Pune: News
20 Oct 2019
Bharti SinghDrugged for not marrying MLA's son: Daughter of ex-BJP MLA
In Amazon Original Series, Made in Heaven, the protagonists saved a politician's daughter from her family which drugged her for refusing to marry another leader's son.
13 Oct 2019
MaharashtraPune: Diesel-run generator charges electric bus; transport body blames drivers
In a bid to go green, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) had added electric buses to its fleet this year.
08 Oct 2019
IndiaHere's why Pune's pitch curator is under the scanner again
India are currently in the driver's seat following the win over South Africa in the opening Test of the three-match series in Visakhapatnam.
26 Sep 2019
Devendra FadnavisPune: 11 dead after heavy rains; schools and colleges shut
Incessant rainfall since Wednesday night has thrown normal life out of gear in Pune, with at least eleven people losing their lives in rain-related incidents.
15 Sep 2019
IndiaEngineers' Day: The Indian legends making us proud
Not many people know this, but the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna awardee M Visvesvaraya is commemorated as Engineers' Day.
22 Aug 2019
Salman KhanSalman asks team to construct walls around 'Dabangg-3' sets. Why?
Currently filming Dabangg 3, actor Salman Khan is having a tough time keeping the shooting a secret.
24 Jul 2019
PunjabMan puts lizard in food for free meals from Railways
The catering services on Indian Railways have a pretty bad reputation. And, a 70-year-old man tried to take advantage of this fact to get free meals.
22 Jul 2019
AutoTecho Electra launches three new fully-electric scooters in India
Techo Electra, a Pune based EV start-up, has launched three new electric scooters in India.
08 Jul 2019
MaharashtraMaharashtra, Konkan, Goa to witness heavy-very heavy rains: IMD
Regions of Konkan, Goa and north Madhya Maharashtra regions (including Mumbai) are likely to face heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coming week, as per the forecast of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
08 Jul 2019
ZomatoZomato fined Rs. 55,000 for delivering chicken instead of paneer
A Pune-based eatery and Zomato have been slapped with Rs. 55,000 as penalty for delivering a non-vegetarian dish instead of paneer to a customer.
30 Jun 2019
IndiaPune wall collapse: Residents warned builders about wall's dangerous condition
The residents of a Pune residential complex, where a wall collapsed on Saturday, reportedly warned the builders of the wall's dangerous condition months ago. The wall collapsed and fell on construction laborers' huts alongside, crushing 15 to death and injuring three in Pune's Kondhwa.
29 Jun 2019
Ram (Random Access Memory)Pune: 17 die after wall in residential-complex collapses; cars stuck
In an unfortunate case, which raises questions about the country's poor infrastructure, 17 people, including four children and a woman, died on Saturday after a wall of a residential complex collapsed in Pune.
30 May 2019
InstagramPune: Woman met man on Instagram, he raped her
On Tuesday evening, Pune's Pimpri-Chinchwad Police booked a 22-year-old man, identified as Vishal Navalkishore Bunde, for allegedly raping a woman.
26 May 2019
Madhya PradeshMaharashtra: Chicken 'disturbs' woman's sleep, she approaches police
For many of us, sleep is paramount. We don't want anything to disturb our affair with our cozy beds.
05 Apr 2019
Indian Premier League (IPL)Watch: Dhoni's special gesture wins hearts
MS Dhoni is a gentleman and once again he has shown why he is loved and appreciated by fans.
20 Mar 2019
MumbaiMaharashtra: Citizens lodge 400 poll code violation complaints via app
The Maharashtra chief electoral office has received up to 400 complaints of violation of the model code of conduct through its app cVIGIL, an official said today.
09 Mar 2019
Republic DayAt 75, this 'fighter' trekked to Nathu-la Pass all alone
A trek at 75? Does it even feel like a doable task?
20 Feb 2019
GoaSunburn festival returns to Goa after three-long years
The Goa government has given its approval for holding the Sunburn Klassique electronic dance and music (EDM) festival in the state, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said today.
04 Feb 2019
MaharashtraLeopard enters residential area; attacks 2, 1 hurt in melee
Two people were injured in an attack by a leopard and another person got hurt after falling while trying to run away from the animal, which entered a residential area in Pune, Maharashtra, today.
02 Feb 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaPune court terms Anand Teltumbde's arrest 'illegal', orders release
Hours after he was arrested by police, a Pune Court on Saturday ordered the release of scholar Anand Teltumbde, calling it illegal.
