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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has approved a compensation package of Rs 73.91 crore for farmers whose crops were damaged by excessive and unseasonal rainfall between June and August 2025. The relief, announced by the state's Department of Relief and Rehabilitation (R&R) on Friday, covers affected regions in Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Pune, and Konkan divisions. According to the government resolution (GR), a total of 84,346 farmers across 29 districts will receive aid for losses spr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India's gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Stopping Russian oil imports would force India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, to rely on limited alternatives, potentially driving global crude prices up to USD 100 per barrel amid rising demand and tight supply. "Benefit from Russi ...Read More >
Raigad: When we think of the coastal Konkan, the pomp and show of Ganesh Chaturthi comes to mind. A familiar picture comes to mind of Lord Ganesh arriving in every house, the chanting of the 'aartis', the beating of drums and cymbals and the worship of Lord Ganesh that happens every day and night. But there is a unique village in Mangaon tehsil of Raigad district in Maharashtra where all these traditions are reversed. In this Sale village, no Ganesh idol is installed in any of the 125 houses. D ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde expressed his gratitude towards party leader Nilesh Rane for facilitating the launch of the Shiv Sena Express, a special train service dedicated to the residents of Konkan on August 25. Speaking about the initiative, Shinde said, "Today, through Shiv Sena, our leader Nilesh Rane facilitated the departure of the Shiv Sena Express for the residents of Konkan. I sincerely thank him from the bottom of my heart, as this initiative provides people with the con ...Read More >
Ameet Satam, a three-term MLA, has been appointed as the new president of the Mumbai BJP unit, as announced by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. This decision precedes the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. Fadnavis expressed confidence that Satam's leadership will enable the BJP to regain control of the BMC, building on the party's recent successes in Mumbai. Three-term MLA Ameet Satam has been chosen as the new president of the Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) uni ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Monday that Ameet Bhaskar Satam, a 49-year-old MP with three terms, ahead of the December or January Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election. This will be its next Mumbai unit chairman. According to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Ameet Satam understands Mumbai's problems and is capable of putting creative ideas into practice. Mumbai residents' safety and security are Satam's main priorities. "As Mumbai develops furt ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: In order to avoid heavy traffic during the Ganesh festival, movement of vehicles weighing more than 16 tons has been banned on Mumbai-Goa National Highway (NH-66) for specific days, Panvel Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Nilesh Dhote announced. Dates and Timings of Restrictions The ban will be in force from August 23 (00:01 hrs) to August 28 (23:00 hrs), on August 31 (08:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs), on September 2 (08:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs), and from September 6 (08:00 hrs) to September 7 ...Read More >
Sydney's wettest August in 27 years has tipped the city's recent climate into uncharted territory. Analysing the complete weather history at Observatory Hill dating back to 1858 reveals rainfall during the past six years has been the highest on record. Since January 2020, the city has collected more than 9,300 millimetres -- beating the old record of 9,120mm from 1985 to 1990. Considering heavy rain will continue this week and more than four months remain in 2025, the record total will surge ...Read More >
Mumbai faces severe waterlogging and traffic disruptions due to relentless heavy rain since Saturday. Areas like Gol Deul, Wadala, and Dadar TT are majorly affected. Mumbai has been reeling under the impact of relentless heavy rain since Saturday, with several roads closed for traffic. The torrential rains have nearly brought the city traffic to a standstill with several areas severely waterlogged. Mumbai Rain: Waterlogged Areas To Avoid Due to accumulation of water, traffic is moving slowly ...Read More >
The IMD forecasts heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across Andhra Pradesh until August 19. South Coastal Andhra Pradesh is expected to experience extremely heavy rainfall, while other regions will likely face heavy to very heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds. A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal and other trough systems are contributing to the increased rainfall activity. The IMD forecast "heavy rainfall and thunderstorms" at isolated places across Andhra Pradesh for the next seven ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has now got its fifth bench, located in Kolhapur. The HC bench at Kolhapur will start functioning from Aug 18, as stated in a notification issued on Friday."I, Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, with the approval of the Governor of Maharashtra, appoint Kolhapur as a place at which Judges and Division Courts of the High Court may also sit, with effect from August 18, 2025," the notification dated Aug 1 said. The other benches of the HC ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a historic development, the Bombay High Court will set up its fourth bench in Kolhapur from August 18, 2025, easing the burden on the principal bench in Mumbai and improving access to justice in western Maharashtra and southern Konkan. Kolhapur Bench Notification Issued by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe The move was formalised through a notification issued by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe on Friday. "I, Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, with the approval o ...Read More >
Mumbai: Centuries-old Maratha military forts, which are the emblems of courage, strategic brilliance, and architectural ingenuity, have now earned global recognition. Out of hundreds of them, 12 of these iconic forts have been officially inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, spotlighting the Maratha Empire's formidable defence infrastructure and cultural legacy. This international honour was not easily won. The nomination journey, as intricate as the forts themselves, was initiated by Maha ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police is facing a new challenge in managing vehicle parking for the upcoming Shahid Diwas rally on Monday, as persistent rainfall threatens to render designated parking fields unusable. The fresh spell of rain on Friday, with more occasional rain predicted even on Saturday, has left cops worried as they believe the Maidan area can be filled with slush.The traffic department, which initially planned to utilise various fields across the city for parking buses and cars ...Read More >
