New Delhi: The idea of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is no longer just a phrase echoing at global forums. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced the concept to Class VII students through a social science chapter that traces the roots of this ancient philosophy.Officials said the intention is to tell children that the…
Pune: Police on Wednesday night arrested four people who allegedly damaged windows and glass panes of Sahyadri Hospital’s Hadapsar branch in the morning, following the death of a septuagenarian. Senior inspector Sanjay Mogle of Hadapsar police said the four arrested were Kunal Hanmant Sapkal (30), Gaurav Ganesh Sapkal (22), Shubham Sanjay Sapkal (25) and Vishwajit…
Nagpur: MLA and former forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Thursday alleged that the sand mafia “paid money to defeat him” in the last elections.The remark came during a heated discussion on sand allocations, which were openly criticised by Mungantiwar. He said he had some instructions for the revenue department, headed by minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. Mungantiwar…
New Delhi: A court on Thursday granted 15 days’ interim bail to northeast Delhi riots conspiracy accused Umar Khalid, allowing him to attend his sister’s wedding later this month. Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai noted that Khalid had already spent five years and three months in custody since his arrest in Sept 2020 and that…
Pune: The Bhosari police have registered a case against a tax consultant and his colleague on the charge of cheating an engineering firm of Rs 10 lakh as they did not submit firm’s GST.The tax consultant took money from the firm between 2023 and 2025. The accused, however, did not pay the GST. An official…
Navi Mumbai: Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to purchase two aerial ladders to reach out 55m and 28m highrise structures for rescue operations during emergency situations like fire and other disasters. The two ladders will collectively cost around Rs 22 crore. The 55m ladders will reach out 15 to 20 floors or more…
New Delhi: For the family of former JNU student Umar Khalid, the court’s decision to grant him two weeks’ parole for his sister’s wedding has brought an unexpected moment of warmth. His partner described the development as “a moment of oasis”, saying the family is looking forward to meeting him after a long wait.“Even though…
Mumbai: Unpaid fines for traffic violations across the state have climbed to Rs 4,637 crore in six years since the launch of the ‘one state, one e-challan system’. According to state traffic police data, 11.4 crore e-challans with fines totalling to Rs 7,272.4 crore were issued between Jan 2019 and Nov 2025. Of these, more…
New Delhi: A Dwarka court on Thursday convicted Haryana gangster Vikas Lagarpuria and his associate Dhirpal, alias Kana, under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for engaging in organised criminal activities. The court noted that Lagarpuria, known as the leader of the notorious ‘Vikas Lagarpuria’ gang, was involved in at…
Thane: MNS chief Raj Thackeray appeared before chief judicial magistrate A V Kulkarni at a Thane court on Thursday, where charges were formally framed against him over the railway jobs exam violence at Kalyan station on Oct 19, 2008. Asked whether he accepted the charges of rioting, assault on candidates and attacks on police, Thackeray…
