Pune: In an interesting twist, although there was an infinitesimal decrease in people’s interest to buy registration numbers of their choice, the bid for digits that would adorn number plates was evidently high — a direct increase in revenue for the RTO.In 2025, until November, vehicle owners bought 48,808 choice numbers against 48,798 in the…
The 17th Annual Bansuri Utsav in Thane celebrated Indian classical music with spellbinding performances and cultural resonance. The festival honored Padma Bhushan Javed Akhtar with the Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Award and featured a mesmerizing recital by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia himself. A highlight was a Flute Symphony by over 100 flautists, a heartfelt tribute to the…
AI-generated image: TIL Creatives NEW DELHI: A life convict who murdered his brother in 1999 and jumped bail around 2 months ago was arrested by Delhi Police from Gurgaon, Haryana.The accused, Bhim Mahto, was convicted in 2002 by a sessions court at Tis Hazari for the murder of his brother, Kishan Mahto, and was sentenced…
Pune: The election department on Saturday declared Jayashree Bhondave, an aspirant from ward 16B in Ravet-Kiwale are under Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, as the official NCP candidate and allotted her the party’s clock symbol following a hearing conducted by the municipal commissioner in compliance with a high court order.Bhondave approached the court after poll officials…
MUMBAI: Campaign trails that once echoed with door-to-door pitches and rally slogans are now buzzing in phone notifications. As civic elections draw closer, candidates are discovering that the most persuasive knock on a voter’s door may actually arrive via WhatsApp.Over the past few elections, contenders leaned heavily on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to…
Man beaten, wife molested, teenage son stripped and thrashed in full public view NEW DELHI: A dispute over a gym operating from a residential property allegedly escalated into a violent assault in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar, where a man was beaten up, his wife was allegedly molested, and their son was stripped naked and assaulted…
Pune: Haze, low humidity, and moisture incursion are driving hotter days and warmer nights in Pune and surrounding areas, according to officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).On Sunday, several parts of Pune recorded high minimum temperatures. Shivajinagar saw a low of 14.8°C, which was 4.5°C above normal. Pashan recorded 15°C, about 3.7°C higher than…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) emerged ahead in the Sena vs Sena contest in Mumbai during the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections. Now the BMC election on Jan 15 is being seen as another key test between the rival Senas. With Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray joining forces, there will…
NEW DELHI: The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), enforced in Delhi-NCR during periods of hazardous air quality, has been found to significantly improve the region’s air quality, according to a study by IITM-Pune and the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).GRAP is triggered when the Air Quality Index (AQI) rises to dangerous levels. Its primary…
PUNE: Nationalist Congress Party leader Amol Balwadkar on Sunday delivered an emotional and combative address at the Vijayi Sankalp Sabha organised for PMC Ward No 9 in the Pashan, Sus and Baner area, highlighting what he termed as betrayal by the local BJP leadership and reaffirming his resolve to fight back through the democratic process.Balwadkar…
