New Delhi: Police on Monday refuted claims of a communal angle after a video circulated on social media alleging misconduct by a group towards women in East of Kailash.The video showed women and children in red Santa Claus hats, with a verbal exchange between a few men and another group. Police said the incident, reported…
Mumbai: Observing that a ground reality report by a four-member panel prima facie indicates non-compliance with air pollution control guidelines at all 36 sites surveyed, Bombay high court directed BMC chief Bhushan Gagrani and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board’s (MPCB) member-secretary to appear in person on Tuesday morning. “We have formed a prima facie opinion that…
NEW DELHI: A video showing BJP councillor from Patparganj ward Renu Chaudhary confronting a foreign national in a Delhi public park and berating him for not speaking Hindi has gone viral, triggering widespread criticism on social media.In the clip, Chaudhary questions the man for not learning Hindi despite living in India and warns him of…
Pune: As the city gears up for the Jan 15 civic elections, political parties are grappling with internal unrest triggered by last-minute inductions from rival camps. The BJP has expanded its ranks by inducting leaders from the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, NCP (SP), and the Congress. The move has rattled long-serving BJP aspirants who had spent…
Mumbai: An autorickshaw driver donning a burqa was beaten up by locals after he was mistaken as a child-lifter. Sheikh told the police that he had worn a burqa to conceal his identity while searching for passengers involved in a previous fare dispute who had allegedly not paid him. Tausif Mohammed Shaikh, a local resident…
New Delhi: Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh has been appointed as interim chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), according to a letter issued by Ministry of Education on Monday. The appointment comes after the tenure of AICTE Chairman Prof. T G Sitharam ended on Dec 20. Singh has been serving as DU…
Mumbai: As per transport department statistics released on Monday, fatalities on state roads and highways dropped between Jan and Nov this year compared with the same period last year. On state roads, deaths fell from 14,185 between Jan and Nov 2024 to 14,066 in the first 11 months of 2025, a decrease of 119 fatalities,…
New Delhi: There has been a 123% rise in the number of cases in which the Delhi Police has approached Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) seeking permission to try minors accused of heinous offences as adults. Till Oct 15 this year, cops submitted a total of 176 such requests to the boards — the number stood…
Pune: The fate of 57 local bodies in Maharashtra — 39 won by Mahayuti, 17 by MVA, and one by others/Independents — will now await the Supreme Court’s verdict on Jan 21, even after the results for president posts in the 40 municipal councils and 17 nagar panchayats were declared on Sunday.These 57 local bodies…
New Delhi: Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has said that over 10,000 vehicles have failed emission tests since the implementation of GRAP-4 and over 2 lakh have been issued Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates. He added that govt is also upgrading all PUC centres with high-capacity equipment to reduce delays and ensure accurate emission testing….
