MSRTC buses at the Swargate bus station in Pune Pune: MSRTC drivers who demonstrate fuel-efficient driving will be given special incentives and felicitated, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Tuesday.With fuel prices rising continuously over the past 12 days, Sarnaik, who is also the chairman of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), said, “Instructions…
Pune: Heated arguments over riding a two-wheeler turned violent in Dehu Road on Sunday evening when three minors assaulted two youths with sharp weapons. One of the youths lost the thumb of his right hand in the attack, Dehu Road police said.The police have detained three 17-year-old youths under sections 115 and 118 (voluntarily causing…
Ludhiana: AI-generated imagery is landing students of this city’s elite private schools in the sights of the cybercrime cell.“Clothes-swapping” apps to sabotage rivals and weaponising deepfake technology to bully and harass classmates are the dark side of the digital classroom. The Ludhiana cybercrime cell has received six complaints in six weeks involving fraudulent social media…
The Centre is considering a unified national entrance examination for engineering and medical admissions, a proposal that could eventually replace separate tests such as the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) according to media reports.The proposal was discussed before a parliamentary standing committee on Thursday, where senior officials informed…
The monsoon doesn’t just change Karnataka’s landscape—it rewrites it. Forests turn emerald green, rivers swell, and waterfalls that lie dormant for months come crashing back to life. Across the Western Ghats and Malnad region, some of the state’s most spectacular cascades can only truly be experienced during the rainy season. Most waterfalls in Karnataka look…
The court of special judge (Pocso) Mohan Chavan on Friday convicted and sentenced a 52-year-old labourer to rigorous imprisonment for five years for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl at her residence in Kondhwa in 2017.According to public prosecutor Arundhati S Brahme, the incident took place on Dec 15, 2017, in a housing society in Kondhwa,…
BENGALURU: In a gruesome triple murder, a 24-year-old techie and her live-in partner allegedly stabbed the woman’s parents and younger sister to death inside the duo’s Seegehalli apartment in east Bengaluru Monday night before making a dramatic escape.Police said a dispute over the accused woman’s unpaid bank loans, which had reportedly crossed Rs 30 lakh,…
Nearly a week after its release, ‘Cocktail 2’ continues to perform well at the box office, crossing the Rs 100 crore mark worldwide within six days. However, despite its commercial success, the film has received a mixed response from audiences and critics alike. The latest to voice her opinion is author and columnist Shobhaa De,…
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Nashik: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the cases of sexual harassment, cheating and extortion against astrologer Ashok Kharat, on Wednesday, filed chargesheets in two of the cases with a court in Nashik. The SIT is also trying to get a fast-track court to secure a speedy trial in these matters.A senior officer linked to…
