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Man arrested for beating up house-keeping staff in Pune

One person has been arrested by Pimpri Chinchwad Police for allegedly making casteist slurs and beating a 42-year-old female housekeeping staff in his office, said the police.... read..

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Maharashtra: Africa-India joint exercise AFINDEX- 2023 commences in Pune

The second edition of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX- 2023) between India and 23 nations of the African continent commenced at Foreign Training Node, Aundh, Pune on Tuesday.... read..

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"Welcome decision": says Maharashtra CM Shinde as govt employees call off strike over OPS restoration

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday welcomed the decision of government employees, who called off their week-long strike over the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).... read..

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Leopard rescued by Pune forest department in residential area

The officials of the forest department in the morning rescued a leopard from a residential area in the Warje area of the Pune district, on Monday.... read..

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Maharashtra: 7 injured in bus accident near Bavdhan in Pune

At least five people were injured after a Bengaluru-bound private bus from Mumbai met with an accident, informed officials from Pune's Fire department.... read..

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Pune: Pimpri-Chinchwad reports first death from H3N2 virus

A 73-year-old man with comorbidities, who had tested positive for the H3N2 virus, died in a hospital in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune on Thursday.... read..

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Pune techie smothers wife, son with plastic bags and commits suicide

A Pune-based techie allegedly killed his wife and their minor son before committing suicide, police said on Wednesday.... read..

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Pakistan youth staying illegally held with fake documents in Pune

The Special Branch of Pune City Police apprehended a Pakistani national in Maharahtra's Pune who was staying illegally in the country since 2015, officials said on Wednesday.... read..

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Govt empathetic to demand for OPS: Maharashtra CM amid protest by govt employees

Amid the ongoing protest by government employees seeking restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, Maharshtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said a discussion was held in this regard and his government was empathetic to the demand.... read..

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Mentally ill woman passenger arrested for manhandling CISF officer at Pune airport, granted bail

Pune City Police arrested a 24-year-old woman for allegedly creating a nuisance and manhandling a CISF officer at the Pune airport on Sunday morning.... read..

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Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at factory in Pune

A massive fire broke out at a factory in Dhayari area of Pune city on Tuesday, officials said.... read..

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Govt to launch Jalyukta Shivar 2.0 in 5000 villages of Maharashtra: Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that the State Government is putting efforts to promote ground water conservation.... read..

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"Everyone has released their model of corruption": Anurag Thakur after raids on Tejashwi Yadav, RJD leaders

After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in connection with the land-for-jobs case, Union minister Anurag Thakur took a jibe at Tejashwi, saying that everyone has released their model of corrupt... read..

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Pune Shocker : Woman forced by in-laws to give her menstrual blood for aghori practices

In a horrific incident reported in Pune, seven people, including the husband and in-laws of a 28-year-old woman were booked for allegedly forcing her to indulge in black magic rituals, officials said on Friday.... read..

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Pune: 10-yr-old foils attempt to snatch grandmother's chain

A 10-year-old girl fought and foiled a bike-borne man's attempt to snatch her grandmother's chain in a street in Pune, officials said on Thursday.... read..

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Woman dies after being hit by biker making stunt reels in Pune

Two men have been arrested for causing the death of a woman in a road accident in Pune while making video reels for circulating on social media, the police said on Wednesday.... read..

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Pune's Giripremi to send an all-women expedition to Mt Sudarshan

On the eve of the International Women's Day-2023, the Pune-based Giripremi on Tuesday announced an all-women expedition to scale the technically-challenging Mt. Sudarshan peak in Uttarakhand.... read..

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Sharad Pawar urges PM Modi to look into Oppn leaders' letter over alleged "misuse" of central agencies

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the concerns, raised by opposition leaders over alleged "misuse" of central agencies, seriously.... read..

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Birlasoft inaugurates delivery centre focused on cloud space, digital, testing in Coimbatore

Birlasoft on Monday announced the opening of a new delivery centre in Coimbatore to enable enterprises to scale up their delivery and optimise cost.... read..

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PMR Open ATP Challenger: Anirudh/Vijay Sundar Prashanth win doubles title; Purcell in singles final

The Australian No.3 seed, Max Purcell, continued his brilliant run in the ATP challengers events in India. Having won titles in Chennai and Bengaluru in the back-to-back weeks, the Australian needed just one hour and 12 minutes to beat Serbia's Miljan Zek... read..

