Pune: Riya Jadon clinched the IGU Pune Ladies and Junior Girls golf championship for her maiden amateur title at the Poona Club on Thursday.Going into the third and final round with a nine-stroke lead, Riya had a topsy-turvy performance to return a card of 3-over 74, which proved to be good enough for a seven-shot…
New Delhi: The relics of the Buddha, including a portion of his remains found in Piprahwa in an 1898 excavation , are set to go on display at Qila Rai Pithora soon.The relics were repatriated to India after being bought in a Hong Kong auction in July this year. The exhibition will be inaugurated by…
MUMBAI: A 19-year-old first-year BSc student from Kalyan died by suicide Tuesday after he was harassed and assaulted in a local train by fellow commuters for speaking in Hindi and not Marathi, alleged his father.Arnav Khaire, a student of Kelkar College in Mulund, was travelling in a second-class compartment as his first-class season pass had…
Pune: The city police’s economic offences wing (EOW) is investigating a Pashan-based B2B software company’s complaint accusing its woman vice-president (sales) of misappropriating Rs6.58 crore by creating fake licences and client IDs to sell its software products between March 2024 and July 2025. The licence grants a user the right to use the software under…
New Delhi: Four teachers of St Columba’s School, named in an FIR filed in connection with the suicide by Class X student Shourya Patil (16), were on Thursday suspended.“The matter is under investigation… In view of the seriousness of the allegations, the competent authority has decided to place you under suspension with immediate effect,” the…
Ambernath: In a major crackdown on industrial pollution, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued closure notices to 13 companies operating in the Morivali MIDC area of Ambernath. The action follows a surge in public complaints over deteriorating air quality in the MIDC region and surrounding residential localities in recent months.Residents had repeatedly reported…
Pune: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has submitted a proposal to the state education department to introduce commerce as a subject in schools for students in classes V to X. The initiative aims to build a financial foundation for students well before they select their streams after Class X. Officials of Maharashtra…
New Delhi: Several years ago, Rekha was diagnosed with locomotor disability. While the condition severely restricted her movement, she never treated it as a hurdle or let it come in the way of her dreams. Now in her mid-30s, Rekha, based in Delhi, is the owner of a small business.“I have art exhibitions across the…
Thane: An 81-year-old man from Ghodbunder Road lost Rs 86.9 lakh to fraudsters who lured him into investing in cryptocurrency with promises of high returns. The man, in his police complaint, alleged that the fraud began in June when he received a Facebook friend request from a woman calling herself Leela Gupta. After accepting the…
Pune: Bombay high court has granted bail to Gaurav Khalde (29), a construction businessman and son of former councillor Chandrabhan Khalde, in the May 12, 2023, brutal murder of activist and politician Kishor Aware (50). Aware was murdered in full public view in the courtyard of Talegaon Dabhade municipal council main office.The bench of Justice…
