Pune: Faraskhana police registered a case of sexual assault on a woman against two members of a dhol-tasha troupe late on Sunday night. The woman, a 20-year-old reporter, was covering the Ganapati immersion ceremony on Saturday evening when the incident took place. According to an officer of the Faraskhana police, “The young woman and her…
MUMBAI: Oil bottles and coconuts—items that are confiscated during the airport security check have, in a twist of fate, ended up becoming ‘dangerous goods’ for over 15 senior officials of Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) as they have lost their jobs for taking these goods for personal use, said aviation sources.Last month, the MIAL management…
Lack Of Lane Uniformity & Signage, Red Light Jumping And Encroached Bus Halts Among Issues NEW DELHI: Between Rao Tula Ram Marg and the Delhi–Gurgaon border on National Highway 48, there are several stretches that have flawed road geometry, missing signage and heavy vehicular movement. Poor driving discipline combines with these to make this one…
Pune police have detained gangster Bandu Andekar and six others from outside Maharashtra in connection with the murder of Ayush Komkar PUNE: In an early morning operation, Pune police detained gangster Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar and six others from outside Maharashtra in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Ayush Komkar.Komkar, an engineering student, was shot…
Mumbai: The BMC’s decision to hand over Gen Arun Kumar Vaidya playground at Bandra Reclamation to Mumbai Educational Trust (MET) for maintenance over a period of 11 months has been opposed by some locals and activists, who have questioned the need for handing over a playground by BMC to a private party for maintenance. However,…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has approached the Delhi high court seeking protection of her personality rights and an injunction against the unauthorised use of her name, photographs and AI-generated pornographic content. On Tuesday, Justice Tejas Karia orally indicated that he would pass an ad-interim order cautioning the…
Pune: The AI-based analytics system generated over 30,000 alerts for abandoned bags, crowded situations, and other concerns during the immersion procession on Saturday and Sunday. The system also generated 260 alerts for criminals on police records. Of these, the police succeeded in nabbing over 100 and questioning them.The AI-based system was installed by the Pune…
MUMBAI: Germany has overtaken the United States as a preferred destination for Indian students, marking a dramatic shift in global education choices, according to upGrad’s latest Transnational Education (TNE) Report 2024–25. The findings reveal a surge in Indian applications to German universities — from 13.2% in 2022 to 32.6% this year — while applications to…
The building, situated in a narrow lane of Punjabi Basti, came down with a loud crash. NEW DELHI: A four-storey building collapsed early Monday morning in North Delhi’s Subzi Mandi area. As per news agency PTI, no casualties were reported in the incident. Officials from the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) confirmed that the structure had…
Pune: Thirty-year-old Ashwini Kedari from Palu village in Khed taluka, who suffered 80% burns after hot water fell on her on Aug 28, succumbed to the injuries on Sept 8. She was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Pimpri Chinchwad. The incident occurred when Kedari was carrying a bucket of hot water to the bathroom…
