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2 boys drown in same pond in Yeoor jungle

A search operation in the pond where two boys drowned on Sunday

3 Things Nailed Pulwama Mastermind: Adidas Jacket, Kashmiri Lover, And A Damaged Mobile

It had been six months since the Pulwama attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans on February 14, 2019, but Rakesh Balwal, the Jammu and Kashmir head of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) tasked with the probe, was getting nowhere. Intelligence agencies had no clue that the mastermind of the attack, Masood Azhar’s nephew Umar Farooq, had crossed over into Kashmir or that he had been killed in an encounter just a month after Pulwama. So what led the NIA to join the dots? Interestingly, it was Umar Farooq’s love for two things—sportswear, and a Kashmiri woman.

Traders Like ‘Jab All, Work Longer' Rule, But Covid Threat Stays

Mumbai: BMC’s plan to allow companies to work longer if staff are fully vaccinated was welcomed but health experts said the entire anti-Covid drill of masking and maintaining social distance cannot be abandoned for long.

Invisible heroes of Alibaug make best of changing waste economy

Mumbai: Every day, Shah Mohammed cycles through the bylanes of Alibag, balancing enormous gunny bags with the ease of an acrobat. He periodically stops to pick up soft drink cans, plastic packaging, pieces of mangled metal—the detritus of daily life—and pedals on, whistling to himself. His final stop is a courtyard centred around a giant weighing scale resembling a Subodh Gupta installation. Here, his brother Aish Mohammed separates and neatly stacks the material before it is trucked off to places where garbage is turned into gold.

Revival of ancient SoBo tank brings back pond animals

The turtles and the fish are perhaps feeling a bit cramped. The small tanks which temporarily hold them are no substitute for their bigger habitat, the ancient tank or pond on which the iconic two-storeyed, rectangular Juma Masjid near Crawford Market stands. The 222-year-old, 8 ft deep talao, accessed by masonry steps and used for ritual wazu or ablutions before the namaz, has been cleaned of its water, fish and turtles for the first time in three decades.

Much to learn from Milkhaji, he had the spirit of a champion: Prasoon

Milkha Singh, nicknamed The Flying Sikh, passed away on Friday after a month of battling COVID. His wife, former India volleyball captain, Nirmal Kaur, had succumbed to COVID just days before. The legendary athlete was a four-time Asian Games gold medallist and the 1958 Commonwealth Games champion, but his greatest performance was not a podium finish — fourth place in the 400m final of the 1960 Rome Olympics. However, his timing at the Italian capital remained the national record for 38 years. Prasoon Joshi, who wrote Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, and the film’s lead Farhan Akhtar remember the legend:

Single-Dose Cocktail Is Helping Patients Recover Faster: Doctors

Six Patients In 4 Hospitals Show Improvement

Milkha takes his final lap, aged 91

Legend Succumbs To Covid Five Days After Wife Nirmal

PIO judge first person of colour to be nominated to Canada SC

Ottawa: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on Thursday made history by nominating the first judge of colour to sit on the country’s Supreme Court, which has only ever had white justices in its 146-year existence.

Co-founder of Grofers exits amid Zomato funding buzz

Bengaluru: Online grocery platform Grofers’ co-founder Saurabh Kumar is leaving the firm, eight years after co-founding it with Albinder Dhindsa.

Pvt hosps in city seek 20 lakh doses. State govt to hand over list to Centre

Mumbai: The city’s private hospitals have submitted a demand for nearly 20 lakh doses of Covid vaccine to Brihanmumbai municipal corporation (BMC).

Test For Sena: Cog, BJP To Oppose Property Tax Hike

Mumbai: The BMC’s bid to hike property tax by 14% has turned into a political hot potato with Congress and BJP saying they would vote against the proposal, putting the ruling Shiv Sena in a tough spot barely six months before civic elections.

India Collapse After Shafali, Smriti Heroics

Reminding everyone about a certain Virender Sehwag with her bold and exciting strokeplay, teenage sensation Shafali Verma fell just four runs short of a well-deserved century on Test debut.

Private Hosps Submit Data On Vax Stocks, Requirement

Mumbai: Private hospitals have to reveal their vaccine stocks to the Brihan Mumbai municipal corporation (BMC) and try to exhaust them at the earliest by vaccinating more, civic chief IS Chahal said on Thursday.

