Pune: Kothrud resident Shailesh Kulkarni, who on Dec 5 booked an IndiGo flight to Bengaluru that was later cancelled, has made numerous calls to the customer care helpline of the travel portal that facilitated his tickets. However, as of Wednesday, the frustrated flyer has received no answers. Kulkarni, who used his credit card to book…
Nagpur: Maharashtra govt has made it mandatory for liquor shops holding FL-2 (IMFL/imported) and CL-3 (Indian-made) licences — both domestic and foreign liquor retail outlets — to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the registered housing society before relocating the establishment to residential areas, informed deputy chief minister and excise minister Ajit Pawar in the…
NEW DELHI: “He keeps on asking me whether he will get his ear back. I have no option but to lie,” says Dinesh Kumar Roy, whose son’s right ear was bitten off by a neighbour’s pit bull in northwest Delhi’s Prem Nagar last month.A day after Delhi High Court, acting on Roy’s petition, issued a…
Pune: Commandant of the 512 Army Base Workshop in Khadki Brigadier Sachin Kalia has urged youngsters to build technology with discipline, creativity and a national purpose.Brigadier Kalia was the chief guest for the Smart India Hackathon 2025 Software Edition. He also said user-focused design, real-world immersion and stronger communication skills were essential for future innovators.Teams…
Nagpur: The state govt has said 382 trees will be hacked for the Eastern Freeway expansion project from Mulund to Anand Nagar in Thane along the Eastern Express Highway. Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde said in a written reply to the Legislative Assembly that a joint survey was conducted by BMC and MMRDA officials. Out…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi may soon start restoration of its 162-year-old Town Hall, for which a consultant is already preparing a detailed project report. The report is expected within a week, officials said.Sources said that the civic body is also exploring the possibility of shifting its City Sadar Paharganj zonal office to the…
Pune: Jazz in the 1970s and 1980s leaned heavily into fusion, stretching the form through long compositions and absorbing influences from rock, classical music, and emerging experimental sounds. For German tenor saxophonist Stephan Mattner, that period shaped his musical thinking long before he consciously articulated it. “I didn’t even realise I was doing this, reflecting…
Mumbai: A drop in temperature, accompanied by a rise in levels of air pollutants, has led to a spurt in acute respiratory infections (ARIs) across the city. People with underlying lung conditions, senior citizens and neonates—some 20 days old—are rushing to the doctor’s clinic with wheezing or cold, cough and fever.There are no exact numbers…
Gaurav (L) and Saurabh Luthra PANAJI: The owners of Goa nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, where 25 people were killed in a fire on Saturday night, approached a Delhi court on Wednesday seeking four weeks’ transit anticipatory bail, claiming they are currently in Thailand on a business trip. The Rohini district and sessions court did…
Pune: The airport authorities started a confidence-building exercise with passengers after the IndiGo fiasco, while the airline cancelled a total of 10 flights connecting the city on Wednesday and 13 for Thursday.Pune airport director Santosh Dhoke told TOI, “A senior official of the ministry of civil aviation visited the facility on Tuesday and interacted with…
