Thane: State govt is developing a network of waterway routes spanning nearly 200 nautical miles to connect farflung suburbs in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) with the newly opened Navi Mumbai International Airport and Nariman Point, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said at an event on Wednesday. “Once operational, the network is expected to benefit…
New Delhi: Central govt on Friday assured Delhi High Court that it would process the recommendations made by a parliamentary committee on improving the city’s air quality once it received the same even as it argued that any judicial intervention in matters relating to tax was constitutionally impermissible.According to reports, the parliamentary panel took a…
Speculation about the merger of both NCP groups gained momentum on Friday after deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, in an interview PUNE: Speculation about the merger of both NCP groups gained momentum on Friday after deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, in an interview to NDTV, said party workers from both sides are in favour of…
Thane: The property cell of Thane Crime Branch have busted an interstate drug trafficking racket, arresting a Telangana resident and seizing 638kg of ganja valued at over Rs 2 crore in the illicit market.Acting on a specific tip-off received by police constable Jaykar Jadhav, a team from the property cell intercepted a white SUV heading…
New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested two shop helpers in separate incidents for allegedly stealing from their employers. In the first case, police arrested a 21-year-old man identified as Munna Kumar from Shimla. He allegedly siphoned off more than Rs 3.2 lakh from his employer’s bank account in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka. In a separate incident in…
Pune: The Bombay high court has granted bail to a courier firm owner, Nishant Shashikant Modi, who was among 12 people arrested in the seizure of 1,800kg mephedrone (MD) in Pune in 2024.On Feb 19, 2024, Pune police intercepted two people with 500gm of MD. The duo revealed the name of a third person, who…
Thane: A sessions court acquitted a 24-year-old tailor who was accused of murdering his stepmother in 2020. The court held that the prosecution failed to establish the chain of circumstantial evidence beyond reasonable doubt.The court noted serious lacunae in the prosecution case, including unreliable “last seen together” evidence, hostile witnesses, and questionable recovery procedures. According…
New Delhi: One of the country’s largest central govt hospitals is functioning with a significant shortage of teaching faculty, potentially straining patient care and medical education. An RTI reply from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital administration on Dec 27, 2025, shows that 70 out of the 398 sanctioned teaching posts are vacant. While…
Mumbai: A bar staffer has been arrested for allegedly getting an associate to stab her 44-year-old boyfriend in Borivli recently. The FIR names her brother-in-law and two associates as well.Borivli police said the man, who is married with children, and the bar staffer, Rita (37), began dating in 2016. Two months ago, he allegedly objected…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has stepped up capital spending by Rs 2,132 crore in its revised budget estimates for 2025-26.It has earmarked Rs 2,117 crore more for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to fast-track the network’s expansion, an additional Rs 1,031 crore for Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Rs 653 crore for Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)…
