Netas must be careful not to incite passions: Pawar

Mumbai: Deposing before the Koregaon Bhima inquiry commission, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said when politicians speak, they must be careful not to inflame communal tension or incite law and order problems.

No buyback policy, cannot extend expiry date of vax vials, SII tells HC

Mumbai: Bombay high court on Thursday sought the Central government’s response on the issue of unused vaccine vials even as the Serum Institute of India (SII) said it does not have a buyback policy and cannot extend the expiry date of Covishield vials.

What The Shanghainese Are Scared Of: It's Not Covid

Although the first country to enter the pandemic could also be the last to get out of it

Ed Reform Gone Rogue

UGC’s draft curriculum for the 4-year undergrad programme is rife with confusion and contradiction

Raj: Protest to continue till mosque loudspeakers go

Mumbai: Stating that theirs was not a one-day protest, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said the Hanuman Chalisa will be played on loudspeakers till the ones that play the azan are removed from mosques.

Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi to be screened at Cannes Classic section

Satyajit Ray’s Pratidwandi has been officially selected for screening at the Cannes Film Festival 2022.

Fun and festivities with family and loved ones mark Eid celebrations in Bollywood

Many Bollywood celebs celebrated Eid with their family members. Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu along with daughter Inaaya Naumi Kemmu joined Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and their sons Taimur and Jeh for the festivities.

Farm fire singes Punjab school bus, two students hurt

Batala: Two children were injured when their school bus with around 10 students on board careened off the road to a burning crop field, overturned and caught fire at Qila Lal Singh village near Punjab’s Batala town on Wednesday afternoon.

Liverpool bounce back from 2-goal deficit to beat Villarreal

Villarreal: Liverpool players stared at each other in disbelief.

LinkedIn agrees to pay $1.8m to women over discrimination claims

LinkedIn, the professional networking platform,has reached an agreement with the US department of labour to pay $1.8 million to female employees who the agency said received far less compensation than their male colleagues from 2015-to 17, the department said on Tuesday.

Rules for fund in British officer's name faulty

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana HC has issued notice to the Haryana government on a plea seeking amendment in the Punjab police rules (applicable to Haryana) allowing a welfare fund in the name of British police officer J P Saunders and head constable Chanan Singh, whom Bhagat Singh and other revolutionaries had shot dead.

Maha saw over 8L deaths in 2020, up 16.6% over pre-pandemic 2019

Mumbai: Maharashtra registered nearly 1.6 lakh additional deaths in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, a jump of 16.6% from the previous year.

Just 135 of 1k mosques in city used loudspeaker: Home dept

Mumbai/Nashik/Kolhapur/Aurangabad: Of the 1,141 mosques in Mumbai, azan was played on loudspeakers on Wednesday only by 135, said senior home department officials.

Covovax For Children Now At Both Govt & Pvt Vax Centres

Mumbai: Serum Institute of India’s Covid-19 vaccine Covovax will now be available for children (12 to 17 years) at government immunization centres as well as private hospitals.

Rlys cuts number of rakes meant for wheat exports

Rakes Diverted To Increase Supply At Home

BMC gives notice to jailed Ranas for ‘illegal’ structures at Khar flat

Mumbai: In further trouble for Lok Sabha MP from Amravati Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana, the BMC on Monday served an inspection notice on their flat in Khar (West).

Monkey has fled with murder weapon, Raj police tell court

Jaipur: Trust a cheeky monkey to get away with murder — or rather snitch a bag containing 15 pieces of evidence such as the killer’s knife from the safe custody of Rajasthan’s cops.

I don’t act for money or fame, I do it to add some value to life: Kunal

Kunal Jaisingh was last seen in Kyun Utthe Dil Chhodh Aaye, which ended last year in August.

Ten surgeries in 2021 & public exams in ’22 for gritty Sindhu

Chennai: Eight lakh students will take physical exams for the Class XII boards in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, after a gap of two years.

Forest officer files report against Vihar gabion walls

Mumbai: The range forest officer, Tulsi Range, of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, has registered a preliminary offence report (POR) against the construction of three gabion walls in Vihar village close to Vihar lake.

Tepid response as daily avg ridership of Metro Line 2A & 7 plunges to 29k

Mumbai: The ridership figures for Phase I of Metro Line 2A and 7, which were opened for commercial operations on April 2, indicate that the response is lukewarm with the average daily passengers number hovering around 29,000 daily.

Gavaskar trust returns plot allotted for cricket academy

Mumbai: Around 33 years after his trust was allotted a prime plot of land in Bandra (West) for setting up a cricket academy, cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has returned the land to Mhada as he could not build the academy as promised.

No need for immediate arrest of Raj in rally case, probe on: Cops

Aurangabad/Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray is unlikely to be immediately arrested for allegedly making a provocative speech two days ago at a rally in Aurangabad.

US Supreme Court poised to annul abortion rights, Biden warns ‘other rights at risk?

US Supreme Court poised to annul abortion rights, Biden warns ‘other rights at risk!

New Army chief: Focus is on high op readiness

Indigenisation Of Tech Also A Priority, He Says

PM in Berlin: No winner in Ukraine, all will suffer

Germany Asks Putin To Stop ‘Senseless’ War

Shah on 3-day Bengal tour this week, aims to boost BJP momentum

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a three-day visit to West Bengal this week, his first since last year’s assembly polls, during which he will attend a few government events, address a public rally and visit the RSS headquarters in Kolkata.

In Soviet-era flashback, Russia theatres turn to pirate screenings

Since the invasion of Ukraine, Hollywood’s biggest studios have stopped releasing movies in Russia, and Netflix has ceased service there.

Hunar Gandhi on returning to work

It's been a long, slow road to recovery for Thapki Pyaar Ki and Patiala Babes actress Hunar Gandhi after she was diagnosed with COVID.

SC: No govt data to show bigger risk from unvaxxed

A health worker administers a dose of the Covid vaccine in Jalandhar