New Delhi: A court on Monday allowed CBI to close the case of former JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing on Oct 15, 2016. Central Bureau of Investigation probed all plausible aspects and exhausted all options, it observed. “The truth may elude us, but the quest for truth must go on—unwavering and undeterred,” observed…
Pune: Residents and activists from the Dhayari area on Monday warned of a strong agitation over long-pending civic issues including unfinished road expansion works, shifting of the garbage plant in the locality, announcement of relief from heavy property tax and chronic traffic congestion.“We expect these issues to be discussed during the ongoing assembly session,” said…
Navi Mumbai: India Rating and Research, a nationally recognised financial institution, announces the credit ratings of various institutions every year. Like in the last 10 years, this year too, the best credit rating of “India Double A Plus Stable (AA+ Stable)” was bestowed upon Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation for the year 2024-25. This makes Navi…
New Delhi: End-of-life vehicles (ELV) will not be able to refuel at any city filling station from Tuesday. It had been announced earlier that all ELVs would not only be denied fuel in the capital, but they would also be impounded on the spot and taken for scrapping from July 1. All fuel pumps have…
Pune: The city cyber police have dismantled a local network of operatives running an online share market fraud after the arrest of five men, including two Nepal nationals, from the Shivajinagar, Dhayari and Sinhagad Road areas in the last 10 days.The arrested men have been identified as Aniket Prashant Bhadle (27) of Shivajinagar, Sagar Machhindra…
Mumbai: The Samta Nagar police have registered an FIR against a 45-year-old doctor based on the complaint of a female patient that she was sexually assaulted at his clinic in Kandivli (east) on Sunday. The doctor has been on the run since.The clinic is located in a slum colony. The 24-year-old patient had gone to…
New Delhi: In the filth-clogged drains and toxic canals of Delhi, a bare-bodied brigade of 15 divers pull out the capital’s dead—drowned, dumped or disappeared. They dive without gear, without gloves and without complaints, pulling out bloated corpses from open drains, battling suffocating foam in polluted rivers, snake bites and the unbearable stench of decay….
Pune: Aviation experts have urged officials tasked with operations at the airport to put in place measures to stop stray animals from entering the runway area and triggering incidents like the one last Saturday, when an Air India Express jet had to abort a landing after dogs were seen on approach. The experts described the…
Mumbai: BMC has approved a layout proposal submitted by the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) through its architect for the construction of a new clubhouse and banquet hall at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. The approval comes less than a year since the lease deed was signed between BMC and RWITC for 93 acres to be…
New Delhi: From his elevated office platform at the petrol pump near Anand Vihar railway station, Nischal Singhania observes incoming vehicles while contemplating what it would be like on Tuesday, when restrictions on refuelling by end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) kick in. Although he has briefed his staff about the process, he remains concerned, particularly because the…
