For drinking purposes, small manufacturers rely on 20-litre water cans Pune: Industrial clusters outside MIDC areas are increasingly facing water shortages, mirroring the supply constraints in municipal regions. These units are generally smaller in scale, with limited workforce and rely heavily on alternative sources like borewells and private water tankers, industry representatives said.“Most of these…
Pune: Officials of a private training academy in Handewadi in Hadapsar were booked on Saturday for abetting the suicide of a 16-year-old student, a resident of Beed, who was found hanging in the hostel room on Nov 10, 2025. The Phursungi police had recorded it as an accidental death the same day.The academy trains students…
Panaji: The death of two politicians within a span of seven months has created a void in Ponda politics.Congress candidate for the Ponda bypoll Ketan Bhatikar died on Friday.In Oct 2025, former chief minister and agriculture minister Ravi Naik passed away, while former Ponda MLA Lavoo Mamledar died in Feb 2025 following a road rage…
Serena Williams withdrew from the women’s doubles event at Wimbledon because of a right knee injury, ending her planned reunion with sister Venus Williams at the tournament.The 44-year-old suffered the injury during her return to singles earlier this week, where she lost a three-set match.Announcing her withdrawal in an Instagram post, Serena wrote: “I’m heartbroken…
A 10-year-old girl in Delhi was killed when a speeding e-rickshaw (representational image) collided with her, pushing her into the way of an approaching bus. NEW DELHI: A 10-year-old girl died after a speeding e-rickshaw hit her while she was returning home from school with her mother in east Delhi’s Ghazipur on Thursday afternoon. The…
Chennai: A day after reconciling with the rebel MLAs who had been stripped of their party postings, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday instructed party office-bearers not to publish newspaper advertisements listing the MLAs’ former positions. The directive applies to the 21 MLAs, including senior functionaries S P Velumani, K P Anbazhagan, P…
Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of attempted murder.Actor Nick Pasqual, who has appeared on projects such as ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Rebel Moon’, and ‘The World Without You’, has officially been found guilty of attempted murder. After he was arrested for stabbing his ex-girlfriend, makeup artist Allie Shehorn, the court recently sentenced him…
Lucknow: Gau Tech, a four-day event where experts come together to discuss cow protection, technological innovation, natural farming and the cow-based rural economy, will be held in UP this year, likely in Oct.At a meeting to discuss its preparations, Go Sewa Ayog chairperson Shyam Bihari Gupta said that the main objective behind Gau-Tech 2026 is…
Bengaluru: Urban Company expects its on-demand housekeeping service, InstaHelp, to take up to five years to break even as intense competition keeps prices well below sustainable levels.The service currently charges customers an average of Rs 138 per order. The company said this would eventually need to rise to around Rs 300 an hour to cover…
Indian Air Force AFCAT 02/2026 registration closes today for Flying and Ground Duty posts The Indian Air Force has announced AFCAT 02/2026, NCC Special Entry and GATE Score Entry for courses scheduled to commence in July 2027. Applications are open for both men and women candidates seeking entry into the Flying Branch and Ground Duty…
