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- India
Pune park closed after BJP MP alleges meat consumption by Muslims
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), on Sunday, June 8, shut the gates of the iconic Sarasbaug Garden with a notice restricting the consumption of food within the premises. Notably, Bakrid was celebrated…
- India
Pune student arrested over derogatory post on Prophet Muhammad
Pune based law student Sharmishta Panoli was arrested by the Kolkata police from Gurugram on Friday, May 30, over a derogatory post on Prophet Muhammad. In a video, shared on X, the…
- Offbeat
From real estate to Zomato delivery agent: Story of hope, resilience
How often does life deal a tragic blow to people who flourish in their fields? The ability to deal with setbacks reflects one’s character. Such is the story of a differently abled…
- India
FIR against Pune student after derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad
The Maharashtra police, on Tuesday, May 20, lodged an FIR against Pune student, Sharmishta, who allegedly posted objectionable and Islamophobic remarks on Prophet Muhammad. She has been booked under sections 196 (promoting…
- India
Man posing as Air Force personnel arrested in Pune
Pune: A man posing as a personnel of the Indian Air Force was arrested in Pune in a joint operation by the Southern Command Military Intelligence and the police, officials said on…
- India
Turkiye Apple boycott: Pune trader claims Pakistan threat
Pune: Days after a group of fruit traders in Pune decided to stop importing apples from Turkiye to protest against that country’s open support to Pakistan, a trader on Thursday claimed to…
- India
No outsiders should offer namaz: Seven Pune villages pass resolution
Seven gram panchayats in Maharashtra have passed a resolution banning Muslims outside their region from offering namaz in local mosques. The decision was taken in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack,…
- India
Sharad Pawar, Gautam Adani visit Science and Technology Park at Pune varsity
Pune: Industrialist Gautam Adani and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday visited the Science and Technology Park (STP) on Savitribai Phule Pune University campus here. Established in 1986, STP Pune is…
- Hyderabad
Two from Pune held for duping Hyderabad man of Rs 17.39 lakh
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cybercrime police arrested two people hailing from Maharashtra’s Pune district, in connection with an investment fraud. The two accused – 26-year-old Reynold Vincent Cyril and 27-year-old Manish Dinesh Sonawane…
- India
Pune Porsche crash: Blood sample-swapping accused mother released
Pune: The mother of a 17-year-old boy involved in the Pune Porsche crash, in which two persons lost their lives, walked out of jail on Saturday, four days after the Supreme Court…
- India
BJP MP threatens dargah trustees over azaan in Pune
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Medha Kulkarni allegedly threatened trustees of a Muslim religious place and tried to stop the azaan (Islamic call to prayer) during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in Maharashtra’s Pune district. A…
- India
Pune: IISER abruptly cancels Ambedkar event following ABVP complaint
The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Pune has arbitrarily cancelled scheduled talks by three women anti-caste activists after the right-aligned Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) approached the police…
- India
BJP workers vandalise salon in Pune, accuse owner of ‘love jihad’
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers vandalised a salon and assaulted its owner in Pune’s Kothrud area, alleging the latter was involved in religious conversion and ‘love jihad’. In a video that emerged…
- India
Pune bus rape: thirst forced accused to come out of hiding; cop’s brother provided crucial tip-off
Mumbai: Thirst forced the accused in the Swargate bus rape case to leave the field he was hiding in and approach a house to seek water, but the owner, brother of a…
- India
Pune Police arrest man accused of raping woman inside bus
Pune: After being on the run for a few days, Dattatray Gade, accused of raping a 26-year-old woman inside a parked Shivshahi bus at Pune’s Swargate depot, was arrested on Friday. He…
