Mumbai: The 150-year-old Sir Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall on Mumbai University’s Fort Campus is set to be restored and upgraded. The last restoration of the Victorian Neo-Gothic structure was done 20 years ago, in 2006. The university, on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Trusts for its conservation. The university’s Fort campus…
NEW DELHI: Traffic police aren’t hunting only for speed demons on the roads of Delhi. They pull people up for seemingly little things, too. Is your stereo blasting away? Are you puffing in the car? Driving without a pair of wipers? Or is your vehicle a moving advertising board? If the answer to any of…
Pune: In the absence of a definitive plan for phasing out fossil fuels, local leadership should take the initiative in decarbonising cities and promoting clean energy, Sven Östberg, Consul General of Sweden in Mumbai, said.The COP30 summit in Brazil did not result in a definitive plan for phasing out fossil fuels, and according to Östberg,…
MUMBAI: A report by Anarock Group, released on Thursday, stated that 40% of the country’s entire ultra-luxury apartment market is now located in Worli.New data from Anarock and 360 One Wealth, in their report ‘The Pinnacle of Luxury: Worli’, reveals that 30-plus homes priced above Rs 40 crore each have been sold in the last…
President awards 32 special talents NEW DELHI: On most days, 13-year-old Muhammad Yazeen from Kerala’s Alappuzha sits at his keyboard, eyes closed, fingers flying, trusting only his instinct. But on Tuesday morning, inside a hall full of applause in Delhi, he opened his eyes to something far bigger, with his name echoing as one of…
PUNE: A magisterial court in the city on Tuesday directed Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer not to comment on unchallenged summons in an ongoing hearing of a defamation case filed by Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, against the Congress MP.The case relates to Gandhi’s alleged defamatory remarks against Savarkar during a speech in…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 9.6 crore for the purchase of eight devices that will help detect counterfeit drugs and strengthen checking of fake and substandard medicines in public hospitals.The devices will be installed in the Thane, Pune, Kolhapur, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Akola, Latur and Nagpur divisions. Each division will get one…
New Delhi: As Delhi’s smog-thick sky pressed down on the city, the same heaviness settled in the minds of those gathering at Jantar Mantar — a shared thought echoing through the crowd: the right to breathe shouldn’t have to be fought for. Placards carried that collective reflection: ‘Right to Breathe’, ‘If air is free, why…
Pune: Lt Col C Dwarakesh’s journey is a testament to an extraordinary will that refuses to yield to adversity. After losing his eyesight in a work-related accident in 2014, most would have expected his military career to end. Instead, he scripted history and became the first officer in the Indian Armed Forces to continue in…
Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: Mumbai’s Worli has emerged as the undisputed abode for India’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Data from property consultancy firm ANAROCK and 360 One Wealth report shows over 30 homes priced at over Rs 40 crore each were sold in just 24 months, totalling over Rs 5,500 crores – “a transaction velocity that…
