NEW DELHI: The govt has proposed allowing distribution licensees to supply electricity to consumers through a shared network, MoS for power Shripad Naik said in Lok Sabha on Thursday.The proposed amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003, the draft of which has been shared with states and stakeholders for their views, aim to reduce duplication of…
Pune: In separate cases, a cooperative bank officer and a retired man from the Sinhagad Road area collectively lost Rs 81 lakh in online share-trading fraud. Separate FIRs were registered with Pune cyber police and Sinhagad Road police on Wednesday.A cyber police officer said the bank officer (50) came in contact with crooks through a…
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Kiran Rao‘s travel plans were disrupted on Friday as significant IndiGo flight delays affected thousands of passengers, including her, whose international journey was derailed due to repeated delays and lack of clarity from the airline.Rao, who was scheduled to fly to Tokyo, said she had already spent more than eleven hours since leaving…
NEW DELHI: A man and his wife allegedly died of suffocation after a fire broke out in their shop in northwest Delhi’s Tikri Kalan on Friday night.The deceased were identified as Vineet (37) and his wife, Renu (27), who ran a general store near Lekhram park in Tikri Kalan.Delhi Fire Services received a call regarding…
Pune/Kolhapur/Nashik/Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Thousands of traders across Pune, Kolhapur, Nashik and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Friday joined a coordinated statewide bandh, which paralysed wholesale markets, and denounced the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) regime as “obsolete, burdensome and unjust.“The Maharashtra Rajya Kruti Samiti, a coalition of five apex trading bodies, had called the strike seeking urgent reforms…
MUMBAI: Severe disruption continued across India’s airports on Saturday as widespread IndiGo flight cancellations left thousands stranded, prompting scenes of frustration, tears and protests at terminals in multiple cities. At Mumbai Airport, a foreign passenger was seen climbing atop an IndiGo counter, demanding answers after her flight was cancelled without clarity on alternatives. Massive Outrage…
Achievers were honoured for their resilience, reinforcing the message of empowerment and ability over disability at the International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebration Jamia Millia Islamia celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025 on December 3 at M.A. Ansari Auditorium. Organised by Dr. Zakir Husain Memorial Welfare Society, in collaboration with the…
Pune: State Election Commission (SEC) will write to the state govt seeking urgent amendments to the zilla parishad (ZP) election rules. The aim is to remove the provision allowing candidates to appeal before district courts against nomination scrutiny, a mechanism that officials say repeatedly delays symbol allotment and disrupts the election schedule. The proposal is…
Mumbai’s electoral data reveals a significant voter surge in suburban P North wards, while island city wards see a decline MUMBAI: A close assessment of the draft electoral data across the city’s 227 corporator wards shows a striking pattern: three of the top five wards with the sharpest rise in voters fall in P North…
NEW DELHI: A thick blanket of smog covered Delhi on Saturday morning, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 333 at 7 am, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). While there has been a slight improvement compared to recent weeks, many parts of the city…