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PMR Open ATP Challenger: Purcell, Palan, Nardi, Zekic reach semis; India's Vijay-Aniruddha in doubles finals

Australia's Max Purcell, Italian Luca Nardi, Serbian Miljan Zecik, Czech Republic's Qualifier Dominik Palan reached the Men's singles semifinals at the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) Open ATP challenger Men's 100 tennis championships at the Shri Shiv Chh... read..

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PMR Open ATP Challenger: Serbian Zekic ousts top-seeded Duckworth; two Indian pairs in doubles semis

Unheralded Serbian Miljan Zekic upset top seed James Duckworth of Australia 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) in a 2-hour 11-minute battle to enter the quarterfinals of the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) Open ATP challenger Men's 100 tennis championships here on Thursday.... read..

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Mixed results: Congress grabs BJP fortress in Pune, NCP fails to wrest Chinchwad (Lead)

In shared honours, Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi bagged one seat each in the by-elections to two seats - Kasbapeth and Chinhwad - the results of which were announced here on Thursday.... read..

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MVA-backed Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar wins bypoll from Kasba Peth considered a BJP stronghold

Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)-backed Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar won the Kasba Peth bypoll in an area considered a BJP stronghold.... read..

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PMR Open ATP Challenger: Nagal crashes out to qualifier in second round

India's lone representative in the second round of the main draw, Sumit Nagal provided hope briefly in the third set but was outlasted by the qualifier Domnik Palan, from the Czech Republic, to end India's Challenge in the singles event at the Pune Metro... read..

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Stage set for vote count for 2 Pune Assembly seat bypolls

The Election Commission has made full preparations for the counting of votes in the February 26 by-elections held in Kasbapeth and Chinchwad Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra's Pune on Thursday, officials said.... read..

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Senior National Badminton Championship: Anupama, Mithun win women's and men's singles titles

Former world junior No. 1 Anupama Upadhyaya and Mithun Manjunath registered contrasting victories to clinch the women's and men's singles titles at the 84th Senior National Badminton Championship in the Balewadi stadium, here on Tuesday.... read..

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National Badminton C'ship: Anupama Upadhyaya, Mithun Manjunath crowned women's and men's singles champions

Former world junior no. 1 Anupama Upadhyaya and Mithun Manjunath registered contrasting victories to clinch the women's and men's singles titles in the Senior National Badminton Championship in the Balewadi stadium here on Tuesday.... read..

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National Rowing: Services men, Odisha eves champions

Future stars in the form of Salman Khan (Army) and Mrunmayee Salgaokar (Maharashtra) were born as both emerged fastest rowers after bagging the Singles Sculls event in the men's and women's sections respectively, while Services (men) and Odisha (women) to... read..

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Anuv Jain on why his music is popular among the youth

Be it 'Baarishein', 'Alag Aasmaan' or 'Ocean', singer Anuv Jain, who has made a mark among the youth with his soft-Indie pop style of music, has shared the reason why the younger generation follows his music so much.... read..

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'Baazigar' Divine gives tadka of 'mirchi' at Vh1 Supersonic

It was a moment of "asli rap" as 'Baazigar' Divine added a spicy tadka by bringing "Gully" magic and passed the "vibe" check at the penultimate day of Vh1 Supersonic on Saturday.... read..

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24th Open Sprint National: Rowers Salman, Dattu enter finals

Upcoming Salman Khan (Army) and comeback-man Dattu Bhokanal (Maharashtra) pulled away the general focus of the 'Services-Army battle' with brilliant performances to reach the finals of the men's single Sculls event in the 24th Open Sprint National at the ... read..

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Maharashtra: Chinchwad and Kasba Peth go for by-poll today

The fate of three leading candidates Vitthal Kate (NCP), BJP's Ashwini Jagtap and independent Rahul Kalate will be decided as the by-poll elections for the Chinchwad Assembly constituency is going to held today.... read..

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Maharashtra bypolls: Voting underway in Chinchwad, Kasba Peth amid tight security

Voting is being held on Sunday for the bypolls to the Chinchwad and Kasba Peth assembly seats in Maharashtra, amid tight security.... read..

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National Championship: Rowers Salman, Dattu make a point; enter finals

Upcoming Salman Khan (Army) and comeback-man Dattu Bhokanal (Maharashtra) pulled away the general focus of the 'Services-Army battle' with brilliant performances to reach the finals of the Men's Single Sculls event in the 24th Open Sprint National at the ... read..

