Explosion on stranded ship: Three copper thieves arrested
The police registered an FIR against seven individuals after the bodies of the four who perished in the explosion were recovered on Wednesday
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Pune: Alandi Bandh Today As 34 Students Return After Diveagar Tragedy; Bodies Of 8 Victims Being Brought Home | Video
Pimpri-Chinchwad: Alandi is observing a bandh on Friday following the deaths of eight students who drowned during a coaching class picnic at Diveagar in Raigad district. The 34 students who survived the tragedy returned to Alandi early Friday morning. They reached Alandi Police S...
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IITs bars 22 companies from placements for revoking job offers
Twenty-two companies that revoked job offers will not participate in upcoming placement seasons at IITs. This decision affects around 150 students with strong academic backgrounds who were offered jobs. Some companies cited financial struggles and changing business models as reas...
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SIT to investigate Pradeep Purnekar murder case
The police also questioned Shiv Sena corporator and former Thane mayor Meenakshi Shinde and her husband, Rajendra Shinde, on Thursday, after Purnekar’s son, Ram, alleged that they were behind his father’s murder due to a political rivalry...
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Pune land deal: ‘Is Parth Pawar, with 99% stake, not a beneficiary?’ asks HC
The bench made its remarks after the Maharashtra DGP filed an affidavit in response to Yewale’s submission in his plea that Pawar was not named an accused in the case because he was a highly influential person...
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HC orders social media platforms to take down AI-deepfakes of Samantha Ruth Prabhu
A single-judge bench of Justice Milind Jadhav observed that Prabhu had made out a “very strong prima facie” case for granting interim relief and protection of her personality rights...
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CNG price rises by ₹1/kg in Mumbai, adding to autorickshaw, taxi costs
MUMBAI: Compressed natural gas (CNG) prices in Mumbai rose by ₹1 per kg on Thursday, taking the price to ₹89 per kg and adding to the operating costs of autorickshaw and taxi drivers already grappling with rising expenses...
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Egyptian onions arrive at Vashi APMC, sold at ₹38/kg as Maharashtra variety prices soar to ₹50/kg
NAVI MUMBAI: As prices of Maharashtra onions surge amid dwindling stocks, Egyptian onions have made their entry into the Vashi Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), offering some relief to bulk buyers facing higher costs...
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₹146-cr bank fraud case: Court allows CBI to rely on 14 witness statements recorded in separate case
Recording of statements of the 14 witnesses afresh would duplicate judicial time and effort, the court said
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Eight Pune-based students drown at Diveagar beach
The incident occurred around 5.30pm when some students ventured into a restricted portion of the sea and eight of them were swept away as they reportedly failed to gauge the depth and strength of sea currents...
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Wadia Hospital now offers treatment for kids with heart disease who survived to adulthood
The hospital authorities said the clinic, a first-of-its-kind facility in western India, was meant to be a transition care clinic
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Two held with leopard skin as DRI cracks inter-state wildlife trafficking network
The DRI’s Mumbai zonal unit intercepted the two accused near Purada village on Tuesday and recovered the leopard skin from their possession, officials said on Thursday. The seizure was made under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972...