New Delhi: The tenure of VK Saxena, who served as Delhi LG for nearly four years, saw not just high-visibility plans such as a new archeological park, green public spaces alongside the Yamuna and the G20 Summit, but also an unprecedented, high-conflict relationship with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) govt.Saxena took over as LG in…
Pune: Caught in a perpetual struggle with defaulters on property tax, counted as a vital source of revenue, the civic body has this year announced its decision to focus more on the recovery of this levy and bring maximum properties under its limits into the tax net — even looking at exploring modern tech like…
Imagine a shy 16-year-old boy showing up at the nets, slinging balls from a weird arm angle that seems to be “textbook violation.” Elbow ramrod straight, body stiff as a board, wrist cocked like it’s leg-stump hunting. Most cricket coaches would’ve grabbed the nearest drill manual, yelled “Fix it!” and moulded him into a mediocre…
The rupee slumped to a record closing low of 92.35 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, losing 53 paise during the session amid a sharp spike in global crude oil prices and a strengthening US currency as tensions escalated in the Middle East, reported new agency PTI.Forex traders said heavy foreign fund outflows and…
Ambernath: Panic spread in and around the industrial belt of Ambernath after a massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in the Anandnagar MIDC area on Monday, triggering a series of loud explosions. As a precautionary measure, workers of eight adjoining companies and residents of a nearby village located close to the MIDC area…
Bitcoin surged nearly 5% on Monday, climbing toward $69,000 as investors assessed the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, which triggered sharp volatility across global markets. Oil markets saw the most dramatic moves. Crude futures briefly surged as high as $119.48 shortly after midnight, marking their highest level since July 2022 and reflecting…
New Delhi: A speeding DTC cluster bus, while trying to overtake another, ploughed into several vehicles and caused the death of two persons in west Delhi’s Nangloi on Monday morning. The series of accidents, during which a scooterist was dragged 100 metres by the bus, incensed commuters and locals, who set a bus on fire…
Pune: While investigating eight different cases in a spate of online share-trading frauds, the Pune city police have discovered over 15 bank accounts held by various college students in the city that were being used to transfer stolen amounts, more popularly known as ‘mule accounts’.These accounts were allegedly given by the students to fraudsters on…
Deep in the Amazon basin, something remarkable happens every year. Along a stretch of sandy riverbank, thousands upon thousands of giant turtles crawl out of the water at almost the same time. The sight must be extraordinary. Scientists studying the area say it might be the largest wildlife “maternity ward” ever recorded. Using drones, researchers…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he would remove “some oil sanctions” to reduce the soaring prices as the crude cost hit $100 a barrel amid Iran war.“We’re also waiving certain oil-related sanctions to reduce prices,” he said addressing reporters. “We’re going to take those sanctions off till this straightens out,” he added.Moreover,…