Putin Praises Summit Result, Calls Biden A Tough Negotiator

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised the outcome of his summit with US President Biden and called him an astute and shrewd negotiator.

1st crew boards China's space station

Jiuquan: Three Chinese astronauts on Thursday flew to an unfinished space station in China’s first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country’s already growing near-Earth presence and challenging US leadership in orbital space.

Which Is The Right Yoga Mat For You?

The yoga mat — a permanent fixture at gyms and yoga studios — has gained unprecedented importance during the last two years, as we turned to home workouts to remain fit in the lockdown.

State's Daily Cases Go Past 10,000 Again, City Sees 11-day High (821)

Mumbai: Maharashtra and Mumbai reported an increase in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday but a dip in fatalities. After reporting under 10,000 cases for the last two days, the state reported 10,107 cases on Wednesday. Mumbai saw almost a 50% rise in cases as compared to the last two days, with 821 cases registered.

In Chinese Minister Presence, Rajnath Backs Free, Open SCS

Takes Swipe At Pak For Export Of Terrorism

Choksi Knew Probe Agencies Were Closing In: New CBI Chargesheet

Mumbai: A series of moves made by fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi two months before the first FIR was registered against him in February 2018 has led the CBI to conclude that he had prior knowledge about the impending criminal proceedings. “Hence, Mehul Choksi fled the country on January 4, 2018, with dishonest intent, to evade the process of law,” the CBI said in its supplementary chargesheet against Choksi and 21 others.

Ex-Min Sunil Deshmukh To Quit BJP For Congress

Ayodhya brings Hindutva ex-allies to blows at Sena Bhavan junction

Can't Wait For Rohit-Boult Battle: Bond

Mumbai: One of the most fascinating battles of the World Test Championship (WTC) final has to be the tussle between Indian opener Rohit Sharma and New Zealand’s pace ace Trent Boult.

Girl Drives Covid Dead On Last Journey

Kolhapur: Her college lectures having gone online, Priya Patil says she had time on her hands to engage in social work. The avenues for this noble pursuit are plentiful, but who would have thought that the 20-year-old would choose to get behind the wheel of an ambulance and ferry bodies of Covid victims to the crematorium.

Visa Stress Continues For Students Bound For US Colleges

Study abroad counsellor Karan Gupta said a builder’s family is planning to spend a fortnight in Dubai and then enter the US to drop his son at his university in Los Angeles. “Some parents who have businesses in Dubai are staying put there and heading to the US from there,” said another counsellor Sonal Parekh.

Modi May Travel To US For Quad Summit Later This Year

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi could travel to the US in the fall of 2021, Covid-19 permitting, for the first in-person Quad summit to be held in Washington.

It's time for me to end my paternity break and get back on the sets: Mohit Malik

Mohit Malik, who recently became a father— his wife Addite and he welcomed a baby boy on April 29 — is hoping to resume work soon. The actor, who was last seen in the TV show Lockdown Ki Love Story, says that many people are wrongly assuming that he is not interested in doing television anymore.

Online Schooling 2.0: State To Focus On Wider Access & Virtual Discipline

Mumbai: As schools in Maharashtra, barring Vidarbha, reopen online for the second year in a row from Tuesday, both state and educational institutes are finding ways to make e-learning more effective.

Active Covid Cases Fall Below 10L After 66 Days

Daily Cases <60k, Deaths Under 1.4k

Barge Disaster May Be Outside India's Labour Laws' Purview

New Delhi/Mumbai: Onus of Mumbai barge disaster could end up at the door of Durmast Enterprises Ltd under international regulatory regime for seafaring vessels and personnel as it took place outside India’s territorial boundary (up to 12 nautical miles from shore). Durmast owns Papaa 305, chartered by Afcons Infrastructure for an ONGC contract.

Contractor for fort restoration had warned watch tower would crash

Navi Mumbai: Officials of Savani Heritage Conservation Pvt Ltd, engaged to restore and beautify Belapur fort, claimed its watchtower portion collapsed due to delay in granting permission to restart work. The contractor had written to Cidco in April last year that work had to be carried out, as they had removed the roof of the 40-ft watchtower and sought permission to restart pre-monsoon work. The contractor obtained a NOC Archaeological Survey of India.