Pune: A motorcycle rider, Maruti Nagnath Shinde (31) of Khandapur in Latur died while another biker, Sagar Patil, suffered injuries after a truck hit their motorcycle from behind on the Pune-Nashik highway around 9.30 pm on Thursday.The truck then hit two cars and a scooter rider, Chakan police said.Police have booked the 26-year-old truck driver,…
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Diwali is a festival of lights, celebration, and, of course, sweets. The aroma of freshly made mithai, the sparkle of diyas, and the joy of family gatherings make this festival special. However, for those managing blood sugar levels, traditional Diwali sweets, often rich in refined sugar, ghee, and calories, can be a challenge. You don’t…
Mumbai: Eleven years after a fatal altercation over refusal to bring the victim liquor, a sessions court on Friday convicted and sentenced a now 35-year-old man, Ranjeet Chauhan to life imprisonment for the murder of Sandeep Dhamnaskar. The accused worked for a decoration business and lived in Malad East. The murder took place after the…
New Delhi: To ensure that the city remains illuminated during Diwali, chief minister Rekha Gupta has directed the power department, local bodies and Public Works Department to ensure that streetlights across roads, markets, colonies, religious sites and public areas were fully functional and promptly repaired if needed. Chief secretary Rajeev Verma has issued detailed guidelines…
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, right, and Chirag Shetty in action (Claus Fisker/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) In a thrilling men’s doubles semifinal at the Denmark Open Super 750, India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to Japan’s Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi on Saturday.The Asian Games champions, who had recently reached finals in both Hong Kong Super…
After the Afghanistan Cricket Board, the PCB named Zimbabwe as the replacement side (Images via AP, X/@ACBofficials) Zimbabwe Cricket has accepted the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) invitation to participate in a T20I tri-series alongside Pakistan and Sri Lanka, scheduled from 17 to 29 November in Rawalpindi and Lahore. The move comes after Afghanistan withdrew from…
HSBC on Friday projected that gold prices could surge to $5,000 an ounce in the first half of 2026, driven by geopolitical risks, economic uncertainty, and a wave of new market participants. As per news agency Reuters, the bank also raised its average gold price forecast for 2025 to $3,455 per ounce from $3,355, while…
Pune: Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), the only deemed university of DRDO, earned a major academic distinction as five of its faculty members are featured in the prestigious top 2% Scientists in the World list.The list is compiled by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier.The honoured faculty members include professors PK Khanna, CS Unnikrishnan,…
Investors should exercise “discernment” when considering privately-issued stablecoins, which carry all the risks of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) plus their own unique risks, according to Jeremy Kranz, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Sentinel Global. Kranz called privately-issued stablecoins “central business digital currency,” which feature all of the surveillance, backdoors, programmability,…
