Pune: A 34-year-old catering contractor from Pimpri lost Rs22.65 lakh to cybercrooks, who offered him a work-from-home job in a fake private company. The fraud occurred between February and Sept this year. The victim approached the Pimpri police on Saturday and lodged a complaint.An officer from the Pimpri police said that an unknown person contacted…
Mumbai: State BJP’s chief spokesperson Keshav Upadhye on Monday demanded that Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray cancel his party’s annual Dussehra rally and divert the funds meant for it for flood relief in Marathwada. Hitting back, Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said Dussehra rallies had taken place after heavy rain in the past, adding that…
New Delhi: A 42-year-old Ludhiana-based businessman, Nitin Sharma, has been arrested in cyber fraud for allegedly duping a Delhi resident of Rs 31.7 lakh through a fake cryptocurrency app called ‘BitBank’, with active links to Cambodia. The case surfaced when a man from southwest Delhi filed a complaint, alleging he was duped by scammers on…
Pune: Three workers, including a woman, suffered burns after a fire broke out in a chemical compound packaging unit in Ambarvet village in Mulshi taluka, about 35km from Pune, around 11.30am on Sunday.The injured workers, Renuka Gaikwad (40), Mohit Raj Chaudhary (49) and Sandip Shendkar (49), were admitted to a private hospital in Ghotawade Phata…
MUMBAI: The Juhu-Santacruz belt is preparing to host charming and glamorous festivities in the suburbs this Durga Puja.The family of yesteryear filmmaker Sashadhar Mukerji has shifted the venue of their 79-year-old North Bombay Sarbojanin Durgotsab from Hotel Tulip Star, Juhu, to SNDT University ground in Santacruz because the hotel has made way for new construction.Another…
Colours, Dance and Music Marked Delhi Tourism’s Dandiya Fest Delhi Tourism organised a vibrant two-day Dandiya Festival at the Rugby Sports Ground, Delhi University (North Campus), and the Yamuna Sports Complex, Football Ground. The event drew large crowds who came together to celebrate the festive spirit of Navratri with dance, music, and cultural performances.The celebrations…
Pune: With the monsoon lasting longer than usual this year, residents are struggling to maintain their holiday homes in places like Lonavala, Mulshi, Khandala, Mahabaleshwar and surrounding areas. Sixty-five-year-old Kondhwa resident Rakesh Sharma bought a holiday home in Khandala with the intention of spending weekends away from the city. The challenge now lies in maintaining…
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has dismissed the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence’s (DRI) application challenging the anticipatory bail granted to businessman Rajesh Nakhua in the alleged Areca Nut smuggling case.The DRI case stated that 14 containers declared as “Calcium Nitrate” in shipping documents had departed from Jebel Ali Port, Dubai, on 24 August 2023 and…
The 8th North-East Students’ Festival – NESt. Fest 2025 – will be held on 3 and 4 October at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. Organised by My Home India, the festival also marks 20 years of the organisation’s work. More than 25,000 students and delegates are expected to take part in the two-day programme. The…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has urged the IGR department to stop the registration of unauthorised structures located in the blue floodline zone within the civic limits.A senior civic official said that the directive applies only to completed unauthorised constructions and not to vacant plots, as transactions of open land cannot be restricted by…