30 Jan 2019
DNAWas 'maal khara'? Two men asked about their brides' virginity
Last week, two newly-wed grooms testified for their wives' virginity in Kanjarbhat community in Pune, a DNA report claims.
25 Jan 2019
MumbaiPracto faces criticism for featuring doctors who offer 'homosexuality cures'
The Supreme Court took a landmark decision last year as it read down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalized gay sex.
24 Jan 2019
MumbaiHow kids in Mumbai are trained to steal mobile phones
When four minors, aged 13-17, were arrested last week in Mumbai for stealing mobile phones, their revelations were rather interesting.
23 Jan 2019
India12-year-old Pune boy designs ship to clean oceans
What were you doing when you were 12? Reading comic books, playing with friends and trying to study, right?
14 Jan 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaKoregaon-Bhima case: SC refuses to quash FIR against activist Teltumbde
The Supreme Court today refused to quash Pune Police's FIR against civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde for his alleged role in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima violence and for his alleged Maoist links.
05 Jan 2019
MumbaiAfter Pune, Mumbai, IOCL starts diesel doorstep-delivery services in Chennai
In what will come as a good news for fleet owners and commercial establishments in Chennai, Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Indian state-owned oil and gas company, has recently started its doorstep fuel delivery program in the city.
28 Dec 2018
Maharashtra GovernmentAlien alert: Pune man writes to Modi about 'alien object'
Recently, when a man from Pune was certain that he saw an alien object outside his house, he decided to take action.
21 Dec 2018
IndoreNHRC issues notices to Defense-secretary, Pune Police over rape-incident: Activist
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to Defense secretary and Pune Police commissioner, and sought their replies in connection with the alleged rape of a 34-year-old woman employee of a military hospital in Pune district of Maharashtra in 2015, said an activist.
07 Dec 2018
IndiaPune: Restaurants now serve half-filled glasses of water, reason's praiseworthy
A drop saved is a drop earned.
15 Nov 2018
ThaneMan dupes job aspirants by posing as government servant, held
A 24-year-old man was arrested in Thane yesterday for allegedly duping at least five job seekers of over Rs. 9L, police said today.
13 Nov 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Dabholkar murder case: CBI slaps terror charges against accused
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has invoked Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) sections 15 and 16 pertaining to acts of terror against the accused arrested in connection with the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, public prosecutor, Vijaykumar Dhakane, said.
09 Nov 2018
Marathi CinemaVeteran Marathi actor Lalan Sarang dead at 79
Veteran Marathi actor and theatre personality Lalan Sarang died due to age-related ailments at a private hospital in Pune today.
06 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of India#BhimaKoregaon: Activists Bhardwaj, Ferreira, Gonsalves sent to judicial custody
A little more than a week after the Pune Sessions Court rejected their bail applications, activists Sudha Bhardwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves have been sent to 14 days of judicial custody.
05 Nov 2018
MumbaiGlobal firms can now challenge Virgin Hyperloop for Pune-Mumbai route
The proposed hyperloop project between Mumbai and Pune has been given the status of a public infrastructure project by the Maharashtra government
30 Oct 2018
BengaluruKarnataka: Man, abandoned by son, dies of cardiac arrest
A 76-year-old man whose son abandoned him on the Pune-Bengaluru highway died due to cardiac arrest at the Dharwad District Civil Hospital on Saturday night.
26 Oct 2018
Arun Ferreira#BhimaKoregaon: Pune court rejects bail pleas of three activists
The Pune Sessions court on Friday rejected the bail applications of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, and Arun Ferreira, who were arrested for their alleged Maoist links.
24 Oct 2018
Ram Nath KovindSonam Wangchuk, the real-life 'Phunshuk Wangdu', awarded honorary D.Litt degree
Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh-based engineer whose life inspired the character of Phunshuk Wangdu in Bollywood blockbuster '3 Idiots', has been awarded an honorary D.Litt degree by a Pune university in Maharashtra.
19 Oct 2018
IndiaIndia's first, world's twelfth, uterine transplant baby born
In the wee hours of Thursday, marking a momentous achievement for the medical sciences in India, the country's first uterine transplant baby was born to a couple at Pune's Galaxy Hospital.
11 Oct 2018
Civil ServicesDifferently-abled man's dance after winning marathon will make you cry
How many times have you felt demotivated? Felt like not doing something because you're not capable?
10 Oct 2018
Sexual HarassmentPune's Symbiosis media college faces ire of the #MeToo storm
The #MeToo movement rocked Pune's Symbiosis Center for Media and Communication (SCMC), with several former students accusing their seniors and some faculty members of sexual harassment.
