Pune: Over 100 passengers of a Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight were in the dark for hours on Sunday evening about when it would depart as it was delayed by more than six hours and landed in Karnataka capital only after midnight on Monday.The lack of information, coupled with a sudden gate change, left a section of…
Navi Mumbai: A 24-year-old man has been arrested by the local crime branch (LCB) team of Raigad police for the murder of his 75-year-old woman neighbour, a resident of Tal village in Mangaon taluka. The victim woman identified as Lilavati Rajaram Balkawad was allegedly strangled in her ancestral house when she had gone for cultivation…
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has suspended two students and barred one ex-student from the campus after a clash involving stone pelting on Nov 20. The confrontation, according to the disciplinary notices, involved two groups of students joined by ex-students and outsiders, which disrupted ongoing diploma examinations and damaged university property.The notices say that the…
Pune: Christoph Hallier, the German Consul General in Mumbai, said land availability, energy infrastructure, and local transportation remained significant challenges for the industry, influencing decisions regarding new or additional investments in the region. His comments came against the backdrop of persistent issues in Chakan industrial area, a hub for German enterprises. The area faces severe…
Mumbai: Six persons have been booked for allegedly threatening a 51-year-old woman with a revolver and forcing her to undress at a pharmaceutical company’s office in 2023 in Mahalaxmi, police official said on Monday. They have been charged with sexual harassment and other offences.The FIR was registered at N M Joshi Marg police station on…
New Delhi: Aiming to open new avenues of academic excellence and career opportunities for the youth, Delhi govt has intensified its push under the Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Vidya Shakti Mission, a Rs 21-crore initiative offering free professional coaching to 2,200 meritorious students.Education minister Ashish Sood said that 50 seats in each course will…
Mumbai: A gang of burglars that used stolen autorickshaws as getaway vehicles for thefts and break-ins at night were arrested by the Vanrai police. With their arrest, five offences have been solved.In the intervening night between Nov 18 and Nov 19, two metre long iron rods weighing 130 kgs were stolen from a shop in…
Mumbai: Mumbai North MP and union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has released his performance report where he highlighted his achievements on completion of a year in office. The MP mentioned tourism-related works inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and road-connectivity projects between Dahisar and Mira Road among his achievements. A release by the…
Pune: The Pimpri police arrested a five-member gang involved in thefts of two-wheelers from different parts of Pimpri Chinchwad in five months. The police recovered 37 two-wheelers and two autorickshaws collectively worth Rs 15 lakh from the gang.Assistant police commissioner (Pimpri Division) of the Pimpri Chinchwad police, Vishal Hire said, “A special squad was formed…
Mumbai: Air quality levels in Mumbai have dropped, much to the relief of citizens and the civic administration working towards taking measures to keep them in control. Data, however, shows that the civic body is still struggling to get Air Quality monitors at all construction sites fully active and integrate them with the civic body’s…
