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India and EFTA nations -- Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein -- on March 10 signed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) with a binding commitment from the bloc for infusion of direct investments of $100 billion into India over 15 years to create 1 million jobs. After completion of legal processes in respective countries, TEPA will be formally operationalized from Wednesday, officials said. TEPA came as some relief to Indian exporters who have been badly hit by 50% addi ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: The special investigation team (SIT) of the Assam Police criminal investigation department (CID) on Wednesday arrested the chief organiser of North East India Festival, Shyamkanu Mahanata, and Siddharth Sharma, the manager of singer Zubeen Garg, in connection with the latter's death in Singapore earlier this month, police said. Officials confirmed that Mahanta was arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Wednesday shortly after he landed from Singapore on an A ...Read More >
Mumbai city (area under BMC jurisdiction) recorded 12,070 property registrations in September against 9,111 units in the same month last year, marking a 32% YoY (year-on-year) increase, it said, pointing out that stamp duty collections touched ₹1,292 crore, up 47% YoY. The rise in registrations was due to the shifting festive calendar. Last year, property activity was subdued during the inauspicious Shraddh period (September 17-October 2, 2024), whereas this year it fell earlier (September 7-21 ...Read More >
PUNE: September has proved to be a game-changer for the city as far as the monsoon is concerned. The city recorded 316.7 mm rainfall in September 2025, which is a staggering 116% above the normal of 146.3 mm. This not only helped offset the rainfall deficits of July and August but also lifted the overall seasonal tally to 849.2 mm; about 33% above normal. The rain in September came after two consecutive deficit months, bringing much-needed relief for agriculture and water reserves. According to ...Read More >
PUNE: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen's (AIMIM's) planned rally in Ahilyanagar on Tuesday was abruptly postponed despite police permission, after local authorities imposed stringent conditions in view of recent communal tension in the area. Police had initially cleared the meeting but asked organisers to restrict the gathering to a smaller space, and ensure that no provocative speeches were delivered. AIMIM leaders argued after incidents of lathi-charge and protests on Monday, the ad ...Read More >
PUNE: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the delayed withdrawal of the southwest monsoon over central India, including Maharashtra, is likely to bring above-normal rainfall to the state in October. However, the actual distribution will depend on the formation of weather systems, officials said. During a virtual press conference addressed by Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of meteorology, IMD, the department issued its monthly probabilistic forecast for rainfall and t ...Read More >
Mumbai: Two more victims of the Kandivali gas-leak fire succumbed to their injuries on Tuesday at the National Burns Centre (NBC), raising the death toll of the incident to 6, leaving only one surviving patient. Officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed that Janaki Gupta, 39, with 70% burns, and Durga Gupta, 30, with 85-90% burns, were declared dead on Tuesday afternoon. "Both the victims were undergoing treatment in Airoli and could not survive the extent of their i ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has decided to shift the venue of their Dussehra rally from Azad Maidan, which is muck-ridden, to NESCO in Goregaon East. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has chosen to hold its Dussehra rally on Thursday at Shivaji Park, which is also waterlogged due to recent rains. This year's rally is crucial as both parties prepare for a showdown in the upcoming Mumbai civic polls. Speaking at a press conference, Shinde said he had shifted the venue to NESCO, which will only be atten ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed that while the overall crime rate reduced in Mumbai between 2022 and 2023, it increased considerably in Pune and Nagpur during the same period. The number of crimes registered in Mumbai dropped from 69,289 in 2022 to 44,873 in 2023, while the other metro cities, Pune (12,542 cases in 2023 from 11,074 in 2022) and Nagpur (17,297 cases in 2023 from 12,889 in 2022) witnessed an upward spiral. Although the data show ...Read More >
Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a comprehensive policy for cancer treatment in Maharashtra, which is expected to significantly increase the number of day-care centers for cancer treatment. A foundation with a corpus of ₹100 crore will be established soon to implement the policy and 18 cancer care hospitals across the state will be placed in three tiers, with the Parel-based Tata Memorial Hospital designated as the apex L1 institute, and 17 other hospitals placed in the L2 and L3 c ...Read More >
