Chess grandmaster Nihal Sarin is gearing up for Esports World Cup At 5 pm on a Wednesday, the massive wooden gates of Ghanshyam Villa in Navi Mumbai are closed. They look like they rarely open. There is no doorbell. “Knock, and the watchman will appear,” suggests a young neighbour. We obey. The watchman peeps through…
Pune: The state govt on Thursday put on hold implementation of the Maharashtra Right to Information (RTI) Rules, 2026, after veteran social activist Anna Hazare objected to the newly notified framework and threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike from July 5, if the new rules remained.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed the decision in a…
Former visa officer explains what to do after your F1 visa gets denied. Former visa officer Yvette Bansal explained that most of the F1 visa applicants in India are getting rejected on 214(b), and it means teh visa has been refused on either of the following grounds: whether you will use the visa class appropriately,…
For Mumbai, the IMD has forecast moderate rain on Monday, followed by light rain on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Mumbai: Rainfall is likely to continue across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region through this week, with the city expected to see moderate rain on Monday before the intensity eases to light showers from Tuesday, according to the…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt took its first step towards implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Thursday with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announcing the formation of a seven-member committee led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai to formulate a draft legislation for its implementation within six months. Desai had earlier headed a committee which…
Moss is usually thought of as one of nature’s simplest plants. It carpets rocks, clings to tree trunks and quietly survives in places where many other forms of life struggle. In deserts, some mosses can dry out almost completely, remaining dormant until a brief spell of rain brings them back to life. That ability has…
The IT services industry “has been stuck at 2-3% revenue growth over the last three years” and, with “AI deflation still only in Year 2,” JPMorgan expects “further headwinds to growth over the next two years.” India’s information technology (IT) services sector faces an uncertain demand environment as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-led productivity gains, geopolitical…
An AI-generated illustration shows chaotic traffic congestion at a busy road junction Pune: Vimannagar residents alleged that traffic rule violations such as wrong-side driving, illegal parking and signal jumping have led to frequent traffic congestion and demanded increased police deployment.Many residents said the area has witnessed persistent traffic snarls over the past several days, especially…
Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta’s ‘Batwara 1947’ is set to arrive in cinemas on August 15, coinciding with Independence Day 2026. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and backed by Aamir Khan, the Partition-era drama features Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, Karan Deol and others in key roles.Ahead of its theatrical release, filmmaker Ramesh Taurani watched the film…
Pune: District election authorities have not yet issued guidelines for voters temporarily displaced by redevelopment projects for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls even as Mumbai poll officials have allowed such residents to retain their original home address.Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban district collectors, acting as district election officers, have issued directives…
