MUMBAI: The detection rate of crimes on Mumbai Railways has improved from 15% in January-August 2019 (pre-Covid times) to 40% in the same period this year. Meanwhile, overall crimes reported in the first eight months of this year (10,360 cases) have increased by 16% compared with the same period in 2022 (8,885 cases), though they are still half of pre-Covid numbers. Government Railway Police (GRP)...
NEW DELHI: India has invited US President Joe Biden for Republic Day celebrations next year, confirmed US ambassador Eric Garcetti here on Wednesday. The last, and only, US President to participate in India's Republic Day parade as chief guest was Barack Obama in 2015. India had last invited then President Donald Trump for the 2019 celebrations but he couldn't come because of, as the White House later...
Do you frequently forget the names of people you know well, or where you kept your car keys, or the name of that film you just watched? While many assume this forgetfulness to be an early indicator of dementia, doctors describe the condition as 'pseudo-dementia' which, they say, is impacting younger people, mainly due to excessive stress, multitasking and high workload, which may lead to...
MUMBAI: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court while denying bail to Salim Qureshi, an alleged aide of fugitive gangster Chhota Shakeel, held that there was ample prima facie evidence to show his involvement in unlawful terror activities that are continued by wanted accused Dawood Ibrahim and Shakeel who manage their nefarious acts in India, from abroad, via associates like him.Quereshi,...
NEW DELHI: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it is keeping its primary interest rate of 5.25%-5.5% unchanged as it endeavors to steer the US economy toward a "gentle landing", where inflation cools down without inducing a severe recession.Chair Jerome Powell and fellow Federal Reserve officials have made it evident that they are leaning towards adopting a more gradual and cautious approach...
THANE: Thane's Civic Commissioner, Abhijit Bangar, has issued a stern warning to municipal staff and a private electricity provider, cautioning them to be held accountable if they are found to have facilitated water and power connections to ongoing illegal construction projects in Kalwa, Mumbra, or Diva, as reported by officials.The warning follows recent discussions surrounding the issue of illegal...
KOLKATA: The anticipation among the people of Kolkata has reached a fever pitch as significant developments unfold in the East-West Metro expansion project. The construction works spanning from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade are nearly complete, with a focused effort on electrical, beautification, and miscellaneous tasks that are rapidly nearing their conclusion. The ambitious goal is to open this stretch...
PUDUCHERRY: The 15th legislative assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry, which convened for the fourth session on Wednesday, concluded within 25 minutes much to the chagrin of the members of the opposition parties – the DMK and the Congress.The House passed resolutions thanking the Union government for granting approval to provide 10% quota for government school students in admission to...
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister, Gopal Rai, has called upon the Central government to convene a review meeting with the states neighbouring the national capital in light of the commencement of crop stubble burning, known as "parali" burning. In letters addressed to Union minister of environment Bhupender Yadav and Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar, Rai stressed that efforts to mitigate...
MUMBAI: Due to rising demand, Railways has decided to increase coaches of two Ganpati special trains which go through Konkan.The 01167/68 LTT-Kudal Express earlier had 22 coaches and will now operate with 24 coaches from September 20. This includes additional sleeper and general coach, an official said.The 01165/66 LTT- Mangalore Exp earlier had 22 coaches, and will now have 24 coaches from September...
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