Pune: A private driver, Akash Vishnu Dodke (35), was arrested by the Phursungi police on Saturday early morning for strangling his wife to death late on Friday night at their rented home in Bhekrainagar in Hadapsar.Senior inspector Amol More of Phursungi police said, “Dodke walked into the Hadapsar police station late on Friday night and…
Mumbai: Central Railway, Mumbai division, announced on Friday that it will operate a megablock on its suburban sections on Dec 28 to carry out various engineering and maintenance works. On the Main line, the Matunga–Mulund fast lines will be blocked from 11.05 am to 3.45 pm.On the Harbour line, the CSMT–Chunabhatti/Bandra down harbour line will…
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality worsened on Saturday, climbing to the higher end of the ‘very poor’ category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 385, compared to 332 a day earlier, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) 24-hour average bulletin. CPCB data showed that the city’s AQI was 354 at 8 am…
Pune: A two-year-old son of an autorickshaw driver was successfully treated at a city hospital after being brought in an extremely critical condition with a rare and life-threatening combination of complications, including a perforated appendix, doctors said.The boy was admitted to Sahyadri Hospitals’ MomStory on July 2 with a rare and severe combination of a…
Mumbai: A fire broke out at City Mall on New Link Road near PVR Cinema in Andheri West on Saturday afternoon. It took almost an hour to bring it fully under control, with no injuries reported, said officials.According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), a fire call was received around 2:06pm, following which fire engines…
New Delhi: Several students led by Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) held a protest march on the campus on Saturday amid growing concerns over the protection of the Aravali range.The march, Save Aravali, began at Ganga dhaba and ended at Parthasarathy Rocks, the highest natural point on the campus, which is located along the…
Pune: As the state’s 29 municipal corporations are going to the polls on Jan 15 and counting is scheduled for the next day, election officials across cities are hoping the State Election Commission will consider offering a one-day gap between the two exercises, which will allow the returning officers some rest and help them in…
Mumbai: A 34-year-old caregiver accused of defrauding an 82-year-old retired IIT Bombay professor of nearly Rs 7 crore was granted bail. Nikita Vijay Naik was in judicial custody since June 2025. Additional Sessions Judge DG Dhoble observed that the continued detention of the accused would amount to “pre-trial punishment,” given that the investigation is complete…
NEW DELHI: A group of men was captured on video performing reckless stunts on the streets of Delhi, raising concerns about public safety. The footage, which has been widely shared on social media, also showed the men racing at high speeds.The video, reportedly filmed on the night of December 26, shows several men in four…
Pune: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was to release its first list of candidates for the Pune Municipal Corporatioin (PMC) poll on Friday, was forced to postpone the declaration in an apparent bid to quell discontent within the party, sources said, adding it was still to strike a deal with Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena…
