New Delhi: Any immediate move to reduce the 18% GST on air purifiers appears unlikely after the central govt Friday opposed a PIL before Delhi high court seeking to make these devices more affordable.“We can’t give a committed date; it requires voting. Convening the GST Council in virtual mode is not possible as it can…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday alleged that a former Mumbai police officer, who is also deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde’s ‘sharpshooter’, is linked to the drug manufacturing unit in Jawali, Satara, that was busted earlier this month. Mumbai Police’s crime branch had busted the drug manufacturing unit operating from a farm…
New Delhi: Criticising the proposed budget for the financial year 2026-27 and questioning the outcomes of policies adopted in previous years, leader of the opposition Ankush Narang on Friday termed the BJP-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s budget a “paper exercise”.The AAP councillor claimed that despite budgetary provisions, the spending on scholarships in 2024-25 was zero….
MUMBAI: The Centre recently sought dismissal of a woman’s petition for the transfer of her late son’s sperm sample for IVF use saying he had not consented to its posthumous use.His mother petitioned the Bombay high court earlier this year seeking permission to access and transfer the semen sample preserved in a cryobank. Her son…
New Delhi: A protest was held on Friday morning outside Delhi High Court against its decision to grant conditional bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a convict in the Unnao rape case.Around 30 people, including women’s rights activist Yogita Bhayana, attended the protest, which started outside gate number 5 around 11am. The rape…
Mumbai: A model has lodged a police complaint against a neighbour from Malad for duping her to the tune of Rs 35 lakh. Bangur Nagar Police are probing the case further.According to the FIR, the model was in an intimate relationship with a man from the merchant navy but he severed ties with her after…
New Delhi: Delhi Police‘s crime branch has filed a chargesheet against a key member of the gang headed by fugitive gangster Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu.The accused has been identified as Manoj Yadav alias Kaira. He was earlier arrested under MCOCA and is in judicial custody. He was found to have been a close aide of…
Navi Mumbai: A 30-year-old woman was arrested by Kalamboli police for smothering her six-year-old daughter because she did not want a girl child as she desired a son. She was also angry as her daughter did not speak properly and only spoke in Hindi.Rajendra Kote, senior inspector of Kalamboli, informed that the accused woman, identified…
New Delhi: On Friday, the longest queue at Meharchand Market was no longer outside a tailor’s shop but a cafe. People now patiently wait for tables where they once used to wait for their shirts and trousers to be stitched. This shift captures the market’s ‘third life’.Long before today’s glass façades and menu boards entered…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has issued show-cause notices to 79 officers and employees who did not report for election duty at polling stations. A total of 1,151 polling stations were set up across 28 wards to elect 111 members, and appointment letters were issued to staff for various election duties.As per…
