Navi Mumbai: On the first day of operations at the Navi Mumbai airport, most flyers chose to hire taxis rather than use Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) bus services starting from five suburban railway stations, leaving the air-conditioned buses largely empty. Some travellers told TOI that clarity on bus schedule and signages on roads leading…
New Delhi: To promote digital learning, education minister Ashish Sood distributed tablets to 240 meritorious students in the Janakpuri assembly constituency on Thursday. Sood highlighted the importance of uninterrupted learning through digital tools. “When education is supported by useful resources, students’ academic journeys become stronger and more sustainable. This tablet scheme is introduced annually to…
Pune: An analysis of Al Qaeda suspect Zubair Ilyas Hangargekar’s personal electronic devices like mobile phone and laptop has revealed objectionable content in his Telegram account, Google Takeout data and YouTube search history that needs to be thoroughly investigated by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS), the state prosecution told a special court in the city on…
Mumbai: A fire broke out in the electric shaft of a residential highrise on Veera Desai Road in Andheri West on Thursday morning. Even as heavy smoke spread through multiple floors, all stranded residents were rescued safely by the firefighters. No one was injured in the incident, confirmed officials.The blaze at Sororento Tower, located near…
New Delhi: Strong north-westerly winds blowing into the city for the second consecutive day continued to disperse pollutants, leading to clearer air and improved visibility on Thursday. The chilly and dry winds also brought down the minimum temperature to 6.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal, and considerably lower than Wednesday’s 10.2 degrees C. It…
Pune: Once a peripheral village, Wagholi transformed into a major residential and IT hub on the city’s eastern edge after its inclusion within the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits. However, civic infrastructure failed to keep pace with the rapid and often unplanned urban growth, which resulted in chronic issues related to water supply, drainage, roads,…
Mumbai: As the aircraft entered the runway to take off from the brand-new Navi Mumbai airport, the mind instinctively expected that familiar Mumbai montage. The haphazard maze of blue plastic-roofed slums, the Western Express Highway cutting through a congested city, the sandy sliver of Juhu Beach, and finally the Arabian Sea. But as the plane…
New Delhi: Facing criticism over persistent seepage last year, Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to undertake corrective engineering measures to address leakage in one of Delhi’s key underground infrastructure assets — the Pragati Maidan (ITPO) tunnel.The department has earmarked Rs 3.7 crore for waterproofing works at Tunnel-1 on the Basement-2 side of the ITPO…
Pune: The city police’s ongoing investigation into the illegal production and sale of drugs, including hydroponic weed, led to the identification of 25 crypto wallets containing total $5 lakh (estimated Rs4.5 crore) generated from the trade in Pune and other parts of Maharashtra. “These crypto wallets were found operational on the dark web and from…
Mumbai: BJP and Shiv Sena‘s seat-sharing formula for the upcoming BMC polls could be announced on Friday, said Rahul Shewale, who is part of the Sena’s negotiating team, on Thursday. BJP functionaries, however, did not confirm that the announcement will be made on Friday. Mumbai Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates You Need to Know….
