A fresh row has erupted within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that party MP Raghav Chadha has removed earlier social media posts critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. NEW DELHI: A fresh row has erupted within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after Delhi unit chief…
Pune: As commercial LPG supplies remain erratic, a parallel push to expand piped natural gas (PNG) is gathering pace across Pune. Over 40 restaurants and more than 20 industries have switched to PNG in recent weeks, and dozens more are in the pipeline.“Recently, around 35 industrial units signed up for PNG connections, adding to a…
A political row within the Aam Aadmi Party has intensified after former AAP leader Naveen Jaihind made a series of serious allegations against party MP Raghav Chadha, linking the ongoing dispute to alleged financial misconduct. NEW DELHI: A political row within the Aam Aadmi Party has intensified after former AAP leader Naveen Jaihind made a…
Pune: The Easter egg was a symbol shaped by faith, fasting and survival long before chocolate hens and egg hunts.In medieval Europe, eggs were forbidden during Lent — the 40-day period of abstinence before Easter. Households would boil or preserve them, then decorate and gift them on Easter Sunday to mark the end of restraint…
Delhi tops in foreign tourist arrivals, but trails in stays (In pic: Red Fort) NEW DELHI: Delhi accounted for 32.2 lakh foreign tourist arrivals in 2024, which was 38.9% of the country’s top international entries, according to the Delhi Economic Survey of 2025–26.While it leads other cities by a massive margin on this count, Delhi…
Pune: An 11-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted by a family member in 2021 is among several Pocso cases in Pune district where prolonged delays in trial ultimately resulted in acquittals.According to case records, the alleged assault took place on Oct 14, 2021, after which the child’s mother filed an FIR on Nov 16, 2021. Police…
New Delhi: A man from east Delhi was allegedly duped of Rs20 lakh by fraudsters posing as stock market advisors on an online platform.The complainant told police that he came across an online advertisement offering “free advisory services” for stock market trading. Upon clicking the ad, he was redirected to WhatsApp, where he was added…
Pune: Health minister Prakashrao Abitkar recently said he would look into the issue of 64 of 236 first referral units (FRUs) being defunct in the state due to a shortage of specialist doctors as well as infrastructural issues, and ensure these are made operational soon.FRUs are crucial health centres which provide 24-hour emergency and essential…
NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old girl, who was stabbed in northeast Delhi’s Seemapuri on Friday, succumbed to injuries at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital on Saturday morning.The accused, a 24-year-old man, died shortly after the incident in a gas cylinder explosion at his residence nearby on Friday evening.The girl was declared dead at the hospital around 6…
PUNE: Taking cognizance of the intense infighting, which resulted in dismal performance in the recent municipal corporation elections, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde has dissolved the party’s executive committees in both Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.The decision comes after the party failed to win a single seat in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and managed only…
