Techie cuts short visit as he could ‘taste, smell pollution’ NEW DELHI: A London-based Indian techie has ignited a fierce debate online after urging people to “leave Delhi, even if you have to go into debt”, describing the capital’s worsening air pollution as nothing short of a health emergency. Kunal Kushwaha, a senior developer advocate…
PALGHAR: The Kasa cops (Palghar) have found the dead body of a football player in a jungle area close to the Mumbai Ahmedabad National Highway. He had been missing for the last couple of months, confirmed sources. On November 18, we found a dead body of a man in the jungle area of Mendhvan within…
NEW DELHI: A thick layer of haze engulfed the national capital on Monday morning as the average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 396 at 7 am, falling under the ‘very poor’ category, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.According to the CPCB, the Ghazipur area recorded an AQI of 441. AQI of Anand…
Pune: A fresh push for educational and cultural collaboration between Pune district and France began on Friday as French Consulate official Sophie Henquinet met Pune Zilla Parishad administrators, CEO Gajanan Patil, and SPPU’s foreign languages head Swati Acharya to discuss expanding French language programmes and strengthening cultural ties for students.Patil said, “The French delegation reviewed…
MUMBAI: At least six people, including four children, sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out in a chawl at Sai Nagar on 90 Feet Road in Ghatkopar (East) on Monday afternoon.The incident was reported at 12.49 pm.The injured were rushed to Rajawadi Hospital by firefighters and 108 ambulance services. The victims were identified as…
NEW DELHI: Parents of Shourya Patil, a 16-year-old student from St Columba’s School (Ashok Place), who allegedly died by suicide, staged a protest outside the school on Monday, displaying certificates their son had received.According to the FIR, his father claimed that his son had been under severe mental stress due to ongoing harassment by several…
Pune: IAS officer Trigun Kulkarni has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), replacing Sharad Gosavi, who held the additional charge. Kulkarni, who previously served as deputy director general at Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), assumed the position on Friday. This appointment…
MUMBAI: A group of Congress workers are planning to file a case against city BJP president Amit Satam for allegedly using abusive language against north Indian migrants living in Mumbai.The Congress workers will assemble at City Congress president and MP Varsha Gaikwad’s North Central Mumbai office at Anish Compound at 4 pm on Monday and…
As winter sets in, almonds fill homes but in the narrow, industrial lanes of Karawal Nagar, dozens of women like Rekha spend long hours cracking and sorting those very dry fruits in dusty, airless rooms, earning barely 3 per kg.After a protest in 2024, wages rose slightly, but conditions didn’t. The air remains thick with…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who is also president of Maharashtra Olympics Association, on Sunday speaking at its general body meeting, said plans are to establish sports complexes at taluka, district, and division levels.“We are making large-scale improvements in basic sports facilities for youths and sports. Sports organisations need to keep financial management and…
