Mumbai: Despite showing slight improvement, Mumbai continues to breathe unhealthy air, a new report based on eight years of data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revealed. The city’s annual average PM₂.₅ concentration stood at 35 µg/m³ — within India’s limit but seven times higher than the World Health Organization’s safe guideline —…
Pune: The Pune police have written a letter to the enforcement directorate (ED) seeking an investigation into suspected money laundering activities linked to fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal.Deputy commissioner of police (Zone-III) Sambhaji Kadam said during ongoing investigations, authorities uncovered multiple financial transactions involving Ghaywal and his associates. “We also found that Ghaywal had acquired certain…
New Delhi: On the final day of filing nominations for the MCR by-elections, 133 candidates filed their papers. Polling in 12 wards is scheduled for Nov 30.According to the State Election Commission, 132 nominations were filed on Monday, and one on Nov 7. There are 59 male and 74 female candidates. The highest number of…
Mumbai: A 59-year-old retired army man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and impregnating a 15-year-old girl in Chembur, police said on Monday.The incident came to light after the girl recently complained of severe abdominal pain and was hospitalised, the RCF police station official said. “The doctors found out she is two months pregnant. Later,…
Pune: District administrations are conducting drives ahead of the local body polls for verification of duplicate names in the electoral rolls. The election departments in the respective districts, along with block level officers (BLOs), are expected to confirm and verify the names suspected to be duplicated. and mark them with a double asterisk.Officials said that…
Navi Mumbai: Konkan Railway has intensified ticket-checking drives across its network to curb ticketless travel and to ensure a safe, orderly and comfortable travel experience for authorised passengers. From April to Sept 2025, as many as 5,493 special ticket-checking drives were conducted, during which 1,82,781 cases of unauthorised travel were detected, resulting in a recovery…
Navi Mumbai: Vishwa Rajkumar, 20, from Puducherry emerged a champion at the World Memory Championship 2025, taking home the title and a prize of Rs 1 lakh. The event was held from Nov 7 to 9 at Vashi, Navi Mumbai. A total of 223 participants from seven Indian states and countries, including Austria, Germany, the…
Former J&K DGP Shesh Paul Vaid Slams Authorities Over Toxic Air NEW DELHI: Former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Shesh Paul Vaid has expressed alarm over Delhi’s worsening air pollution, describing the situation as a “humanitarian crisis” and demanding accountability from the Supreme Court, the Central government, and the Delhi government. Vaid…
Navi Mumbai: Vishwa Rajkumar, 20, from Puducherry emerged a champion at the World Memory Championship 2025, taking home the title and a prize of Rs 1 lakh. The event was held from Nov 7 to 9 at Vashi, Navi Mumbai. A total of 223 participants from seven Indian states and countries, including Austria, Germany, the…
JLN Stadium to be dismantled, Delhi to get new multi-discipline Sports City NEW DELHI: The iconic Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi will be ‘dismantled’ to create a comprehensive Sports City, featuring multi-discipline facilities and athlete accommodation, a sports ministry source told news agency PTI on Monday.The project, currently in its proposal stage, will…
