New Delhi: Outside Delhi airport’s departure terminal, a young couple with a toddler — their child fast asleep on the mother’s lap — sat glued to their phones as the father repeatedly tried reaching IndiGo’s customer care helpline after yet another cancellation. Their flight to Mizoram had been cancelled for the second day in a…
Pune: Most traditional Indian crafts have been shaped and continued by artisans’ children who grow up surrounded by tools, materials and the daily practice of their families. This living inheritance is on display in the city at Miraas, which brings together works of 33 national award-winning artists, all carrying forward their legacy.The exhibition is curated…
Mumbai: The latest allotment list for private Ayurveda colleges in Maharashtra reveals that candidates from outside the state have secured multiple seats, despite 85% of them being reserved for domiciled students.At the top end of the merit table, among the first ten ranks, five are out-of-state candidates, a sign that seat-blocking—which is normally associated with…
NEW DELHI: Outside Delhi airport‘s departure terminal, a young couple with a toddler – their child fast asleep on the mother’s lap – sat glued to their phones as the father repeatedly tried reaching IndiGo’s customer care helpline after yet another cancellation. Their flight to Mizoram had been cancelled for the second day in a…
For a city like Pune, which should thrive on smooth and hassle-free commutes, its public transport story feels more like a tragic play.The promise of passenger-centric efficiency is repeatedly overshadowed by persistent breakdowns, erratic timetables and a string of high-profile setbacks, including the scrapped revival of the double-decker bus initiative. According to industry analysts, the…
Mumbai: Three monkeys enter Powai Cosmopolitan Housing Society almost every other day, spending hours inside environmental activist Anamika Sharma’s flat, exploring her home, nibbling on offerings, and then departing without disturbance. The gentle pair, named Nandini and Nandgram, and their playful baby, Nandu, prompted a fresh alarm over Mumbai’s vanishing forests.Sharma viewed the family’s repeated…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of the police on a plea seeking a transfer of a probe from Delhi Police to CBI. It was filed by the father of a 16-year-old from St Columba’s School, who died by suicide, alleging torture by teachers and the school principal. He allegedly jumped…
Pune: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the ministry has drafted a detailed project report (DPR) to improve the existing Pune-Kolhapur highway at a cost of Rs6,000 crore. The plan also includes augmentation of the Pune-Satara corridor.The minister was replying to a query raised by Baramati MP Supriya Sule…
Mumbai: For the third day in a row, IndiGo left thousands of passengers stranded at check-in counters and boarding gates across the country for hours on end with no updates on their flight status. At the Mumbai airport, IndiGo cancelled 118 flights on Thursday, and most of its departures ran late by 2-3 hours or…
New Delhi: On Nov 19, 2009, a 26-year-old MBA student and counsellor at Punjab Technical University’s learning centre in Haryana stepped out of her office as always. A man standing on the road, with his face covered, hurled acid at her. “He threw it straight at my face. From that moment, everything changed,” she said….
