Mumbai: An electric AC double-decker bus caught fire and got damaged at Kurla depot on Sunday around 4pm, triggering concern over the safety of the city’s limited fleet of twin-deckers. The staff used 10-15 fire extinguishers to control the situation before fire brigade personnel from BKC arrived and doused the blaze at 6.15pm. No injuries…
Navi Mumbai: An over 60-year-old homeless man was lying in a weak, dehydrated state at the Uran Phata bus stop near Seawoods for days without proper food and water. He was almost on the brink of death when a social worker noticed and rescued him. The homeless man was then cleaned up, and provided with…
Navi Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed authorities to complete all pending procedures immediately and set a final deadline of six weeks to ensure legal rehabilitation of families displaced from Sheva Koliwada in Uran taluka. The HC was critical of the central govt and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) for the four-decade delay in…
Technically, there was no glass barrier in the 6th-century setting where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon at Sarnath. So why does one exist behind the statues of his disciples and deer on the first floor of the cylindrical Nehru Centre building in Worli? The answer becomes clear a little further…
Mumbai: In a first, Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), the apex body steering research and development in the country, has asked researchers applying for grants to declare whether any of their publications have been retracted in the past five years. Applicants, principal investigators (PIs) or co-PIs have been asked to submit the reasons for such…
Pune: The results of the Baramati and Rahuri assembly bypolls will be declared on Monday. NCP functionaries are hopeful of a record victory for party chief and deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar from Baramati.“We are confident of a clear win and are expecting a record margin,” said Sandip Bandal, president of NCP’s Baramati unit. “Not…
Mumbai: Time-of-Day (ToD) tariff concession has delivered major savings to electricity users across the state, with 70 lakh consumers receiving a combined benefit of Rs 2,235 crore since the scheme came into effect in July 2025, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) managing director Lokesh Chandra announced on Sunday. The concession applies to electricity…
Kalyan: A driver who parked his car on the road and his two aides allegedly assaulted a traffic police constable after being asked to move the vehicle responsible for a traffic bottleneck in Kalyan on Saturday. An FIR has been filed against the alleged assailants and a notice served as per the law.Police sources said…
MUMBAI: In the HSC results declared on Saturday, city colleges reported stable overall outcomes but indicated tighter evaluation standards.“Correction looked tougher, and English seems to have pulled down scores,” said HR College principal Pooja Ramchandani. At St Xavier’s College, vice-principal Savio D’Souza linked the dip to declining attendance. “Students need to return to attending lectures…
MUMBAI: “I don’t see him worried any time,” says Sunil Jain about his son Vihaan. For most fathers that may sound reassuring. For Sunil, it reflects something far deeper.Vihaan Jain, a student of Jai Hind College who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder, scored 73.33% in the Arts stream this year – a result…
