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After two years, govt hikes ready reckoner rates

MUMBAI, April 1 -- After a gap of two consecutive years, the state government on Monday announced a rise in the ready reckoner (RR) rates across the state for 2025-26. Although the average rise in the... Read More


MP Mohol plans to redevelop Sambhaji Maharaj memorial

PUNE, March 31 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) from Pune and Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol has announced a re-development pla... Read More


Gelatin sticks used to trigger blast in Beed mosque; 2 held

PUNE, March 31 -- A moderate-intensity explosion, triggered using gelatin sticks, damaged the interior of a mosque in Beed district's Ardha Masla village in Georai tehsil at around 2:30am on Sunday. ... Read More


Thief fleeing with phone falls into well, rescued

MUMBAI, March 31 -- A dramatic chase in Palghar's Vangaon village took an unexpected turn when a fleeing mobile thief tumbled into a 50-foot-deep well-only to be rescued by the residents who were sear... Read More


For Rs.25, take a walk amid a lush forest at Malabar Hill

MUMBAI, March 31 -- A long-forgotten 12.5-acre forest at Siri Road, which was kept out of bounds for the public for over 40 years, has just been thrown open for a deeply engaging experience. On Sunday... Read More


youth must not read history on WhatsApp: Raj at gudi padwa rally

MUMBAI, March 31 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday sounded the bugle for the BMC and local body polls by calling for all Marathi people, irrespective of their caste, to... Read More


New govt takes over Syria; Kurds reject it

India, March 31 -- Syria's new transitional government was sworn in on Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring ba... Read More


1 killed, 7 injured as train to Guwahati derails in Odisha

India, March 31 -- One person was killed and seven others injured when at least 11 coaches of the Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Superfast Express derailed near Nergundi station in Cuttack district on Sunday. ... Read More


'Handsome hero, OG Shogun star' dies at 90

India, March 31 -- Actor Richard Chamberlain, a handsome leading man who played in popular TV series from "Dr Kildare" in the 1960s to miniseries like "The Thorn Birds" and the original "Shogun," (198... Read More


A lush hidden forest emerges at Malabar Hill after 40 years

MUMBAI, March 31 -- A long-forgotten 2.5-acre forest at Siri Road, which was kept out of bounds for the public for over 40 years, has just been thrown open for a deeply engaging experience. On Sunday,... Read More