Kalyan: Four express trains between Vangani and Badlapur halted on Wednesday morning after smoke from a bonfire near the tracks triggered the Fire and Smoke Detection System (FSDS), causing an automatic stop. Passengers faced delays when services of the Siddheshwar Express, Ahmedabad-Pune Duronto Express, Dadar Central Express, Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur)-Pune Express) were affected between…
IGI to fight fog with AI’s help for smoother ops NEW DELHI: Delhi Airport has integrated AI systems, advanced predictive analytics and enhanced runway capabilities this winter to reduce the impact of fog on flight operations.A combination of these upgrades and technology should help ensure safer, more efficient flight operations and minimal disruption during low-visibility…
Pune: Two bike-borne youths snatched a gold chain worth Rs 1.5 lakh from a 72-year-old woman while she wasreturning home from the market in Wakad on Tuesday night.The elderly woman lodged a complaint with the Wakad police on Wednesday.An officer from the Wakad police said on Tuesday night, the woman went to a vegetable vendor…
NEW DELHI: After the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) convened its national volunteer meeting in Mumbai in May 2025, the organisation faced a “deep question”: should Muslim women’s rights be pursued even as the community faces a “wave of hostility”? Their answer was a resounding yes. And from that decision spurred a study documenting polygamy’s…
Pune: The Shri Kasba Ganapati Temple will remain closed to devotees from Dec 15 for around 15 days to facilitate the removal of the Shendur Lep (saffron coating) from the idol. The Kasba Ganapati is the gramdaivat or presiding deity of the city.According to the temple trustees, this process will be carried out for the…
By: AlokN.MishraNEW DELHINEW DELHI: Delhi govt will soon allow certified third-party agencies to carry out fire audits for businesses seeking fire licences. The move is meant to clear the large backlog of pending applications. At present, the fire dept handles both the audit and issuing of licences. CM Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday: “When I…
Pune: National Insurance Academy’s India Marine Conclave 2025, a two-day event on the development of marine insurance in India, concluded at the NIA campus in Baner on Wednesday.The event was centred on the theme, ‘Navigating the Waves of Change, Exploring Marine Insurance Frontiers’. The conclave brought together leading insurers, brokers, surveyors, large corporate risk managers,…
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena has sought 90-100 of the 227 seats to contest in the BMC elections, said Chandrashekhar Bawankule, the BJP’s state election incharge. Bawankule stated that the Mahayuti allies, BJP and Shiv Sena, will form a coordination committee to iron out differences for the civic elections.A meeting took place between CM Devendra Fadnavis,…
2 Chinese nationals, 28 others in CBI’s Rs 1k cr crypto scam chargesheet NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against 30 accused, including two Chinese, Wan Jun and Li Anming, in a Rs 1,000-crore crypto-investment scam.The accused, through two Delhi-based companies and their directors, allegedly misled the public into investing…
Pune: A businessman and a retired govt officer collectively lost Rs 2.39 crore in online share trading frauds this year. Separate complaints were registered with the Pune cyber police in this regard on Tuesday.According to police, a 56-year-old factory owner from Kondhwa lost Rs 1.74 crore to cybercrooks between July and Oct this year.In July,…
