Pune: MCCIA has scheduled three industry events in Dec for strategic innovation hubs, corporate social responsibility, etc.On December 3, it will host the CSR Synergy Conclave, which will focus on the evolution of corporate social responsibility from compliance-driven giving to purpose-led impact. A GCC Summit is slated to be conducted on Dec 9 to discuss…
Mumbai: A 49-year-old woman was killed and a motorcyclist (Rapido rider) critically injured after an allegedly speeding cement mixer truck rammed into their two-wheeler at Airoli Junction, Mulund East, around 11 am on Saturday. According to a complaint filed by traffic constable , who was on duty at the spot, the Ashok Leyland mixer truck…
New Delhi: Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Delhi) has allowed the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT in examinations and assignments as part of a major overhaul of its evaluation system. Under the new model—currently being piloted in select departments—students must submit the prompts they used along with their answers. The institute already…
Pune: Dr Subhash Madhav Nargolkar, one of the most respected obstetrician-gynaecologists in the city and a pioneer in instrumental delivery techniques in India, passed away on Wednesday. He was 79.Widely regarded for his five-decade contribution to women’s health, Dr Nargolkar ran one of the city’s oldest private OB-GYN hospitals. He was known for his meticulous…
Mumbai: The Central region Cyber Police have arrested a 34-year-old cloth merchant from Pune for allegedly receiving Rs 34 lakh out of the Rs 74.37 lakh siphoned from a 70-year-old retired railway official from Matunga in a fake stock-trading investment scam. The Police arrested Akshay Mirgule and have frozen his bank accounts in which police…
New Delhi:A 14-year-old girl from an NDMC school sat with her classmates, eyes glued to the stage as she watched a gripping story about a girl falling victim to deepfake blackmail. “Now I know never to share my personal details with anyone, no matter who they claim to be,” she said, adding that she plans…
Pune: A special court of additional sessions judge Kavita Shirbhate this week acquitted a 48-year-old man of the charge of raping his 11-year-old daughter after three key witnesses — the girl, her mother and her maternal grandmother’s sister, who first took her to police — denied any instance of sexual assault, disclosure of any such…
Mumbai: The first phase of Metro Line-9 has inched closer to commissioning with the Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) granting its clearance, paving the way for a CMRS inspection scheduled to begin next week. The statutory checks will cover the 4.5km Dahisar (E)–Kashigaon stretch, the only portion of the 13.5km line ready for operations. MMRDA officials…
NEW DELHI: Uranium contamination in Delhi’s groundwater has emerged as an alarming concern. The capital is now third in the country, after Punjab and Haryana, in percentage of samples breaching the permissible limit. According to the latest Annual Ground Water Quality Report 2025 submitted by Central Ground Water Board, 13-15% of the analysed samples in…
Mumbai: A 27-year-old woman has lodged a complaint against her husband for assaulting their six-year-old son. Sahar police have registered an FIR under the Juvenile Justice Act.The accused has a fabrication business. According to the woman’s complaint, she and her husband started to have fights over domestic issues around two years ago. She said her…
