Mumbai: Calling it the one of the worst flood disasters for farmland in Maharashtra, state agriculture minister Dattareya Bharne said the deluge over the last month destroyed over 1.5 crore acres of crops as per initial estimates. CM Devendra Fadnavis said the cabinet has decided to implement all concessions extended when there is a scarcity…
New Delhi: The monsoon officially withdrew from the Delhi region on Sept 24. Or did it? Six day later on Tuesday, the city saw high-intensity rainfall that caught people unawares. And what is more, weather analysts expect more rain in the coming days. The base weather station at Safdarjung logged 37.8mm of rainfall until 5.30pm…
Bank credit to industry grew at a slower pace of 6.5% in August 2025, compared to 9.7% in the same month last year, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on sectoral deployment of credit released on Tuesday.The data, compiled from 41 scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) that account for nearly 95% of total non-food…
Pune: Maharashtra recorded the highest number of custodial deaths across India in 2023 at a grim 17 cases, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2023 released on Tuesday showed. Of these, seven individuals died by suicide while in custody, and 10 others succumbed to illnesses in hospitals. Significantly, 13 of these deaths occurred before…
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Mumbai: As the monsoon threat looms over the Dussehra rallies of the Shiv Sena and the Shiv Sena (UBT), Dy CM Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said he would ask workers from flood-affected areas not to come for the Dussehra rally in Mumbai. He said that they should instead help flood victims in their area, and…
New Delhi: Delhi’s roads were the most unsafe and deadly for commuters in 2023 among 53 cities across the country, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2023 released Monday.Delhi reported 5,715 accident cases, followed by Bengaluru (4,980) and Chennai (3,653). At 1,457, the national capital also had the highest number of fatalities…
US consumer confidence fell sharply in September as Americans’ concerns over inflation and a weakening job market deepened, according to the Conference Board’s latest survey. The consumer confidence index dropped 3.6 points to 94.2, down from August’s 97.8, marking the lowest reading since April, when President Donald Trump implemented sweeping tariff policies.The index measuring Americans’…
Pune: Maharashtra continued to top the list for railway-related criminal cases for the third consecutive year in 2023, with 23,349 cases, contributing significantly to the national total of 83,788 offences, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2023 showed on Tuesday.With this, the state has seen a sharp rise in such cases over the years,…