PUNE: Manorama Khedkar, mother of dismissed IAS officer Puja Khedkar, secured interim relief from a Belapur court on Tuesday after being booked in connection with a kidnapping and road rage case. She was booked by Rabale police at Chatushrungi police station, Pune, on charges of obstructing officials from entering the Khedkar family's bungalow, where a truck helper was allegedly confined. According to police, Manorama is also accused of tampering with evidence by facilitating the removal of the ...Read More >
Lucknow: A small but significant policy change introduced two decades ago has steadily emerged as a big tool of socio-economic empowerment of women in Uttar Pradesh, where more than 55% of houses and other properties are bought and registered in favour of a female member of families to avail of the stamp duty discount, as per official data. In 2006, the state government allowed a 1% rebate on stamp duty on a property valued up to ₹10 lakh and a maximum benefit of ₹10,000 if the property was pur ...Read More >
RAIPUR: A 16-year-old girl has been detained for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death in a lodge in Raipur district after he refused to marry her, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, in his early 20s, was from Bihar and had been living in Chhattisgarh for some time, an official said. The murder came to light on Monday after the lodge's staff grew suspicious about the locked room and alerted the police. The man was found dead with multiple stab injuries. Even as the police were investig ...Read More >
Guwahati: For a moment, it threatened to be a damp squib, a false start at the World Cup at home. But from the brink of collapse to the comfort of victory, India dodged embarrassed and opened their tournament with a 59-run win. At one point, the situation looked as grim as the rain-laden skies hanging over Barsapara Stadium, with the scoreboard reading 124/6. Then came an unanticipated rescue act -- a 103-run stand off 99 balls that helped India mount a recovery. Amanjot Kaur (57) on World Cup ...Read More >
New Delhi: With Sumit Antil, it was always a matter of when and not if. The two-time Paralympics gold medallist was a gold medal contender coming into the men's javelin F64 final on Tuesday, and the 27-year-old ensured there was no threat to his World Championships crown that he has held since the 2023 edition in Paris. The Indian, who also won a gold at Kobe Worlds last year (69.50m), completed a hat-trick of world titles with a best of 71.37m. The mark also reset his own Championship Record t ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: R Ashwin liked nothing more than solving problems in the middle with the zeal of an obsessed academician. Different angles and approaches would be tried, videos would be studied, the speed would be varied, the trap would be set. And more often than not, he would get his reward. His persistence was unique because it was ever-changing. It made him a tough opponent and one that teams learned to fear, especially when touring India. With left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja giving nothing awa ...Read More >
New Delhi: About 68 lakh deletions and 21.53 lakh additions have been recorded in Bihar's electoral roll as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), leaving the state with about 7.42 crore registered voters. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said the revision, which ran from June 24 to September 30, involved systematic scrutiny of the rolls that began with 7.89 crore names. Around 65 lakh electors were removed by the time the draft roll was published on August 1, and furthe ...Read More >
MUMBAI -India is expected to receive above-average rainfall in October, following above-normal precipitation in September, a senior weather department official said on Tuesday. Above-average rainfall in October could damage summer-sown crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, corn, and pulses, which are nearing harvest. The country is likely to receive above-average rainfall of more than 115% of the 50-year average in October, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of the India Meteorological Dep ...Read More >
Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Super Giant were removed from Asian Champions League 2 for the second successive season after the 136-year-old club pulled out of Tuesday's away tie to Iran's Sepahan citing a lack of safety and security. "In accordance with Article 5.2 of the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 Competition Regulations, the Asian Football Confederation confirms that India's Mohun Bagan Super Giant are considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 competition after the ...Read More >
Greater Noida: A 29-year-old MBBS doctor allegedly died by suicide by jumping from the 21st-floor balcony of a high-rise in Greater Noida on Monday afternoon, police said, adding no suicide note was recovered from the spot, but it was found that he was under psychiatric treatment. Police said the deceased, originally from Mathura, was residing at his sister's home in the Gaur City 2 high-rise in Greater Noida. He had stopped practising since 2023 after being diagnosed with some mental illness, ...Read More >
