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State leaders field family members in local body elections

India, Nov. 19 -- The final day for filing nominations for municipal council and nagar panchayat elections across Maharashtra saw a surge in family-linked candidates, with several senior leaders from ... Read More


ATS claims Pune techie promoted anti-democracy ideology, strict Sharia practices

India, Nov. 17 -- Despite a stable career in the software industry, Zubair Hangargekar, arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on October 27, allegedly followed an "extremely" rigid in... Read More


Cyber gangs use social media ads to rent 'mule' bank accounts for fraud

India, Nov. 17 -- Cybercrime investigators warn of a rapid surge in social media advertisements luring people into renting out their bank accounts - turning them into 'mule accounts' used to move proc... Read More


Bullock cart races gain new colour in Maharashtra ahead of local body polls

India, Nov. 16 -- Bullock cart races have been an integral part of Maharashtra's rural culture for decades, celebrating farming traditions, animal strength and village camaraderie. But with local body... Read More


Police bust two call centres duping American nationals from Hinjewadi

India, Nov. 15 -- Pimpri Chinchwad police raided two call centres on Thursday night and Friday in Hinjewadi Phase 2 after getting information that they were allegedly engaged in duping American nation... Read More


ACB arrests 4 policemen in rRs.r5L bribery case

India, Nov. 13 -- The Pune unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested four policemen, including the station incharge of Lohara police station in Dharashiv district, for allegedly demanding ... Read More


Dalit Mahasangh's Sangli district president murdered; one held

India, Nov. 13 -- The Sangli district president of the Dalit Mahasangh was allegedly murdered on his birthday late Tuesday, and one of his attackers also died on the spot. So far one person has been a... Read More


Warkari killed, 10 hurt as truck rams into pilgrims on Mum-Pune highway

Pune, Nov. 12 -- A woman warkari (pilgrim) was killed and 10 others were injured when a speeding container truck rammed into a "dindi", a group of warkaris, near Darshan Dhaba on the old Pune Mumbai H... Read More


Four, including 2-year-old girl, killed in Sangli building fire

India, Nov. 11 -- Four members of a family, including a two-year-old girl, died when a devastating fire swept through a ground-plus-three-storey building in Vita town, Sangli district, on Monday morni... Read More


Police clarify Amadea, Tejwani not linked in Bopodi land case

India, Nov. 11 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Pune Police on Monday clarified that Shital Tejwani and Amadea Enterprises - a firm linked to Parth Pawar - have no involvement in the alleged... Read More