Pune: Kerala stores across Pune are packed this week as the city’s Malayali community gets ready to celebrate Onam on Friday. In Rasta Peth, NIBM, Kalewadi, and beyond, the rush begins as soon as the shops open, with aisles overflowing with kasavu sarees, mundus, spices, banana chips, and fresh produce brought from Kerala. Alongside the…
LONDON: A blogger from Navi Mumbai on a solo round-the-world tour has slammed British police for failing to stop crimes after his motorbike, loaded with his passport and belongings, was stolen from a park in Nottingham.Yogesh Alekari (33) was 24,000km and four months into his world motorbike tour. He had by then motorbiked to 17…
New Delhi: A 45-year-old man lost his life after being hit by a speeding Thar driven by an allegedly drunk driver in central Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar on Sunday morning.According to police, the accident occurred near the Shiv Shakti Mandir on Shankar Road around 9 am. “The victim, Gunjan Luthra, was riding a white Scooty when…
Pune: Ganapati festival in most cities is about larger-than-life idols, bright lights, and echoes of dhol-tasha and DJ drowning every street in devotion. In Pune, it is also about every nook and corner turning into open-air theatres. Jivant Dekkhavas, or live plays that recreate episodes from history, mythology and everyday social life, staged by Ganapati…
Mumbai: Kathakali legend Kalamandalam Gopi will receive the title of Sangeetha Kala Vibhushan, the highest honour presented by the Shanmukhananda Sabha, at a special function in its King’s Circle premises Sunday.Vadakke Manalath Govindan Nair, fondly known as Kalamandalam Gopi, is a legend who trained actor Mohanlal to play a Kathakali artist for the film ‘Vanaprastham’….
New Delhi: A 35-year-old man died on Wednesday in Najafgarh, southwest Delhi, a day after allegedly strangling his wife over her social media activity and attempting to end his own life by consuming poison.The deceased, identified as Aman, lived with his wife Rajni, 30, and their two sons in Old Roshanpura. An inquiry revealed that…
Pune: A boy (16) died and his 10-year-old friend sustained injuries in a hit-and-run accident after a motorcycle they were riding was hit by a mini-truck on Monday night at Bhosari MIDC.The victims were out to visit Ganapati Mandals in Pimpri Chinchwad. The victim’s father, who works in a company at MIDC, lodged a complaint…
Thane: A history-sheeter ran a car over a 45-year-old Thane resident multiple times, killing him, over an alleged dispute over a land parcel on a busy road in Wagle Estate on Tuesday night. The alleged killer is on the run, while two of his accomplices, who joined him in thrashing the victim, have been arrested….
New Delhi: Delhi cabinet has approved the creation of a separate engineering cadre within the Public Works Department (PWD) to expedite construction projects and enhance accountability, officials said on Wednesday.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Rekha Gupta. Delhi govt will now have the authority to recruit engineers independently and…
Mumbai: A court has directed the police to conduct an inquiry into a defamation complaint filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede against former model Namrata Shroff over her social media posts.The Andheri magistrate court on Tuesday asked Amboli police to probe the matter and submit a report by November 30, 2025, Wankhede’s lawyer Malika Shirzade…