Nagpur: At Kotta Konda, a remote village in Gadchiroli bordering Chhattisgarh, Dokka Mattami waits for two more years to pass as he watches the 200 cashew nut trees planted on his farm grow. Earning about Rs1 lakh annually by cultivating paddy, Mattami hopes to double his income after the cashew nuts are ready for plucking. Mattami has the largest plantation in the village, as others have begun growing cashew nuts in the area.Amid the govt's attempts to build the Maoists-affected district into a ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
Mumbai: The special MP and MLA sessions court, while dismissing the plea of BJP leader Narayan Rane challenging the defamation proceedings initiated by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, observed that the statements made by Rane were intended to tarnish Raut's reputation. The special court while dismissing Rane's petition said that, "Prima facie, the applicant's (Rane's) statements are false and were made publicly, thereby satisfying the ingredients of imputation and publication." Raut had la ...Read More >
Mumbai: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly strangling his five-year-old stepdaughter and dumping her body in the Arabian Sea. The body was discovered floating near Sassoon Dock in Colaba on Tuesday morning, leading to the swift arrest of the accused.According to the police, the child had been reported missing from the Antop Hill area in Central Mumbai a day earlier. Her mother, Nazia, who works as a housemaid, and Imran Shaikh, the accused, had approached the Antop Hill ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Three private equity firms have sought approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire a stake in Mumbai-based bakery chain Theobroma. At least two private equity firms -- Infinity Partners and Atreides Investments BV -- are affiliates of ChrysCapital. Another PE firm Aqua Investments Ltd will also be acquiring a stake in Theobroma Foods. Also Read | Aadhaar Free Update: Government Requests Parents to Update Children's Aadhaar Biometrics Between Age 5 ...Read More >
Pune: The Pune city and ghat areas which witnessed subdued rainfall activity last week are expected to see a marginal increase in rains this week, stated a Met department forecast.The IMD has issued a yellow alert for the ghat areas of Pune for Monday.According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, a number of weather systems are present in the country which are boosting the chances of rainfall."The weather systems include an upper air cyclonic circulation near the Bay of Bengal. A ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Non-fossil fuel sources now make up half of India's power generation capacity of 484.8 GW (gigawatt), a milestone the country has achieved five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) committed in the Paris climate agreement."In a world seeking climate solutions India is showing the way," renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said in a post on X on Monday, crediting the progress to PM Modi's stewardship of "Bharat's green transformation tow ...Read More >
Pune: Rainfall activity increased in many parts of the state, including the ghat and city areas of Pune, with Tamhini Ghat registering 190mm of rain and Shirgaon 112mm in the 24-hour period ending 8.30am on Tuesday.India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed that Kuruvande received 96.5mm of rain during the period, followed by Lonavla (90 mm) and Bhor (56.5 mm). Among the key locations in the city which witnessed increased rainfall activity, Shivajinagar registered 6.9mm of rainfall, Loheg ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The world's merchandise trade grew by 5.3 per cent year-on-year in the January-March quarter of 2025 as imports surged in North America in anticipation of higher tariffs in the US, the WTO said in a statement on Tuesday. Sequentially, global goods trade rose by 3.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2025. Merchandise trade volume growth in the first quarter was stronger than the WTO's most recent forecast, but its economists expect the pace of expansion to slow later in th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) About 1.4 lakh new Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in the past fortnight under the nationwide financial inclusion saturation campaign, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The Department of Financial Services (DFS), under the finance ministry, has launched a three-month nationwide saturation campaign, effective from July 1 to September 30, 2025, to bolster the outreach of flagship schemes, such as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) IPO-bound Fractal's shareholders have raised USD 172 million at an enterprise value of USD 2.4 billion, sources aware of the development said. Earlier, Fractal raised USD 685 million in funding from investors like TA, TPG and Apax, according to market research firm Tracxn. Also Read | Aadhaar Free Update: Government Requests Parents to Update Children's Aadhaar Biometrics Between Age 5-7, Free of Cost. "The total amount raised is USD 172 million at a valuation of USD 2 ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 15 (PTI) Two male lecturers from a private college in Dakshina Kannada district and their associate have been arrested for allegedly raping a female student after "blackmailing" her with videos and photos, police said on Tuesday. The student is from the same college where the accused are employed as lecturers in Moodabidri. Also Read | Aadhaar Free Update: Government Requests Parents to Update Children's Aadhaar Biometrics Between Age 5-7, Free of Cost. According to police, the ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Indian captain Anil Kumble said the team management should motivate Jasprit Bumrah to play in the last two Test matches. India suffered a 22-run loss in the Lord's Test, where the team was all-out for 170 chasing a target of 193 runs. With this defeat, England took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The BCCI had earlier announced that Bumrah would only play three Tests on the England tour to manage his workload. However, head coach Gautam Gambhir rested him in the second Tes ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Property Share Investment Trust is set to mobilise Rs 473 crore through the initial public offering (IPO) of PropShare Titania, its second Small and Medium Real Estate Investment Trust (SM REIT) scheme, with the issue opening on July 21. The public issue will conclude on July 25. The price band has been set at Rs 10 lakh-10.6 lakh per unit, Property Share Investment Trust said in a statement. Also Read | Aadhaar Free Update: Government Requests Parents to Update Childre ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on Wednesday during which they will interact with party functionaries of the state. State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi said the district, block and mandal presidents of the party will be able to present their views before its top leadership during Kharge and Gandhi's visit. Also Read | Did Lucknow Court Judge Take Selfie With Rahul Gandhi During Hearing of Indian Army ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Heavy rains lashed several parts of Mumbai on Tuesday, causing waterlogging in some areas. The suburbs received more rainfall compared to the island city, civic officials said. While the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Colaba weather station in south Mumbai recorded 4.4 mm of rainfall, Santacruz in western suburbs recorded 54.2 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. The island city, eastern suburbs, and western suburbs recorded average rainfall of 7.01 mm, 42 ...Read More >
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