VASAI: A vvcmc contractor who successfully bid a 470 crore rupees contract has been booked by the Achole police station (Vasai) on May 27 for electricity theft of rupees 3,560. This power theft was noticed by an activist in the first week of May while he was on his way for his work at Sanyukt…
NEW DELHI: The Anti-Corruption Bureau has summoned Aam Aadmi Party ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain regarding allegations of a Rs 2,000 crore corruption scam in the construction of government school classrooms in New Delhi. The investigation follows a complaint by BJP leaders claiming inflated costs for semi-permanent classroom construction, with 34 contractors allegedly linked…
Pune: Hospitals in the city are seeing a steady increase in Covid-19 cases among healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses. However, medical experts confirmed that there is no immediate concern about staffing shortages.In other developments, rare complications are also being reported in some patients, such as heart failure and Covid-related encephalitis — although these remain…
As work on the Rs 190 crore Gateway of India-Radio Club marina project has begun and the state govt has already announced plans for water taxis, the transport scenario on the city’s eastern waterfront is slated to offer citizens game-changing commute to the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport.E-water taxi project Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) will operate…
NEW DELHI: Breaking away from the traditional silence around periods, Delhi govt schools will now host menstrual hygiene sessions for both girls and boys. While girls will learn about managing menstruation and receive sanitary pads, boys will undergo sensitisation sessions aimed at busting taboos and building empathy.The initiative, led by Young FICCI Ladies Organisation in…
Once seen as too spicy or exotic, Indian home-style fare is now a global hit as busy professionals, students and locals across the world lap up meals inspired by the country’s very own tiffin cultureButter chicken and naan defined all that Chicago-based accountant Josh Brooks thought was good about Indian food. He had been to…
MUMBAI: Four fatalities were added Tuesday to the list of Covid-19 patients who have died in the state since cases began emerging in May, taking the toll to 14.In Maharashtra, two deaths occurred in Nagpur, one in Chandrapur, and one in Miraj. Elsewhere, a death each was recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.All…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi) will hold a series of Open House events for candidates who have cleared the JEE Advanced 2025 exam. The events will be held in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru under the Institute’s ‘Experience IITD’ initiative. Organised by the Office of Academic Outreach and New Initiatives, the Open…
Pune: Throughout their lives, the three Narlikar sisters — Geeta, Girija, and Leelavati — were often asked variations of this question: What is it like to have a famous father?On behalf of the three daughters of renowned astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar (86), who passed away on May 20, Geeta, a US-based biochemist, answered the question at…
Mumbai: Around 85,000 slum households ineligible for free housing will be rehabilitated in rental housing outside Dharavi. On Tuesday, the state cabinet formally approved the transfer of 21.25 acres of Kurla dairy land to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. In a press release, the govt said 8.5 lakh people are to be rehabilitated under the project,…