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Maha: Stage set for Assembly bypolls in Kasba Peth, Chinchwad seats

The stage is set for the crucial and much bitterly contested by-elections to two Assembly constituencies -- Kasba Peth and Chinchwad -- in Pune, scheduled for Sunday, officials said here.... read..

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National Rowing Championship: Services stamp authority; Satnam upsets Olympian Arvind

Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) ruled the waters at the Army Rowing Node, CME, but it was 22-year-old Navy man Satnam Singh who prevented them from sweeping stakes in the of 40th Senior Rowing Championships 2023 on Friday.... read..

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Oaff-Savera packs a surprise with Siddhant Chaturvedi at Vh1 Supersonic

Fans in thousands swarmed the main stage at Vh1 Supersonic as music composers Oaff-Savera enthralled music lovers with their performance along with a surprise rap session with Bollywood heartthrob Siddhant Chaturvedi here on Friday night.... read..

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National Rowing Championships: Army, Services rowers head into final face off

Oarsmen from the Army Sports Control Board (ASCB) and the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) proved a dominant force and hogged the limelight in the semifinals of 40th Senior and 24th Open Sprint National Rowing Championships 2023 at the Army Rowing Nod... read..

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Sr. National Rowing: Bhokanal fails to advance; Army, Services rowers head into final faceoffs

Dattu Bhokanal, the 2018 Asian Games gold medallist, failed to make it to the final of the Single Sculls event on his comeback run as rowers from Army and Services hogged the limelight in the semifinals of the 40th Senior and 24th Open Sprint National Row... read..

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No country will ever come out of difficult situation if its basic industry is terrorism: Jaishankar on Pak economic crisis

As Pakistan's economy continues to remain in crisis, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that no country can come out of the difficult situation "if its basic industry is terrorism."... read..

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National Rowing Championships: Arjun, Sukhmeet enter semifinals

Olympian Arjun Lal Jat along with international medalists Sukhmeet and Hav. Narayan qualified for the semifinals in their respective events on a hectic opening day of the 40th Senior and 24th Open Sprint National Rowing Championships 2023 at the Army Rowi... read..

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Conveniences should not become vulnerability: EAM S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday said that every time we look at the screen, we are learning something but somebody else is also learning something about us. Our habits, likes, dislikes, demands, and preferences are all being captu... read..

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India's G20 Presidency "extraordinary opportunity" for world to see country's "full diversity": Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called India's G20 Presidency an "extraordinary opportunity" for the world to see the "full diversity" of India as about 200 meetings will take place in every state of the country during the process.... read..

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Jaishankar visits Pune's Regional Passport Office, appreciates citizen-centric public delivery service

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday visited the Regional Passport Office, Pune and appreciated citizen-centric public delivery service.... read..

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Asia Economic Dialogue: Bhutan FM highlights climate change, geopolitical tensions and widening trade aspect

Bhutan Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering on Thursday said that three important aspects that linger around his mind are geopolitical tensions around the world, climate change and the widening trade aspect. In his remarks at the inaugural session of t... read..

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Maldives FM lauds Indian assistance in developmental projects at Asia Economic Dialogue

Maldivian Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer on Thursday lauded Indian assistance in developmental projects carried out in Maldives. In his remarks at the inaugural session of the Asia Economic Dialogue 2023 here, he said that developmental projects in Maldiv... read..

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"They must fix their plans, decisions in favour of people," Jaishankar on Pak economic crisis

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday advised Pakistan to "fix their plans and decisions in the favour of people."... read..

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Asia Economic Dialogue to be held from February 23-25 in Pune

The Asia Economic Dialogue (AED) is the Ministry's annual flagship event on Geoeconomics, co-hosted in collaboration with Pune International Centre will be held from February 23-25, stated an official release from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).... read..

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Senior National Rowing: Over 500 rowers set to compete

With a little over eight months remaining for the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian rowers are all set to chop the waters at Army Rowing Node in the College of Military Engineering (CME) campus when the 40th Senior and 24th Open Sprint National Rowing Cha... read..

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SC will take decision on Shiv Sena symbol row in further hearing: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

Maharshtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said that the Supreme Court would take a decision on the Shiv Sena symbol row in further hearing and the plea of Uddhav Thackeray faction has been rejected.... read..

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