Pune: The city witnessed a sharp rise in violent crimes in 2024 compared to the previous two years, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released on Wednesday.Though Pune’s case figures remained lower than some major metro cities, the increase has raised concerns over growing incidents of serious crime. The data showed that…
India’s biggest medal day yet sees six podium finishes, historic judo golds and the tally rise to 23 in Glasgow. India enjoyed their biggest medal-winning day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, collecting six medals across judo and athletics to take their overall tally to 23 and strengthen their campaign in Glasgow.The impressive haul…
Gas agency owner, employee held for illegally transferring LPG from larger cylinder to smaller ones for sale (image for representation) Mumbai: A 57-year-old owner of an Andheri West-based gas agency and his employee were taken into custody by the crime branch for illegally transferring LPG from a 14.6 kg cylinder to four smaller empty cylinders…
Dhubri: A Dhubri Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) nurse who allegedly posed as a gynaecologist, her husband and an alleged tout arrested after a woman died during an alleged illegal abortion at an unauthorised clinic, were sent to judicial custody on Thursday after their two-day police remand ended.Police produced Habiba Yasmin, the nurse, her husband…
Rain fans sultry city, brings respite from humidity Chandigarh: The rain on Tuesday broke the intensely humid spell spanning the last few days, bringing much-needed respite to city residents. Despite temperature remaining close to normal, residents had been grappling with discomfort. The impact of the rain was evident across the city as overcast skies and…
Hyderabad: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths arrested an administrative officer (AO) at Ibrahimpatnam revenue divisional office (RDO) in a disproportionate assets (DA) case on Thursday and unearthed Rs 50 crore worth of assets allegedly belonging to the accused. With the latest case, the accused officer has been booked twice in DA cases by ACB since 2009….
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Thursday dismissed appeals filed against a December 2018 acquittal of all 22 accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Shaikh ‘fake encounter’ case. Chief Justice led bench said “appeals dismissed”. Detailed order to follow. The appeals were filed in April 2019 by Shaikh’s brothers Rubabbudin Shaikh and Nayabuddin Shaikh. They sad the…
A video of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal, recorded days before his death, has resurfaced online. PUNE: A video purportedly showing Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal, recorded days before his death, has resurfaced online as police continue investigating what they allege was a carefully planned murder.In the clip, Agarwal is seen addressing guests at an event believed…
Varanasi: The two-day Women’s Beach Handball Competition, organised under the aegis of the UP Adventure Sports Club, kicked off on Tuesday with exciting matches on the opening day.In the inaugural match, Vikas Club edged past Lal Bahadur Shastri Club with a close 10-8 victory. The contest remained evenly poised at 4-4 at half time, but…
Pune: Deccan Gymkhana police on Sunday registered a defamation case against a social media influencer for posting a video allegedly showing him abuse a state cabinet minister.Police said the video was uploaded on Thursday and had many views on an online video-sharing platform. The video was shot at a junction near SNDT College on Karve…
