Pune: After suffering a crushing defeat in the 2024 Assembly elections, the civic polls were seen as a make-or-break test for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). However, the lack of coordination among opposition parties and the absence of an intensive campaign have indicated a possible further weakening of the alliance in the long run.Of the…
French Ambassador to India, presented the esteemed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres to Ravi Deecee, Malayalam publisher The Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr Thierry Mathou, conferred the insignia of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) on Ravi Deecee, Publisher and…
Mumbai: Having clinched just a handful of wins, the opposition raised questions about the credibility of the poll process. State Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal alleged “fixing” between BJP and the state election commission (SEC), while Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claimed that EVMs that were tampered with during the assembly elections were used once…
Delhi buzzed with excitement as the city’s most prominent street food festival wrapped up in style, celebrating 25 years of the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) The country’s largest street food festival concluded on a cheerful note recently at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Over the course of three days, Delhiites enjoyed…
MUMBAI: In a joint operation, Kurla police and forest officials arrested a 28-year-old man for illegally possessing and attempting to sell whale vomit (ambergris), a protected wildlife product, valued at ?80 lakh.Acting on a tip-off, the police alerted the forest department after detaining a suspect allegedly found in possession of the contraband.A forest department team…
Delhi businessman cheated of Rs 55 lakh by scammers posing as government officials NEW DELHI: A businessman was cheated of Rs 55 lakh by scammers posing as govt officials on the pretext of allotting govt land.The complainant, a resident of Sharda Niketan, Pitampura, told the police that he applied long ago for an industrial plot…
MUMBAI: A fire broke out at Bhatia Hospital in Grant Road on Monday afternoon. The incident was reported at around 1.35pm following which the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) rushed to the spot.The fire was confined to electrical wiring and installations in the CT-MRI unit on the hospital’s ground floor. Heavy smoke was reported in the…
NEW DELHI: A 39-year-old man was arrested in connection with the murder of a labourer whose body was found on a road last week in northwest Delhi’s Prem Nagar area. The deceased was identified as Mukesh Rai, a labourer from Bihar’s Banka district.Police said a PCR call was received on Friday about an unconscious, wounded…
Mumbai: An 11-year-old boy who was pillion on a motorcycle, received minor injuries when the bike on which he was riding along with his brother came under a BEST bus at LBS Marg in Kurla on Saturday. Police have booked the 57-year-old BEST bus driver Narayan Pisal for rash and negligent driving.According to the police,…
The humble Daulat Ki Chaat has gone from dusty Chandni Chowk thelas to fancy plates decorated with fake currency notes. At 1.30am, when the city sleeps, Khemchand, 55, and his sons begin their day. As Delhi’s winter dew settles on a vessel containing 20 litres of milk mixed with 8 kilos of cream, the family…
