NEW DELHI: Data from a black box of the Air India Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12 has been downloaded at Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau lab, govt said Thursday. Intitial information about causes leading to the accident is likely to be known in the next seven to 10 days.With the black boxes being…
Pune: The Bund Garden police station, constructed in 1951 near the district collector’s office, is expected to be demolished within a few weeks.The district administration wants to expand its premises on the land of the existing police station for beautification and other functions. The administration has allocated funds for the construction of a new police…
Mumbai: Upset by the city police’s alleged pressure to remove loudspeakers from mosques, some mosques in the city have found a solution through the introduction of a dedicated mobile Azaan app to relay call to prayers five times a day, directly to the worshippers.Globally, Muslim citizens, including those in the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia…
New Delhi: Rohan doesn’t hear alarms. He doesn’t see sunlight. But once he’s up, his fingers do all the talking. A tap here, a squeeze there — that’s how he eats, learns and laughs. Pushpa, too, figures life out one small step at a time. For every commute, she zooms in on her phone to…
Pune: Three AI-enabled CCTV cameras installed on Fergusson College Road to crack down on traffic violations have recorded as many as 1,450 traffic offences since May 29.Automated challans were issued to commuters for various offences — parking in a no-parking area (1,100 challans), double parking (119 challans), wrong-side driving (221 challans), triple-seat riding (5), and…
Mumbai: A special Pocso court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of a Vikhroli-based driver with a cab aggregator arrested in May for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old during a ride to her home, observing that his claim of being falsely implicated was unacceptable, especially given that the girl and he were not acquainted.“As per the…
New Delhi: References to jihad, terrorism, self-determination in Kashmir and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Delhi University’s revised MA political science syllabus have drawn objections from members of the university’s Standing Committee on Courses. The syllabus, for implemented from the 2025-26 academic year, has already been approved by DU’s Academic Council and Executive Council…
Pune: The city’s real estate story this year has been one of caution and recalibration. Homebuyers bought over 12,000 fewer apartments in the first six months of 2025 as compared to the last year — a clear sign that the affordability issue is reshaping the market. New home sales from Jan to June added to…
Mumbai: At the receiving end of criticism after it issued a govt resolution on a three-language policy from Class 1 last week, the state govt in a partial rollback on Thursday said the third language would be taught via the play-way method, only orally, in Class 1 and 2, with no textbooks given to students…
New Delhi: Central govt on Thursday directed Municipal Corporation of Delhi to ensure that a vendors’ survey is conducted in the city as per Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act 2014.Referring to a letter written by National Hawker Federation, the under secretary of the Union housing and urban affairs ministry…
