food in Darsshan Vonalzo, Grant Road, around 11.50pm Tuesday. “Soon after he stepped out of…
New Delhi: The historic Sheesh Mahal in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh was on Wednesday reopened to visitors after comprehensive restoration. Lieutenant governor V K Saxena, chief minister Rekha Gupta and Union minister for culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat were present at its inauguration.The magnificent 17th-century palace, constructed under Emperor Shah Jahan’s reign, showcases exquisite…
Pune: The rural police on Wednesday released the sketch of one of the two suspects wanted for an armed robbery and sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl at Swami Chincholi village near Bhigwan, around 100km from the city on the highway to Solapur.The incident occurred around 4.15am on June 30. At the time, seven members…
Mumbai: Bombay high court said there must be permanent dumping sites without human habitation around them so that it does not affect the rights of citizens to a pollution-free environment. “There cannot be an ad hoc-ism on such issues and more particularly concerning the prejudice being caused to lakhs of brother and sister citizens, who…
NEW DELHI: A mother and her teenage son were found murdered in their home in South East Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar late on Wednesday night, police said. The victims, identified as 42-year-old Ruchika and her 14-year-old son Karsh, were reportedly killed with sharp weapons. Their bodies were discovered inside their locked home after concerned family members…
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by an unidentified man who entered her home in Pune on Wednesday evening by posing as a courier delivery executive, news agency PTI reported. The incident took place at around 7.30pm in a housing society in the Kondhwa area of the city. The woman was reportedly alone…
