Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said whatever the people of Maharashtra wish will happen, comments coming amid speculation over the possibility of an alliance between his party and the MNS led by his cousin Raj.Talking to reporters, the former CM said there was no confusion in the minds of workers of…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is reviewing AAP govt’s flagship free water scheme, which provides 20,000 litres of water each month to each household, highly placed govt sources said.The subsidy may soon be available only in low-income family areas, they said.The move is being considered for streamlining resource allocation and reducing the financial burden on Delhi…
Pune: An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Pune on Thursday morning had to be diverted to Surat allegedly due to the presence of birds near the runway area. The flight (6E-2471) had taken off from Delhi at 4.54am instead of its scheduled time of 4.40am and was set to touch down in Pune at 6.45am….
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday summoned Bollywood actor Dino Morea for questioning next week in connection with an alleged Rs 65 crore Mithi river desilting scam, following raids at 15 locations, including the actor’s Mumbai residence, on Friday.The case involves accusations of inflated bills, fake work logs, and systematic diversion of public funds…
NEW DELHI: Come Dec, you will get to cruise on the Yamuna on electric-powered boats. While the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) awarded the work to build two jetties along the river at Sonia Vihar, north of Wazirabad, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Corporation Limited has selected the operator to run the cruise facility. The…
Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority is set to float tenders for building an internal road to state’s longest glass skywalk proposed in Lonavala connecting lion and tiger points as part of a tourism project that will be executed at a cost of Rs909.04 crore. Eight tenders are currently under evaluation. “The road work…
Pune: MSRDC wants to transform the Mumbai-Pune Expressway into a 10-lane superhighway to tide over traffic snarls and cater to the future demands of vehicular movement along the corridor, one of the busiest in the country.“This is an upgrade from our earlier proposal to make the expressway an eight-lane facility. The latest upgrade will cost…
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man was taken into custody on Saturday for allegedly issuing a death threat to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, police officials said.The suspect has been identified as Shlok Tripathi, though police sources described him as a habitual fraudster who frequently changes his identity.According to officials, the accused made the threat call…
Pune: Addition of 2,640 new buses by the year-end will not make much of a difference to MSRTC’s fleet as almost an equal number of old buses will be scrapped, transport officials said.Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has around 15,663 buses at present.Senior officials of the state transport body told TOI that after procurement…
Mumbai: The world of medical research is battling its own version of cyber frauds: predatory or ‘pseudo’ journals, deceptive publications that claim to be scholarly but rarely follow ethical publishing practices and seek hefty payment from authors.On Friday, Dr Himmatrao Bawaskar (75), a Mahad-based physician who won a Padma Shri in 2022 and is known…
