Pune: The latest proclamation by US President Donald Trump’s administration on overhauling the H-1B visa system is set to significantly impact the global workforce, including lakhs of Indians. The news also sharply throws into focus another decision proposed by the US govt in Aug this year, involving major changes to its student visa regulations. A…
Pune: Erratic rain, depleting groundwater and growing climate change events have been a rising stress factor for farmers across the country, including in the Pune region and its surrounding environs.Now, a quiet mission is underway to aid these cultivators, with a team of social workers helping them find a surprisingly simple solution to the perennial…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday directed Maha Metro, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) and other govt agencies to ensure better coordination while implementing projects, like elevated highways and Metro lines, so that no infra works overlap.He said, “I have told the authorities concerned to prepare…
Pune: The sight of two-wheelers, four-wheelers and even heavy vehicles roaming on city roads without registration number plates is common today.Amid rising cases of accidents, road rage, and general congestion, citizens and lawmakers alike pointed out that this no-plate habit could lead to crimes going untraced. Moreover, it also indicates a mentality of breaking rules…
Pune: The city police on Sunday arrested an associate professor of chemistry with an educational institute in Wagholi on the charge of forging document to claim that his name was “finalised” for the coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award to be presented in Sept 2026 for outstanding scientific achievement.“We arrested Virendra Singh Yadav following a complaint…
Pune: At least six months after the civic body declared handing over of its mechanised parking facility on JM Road to Maha Metro, the lot continues to gather dust.According to a detailed project proposal prepared by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the lot was to be operated on a revenue-sharing basis. The handover to Maha Metro…
Pune: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) deactivated over 1.4 crore Aadhaar numbers linked to deceased individuals across India under a cleanup drive launched last year to prevent identity fraud and ensure that govt benefits reached the right hands.Bhuvanesh Kumar, the CEO of UIDAI, said, “Deactivating Aadhaar numbers of the deceased is essential to…
Pune: The Nigdi police on Friday night registered a cross complaint after two men beat each other up following a minor collision between their vehicles on the Pune-Mumbai highway in the morning. The complainants in both cases sustained head injuries. They were charged under sections 118 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and other relevant ones of…
Pune: Union minister of state for civil transport and cooperation Murlidhar Mohol’s proposal for a Pune centre of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai was approved by the institute’s board of governors and academic council on SundayThe city already has an IIM Nagpur centre and will host an IIM Mumbai centre from the next academic…
Pune: Over 70 scientists and faculty members from the city are among the world’s top 2% scientists, according to the data compiled jointly by Stanford University and Elsevier as per citations received during the calendar year 2024. The maximum names are from Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), followed by Symbiosis International University, National Chemical Laboratory,…
