Mumbai: A sessions court refused to grant interim relief from arrest to former CEO of the New India Co-operative Bank Ltd, Abhimanyu Bhoan, in the bank scam case. The city’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had registered a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust against Percept Ltd founder-director Harinder Pal Singh, New India Co-operative…
Mumbai: The monopoly of state power utility MSEDCL in Mulund-Bhandup, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan, Vasai, and other parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) faces potential competition. Besides Tata Power’s recent parallel distribution licence application, both Adani Electricity Navi Mumbai Ltd (AENML) and Torrent Power await a public hearing at MERC on July 22 for…
New Delhi: Students aspiring to secure admission to Delhi University (DU) under the extra-curricular activities (ECA) category for the 2025-26 academic session will not have to wait much longer, as the process has begun with the formation of a dedicated committee.The university announced the constitution of an 18-member committee to oversee and monitor admissions under…
Mumbai: Sixty-three-year-old former SIMI activist Saqib Nachan, who was arrested by NIA in the ISIS Maharashtra module case, died on Saturday morning while receiving treatment at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. He was under treatment for six days following a brain haemorrhage.Nachan, convicted twice earlier in terror cases, was arrested in Dec 2023 for allegedly running…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has apprehended 83 Bangladeshi nationals, including 33 minors, from various localities of east Delhi for staying illegally in the national capital, an official on Sunday said. The action was part of an ongoing special drive launched in November 2024 to identify and take legal action against illegal immigrants, police said. “So…
Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) maintained an orange alert for ghat areas in Pune district for the next few days with a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall.While Maharashtra’s ghat regions continued to witness heavy rainfall with Shirgaon recording 100mm in 24 hours ending Saturday morning, urban areas across the state experienced scant…
Sami Kishore Masya’s tin-roofed tenement is so dark in the sunny afternoon that a volunteer has to turn on a mobile torch to converse with her. Sami speaks haltingly in Marathi. “My husband was our main breadwinner. Survival is hard as there are many to feed (five children, her mother, and herself) and income is…
New Delhi: Offering students greater flexibility and more opportunities, IP University will now consider CUET-PG scores for admission to 20 postgraduate programmes in the 2025–26 academic session.According to the university, once the merit lists from national-level entrance exams and the university’s own admission tests are exhausted, seats in the respective programmes will be filled based…
Pune: Monsoon cycling through the scenic routes in and around the city comes alive after the first few spells of rain. For cyclists, pedalling against the lush green backdrop is a breathtaking experience. Cycling routes like the Mulshi dam road, Lavasa ghat, Panshet and Sinhagad valley offer misty mornings, a cool breeze, and winding roads…
Almost every Saturday since he was 10, Akash Balmiki would bunk school to chase a ball that looked like a dinosaur egg. “My parents were mad at me,” he recalls. Balmiki discovered rugby in 2007 when a friend introduced him to Khelo Rugby, a free training camp for underprivileged kids. “But when I told my…
