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Monday Musings: Tanker economy - Pune's parallel water market is no longer seasonal

India, April 20 -- There was a time when water tankers in Pune announced the arrival of summer. You would spot them in March-April, grumble about them in May-June, and by July, with the first spell of... Read More


Indian founder turned down $525K job, Stanford PhD to build $61-million AI startup

India, April 20 -- Y Combinator general partner Jared Friedman recently praised Varun Vummadi, calling his venture one of the "first great AI companies to come out of India". Vummadi is the co-founde... Read More


Sevenfold jump in poppy husk seizures at Ludhiana Junction: GRP

Ludhiana, April 20 -- Drug recoveries at Ludhiana Junction jumped sharply in 2025, led by a spike in poppy husk, heroin, ganja and pharmaceutical pills, while opium recoveries registered a decline, ac... Read More


Ludhiana: Private doctors fill-in as specialists' shortage cripples services

Ludhiana, April 20 -- A shortage of specialist doctors at the civil hospital here has disrupted patient care, forcing authorities to depend on empanelled private practitioners and deputation-based arr... Read More


Lucknow expands U-turn traffic model to ease Charbagh congestion

LUCKNOW, April 20 -- After being rolled out at Hazratganj and IGP crossing, Lucknow Police has extended its U-turn model to Charbagh Railway Station, marking a shift from signal-based regulation to fl... Read More


Shamim Mafi: 5 things to know on Iranian Green Card holder arrested in LA for allegedly trafficking arms for Iran

India, April 20 -- As the tensions between the United States and Iran escalate over the Strait of Hormuz naval blockade, an Iranian woman was arrested at Los Angeles airport on charges of allegedly tr... Read More


Himachal: RERA slaps rRs.r70 lakh penalty on Chester Hills projects

Dharamshala, April 20 -- The Himachal Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HP RERA) has imposed a penalty of Rs.70 lakh on the promoters of Chester Hills-2 and Chester Hills-4 projects in Solan d... Read More


PM Modi steps up attack on TMC in Bengal rally blitz, says BJP will form govt

KOLKATA, April 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up attacks on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in West Bengal,... Read More


Akola, Wardha touch 45degC as Vidarbha, Central Maharashtra reels under heat despite rain alert

India, April 20 -- While unseasonal rainfall has been forecast across parts of Maharashtra, large swathes of central Maharashtra continue to grapple with intense heat, with temperatures soaring well a... Read More


Home dept eyes Deonar's recently slum-freed plot for prison

India, April 20 -- After the city's land crunch put paid to two past attempts to construct a state-of-the-art prison in the Mumbai suburbs, the state home department is now eyeing an 11-acre plot of l... Read More