Mumbai: A special court recently rejected the bail plea of city businessman Shersingh Rathod, arrested in connection with the Rs 65 crore Mithi River desilting scam case. “The applicant prepared the forged MOUs of the dumping sites… and submitted the same to obtain the tender of desilting work. The applicant transferred huge amounts to the…
Pune: The state forest department is open to the idea of using drones at the Air Force Station, Pune, to trace the leopard sighted at the airport last week.“We will require special permission for drone usage from the IAF (Indian Air Force). Drones can be flown at specific times as stated by the IAF to…
Mumbai: Weeks after the violence against three doctors at Cooper Hospital, the medical staff said they are once again feeling insecure about their safety since for the last couple of days, BMC discontinued services of 150 private guards from a firm called Smart Security Services after it failed to prevent the incident or adequately intervene.However,…
Pune: The Phursungi police detained three minor boys and two youngsters for damaging eight vehicles in Adarshnagar in Uruli Devachi around 1am on Sunday.The attackers vandalised and damaged the windshields of cars, autorickshaws, and the rearview mirrors of motorcycles.Deputy commissioner of police (Zone V) Rajkumar Shinde told TOI, “The detained minor boys, aged between 16…
Mumbai: The Mumbai sessions court has granted bail to 33-year-old businessman Aryan Shivpal Mishra from Uttar Pradesh, arrested in a Rs 1.9 crore cyber fraud case registered by the West Region Cyber Police Station.Mishra was accused of being part of a conspiracy in which an impostor posed as the company director, Sheetal Shetty, and instructed…
MUMBAI: As the first batch of students under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 are all set to graduate with three-year degrees in the state, their certificates may highlight the multidisciplinary subjects they pursued throughout their course of study. Degree certificates in state universities are likely to undergo a change in nomenclature, though retaining the…
A touring exhibition brings the ancient creation story Songlines: Tracking The Seven Sisters to the Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum A touring exhibition brings the ancient creation story Songlines: Tracking The Seven Sisters to the Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum. “It is not just an exhibition, it is a living culture,” said Dr…
MUMBAI: A galaxy of faith leaders, scholars, educationists and activists gathered for the Seerah Conclave 2025 on Saturday.Held by Idea of India Foundation at Anjuman-i-Islam’s Kalsekar Technical Campus in New Panvel, speakers at the well-attended, day-long meet stressed the need to take the timeless message of love, tolerance, peace and harmony in the conduct of…
Delhi plans major circle rate overhaul to align property valuation with market prices NEW DELHI: Delhi is gearing up for a major circle rate overhaul for the first time in more than a decade, with govt considering sweeping structural changes aimed at aligning property valuations with real market prices. Among the key proposals under discussion…
On most December days in Mumbai, ‘winter’ means a dip to 20 degrees and debates over whether a light cardigan is too much. This year, though, BKC is bracing for a very different forecast of real ice, snowflakes, and a stage that freezes over.UK-born Tony Mercer,known as the world’s leading ice-theatre creator, is bringing The…
