Mumbai: The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR of sexual assault after noting that the parties settled their dispute amicably and the complainant no longer wished to pursue the case.The FIR was lodged at Arnala police station in Nov 2025 following a complaint by a woman that she was induced into a physical relationship on…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s cyber cell is investigating a case on a complaint by the directorate of education alleging the circulation of false information on social media platforms regarding a supposed directive that schoolteachers are required to count stray dogs.In its complaint, the department has claimed that attempts have been made to spread such false…
Pune: Electric vehicle registrations under the Pune RTO increased by over 4% in 2025 compared to 2024 after the low GST of 5% was retained in last year’s tax overhaul.There was a significant spike in EV cars’ registration in Pune, while the number of EV two-wheelers dipped. The Pune RTO recorded registrations of 37,470 EVs…
Mumbai: BJP Mumbai unit president Ameet Satam lodged a complaint with the election officer overseeing the BMC election about a candidate, Shilpa Keluskar, submitting a duplicate AB form of the party and filing her nomination as the party’s official candidate from Ward No. 173.In his letter submitted on Dec 31 to the election office, Satam…
New Delhi: With the start of the New Year, the countdown has begun for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to flatten two of the city’s three landfills. While July 2026 is the deadline for flattening the Okhla dumpsite, Dec has been set as the target for Bhalswa. The deadline for Ghazipur — Dec 2027 —…
Pune: The nights of the first month of 2026 are likely to be colder than normal across most regions of Maharashtra and the day temperatures have the highest probability of staying below normal, stated the IMD’s probabilistic outlook for Jan.The minimum temperature outlook, released on Thursday, shows a high probability of below-normal night temperatures over…
Mumbai: Police have registered a case and are searching for a biker who rammed into a traffic constable and fled from the spot. The constable sustained injuries and is said to be stable. The accident took place at Worli early on Thursday during a nakabandi to check drunken drivers.Tardeo police and traffic police teams were…
NEW DELHI: Air quality in Delhi deteriorated on Friday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 311, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) SAMEER app. The decline in air quality came amid chilly winter conditions in the national capital, with pollutants lingering…
Pune: Ask Rajesh Ghawate (55) the secret behind not being involved in any accidents, even minor ones, in the last 25 years of his career as an MSRTC bus driver, and after a brief pause, he says there couldn’t be any secret.“If you firmly believe and trust right from the bottom of your heart that…
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized gold worth Rs 3.8 crore at Mumbai airport from a passenger who had arrived from Bahrain. A search of his baggage led to the recovery of 12 capsules filled with gold dust in wax form, weighing 3.05 kg, official said. The gold is found to be 24-carat. Mumbai…
