Navi Mumbai: Kailas Gaikwad, 53, the deputy municipal commissioner (anti-encroachment department) of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), who was arrested last week by the Navi Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a graft case, was released on bail by the Belapur District Sessions Court on Monday.Gaikwad was caught red-handed at his office at NMMC headquarters while…
This is an AI image used for representation Gurgaon: In a sweeping operation, around 250 police personnel — backed by two SWAT teams — raided multiple locations in Nuh last week to smash a cross-border racket believed to be behind 60% of the city’s stolen bikes.Police said the network stretched from Gurgaon into Nuh and…
Bengaluru: The city’s Metro expansion has hit a prolonged pause, with not a single new corridor entering the construction stage in more than four-and-a-half years.The last project to break ground was the extended Airport Line (KR Pura to KIA), contracts for which were awarded by BMRCL in Nov 2021 and construction commenced in early 2022….
Ulhasnagar: The long-pending Metro Line 5A extension from Durgadi in Kalyan to Ulhasnagar has moved a step closer to execution, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) initiating the process of appointing a consultant for the revised project by inviting tenders.Simultaneously, the authority has begun preparing bid documents for civil construction, signalling that the…
MUMBAI/PUNE: In a first for India’s private residential real estate sector, Pune’s upcoming 105-acre integrated township project at North Hinjewadi is set to function like a live environmental laboratory, with scientists and sustainability experts continuously tracking everything from air quality and dust emissions to water efficiency, waste handling and residents’ long-term livability.The initiative has emerged…
Punjab Kings’ Lockie Ferguson during a warm-up session (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: League leaders Punjab Kings handed a major boost to their bowling attack with the inclusion of Lockie Ferguson as they took on Rajasthan Royals in a crucial Indian Premier League 2026 clash on Tuesday.Rajasthan skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to…
Varanasi: Indore’s queen Ahilyabai Holkar was offered obeisance at the Mandir Chowk of Kashi Vishwanath Dham on the occasion of her 301st birth anniversary on Sunday. A bid of Congress functionaries to reach state archaeology department’s protected Gurudham temple, where idols of Ahilyabai were shifted from Manikarnika ghat in Jan, was foiled by police at…
The week opens with a strong tailwind. Money comes in better than you expected, and you’ll feel destiny is holding your hand. Still, your mind stays a bit restless, like a fish circling in a small bowl. Try not to over plan every hour. Good news from children or younger family members lifts your name…
BENGALURU: Many in Karnataka know Rajesh Mehta for his Shubh, Laabh, and Oyzterbay jewellery stores. The three brands for a while looked like they could together take on the might, and replicate the success of the other Bengaluru-headquartered national biggie-Tanishq.But that was not to be. As Mehta struggled with Sebi investigations in the past few…
While India’s crude oil situation is relatively well diversified, it is LPG and LNG imports that will need to be watched. (AI image) Crude oil prices are soaring again, back above the $80 per barrel level as fresh tensions between US and Iran makes shipping through the Strait of Hormuz fraught with risks. Vessel movements…
