The PMC’s education department runs 250 Marathi, English, Urdu and Kannada-medium schools where students from socially and financially weak sections study. Nearly 1,800 teachers work in these schools. Pune: Days after Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) approved funds to a private agency to run civic schools, more organisations are coming forward to take charge of such…
NEW DELHI: Delhi cabinet Monday rejected a proposal to extend incentives to hybrid vehicles, opting instead to keep the capital’s new electric vehicle policy focused exclusively on battery-powered or “pure EVs”.The newly approved Delhi EV Policy 2026 introduces a three-year lock-in period, barring beneficiaries of govt subsidies from registering their electric vehicles in other states…
Rajma already enjoys a healthy reputation. Packed with plant protein, iron and fibre, it is one of those comfort foods that nutritionists rarely ask you to give up. But here’s the interesting part: your everyday rajma can become even more filling and gut-friendly with a few simple additions. You do not need expensive superfoods or…
Ahmedabad: A Gujarati-origin convenience store owner in the US state of Maine has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with his lawyers challenging the arrest in federal court while immigration authorities maintain that he has been under a final deportation order since 2011.Dhaval Kalidas Patel, who runs Wallace Market in the town…
At some point you have probably caught yourself narrating your grocery run, coaching yourself through a parking situation, or whispering “okay, where did I put it” as you retrace your steps through the kitchen. And then, almost immediately, you’ve looked around to make sure nobody heard you. Because somewhere along the way, we all got…
Gole Market, a 1921 Delhi landmark, faces a 20-year delay in its restoration and conversion into a museum (File photo enhanced with AI) NEW DELHI In a city where flyovers can rise in months and election promises age in weeks, Gole Market has chosen the more leisurely pace of imperial Delhi. The 1921 landmark, once…
Ahmedabad: The CBI has booked senior manager of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) for allegedly siphoning Rs 1.5 crore using fake payment vouchers, misuse of SAP IDs and showing fraudulent payments to vendors.According to the FRI registered with CBI Gandhinagar unit, Sejal Kolhatkar, senior manager (finance) at IOCL’s refinery in Vadodara between March 2024 and…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and his counterpart US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer spent the last two days reviewing the progress of the trade deal with market access, digital trade, supply chain resilience, reduction of non-tariff barriers and expanded cooperation in strategic sectors being on the table.While the initial tranche of the…
Man falls into open manhole during downpour (File Photo) MUMBAI: A 60-year-old man is missing after falling into an open stormwater drain during civic repair work in Mumbai, police said.The man, identified as Aslam Isak Shaikh, fell into the drain on Khairani Road in the city’s Sakinaka area, according to officials.Police said the incident happened…
Education minister Dada Bhuse Mumbai: State education minister Dada Bhuse announced in the assembly on Monday that the government would undertake a special inspection drive to enforce the teaching of Marathi in all boards in the state from Standards 1 to 10. This includes central boards and international boards like the IB and IGCSE.“If any…
