MUMBAI: The monitoring committee overseeing the Kanjurmarg municipal solid waste processing facility has directed the BMC to prepare a comprehensive green belt development plan within 15 days and strengthen environmental monitoring systems at the site, according to the minutes of its third meeting held on April 29. The meeting comes in the wake of recent…
Chennai: Defending Congress’s decision to extend support to TVK in the post-election scenario, the party’s leader C Rajesh Kumar on Thursday rejected allegations that the move amounted to “betraying” the people of Tamil Nadu or “stabbing them in the back”.Rajesh Kumar said Congress had remained with DMK front despite other options because of its resolve…
Ahmedabad: A 50-year-old man was killed and a 40-year-old man grievously injured in a road accident in Hatkeshwar after an allegedly drunk driver rammed his car into a motorcycle.According to the complaint registered on Thursday with I Division traffic police, the crash occurred around 12.45am on Jogeshwari Road, near Jivan Jyot Nagar gate, in Hatkeshwar….
Pune: More than 1,600 first-year engineering students at COEP Technological University will now have access to a specialised online course on Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS). Developed by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), the programme aims to help students earn mandatory National Education Policy (NEP)-linked credits while providing exposure to India’s rich intellectual traditions.The initiative…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday questioned the grand old party’s decision to support actor-politician Vijay and his Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, calling the move “dreadful”, ethically questionable and politically reckless. Speaking to PTIl, Aiyar accused the Congress of abandoning its long-time ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam immediately after contesting…
Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who recently disembarked from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak onboard left three people dead and several others infected.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), five of eight suspected cases have been confirmed. Among the dead is a 69-year-old Dutch woman who…
The United States Court of International Trade on May 7 delivered another setback to Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, striking down the 10% global duties imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The 10% tariffs were imposed by the Trump administration after the US Supreme Court blocked the “Liberation Day tariffs”, which had…
Real estate transactions involving Bollywood personalities often attract attention, especially when they involve premium properties in Mumbai’s celebrity-dominated neighbourhoods. The latest name to join the list is actor-producer Arbaaz Khan, who has reportedly sold an apartment in Mumbai’s Andheri West for Rs 6.5 crore.According to property registration documents accessed by CRE Matrix, the transaction was…
VITEEE result 2026: The Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) 2026 result is going to be released today, May 8, at 7 pm. Candidates who appeared for the entrance examination will be able to check and download their scorecards from the official website at viteee.vit.ac.in.The VITEEE 2026 examination was conducted from April 28…
MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain MS Dhoni has added another remarkable achievement to his legacy off the cricket field after emerging as the highest individual taxpayer from Jharkhand and Bihar combined during the 2025-26 financial year.The revelation was made on Thursday by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Bihar-Jharkhand), Dr D…
