Call to fulfil Ajit Dada’s promise in deputy CM Sunetra’s first interaction session with citizens in Baramati | Pune News

Pune: Hundreds of people from Baramati and adjoining areas on Saturday gathered at Sahyog Society, the residence of deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, urging her to fulfil late Ajit Pawar‘s promises.People visiting Sahyog Society, particularly on weekends, is a familiar sight in Baramati. Ajit Pawar would meet each visitor and try to resolve their issues….

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What’s in a name, if we can’t make it ‘ours’? Indians and their delicious dialect of food | Pune News

PUNE: When a croissant became ‘prashant’ it wasn’t just a meme; it was a moment. The trending video of an Indian boy confidently misnaming the French pastry caught fire, and Britannia leaned in, renaming its own croissants ‘prashant’.Across India, mispronunciations of foreign foods are a norm and not an exception. ‘Crêpe’ (krehp) often becomes ‘crape’,…

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India needs to develop its own AI, says Shaurya Doval of India Foundation | Pune News

Pune: India must urgently develop its own Large Language Models (LLMs) and sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect its economic independence against a looming “new wave of colonisation”, said Shaurya Doval, founding member, India Foundation, a think tank. Speaking at the Arthachakra event at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics on Saturday, Doval said…

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Govt weighs sacking two officials linked to Mundhwa land deal, legal experts push for caution | Pune News

Pune: The state revenue department has recommended the dismissal of two officials linked to the Mundhwa land deal even as the Vikas Kharge-led committee has yet to submit its report on alleged irregularities in the transaction. Senior govt sources said the proposal was still “under process” and undergoing legal scrutiny, with experts cautioning that dismissal…

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Pune, Kolhapur Jalna & Gadchiroli to get state-of-the-art cardiac cath labs | Pune News

Pune: The health department has approved the establishment of four state-of-the-art cardiac catheterisation laboratories at district hospitals in Pune, Jalna, Gadchiroli and Kolhapur amid rising cases of heart and vascular diseases across Maharashtra. The project has received a financial sanction of almost Rs 100 crore.Officials said after the launch of this facilities in govt hospitals,…

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