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Traffic police nab absconding Sangli murderer

Pune Traffic Police have arrested an absconding murder suspect while taking action against traffic violators who drove on the wrong side of the road on Friday in Bibwewadi.

A Rare Coin Collection on Display for Punekars

Coinex Pune, hosted by the International Collectors' Society of Rare Items (ICSRI), returns this year to captivate Punekars with an extraordinary collection of rare coins made from a variety of metals.

Shut abruptly, SoBo parking tower to restart from Jan 1

The BMC will resume operations of the 20-storey mechanical parking tower at Breach Candy, which was shut abruptly. Located on Bhulabhai Desai Road, the facility will restart from January 1, 2025.

Wine-food fest at Radio Club in Colaba

The Bombay Presidency Radio Club, Colaba, will hold a 'Radio Wine, Alcobev & Food Festival 2025' on January 11 (Saturday) and January 12 (Sunday) from 4pm to 11pm.

Blackmail case: Friend of key accused ends life

27-year-old victim was missing for 10 days; blames friend, an accused in sex racket case; his Aadhaar used to book lodges; suicide note says 'Sorry Mom and Dad'

Case against father, son for usurping gems worth ₹1.93cr

The Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police have registered an FIR against a father-son duo for allegedly cheating a diamond merchant of Rs1.93 crore.

Fake excise official issues 'liquor permits'

A man has been booked for allegedly impersonating a Maharashtra excise department agent and facilitating the issuance of counterfeit one-day liquor permits to the residents of a high-profile housing society in Andheri.

After delayed FIR, now action lags against four cops

DRUGS PLANTING CASE / Complainant was freed after incident's CCTV footage went viral; case filed more than 3 months after incident

Bad air throws wet blanket on chilly weather

Citizens unable to fully enjoy pleasant climes; city was covered in thick smog for past two days

Accused of abetting AI pilot's suicide, boyfriend gets bail

The sessions court, on Friday, granted bail to Aditya Pandit, 27, booked for abetment of suicide of Air India pilot, Srishti Tuli.

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Priyanka Slams BJP Leaders for Forcing Folk Singer Devi to Apologise

A day after folk singer Devi was forced to publicly apologise by BJP leaders for singing Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan, \"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram\", the incident sparked sharp criticism from Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who accused the BJP of hypocrisy and intolerance.

Man who set himself ablaze near Parl, dies

A 26-year-old man who set himself on fire near the Parliament on Dec 25 died during treatment at RML hospital here on Friday, officials said.

Overseas link surfaces in Khalistan terror case: Two aides detained

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Issued over 1 mn non-immigrant visas to Indians for 2nd year: US embassy

The US mission in India on Friday said it issued more than one million nonimmigrant visas for the second year in a row, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for travel to the US.

Annamalai Whips Self

Student Sexual Assault Case

Bus accident kills eight in Bathinda

PUNJAB HORROR | PM expresses condolences

Sonia pens emotional note

Sharing a small yet deeply emotional note, the Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi wrote: \"For me, Dr Manmohan Singh's death is a deeply personal loss.

AAP Seeks Bharat Ratna for Singh

A day after threatening to get the Congress expelled from the INDIA bloc of opposition parties, the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday demanded that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who breathed his last on Thursday night, be conferred with the country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna.

'As PM, I cannot let any Indian go without food'

As the nation mourns the loss of one of its most respected statesmen Manmohan Singh, his former food and agriculture secretary T Nanda Kumar on Friday shared his memories of working with the former prime minister during some of India's most challenging times.

Kharge Writes to Modi, Seeks Site for Singh's Memorial

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging that the last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh be conducted at a location where a memorial can be established.

2024 Has Been a Crazy Ride for Indian Mkts

Equity benchmark indices after remaining largely unchanged and were in a band of 180-200 points in a subdued trading session throughout the week rallied on Friday which helped Nifty to cross 23800 levels.

Deadlines 2024: Essential Dates to Secure Your Financial Future

As the year-end approaches, it's time to gear up and stay financially vigilant.

DPIIT Inks Pact With boAt

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Friday said it has signed a pact with audio and wearables brand boAt to mentor startups in the manufacturing sector.

Coal India May Miss FY25 Output Target

Coal India Ltd could miss its production target of 838 million tonnes for the ongoing financial year by 3.0-3.5% due to poor demand and congestion from pithead coal stocks piling up at its mines, a senior company official said.

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gita Gopinath said on Friday.

NTPC REL begins commercial supply of 37.50 MW from Sadla solar project

Power giant NTPC on Friday said its step-down arm, NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL), has begun the commercial supply of electricity from a first part capacity of 37.50 MW out of 200 MW of Gujarat Solar PV Project in Sadla from December 21.

JSW Neo Energy to acquire 4.7 GW RE platform O2 Power

JSW Energy Ltd's wholly-owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Ltd will acquire Singapore-based renewable energy platform O2 Power Pooling Pte Ltd. for Rs 124.68 bn, or $1.47 bn, as it gears up to achieve a green-energy capacity of 20 gigawatts before 2029-30 (Apr-Mar).

UltraTech to acquire minority stake in Star Cement, cement war to intensify further

Leading cement producer UltraTech Cement on Friday announced the acquisition of a minority 8.69 per cent stake in Meghalaya-based Star Cement from the promoters in a deal worth Rs 851 crore, intensifying the competition with Adani Group entity Ambuja Cements for cement assets.

Adani Ports orders 8 tugs with Cochin Shipyard for ₹450 cr

APSEZ said these tugs are expected to be delivered starting from December 2026