Palghar: Authorities in Palghar district have launched a probe and issued notices to an elderly couple’s two sons and their wives after the senior citizens complained of assault and harassment at home, an official said on Sunday.According to Shekar Ghatge, sub-divisional officer of Vasai, the four accused have been summoned for an inquiry on Monday….
New Delhi: In a disturbing case of medical misdiagnosis, an 18-year-old boy was treated for tuberculosis (TB) for six months before doctors discovered that he was actually suffering from a parasitic lung infection, likely contracted from close contact with a stray dog.The patient experienced persistent coughing and fatigue—symptoms typically associated with TB. Based on his…
Pune: Residents of Elementa Cooperative Housing Society in Tathwade held a march on Sunday to protest against Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s proposed 18m wide road in the draft revised development plan that passes through their society.Chairman Pravin Farad said over 6,000 residents from the society and nearby areas would be affected. “We are not against…
MUMBAI: Two bodies were Sunday found a distance apart in the deserted mangroves section at Arnala beach by locals who alerted the police, reports Vishal Rajemahadik. They were identified as Shivaji Shinde, 51, and his wife Ranjita, 48, from Virar east. After a post-mortem examination, their bodies were handed to the family who had come…
NEW DELHI: In a innovative step to tackle Delhi’s choking air pollution, the national capital is set to witness artificial rain for the first time. The cloud seeding operation, aimed at clearing the toxic air, was announced by environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa. If weather conditions permit, the rain-making experiment will take place between July…
Pune: From questions about internships to securing the best scholarships, queries related to MBBS admissions abroad and bachelor’s programmes in Germany were addressed on Sunday as part of the Mission Admission, an initiative by The Times of India and Astute Academy.The seminars were conducted in two sessions by chairman of Astute Academy, Tushar Deoras, at…
Navi Mumbai: The urban malaise of loneliness, depression, and distrust badly affected a 55-year-old man from Juinagar, Anup Kumar Nair, who locked himself in his flat for over three years. He only communicated with the outside world by ordering food online.After receiving a distress call from a Good Samaritan about Nair’s situation, social workers of…
NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man allegedly stabbed his 10-year-old son to death in south west Delhi’s Sagarpur on Sunday after the child insisted on going out to play in the rain. The father, a daily wage labourer, lived with his four children in a one-room house after the death of his wife a few years…
Pune: The IMD on Sunday has maintained an orange alert for the Pune district while issuing the same alert for Satara and Ratnagiri districts as well and a yellow alert for districts in Marathwada, Vidarbha, Western Maharashtra and North Maharashtra.Districts with yellow alert included Beed, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Parbhani, Nanded, Kolhapur, Sangli, Jalgaon and Ahilyanagar.Meanwhile, Pune…
Thane: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said the state aims for 25–30% of all vehicles on the road to be electric-powered by 2030, with the Mahayuti govt actively promoting the shift to green mobility.“Consumer interest is steadily moving toward electric vehicles. Our Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is committed to achieving a 30% share of EVs…
