New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner Ashwani Kumar on Friday presented Rs 16,531-crore budget estimates for 2026-27, proposing no increase in property tax rates and no new tax for the third consecutive year.The corporation reported a sharp rise in its taxpayer base and tax collection this year. The number of property taxpayers increased…
Pune: A special MP/MLA court in Pune on Friday directed Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer to file a written response by Dec 11 on a plea seeking its directions to a US-based social media and video sharing platform and an Indian newspaper to furnish the original video link and a news report of the Congress MP’s speech…
Mumbai: Friday brought the worst of the IndiGo flight cancellations witnessed so far as no domestic flights operated from Delhi while about 65% of its operations from Mumbai airport were cancelled.IndiGo had 396 flights scheduled out of Mumbai airport on Friday, out of which it cancelled 258 flights, said an aviation source. “The Mumbai airport…
New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport is a scene of complete chaos these days. Serpentine queues can be seen near check-in counters. Once the security is cleared, passengers head to information desk where IndiGo staffers are stationed. Since the hapless staffers themselves have no clue, they can’t tell anything. Passengers get agitated and do sloganeering…
Pune: The state animal husbandry department will file a civil suit in the Pune court early next week to cancel the sale deed of 6.32 hectares of govt land in Tathawade which was illegally transferred by a sub-registrar to a private party without mandatory approval from the state. Senior officials confirmed that the department approached…
Mumbai: A special PMLA court recently accepted the closure report filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED), effectively closing the money laundering investigation against eight current and former Central Railway officials. The ED’s decision to seek closure in the case came after the CBI filed a closure report in the original corruption and conspiracy case, which the…
New Delhi: Moments after Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner Ashwani Kumar concluded his budget presentation, standing committee chairperson Satya Sharma strongly objected to what she described as bypassing of the committee in granting sanctions for major proposals. The BJP councillor said several big-ticket proposals, traditionally required to be vetted by the high-powered committee, were…
Pune: The installation of a new height barrier at the Sasanenagar underpass in Hadapsar by PMC has triggered traffic chaos due to inadequate warning signs. The original barrier was damaged on Nov 20 after it was hit by a dumper. The underpass, located below the railway tracks, is a crucial link for commuters travelling from…
Mumbai: Criminal process becomes not merely a tool for adjudicating guilt but a space where fundamental freedoms can be imperilled or protected, said ex-Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Friday. He added that the Supreme Court in the last 75 years “steadily shaped and reshaped the contours” of this vital fundamental right. “What…
New Delhi: A 27-year-old student of Delhi University was stabbed to death allegedly by his uncle and other relatives in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar on Friday.Police apprehended two people, including the victim’s aunt and a 15-year-old relative. Preliminary findings suggest that the incident stemmed from a dispute over keeping the area around the house clean….
