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Maharashtra Dahi Handi festivities leave woman dead, 42 injured
Mumbai: A 45-year-old woman was crushed to death under an iron frame in Pune, while at least 32 ‘Govindas’ were injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai and 10 in Thane, officials…
- India
Pune activist seeking DJ, loudspeaker ban publicly assaulted
Pune: Vidyanand Bapat, a city-based activist who has been vocally opposing the use of high-decibel DJ systems and loudspeakers during festivals, was publicly assaulted by a man in Maharashtra’s Pune on Thursday,…
- India
YouTuber arrested over obscene posts on Maha Minister
Pune: Social media influencer Santosh Pandit was arrested from his residence in Pune during the early hours of Thursday, September 3, in connection with a case of posting obscene and sexually suggestive…
- India
‘Paise ki goonj’, BJP takes dig at Rahul’s event with students
Mumbai: The BJP on Saturday, August 22, dubbed Rahul Gandhi’s student event in Pune as “Paise Ki Goonj”, alleging that the Congress had paid social media influencers to mobilise crowds, triggering a…
- India
Brawl over girl’s shorts at Sinhagad; RW group booked
Pune: Police have registered a case against eight members of a right-wing outfit for allegedly assaulting a man following an altercation at the popular Sinhagad fort near Pune city over the group…
- India
Weak evidence: HC suspends life term of Dabholkar murder convict
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday, August 18, suspended the life sentence of Sachin Andure, a convict in the 2013 murder case of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, and granted him bail, stating…
- India
Rahul lauds youth for standing against Modi’s ‘violent regime’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, August 16, said the courage with which India’s youngsters have stood firm against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “violent regime” is commendable, as he lauded…
- India
US flags India among 40 nations aiding China’s tariff evasion
Hyderabad: India has been named in a Tier 1 grouping of countries flagged by the White House over the alleged rerouting of Chinese goods into the American market to dodge higher US tariffs,…
- Delhi
No AC, ventilation: SpiceJet passengers face difficulty breathing
New Delhi: Several passengers aboard a Delhi-Pune SpiceJet flight on Tuesday, August 11, experienced extreme heat immediately after boarding, with children and elderly travellers reportedly having difficulty breathing. According to people present…
- India
Private trainer aircraft crash-lands in Baramati, no casualties
Pune: A Cessna C172 trainer aircraft with two people onboard suffered damage after veering off the runway at the Baramati airfield on Sunday, August 9, afternoon, but there were no injuries or…
- Hate Crime
Man caught using AI to generate obscene images of woman in burqa
Mumbai: A man was caught while allegedly generating obscene images of a Muslim woman using artificial intelligence (AI) when his fellow passenger confronted him during a train ride. The incident is from…
- Hate Crime
Family faces Islamophobia at Naneghat Reverse Waterfalls
Maharashtra: A Muslim family, out for a quiet retreat, faced Islamophobia by a group of Hindutva supporters in Maharashtra’s famous Naneghat Reverse Waterfalls. The waterfalls are a popular tourist destination known for…
- India
Elgar Parishad: SC judge recuses from hearing Gadling’s bail plea
New Delhi: Supreme Court Justice Shree Chandrashekhar on Tuesday, July 20, recused himself from hearing the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling, accused in the 2018 Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. Gadling’s petition…
- India
Pune tops Maharashtra in unhygienic food complaints: FDA
Pune: Pune district has reported the highest number of complaints about unhygienic food in Maharashtra since the state Food and Drug Administration launched a complaint-reporting portal, FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has said.…
- Hyderabad
Telangana Cabinet clears 3 bullet train alignments
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cabinet on Friday, July 17, approved revised alignment proposals for three proposed high-speed rail corridors connecting Hyderabad with Mumbai (via Pune), Bengaluru and Chennai, marking a major step towards…
