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MUMBAI: The first batch of 10,000 apartments under the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DPR) will be ready by early 2029, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday. Fadnavis said that when he was invited to perform the ground-breaking ceremon
Maharashtra aims to make Mumbai slum-free within the next decade. The state is pushing for 10,000 homes in Dharavi by January 2029
The countdown to Ganeshotsav has begun, and the GSB Seva Mandal in Sion East is gearing up for the 72nd edition of its Maha Ganapati festival with a blend of age-old Vedic traditions, elaborate rituals and newer, eco-conscious practices. The five-day celebrati
The state school education department has directed schools across Maharashtra to ensure that students school bags weigh no more than 10% of their body weight. The directive, issued by the school education commissioner on September 1, applies to all schools gov
The uneven monsoon and El Nino effect has led to a 15% rainfall deficit in Maharashtra in the June-August period, putting kharif crops under stress. At least 14 districts, mostly in Marathwada and Vidarbha, have a rainfall deficit of over 25%, leading to a dro
A mechanical engineer from Maharashtra walked away from his multinational US-based job to pursue organic moringa farming. Returning to his hometown of Solapur, he revamped his family-owned farm and turned it into a profitable venture
From studio portraits to selfies, glass plate negatives to generative artificial intelligence, one of Delhi s oldest surviving photo studios has witnessed a revolution in photography and retained its penchant for freezing memories for more than seven decades
The Allahabad high court on Wednesday quashed the detention order against a 25-year-old Delhi University (DU) graduate who has been in judicial custody for around five months in connection with the Noida workers protest of April 2026, saying her detention was
The Maharashtra Charity Commissioner has closed a long-standing inquiry into a 1989 share transfer. This decision confirms the transaction complied with all applicable laws at that time
A 42-year-old labourer identified as Sugna Devi was killed by a tiger at Jaipur s Nahargarh Biological Park on Wednesday morning. Devi and other women labourers had entered an enclosure at the park to cut grass when tiger Shivaji s cage inside the enclosure op
In a disturbing incident from Maharashtra, two brother allegedly thrashed their elderly parents over a Pune land sale dispute. The two brothers allegedly beat up their elderly parents on the evening of August 30 after being angry over the sale of land owned by
Nearly four years after the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) attached a Dalibagh property belonging to the wife of Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari under the Gangsters Act, the family regained possession of the property on Wednesday only to find its main access rou
New Delhi: SML Mahindra is looking to raise its market share in the commercial vehicle segment to 10-12 per cent by FY31, from around 7.2 per cent currently, a year after the SML acquisition, and cross 20 per cent by FY36, a senior company executive said on We
Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory warning that traffic in the Paharganj area is likely to be heavy and slow from 10 am onwards on Thursday, September 3, due to the Shri Krishna Janmashtami Shobha Yatra. "In view of the Shri Krishna Janmashtami Shobha Yat
This farmhouse is more than just a property; it s my sanctuary. A place where I can disconnect from the chaos of Mumbai and reconnect with myself and my family, Akshay said
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the NSA detention of Aakriti Chaudhary, a 25-year-old Delhi University history graduate, in connection with the Noida workers protests which took place five months ago. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves appeared for
Wendell Berry, poet, farmer, environmental visionary, passed away on August 31, at the age of 92. He was a quiet, steady, sagely presence for people across the world
MPSC Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar denies involvement in the Drug Inspector exam paper leak. He stated the incident occurred before he assumed charge of the recruitment body
A 40-year-old Bengaluru woman was booked on murder charges on Tuesday after she allegedly drowned her three-month-old twin daughters before attempting to die by suicide at their residence, the police said. The incident came to light on Tuesday afternoon when R
Mere hours after the Maharashtra government told the Bombay high court that a 17-day hunger strike by tribal students protesting poor facilities across state hostels had finally ended following the chief minister s intervention, a fresh crisis rocked the state
KBC 18: Amitabh Bachchan-hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 saw Padminee Rai from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, take the hot seat in the August 31 episode. A school principal, Padminee had a good run on the show and reached the Rs 12.5 lakh question before getting it
The police arrested three people after a group led by Amit Thackeray, son of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, allegedly removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi s portrait from a Pune polytechnic college s office on Monday. He allegedly questi
United Breweries Ltd reports positive demand momentum and strong premium brand growth. The company expects double-digit revenue growth and over twenty percent for premium brands
Ashika Ranganath has quietly built one of the more interesting multi-language careers in South Indian cinema. The Hassan-born actress, who started with the 2016 Kannada film *Crazy Boy*, now moves comfortably between Kannada, Telugu and Tamil projects
The Bavdhan police have registered a case against four people, including the owner of a newly bought car and a photographer, for allegedly bringing traffic on the busy Pune-Bengaluru highway to a halt so they could shoot a reel to celebrate the vehicle s purch
