Pune: Cybercrooks duped an engineer (47) from Nigdi of Rs 10.44 lakh after the former promised him of securing a job in a Singapore-based company between Aug and Oct.The victim lodged a complaint with the Nigdi police on Saturday.An officer from the Nigdi police said the complainant is currently working with a private company in…
Pune: A trader (30) from Wakad and his friend were collectively duped of Rs60 lakh in an online share purchasing fraud between Jan and Sept.The victim lodged a complaint with the Wakad police on Saturday.An officer from the Wakad police said the complainant came into contact with the two stock brokers from Mumbai in Jan….
Pune: The Koregaon Park police have arrested a Belagavi-based housekeeping firm staffer (21) who allegedly prompted a Std X student (16) in Pune to die by suicide.Police identified the accused as Anil Shivappa Majare, who kept calling and harassing the student, her mother and brother by demanding Rs50,000 and threatening that he would release her…
Disappointed that Messi played no match? Footballers’ bodies are big-money assets, insured only for official matches, and friendlies don’t make the cut Did you know that Lionel Messi’s left foot is insured for a whopping $900 million (Rs 8150 crore approx)? Or that Cristiano Ronaldo’s legs are insured for $144 million? Or that in his…
A minor road altercation on the Katraj–Dehu Road bypass escalated into a brutal attack, leaving a 28-year-old Mumbai woman with a grievous eye injury PUNE: What began as a minor road altercation on the Katraj–Dehu Road bypass turned into a brutal attack that left a 28-year-old Mumbai woman with a grievous eye injury and uncertain…
Pune: Office-bearers of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Sunday said discussions on seat sharing for Pune Municipal Corporation election will begin from Wednesday. Sanjay More, Pune city president of Shiv Sena (UBT), said a meeting was held at the party’s city office following instructions from the senior leadership of both parties…
Pune: A five-year-old girl from a casual worker’s family who had been missing since Saturday night, was found raped and murdered on Sunday afternoon in a farm barely 500m from her house at Urse in Maval taluka of Pune district.“We have arrested the victim’s neighbour (30), who works as a helper at a private company,…
Pune: State govt on Sunday evening approved five new police stations and two zones in the Pune city police. Orders were issued for the formation of five new police stations in Narhe, Laxminagar, Yewalewadi, Manjari, and Lohegaon. The new zones will VI and VII and with this, the city will have two more deputy commissioners…
Pune: Caked in dust, slouching with back pain and stressed about reaching the destination in one piece — this forms a fitting description of those working or living in Hinjewadi, routinely travelling to and from the area on a two-wheeler.From potholes that surprise riders to streetlights that fail to turn on, the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech…
Pune: As dusk settled over Maharashtriya Mandal grounds in Mukundnagar, a hush of anticipation swept through the audience on the final day of Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav.Renowned vocalist and violinist L Shankar walked onto the stage in his signature style—draped in a light green kurta, his long blond hair flowing freely over his shoulders, a…