Greater Noida: A 22-year-old Pilibhit-based man allegedly killed his 21-year-old wife and six-year-old brother-in-law before dying by suicide in Greater Noida's Roza Jalalpur village in Bisrakh on Monday afternoon, police said, adding that in the primarily investigation it was suspected that the incident took place in a "fit of rage" over some dispute. However, the deceased's family members believe that he was under the control of some "supernatural" power, police said. Police said the decease ...Read More >
GREATER NOIDA: The five-day Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) 2025 concluded on Monday with Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal hailing its success as a "historic reflection" of the double engine government at work. The minister, during the valedictory session at India Expo Centre and Mart, praised the record-breaking participation of 507,099 visitors and over 2,250 exhibitors during the extravaganza. The crowd included 140,000 business delegates and international bu ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI: In a significant political development, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday formally inducted Chandrakant Patil, the Navi Mumbai district president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP), into the Shiv Sena. This is just the latest in a series of defections that have severely impacted the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the city. It also marks an escalation in the ongoing political tug-of-war within the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Navi Mumbai. Patil's shift in l ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun probing a few bank officials and middlemen as part of its investigation into a cybercrime case involving the receipt of ₹3.81 crore from multiple defrauded victims into a mule account. The CBI arrested S Palande, Y Thakur and S Singh in July, and the fourth person, identified only as Neeraj, this month. Neeraj allegedly convinced co-accused Palande to open the mule account at a private bank, according to agency sources. The other two w ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said he was now on indigenously developed instant messaging app, Arattai. "Nothing beats the feeling of using a #Swadeshi product. So proud to be on @Arattai, a #MadeInIndia messaging platform that brings India closer...," Goyal said in a post on X. According to the app, Arattai "is a simple, secure and free instant messaging app" to connect with family and friends. It requires a mobile number to register. Arattai is devel ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plans to lodge a strong complaint against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi at the International Cricket Council (ICC) forum. India's Asia Cup winning team was left unrewarded after the PCB head Naqvi, who also heads Asian Cricket Council (ACC) went away with the trophy and winning medals, once the winners stood ground that they would not accept the trophy and awards from him. "We had decided not to take the trophy from ...Read More >
Former Kerala director general of police (DGP) Jacob Thomas, who joined the BJP post-retirement and contested unsuccessfully in the 2021 Assembly elections, said on Sunday he is set to become a full-time worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Thomas, who retired in 2017 after a controversial 34-year police career defined by the image of a rebel cop, told local media that he was attracted to the "nationalist and community service" ideals of the RSS and wants to devote his time fully to ...Read More >
MUMBAI: At least ten persons died in rain-related incidents across Maharashtra over 24 hours, and more than 11,800 were rescued from different parts of the state, officials said on Sunday. According to the state disaster management department and other officials, four persons lost their lives in Nashik district, including three due to a house collapse, two each in Dharashiv and Ahilyanagar, and one each in Jalna and Yavatmal. Till Sunday evening, over 11,000 people in the state were shifted to ...Read More >
Pune: A new chapter in technology-driven education has begun for girl students in Pune as a fully equipped STEM Innovation Lab, 'Robo Shiksha Kendra,' was inaugurated on September 24 at Renuka Swarup Memorial Girls' High School. The initiative, implemented in collaboration with the India STEM Foundation under the CSR programme 'Educate to Empower', will benefit 763 students from Classes 6 to 9 by providing immersive learning opportunities in robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), electronics, a ...Read More >
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's silence on the ruling Mahayuti alliance fighting the upcoming local body polls together in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has led to speculations about "friendly fights" among the Mahayuti partners. The development comes amid the ongoing tussle between Shiv Sena chief and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and BJP minister Ganesh Naik. Fadnavis, while speaking to reporters during his recent visit to Delhi and later in Mumbai, said, "We will figh ...Read More >
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