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will cost Rs 2 more per kg in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and neighbouring areas from September 1, Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) said on Monday. The new rate will be Rs 97.75 per kg, inclusive of all taxes
The Sanmar Group has acquired a majority stake in AltEons Energy. This investment will help AltEons develop its initial 210 MW hybrid project
Mumbai ended August with a rainfall deficit, receiving just 35 per cent of its monthly average amid strengthening El Ni o conditions and inactive weather systems, making it South Mumbai s second-driest August in a decade. For September, the India Meteorologica
Ukraine s top sanctions official Vladyslav Vlasiuk will visit Washington to lobby House lawmakers to back a sweeping Russia sanctions bill passed by the Senate. The legislation could authorise tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, including
Aamir Khan s brother Faisal Khan made his debut in the movies with the 2000 film Mela, which also starred Aamir and Twinkle Khanna. In the years since, Faisal could not emerge as a successful actor and gradually stepped away from the movies
A day after switching sides from Shiv Sena (UBT) and joining the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, MLC Sachin Ahir was on Wednesday elected unopposed as Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council after the Maha Vikas Aghadi withdrew its candidate J M Ab
The Maharashtra government's decision to adopt the Computer-Based Test (CBT) system for examinations conducted by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) will make the recruitment process faster, more transparent and efficient, said a minister on Tues
5/5Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi s state visit to Seychelles on June 27 29, 2026, marked a watershed moment in India s foreign policy, celebrating 50 years of bilateral diplomatic relations. As the Guest of Honour for Seychelles' 50th National Day, Modi s vis
Multiple mistakes have surfaced in Maharashtra s new CBSE-based textbooks at the beginning of the school year, including an inaccurate death date of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and typing errors like inaccurate measurement units and numbers. Further, the
The first day of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Mumbai got off to a faltering start on Tuesday after hundreds of booth level officers (BLOs), many of them school teachers and BMC employees, stayed away from duty, demanding to be for
VK Cherian was a science student in Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, in the late 1970s when he first started watching films at Chitralekha, the cooperative film society founded by Malayalam screenwriter-director Adoor Gopalakrishnan. He didn t become a filmmaker
Hours after Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Sachin Ahir filed his nomination as the Mahayuti candidate for the Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Chairman s post, the Uddhav Thackeray camp said it would explore legal action against him for defection. Legal experts, ho
Guwahati Police have made a massive seizure of nearly 37 kg of suspected smuggled gold, valued at approximately Rs 55 crore, in the Kharghuli area. A man from Maharashtra, identified as Akshay Bhansure, was arrested, with authorities suspecting his involvement
Earlier this month, Parineeti released a video of herself singing Namami Shamishan. I recorded this during my pregnancy, a phase that brought me closer to faith, reflection and gratitude
The Maharashtra forest officials captured a man-eater leopard at Inamgaon in Pune district early on Saturday, exactly a month after the animal killed a woman at Pimpalsuti village in Shirur. Range forest officer Nilkanth Gavhane said, The leopard was spotted a
Shantanu Mukherji, popularly known as Bollywood singer Shaan, and his wife, Radhika Mukherji, have purchased three flats in Bandra West, Mumbai, from developer NVK Realty LLP for a total consideration of 47.64 crore, according to property registration document
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced that retired state police dogs would no longer be put up for external adoption after 10 years of service. Fadnavis announced that a dog who had served in the police forces for the stipulated pe
As the Maharashtra government s crackdown on non-Marathi speaking auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers entered its second day on Friday, fewer commercial passenger vehicles were seen plying on roads in parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), with several driv
Speaking at ET WLF 2026, Boris Johnson questioned the US objectives in the war and said the UK, as a key ally, should have sought clarity on how it could help. He also raised concerns over the possibility of the Strait of Hormuz being closed
Maharashtra s Marathi language rule for auto-rickshaw and cabbie drivers has turned the state s roads into examination halls. Officials from the Regional Transport Office (RTO) played the examiners, putting thousands of your local auto and taxi wala bhaiyyas t
Rats in kitchens, cockroach infestations, foul odour, leaking refrigerators and expired food products were among the serious hygiene violations that prompted the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to suspend the licences of six food establishments
Maharashtra minister of state for urban development Madhuri Misal on Friday reviewed the progress of key mobility projects in Pune, including the proposed high-capacity mass transit route (HCMTR), tunnel projects, and the inner ring road. She also directed Mah
Mumbai: Urban constituencies in Maharashtra, including those in Thane, Pune and Mumbai, have reported among the highest rates of uncollectible enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Rural and tribal constituencies, on
A hallmark of Jawaharlal Nehru University s (JNU) admissions process is its decades-old deprivation points model. The system, unique to the varsity, aims to give a leg up in admissions to marginalised candidates such as those from backward regions, women and t
